The 2018 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 23 through 29 April 2018. Unseeded Pauline Parmentier won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Pauline Parmentier defeated Polona Hercog, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 It was Parmentier's 1s singles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
Doubles
Liang Chen / Zhang Shuai defeated Xenia Knoll / Anna Smith, 6–4, 6–4
Points and prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedCaroline Wozniacki21Svetlana Kuznetsova282Agnieszka Radwańska293Zhang Shuai304Ekaterina Makarova325Sorana Cîrstea346Irina-Camelia Begu387Aryna Sabalenka478
Rankings are as of April 16, 2018.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ayla Aksu Çağla Büyükakçay İpek Öz
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Valentyna Ivakhnenko Dalila Jakupović Anna Kalinskaya Danka Kovinić Arantxa Rus Viktoriya Tomova
Withdrawals Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced by Christina McHale Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović Tatjana Maria → replaced by Sara Errani Naomi Osaka → replaced by Polona Hercog
Retirements Kateryna Bondarenko Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedKateryna BondarenkoAleksandra Krunić1091Bibiane SchoofsRenata Voráčová1232 Xenia KnollAnna Smith1233Dalila JakupovićIrina Khromacheva1234 1 Rankings as of April 16, 2018.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Ayla Aksu / Harriet Dart İpek Öz / Melis Sezer
Withdrawals During the tournament Kateryna Bondarenko
References
External links Official website Players list