The 2018 Nottingham Open (also known as the Nature Valley Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 11th edition of the event for women and the 23rd edition for men. It was classified as a WTA International tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour for the women, and as an ATP Challenger Tour event for the men. The event took place at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 11 through 17 June 2018.[1]
| 2018 Nottingham Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 June |
| Edition | 11th (women) 23rd (men) |
| Category | WTA International (women) ATP Challenger Tour (men) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Nottingham Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Alex de Minaur | |
| Women's singles | |
| Ashleigh Barty | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Frederik Nielsen /  Joe Salisbury | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Alicja Rosolska /  Abigail Spears | |
ATP singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBR
|
Cameron Norrie | 85 | 1 |
| AUS
|
Alex de Minaur | 96 | 2 |
 ITA
|
Thomas Fabbiano | 115 | 3 |
 BLR
|
Ilya Ivashka | 119 | 4 |
 IND
|
Ramkumar Ramanathan | 121 | 5 |
 CAN
|
Peter Polansky | 124 | 6 |
 UKR
|
Sergiy Stakhovsky | 127 | 7 |
| USA
|
Michael Mmoh | 131 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Tobias Kamke
Frederik Nielsen
Brayden Schnur- Tobias Simon
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
WTA singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | 17 | 1 |
 SVK
|
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 18 | 2 |
 JPN
|
Naomi Osaka | 20 | 3 |
| GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 21 | 4 |
 ROU
|
Mihaela Buzărnescu | 33 | 5 |
 CRO
|
Donna Vekić | 50 | 6 |
 KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 51 | 7 |
| ITA
|
Camila Giorgi | 57 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Catherine Bellis → replaced by 
Kurumi Nara
Ana Bogdan → replaced by 
Duan Yingying- Madison Brengle → replaced by
Dalila Jakupović - Christina McHale → replaced by
Vera Lapko - Monica Niculescu → replaced by Kristie Ahn
Monica Puig → replaced by 
Denisa Allertová
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Arina Rodionova
Retirements edit
WTA doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok |  RUS
|
Alla Kudryavtseva | 78 | 1 |
| UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok | AUS
|
Anastasia Rodionova | 85 | 2 |
| POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 89 | 3 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | GBR
|
Laura Robson | 116 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals edit
- During the tournament
Champions edit
Men's singles edit
- Alex de Minaur def.
Dan Evans 7–6(7–4), 7–5.
Women's singles edit
- Ashleigh Barty def. Johanna Konta, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Men's doubles edit
- Frederik Nielsen / Joe Salisbury def. Austin Krajicek /
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 7–6(7–5), 6–1.
Women's doubles edit
Alicja Rosolska / Abigail Spears def. Mihaela Buzărnescu / Heather Watson, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
References edit
- ^ "Nature Valley Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.