2018 Moscow River Cup – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Singles
2018 Moscow River Cup
Final
ChampionSerbia Olga Danilović
Runner-upRussia Anastasia Potapova
Score7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
Moscow River Cup

Olga Danilović won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Anastasia Potapova in the final, 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–4. Danilović became the first player born after 2000 to win a WTA singles title, and the first lucky loser to win a singles title since Andrea Jaeger in 1980.[1][2] This was the first WTA Tour final between two players under 18 since Tatiana Golovin and Nicole Vaidišová played in the final of the 2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships.

Seeds edit

  1.   Julia Görges (quarterfinals)
  2.   Daria Kasatkina (second round)
  3.   Anastasija Sevastova (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  4.   Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
  5.   Aliaksandra Sasnovich (semifinals)
  6.   Irina-Camelia Begu (withdrew)
  7.   Alizé Cornet (first round)
  8.   Kaia Kanepi (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
LL   Olga Danilović 6 5 7
5   Aliaksandra Sasnovich 2 7 5
LL   Olga Danilović 7 61 6
WC   Anastasia Potapova 5 77 4
WC   Anastasia Potapova 3 6 5
    Tamara Zidanšek 6 4 2r

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   J Görges 6 6
  V Kužmová 1 0 1   J Görges 6 77
  N Vikhlyantseva 6 6   N Vikhlyantseva 2 62
Q   D Chiesa 4 0 1   J Görges 3 3
  AK Schmiedlová 2 4 LL   O Danilović 6 6
LL   O Danilović 6 6 LL   O Danilović 77 7
  V Zvonareva 2 2 8   K Kanepi 63 5
8   K Kanepi 6 6 LL   O Danilović 6 5 7
3   A Sevastova 6 3 6 5   A Sasnovich 2 7 5
  P Parmentier 2 6 4 3   A Sevastova 6 65 6
  E Alexandrova 0 3 LL   I Bara 2 77 4
LL   I Bara 6 6 3   A Sevastova
Q   P Badosa Gibert 1 2 5   A Sasnovich w/o
  E Rodina 6 6   E Rodina 5 2
  J Larsson 1 3 5   A Sasnovich 7 6
5   A Sasnovich 6 6

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Q   V Grammatikopoulou 2 6 3
Q   V Flink 6 3 6 Q   V Flink 62 3
Q   V Ivakhnenko 6 7 Q   V Ivakhnenko 77 6
  D Kovinić 2 5 Q   V Ivakhnenko 6 3 2
  V Tomova 1 1 WC   A Potapova 1 6 6
WC   A Potapova 6 6 WC   A Potapova 6 6
  Kr Plíšková 6 3 6   Kr Plíšková 4 4
4   K Siniaková 4 6 4 WC   A Potapova 3 6 5
7   A Cornet 6 2 3   T Zidanšek 6 4 2r
PR   L Siegemund 4 6 6 PR   L Siegemund 6 6
Q   M Trevisan 3 4   K Kozlova 0 3
  K Kozlova 6 6 PR   L Siegemund 3 4
WC   A Lottner 3 1   T Zidanšek 6 6
  T Zidanšek 6 6   T Zidanšek 6 2 6
  A Kalinskaya 1 1 2   D Kasatkina 4 6 4
2   D Kasatkina 6 6

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Anna Kalinskaya (moved to main draw)
  2.   Veronika Kudermetova (qualifying competition)
  3.   Deborah Chiesa (qualified)
  4.   Irina Bara (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5.   Maryna Zanevska (withdrew)
  6.   Paula Badosa Gibert (qualified)
  7.   Valentini Grammatikopoulou (qualified)
  8.   Valentyna Ivakhnenko (qualified)
  9.   Elena-Gabriela Ruse (first round)
  10.   Martina Trevisan (qualified)
  11.   Dejana Radanović (first round)
  12.   Olga Danilović (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers edit

Lucky losers edit

Draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt   Anna Morgina 6 4 3
WC   Anastasia Gasanova 3 6 6
WC   Anastasia Gasanova 4 3
7   Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6 6
    Jessica Pieri 2 4
7   Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6 6

Second qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Veronika Kudermetova 6 77
    Marina Melnikova 4 62
2   Veronika Kudermetova 77 0 5
8   Valentyna Ivakhnenko 63 6 7
    Olga Ianchuk 6 0 2
8   Valentyna Ivakhnenko 1 6 6

Third qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Deborah Chiesa 7 6
WC   Ekaterina Yashina 5 2
3   Deborah Chiesa 77 6
WC   Sofya Lansere 65 0
WC   Sofya Lansere 3 6 6
9   Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 3 3

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Irina Bara 6 6
WC   Ekaterina Vishnevskaya 0 1
4   Irina Bara 2 6 3
    Varvara Flink 6 2 6
    Varvara Flink 6 4 6
11   Dejana Radanović 3 6 4

Fifth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt   Rika Fujiwara 1 4
    Yana Sizikova 6 6
    Yana Sizikova 6 2 2
10   Martina Trevisan 3 6 6
    Polina Monova 1 6 2
10   Martina Trevisan 6 3 6

Sixth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Paula Badosa Gibert 78 2 7
    Elena Rybakina 66 6 5
6   Paula Badosa Gibert 77 4 6
12   Olga Danilović 64 6 3
    Vivian Heisen 4 4
12   Olga Danilović 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Danilovic claims first title in Moscow after all-teen tussle". WTA Tour. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ David Kane (29 July 2018). "'I was given this chance, I had to take it' - Danilovic goes from lucky loser to champion in Moscow". WTA Tour. Retrieved 1 August 2018.