2018 Launceston Tennis International

The 2018 Smart Fibre Launceston International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts as part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for men and $25,000 for women. It was the fourth (for men) and seventh (for women) edition of the tournament.

2018 Launceston Tennis International
Date	5–11 February
Edition	4th (men) 7th (women)
Category	ATP Challenger Tour (men) ITF Women's Circuit (women)
Prize money	$75,000 / $25,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Launceston, Australia
Venue	Launceston Regional Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Marc Polmans
Women's singles
Gabriella Taylor
Men's doubles
Alex Bolt / Bradley Mousley
Women's doubles
Jessica Moore / Ellen Perez

Men's singles entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	Marcel Granollers	138	1
JPN	Yoshihito Nishioka	170	2
USA	Kevin King	189	3
USA	Evan King	202	4
FRA	Stéphane Robert	210	5
AUS	Alex Bolt	223	6
AUS	Jason Kubler	239	7
USA	Christian Harrison	242	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 29 January 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Alex Bolt
• Harry Bourchier
• Andrew Harris
• Luke Saville

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Nathaniel Lammons
• Marinko Matosevic
• Gianni Mina
• Benjamin Mitchell

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Lucas Catarina

Women's singles entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SUI	Patty Schnyder	150	1
RUS	Irina Khromacheva	190	2
AUS	Priscilla Hon	194	3
USA	Asia Muhammad	207	4
FRA	Myrtille Georges	217	5
CRO	Tereza Mrdeža	221	6
ROU	Jaqueline Cristian	223	7
GBR	Laura Robson	237	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 29 January 2018

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Kimberly Birrell
• Renee McBryde
• Kaylah McPhee
• Alana Parnaby

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Shuko Aoyama
• Alexandra Bozovic
• Allie Kiick
• Chihiro Muramatsu
• Himari Sato
• Riko Sawayanagi
• Yuuki Tanaka
• Olivia Tjandramulia

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2018 Launceston Tennis International – Men's singles

• Marc Polmans def. Bradley Mousley 6–2, 6–2.

Women's singles

• Gabriella Taylor def. Asia Muhammad, 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

Main article: 2018 Launceston Tennis International – Men's doubles

• Alex Bolt / Bradley Mousley def. Sekou Bangoura / Nathan Pasha 7–6^(8–6), 6–0.

Women's doubles

• Jessica Moore / Ellen Perez def. Laura Robson / Valeria Savinykh, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4

External links

• 2018 Smart Fibre Launceston International at Tennis Australia