2018 Moscow River Cup

The 2018 Moscow River Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the National Tennis Center in Moscow, Russia from 23 through 29 July 2018.

2018 Moscow River Cup
Date	23–29 July
Edition	1st
Category	International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$750,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Moscow, Russia
Venue	National Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Olga Danilović
Doubles
Anastasia Potapova / Vera Zvonareva

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
GER	Julia Görges	10	1
RUS	Daria Kasatkina	13	2
LAT	Anastasija Sevastova	22	3
CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	36	4
BLR	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	41	5
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	42	6
FRA	Alizé Cornet	48	7
EST	Kaia Kanepi	51	8

• ¹ Rankings as of July 16, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Antonia Lottner
• Anastasia Potapova

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

• Laura Siegemund

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Paula Badosa Gibert
• Deborah Chiesa
• Varvara Flink
• Valentini Grammatikopoulou
• Valentyna Ivakhnenko
• Martina Trevisan

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Irina Bara
• Olga Danilović

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Irina Bara
• Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova
• Sara Errani → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
• Polona Hercog → replaced by Vera Zvonareva
• Petra Martić → replaced by Olga Danilović
• Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek
• Elena Vesnina → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova

During the tournament

• Anastasija Sevastova

Retirements

• Tamara Zidanšek

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SUI	Xenia Knoll	SWE	Johanna Larsson	87	1
RUS	Veronika Kudermetova	BLR	Lidziya Marozava	117	2
AUS	Monique Adamczak	AUS	Jessica Moore	129	3
RUS	Natela Dzalamidze	AUS	Anastasia Rodionova	132	4

• ¹ Rankings as of July 16, 2018.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Sofya Lansere / Elena Rybakina
• Polina Monova / Maryna Zanevska

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2018 Moscow River Cup – Singles

• Olga Danilović def. Anastasia Potapova, 7–5, 6–7^(1–7), 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2018 Moscow River Cup – Doubles

• Anastasia Potapova / Vera Zvonareva def. Alexandra Panova / Galina Voskoboeva, 6–0, 6–3

References

General

• Official website

Specific