2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

Tennis tournament

2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

Date| 21 – 26 May
Edition| 6th
Category| WTA International
Draw| 32S / 16D
Prize money| $250,000
Surface| Clay
Location| Nuremberg, Germany
Venue| Tennis-Club 1. FC Nürnberg
Champions
Singles
Johanna Larsson
Doubles
Demi Schuurs /  Katarina Srebotnik
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The 2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Nuremberg, Germany, between 21 and 26 May 2018.

## Points and prize money[edit]

Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 32  | Q  | Q2  | Q1

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Women's singles  | 280  | 180  | 110  | 60  | 30  | 1  | 18  | 12  | 1
Women's doubles  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —

### Prize money[edit]

Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 32  | Q2  | Q1

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Women's singles  | $43,000  | $21,400  | $11,500  | $6,175  | $3,400  | $2,100  | $1,020  | $600
Women's doubles  | $12,300  | $6,400  | $3,435  | $1,820  | $960  | —  | —  | —

## Singles main draw entrants[edit]

### Seeds[edit]

Country  | Player  | Rank1 | Seed

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USA | Sloane Stephens | 10  | 1
GER | Julia Görges | 11  | 2
NED | Kiki Bertens | 15  | 3
CHN | Zhang Shuai | 27  | 4
ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | 41  | 5
ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 43  | 6
BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 49  | 7
CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 57  | 8

* Rankings are as of May 14, 2018.

### Other entrants[edit]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

* Katharina Hobgarski
* Andrea Petkovic
* Sloane Stephens

The following players using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

* Zheng Saisai

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Kristína Kučová
* Mandy Minella
* Nadia Podoroska
* Dejana Radanović
* Fanny Stollár
* Anna Zaja

### Withdrawals[edit]

Before the tournament

* Ana Bogdan → replaced by  Verónica Cepede Royg
* Polona Hercog → replaced by  Christina McHale

### Retirements[edit]

* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Sorana Cîrstea

## Doubles main draw entrants[edit]

### Seeds[edit]

Country  | Player  | Country  | Player  | Rank1 | Seed

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USA | Nicole Melichar |  CZE | Květa Peschke | 54  | 1
BEL | Kirsten Flipkens |  SWE | Johanna Larsson | 58  | 2
NED | Demi Schuurs |  SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 70  | 3
NED | Lesley Kerkhove |  BLR | Lidziya Marozava | 118  | 4

* 1 Rankings as of May 14, 2018.

### Other entrants[edit]

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

* Katharina Gerlach /  Lena Rüffer
* Jule Niemeier /  Lara Schmidt

## Champions[edit]

### Singles[edit]

Main article: 2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles

* Johanna Larsson def.  Alison Riske, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

### Doubles[edit]

Main article: 2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Doubles

* Demi Schuurs /  Katarina Srebotnik def.  Kirsten Flipkens /  Johanna Larsson, 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]

## References[edit]

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in German)

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