2018 Moscow River Cup

{{TennisEventInfo|2018|Moscow River Cup| | date=23–29 July | edition=1st | category=[[WTA International tournaments|International]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$750,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] | location=Moscow, Russia | venue=National Tennis Center | champs={{flagicon|SRB}} [[Olga Danilović]] | champd={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Potapova]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] }}

The '''2018 [[Moscow River Cup]]''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s. It was the first edition of the event and part of the [[WTA International tournaments]] of the [[2018 WTA Tour]]. It took place at the National Tennis Center in Moscow, Russia from 23 through 29 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2018-moscow-international-russia-1105#overview|title=Moscow River Cup overview|access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>

==Singles main-draw entrants==

===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|GER}} |[[Julia Görges]] |10 |1 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Daria Kasatkina]] |13 |2 |- |{{flag|LAT}} |[[Anastasija Sevastova]] |22 |3 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Kateřina Siniaková]] |36 |4 |- |{{flag|BLR}} |[[Aliaksandra Sasnovich]] |41 |5 |- |<s>{{flag|ROU}}</s> |<s>[[Irina-Camelia Begu]]</s> |<s>42</s> |<s>6</s> |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Alizé Cornet]] |48 |7 |- |{{flag|EST}} |[[Kaia Kanepi]] |51 |8 |} *1 Rankings as of July 16, 2018.

===Other entrants=== The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Antonia Lottner]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Potapova]]

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Laura Siegemund]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Paula Badosa Gibert]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Deborah Chiesa]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Varvara Flink]] * {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Valentini Grammatikopoulou]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valentyna Ivakhnenko]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Martina Trevisan]]

The following players received entry as lucky losers: * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Irina Bara]] * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Olga Danilović]]

===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Irina Bara]] * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Mihaela Buzărnescu]] → replaced by {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Viktoriya Tomova]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Anna Karolína Schmiedlová]] * {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Polona Hercog]] → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Petra Martić]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Olga Danilović]] * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Yulia Putintseva]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Tamara Zidanšek]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]] → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Alexandrova]]

;During the tournament * {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Anastasija Sevastova]]

===Retirements=== * {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Tamara Zidanšek]]

==Doubles main-draw entrants==

===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Xenia Knoll]] |{{flag|SWE}} |[[Johanna Larsson]] |87 |1 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Veronika Kudermetova]] |{{flag|BLR}} |[[Lidziya Marozava]] |117 |2 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Monique Adamczak]] |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Jessica Moore (tennis)|Jessica Moore]] |129 |3 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Natela Dzalamidze]] |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Anastasia Rodionova]] |132 |4 |} *1 Rankings as of July 16, 2018.

=== Other entrants === The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sofya Lansere]] / {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Elena Rybakina]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Polina Monova]] / {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maryna Zanevska]]

==Champions==

===Singles=== {{main|2018 Moscow River Cup – Singles}} * {{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[Olga Danilović]]''' def. {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Potapova]], 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–4

===Doubles=== {{main|2018 Moscow River Cup – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Anastasia Potapova]]''' / {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Vera Zvonareva]]''' def. {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexandra Panova]] / {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Galina Voskoboeva]], 6–0, 6–3

==References== ;General *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184843/http://en.moscowrivercup.com/main Official website] ;Specific {{reflist}}

[[Category:2018 WTA Tour|Moscow River Cup]] [[Category:Moscow River Cup]] [[Category:2018 in Russian tennis]] [[Category:July 2018 sports events in Russia]] [[Category:2018 in Moscow]] [[Category:July 2018 in Russia]]