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.
Men's singles entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedMarcel Granollers1381Yoshihito Nishioka1702Kevin King1893Evan King2024Stéphane Robert2105Alex Bolt2236Jason Kubler2397Christian Harrison2428
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 CountryPlayerRank1SeedPatty Schnyder1501Irina Khromacheva1902Priscilla Hon1943Asia Muhammad2074Myrtille Georges2175Tereza Mrdeža2216Jaqueline Cristian2237Laura Robson2378 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 Satō Riko Sawayanagi Yuuki Tanaka Olivia Tjandramulia
Champions
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
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
References