The 2018 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the TK Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic, from 30 April to 5 May 2018. Second-seeded Petra Kvitová won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Petra Kvitová defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3. This was Kvitova's 23rd WTA title and first on home soil. It was also her third title of the year and first International since Linz 2011.
Doubles
Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu / Lidziya Marozava, 6–4, 6–2
Points and prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1Singles280180110603011814101Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedKarolína Plíšková61Petra Kvitová102Daria Kasatkina143Daria Gavrilova244Barbora Strýcová265Zhang Shuai306Mihaela Buzărnescu397Kateřina Siniaková518Aliaksandra Sasnovich559
Rankings are as of April 23, 2018.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Daria Kasatkina Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Tereza Smitková
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Antonia Lottner Elena-Gabriela Ruse Patty Schnyder Stefanie Vögele
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Tamara Korpatsch Jasmine Paolini
Withdrawals Belinda Bencic → replaced by Océane Dodin Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by Bernarda Pera Karolína Plíšková → replaced by Jasmine Paolini Lucie Šafářová → replaced by Denisa Allertová Donna Vekić → replaced by Richèl Hogenkamp Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Tamara Korpatsch
Retirements Daria Gavrilova
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedAndrea Sestini HlaváčkováRenata Voráčová391Raquel AtawoAnna-Lena Grönefeld592Nicole MelicharKvěta Peschke603Shuko AoyamaMiyu Kato864Veronika KudermetovaOlga Savchuk1075 1 Rankings as of April 23, 2018.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Viktória Kužmová / Elena-Gabriela Ruse Barbora Štefková / Barbora Strýcová The following pair received entry as alternates: Misaki Doi / Cornelia Lister
Withdrawals Before the tournament Raquel Atawo (abductor injury)
During the tournament Barbora Strýcová
References
External links Official website