{{TennisEventInfo|2018|Ladies Open Lugano| | date = 9 – 15 April | edition = 2nd | category = [[WTA International tournaments]] | draw = 32S / 16D | surface = [[Clay court|Clay]] | prize_money = $250,000 | location = [[Lugano]], [[Switzerland]] | venue = Tennis Club Lido Lugano | main_name = Ladies Open Lugano | champs = {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Elise Mertens]] | champd = {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kirsten Flipkens]] / {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Elise Mertens]] | before_name = Ladies Open Biel Bienne }}
The '''2018 Ladies Open Lugano''' (also known as the '''2018 Samsung Open presented by Cornèr''' for sponsorship reasons) was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[clay court]]s at TC Lido Lugano. It was the second edition of the tournament (the first to take place in Lugano) and part of the [[WTA International tournaments|International]] category of the [[2018 WTA Tour]].<ref name="Lugano">{{Cite web |url=http://www.infrontsports.com/news/2017/10/sun-and-southern-breeze-for-ladies-open-2018/ |title=Lugano (Ticino/SUI) is the new outdoor venue for InfrontRingier's WTA Ladies Open |publisher=Infront Sports and Media}}</ref> It took place between 9 April through 15 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ticinonews.ch/sport/447984/le-star-del-tennis-a-lugano|title=Le star del tennis a Lugano - Ticinonews|last=MediaTI|website=www.ticinonews.ch|language=it|access-date=2018-04-03|archive-date=2018-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403112920/https://www.ticinonews.ch/sport/447984/le-star-del-tennis-a-lugano|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Points and prize money==
=== Point distribution === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- |style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event''' |style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' |style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F |style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF |style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85|Q |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- !style="background:#ededed;"|Women's singles |rowspan=2|280 |rowspan=2|180 |rowspan=2|110 |rowspan=2|60 |30 |1 |18 |12 |1 |- !style="background:#ededed;"|Women's doubles |1 |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |}
=== Prize money === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |width=130 bgcolor=dfe2e9|'''Event''' |width=80 bgcolor=lime|'''W''' |width=85 bgcolor=thistle|F |width=85 bgcolor=ffff00|SF |width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 16 |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 32 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- !style=background:#ededed|Women's singles |$43,000 |$21,400 |$11,500 |$6,175 |$3,400 |$2,100 |$1,020 |$600 |- !style=background:#ededed|Women's doubles |$12,300 |$6,400 |$3,435 |$1,820 |$960 |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |}
== Singles main draw entrants ==
===Seeds=== {| class="wikitable" border="2" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Kristina Mladenovic]] |19 |1 |-style="background:#CFc;" |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Elise Mertens]] |20 |2 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |<s>[[Carla Suárez Navarro]]</s> |<s>23</s> |<s>3</s> |- |{{flag|EST}} |[[Anett Kontaveit]] |28 |4 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] |29 |5 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Alizé Cornet]] |37 |6 |- |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Mihaela Buzărnescu]] |39 |7 |- |{{flag|BLR}} |[[Aliaksandra Sasnovich]] |49 |8 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Alison Van Uytvanck]] |51 |9 |} * <sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of 2 April 2018.
===Other entrants=== The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]]s into the main draw: *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] *{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jil Teichmann]] *{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Stefanie Vögele]]
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw: *{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Mandy Minella]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Alexandra Cadanțu]] *{{flagicon|LIE}} [[Kathinka von Deichmann]] *{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richèl Hogenkamp]] *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Tamara Korpatsch]] *{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Danka Kovinić]] *{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Vera Lapko]]
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Magdalena Fręch]]
===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Timea Bacsinszky]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Polona Hercog]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Kiki Bertens]] → replaced by {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Mandy Minella]] * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Dominika Cibulková]] → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kristýna Plíšková]] * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Sorana Cîrstea]] → replaced by {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Anna-Lena Friedsam]] → replaced by {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Yulia Putintseva]] * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Kozlova]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Laura Siegemund]] * {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Maria Sakkari]] → replaced by {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kirsten Flipkens]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carla Suárez Navarro]] → replaced by {{flagicon|POL}} [[Magdalena Fręch]]
===Retirements=== * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kristina Mladenovic]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Laura Siegemund]]
==Doubles main draw entrants==
===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |-style="background:#CFc;" |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Kirsten Flipkens]] |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Elise Mertens]] |75 |1 |- |{{flag|POL}} |[[Alicja Rosolska]] |{{flag|USA}} |[[Abigail Spears]] |83 |2 |- |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Raluca Olaru]] |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Anna Smith (tennis)|Anna Smith]] |97 |3 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Monique Adamczak]] |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Xenia Knoll]] |116 |4 |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of 2 April 2018.
===Other entrants=== The following pair received a [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]] into the main draw: * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amandine Hesse]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kristina Mladenovic]]
The following pair received entry as alternates: * {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Réka-Luca Jani]] / {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Danka Kovinić]]
===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kristina Mladenovic]]
== Champions ==
=== Singles === {{main|2018 Ladies Open Lugano – Singles}} * {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Elise Mertens]]''' def. {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Aryna Sabalenka]], 7–5, 6–2
=== Doubles === {{main|2018 Ladies Open Lugano – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Kirsten Flipkens]]''' / {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Elise Mertens]]''' def. {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Vera Lapko]] / {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Aryna Sabalenka]], 6–1, 6–3
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|https://samsungopen.ch/}}
{{2018 WTA Tour}}
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