Nuremberg Insurance Cup 2018

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Nuremberg Insurance Cup 2018
date May 20, 2018 - May 26, 2018
Edition 6th
navigation 2017  ◄  2018  ►  2019
WTA tour
venue Nuremberg Germany
GermanyGermany 
Tournament number 1068
category WTA International
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 32E / 24Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 226,750 
Financial. Obligation US $ 250,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner NetherlandsNetherlands Kiki Bertens
Last year's winner (double) United StatesUnited States Nicole Melichar Anna Smith
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Winner SwedenSweden Johanna Larsson
Winner (doubles) NetherlandsNetherlands Demi Schuurs Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
Tournament director Sandra Reichel
Last direct assumption United StatesUnited States Alison Riske (91)
As of May 26, 2018

The Nuremberg Insurance Cup 2018 was a women's tennis tournament in Nuremberg . The clay court tournament in the International category was part of the WTA Tour 2018 and took place from May 20 to 26, 2018.

The defending champions were Kiki Bertens in singles and Nicole Melichar / Anna Smith in doubles.

qualification

The qualification for the Nuremberg Insurance Cup 2018 took place from May 19-20, 2018.

The following players had qualified for the main draw:

Qualifiers
HungaryHungary Fanny Stollár SlovakiaSlovakia Kristína Kučová
GermanyGermany Anna Zaja LuxembourgLuxembourg Mandy Minella
SerbiaSerbia Dejana Radanović ArgentinaArgentina Nadia Podoroska

singles

The top seed: Sloane Stephens
Out in the first round: Andrea Petkovic
Heather Watson is subject to a qualifier in the round of 16
Quarter-finalist: Sorana Cîrstea

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Sloane Stephens 1 round
02. GermanyGermany Julia Goerges 1 round
03. NetherlandsNetherlands Kiki Bertens Quarter finals
04th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zhang Shuai 1 round
No. Player Round reached
05. RomaniaRomania Irina-Camelia Begu 1 round

06th RomaniaRomania Sorana Cîrstea Quarter finals

07th BelgiumBelgium Alison Van Uytvanck 1 round

08th. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Kateřina Siniaková Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1 toilet  United StatesUnited States S. Stephens 7th 4th 6 3                        
 KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Putinseva 5 6th 7th    KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Putinseva 6th 4th 4th
 United StatesUnited States A. Riske 6th 7th    United StatesUnited States A. Riske 3 6th 6th  
Q  LuxembourgLuxembourg M. Minella 1 6 2      United StatesUnited States A. Riske 2 7th 1
 United StatesUnited States M. Brengle 6th 6th   6th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6th 5 0r  
 United StatesUnited States V. Lepchenko 1 3    United StatesUnited States M. Brengle 3 6th 3  
WC  GermanyGermany A. Petković 6th 6 3 6 5   6th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6th 3 6th  
6th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 2 7th 7th      United StatesUnited States A. Riske 6th 6th
3  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Bertens 6th 6th    BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens 3 1  
Q  SerbiaSerbia D. Radanović 1 1   3  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Bertens 6 2 6th 6th  
 GermanyGermany C. Witthöft 5 3    GermanyGermany M. Barthel 7th 2 4th  
 GermanyGermany M. Barthel 7th 6th     3  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Bertens 7th 3 6 3
Q  ArgentinaArgentina N. Podoroska 6th 6th    BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens 5 6th 7th  
Q  SlovakiaSlovakia K. Kučová 2 3   Q  ArgentinaArgentina N. Podoroska 6 6 2  
 BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens 7th 2 7th    BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens 7th 6th  
7th  BelgiumBelgium A. Van Uytvanck 6 5 6th 6 2      United StatesUnited States A. Riske 6 4 4th
8th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Siniaková 2 6th 6th    SwedenSweden J. Larsson 7th 6th
Q  GermanyGermany A. Zaja 6th 4th 1   8th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Siniaková 7th 6th  
 ParaguayParaguay V. Cepede Royg 6th 6th    ParaguayParaguay V. Cepede Royg 5 4th  
 UkraineUkraine K. Koslowa 3 4th     8th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Siniaková 7th 6th
 UkraineUkraine K. Bondarenko 3 6th 6 3   Q  HungaryHungary F. Stollár 5 4th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Watson 6th 3 7th    United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Watson 3 3  
Q  HungaryHungary F. Stollár 6th 6th   Q  HungaryHungary F. Stollár 6th 6th  
4th  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Zhang 2 2     8th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Siniaková 6th 3 1
5  RomaniaRomania I.-C. Begu 4th 3 r    SwedenSweden J. Larsson 4th 6th 6th  
 SwedenSweden J. Larsson 6th 3    SwedenSweden J. Larsson 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States C. McHale 6th 7th    United StatesUnited States C. McHale 3 0  
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Zheng 2 6 5      SwedenSweden J. Larsson 5 7th 6th
 SpainSpain L. Arruabarrena 7th 6th    Czech RepublicCzech Republic Kr. Plíšková 7th 5 4th  
WC  GermanyGermany K. Hobgarski 6 6 1    SpainSpain L. Arruabarrena 3 5  
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Kr. Plíšková 6th 6 8 7th    Czech RepublicCzech Republic Kr. Plíšková 6th 7th  
2  GermanyGermany J. Goerges 2 7th 6 5    

Double

Varvara Lepchenko and Fanny Stollár

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke
Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		Semifinals
02. BelgiumBelgium Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson
SwedenSweden  		final
03. NetherlandsNetherlands Demi Schuurs Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia  		victory
04th NetherlandsNetherlands Lesley Kerkhove Lidsija Marosawa
BelarusBelarus  		Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  United StatesUnited States N. Melichar K. Peschke
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		2 6th [10]        
 ArgentinaArgentina N. Podoroska A. Zaja
 GermanyGermany  		6th 2 1     1  United StatesUnited States N. Melichar K. Peschke
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States V. Lepchenko F. Stollár
 HungaryHungary  		1 3    RussiaRussia A. Fomina M. Hončová
 SlovakiaSlovakia  		3 2  
 RussiaRussia A. Fomina M. Hončová
 SlovakiaSlovakia  		6th 6th       1  United StatesUnited States N. Melichar K. Peschke
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		2 6th [8th]  
3  NetherlandsNetherlands D. Schuurs K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia  		6th 6th     3  NetherlandsNetherlands D. Schuurs K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia  		6th 2 [10]  
WC  GermanyGermany J. Niemeier L. Schmidt
 GermanyGermany  		2 2     3  NetherlandsNetherlands D. Schuurs K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia  		6th 6th  
 JapanJapan R. Fujiwara ©. Soylu
 TurkeyTurkey  		2 6th [7]    SlovakiaSlovakia C. Škamlová B. Štefková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		1 2  
 SlovakiaSlovakia C. Škamlová B. Štefková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 4th [10]       3  NetherlandsNetherlands D. Schuurs K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia  		3 6th [10]
 United StatesUnited States K. Christian S. Santamaria
 United StatesUnited States  		6 3 3     2  BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens J. Larsson
 SwedenSweden  		6th 3 [7]
 CroatiaCroatia D. Jurak C. Lister
 SwedenSweden  		7th 6th      CroatiaCroatia D. Jurak C. Lister
 SwedenSweden  		6th 7th    
 RussiaRussia A. Komardina M. Minella
 LuxembourgLuxembourg  		2 6th [7]   4th  NetherlandsNetherlands L. Kerkhove L. Marosawa
 BelarusBelarus  		3 6 4  
4th  NetherlandsNetherlands L. Kerkhove L. Marosawa
 BelarusBelarus  		6th 3 [10]        CroatiaCroatia D. Jurak C. Lister
 SwedenSweden  		4th 4th
WC  GermanyGermany K. Gerlach L. Rüffer
 GermanyGermany  		6th 5 [10]     2  BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens J. Larsson
 SwedenSweden  		6th 6th  
 GermanyGermany N. Geuer E. Wacanno
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		3 7th 4th      GermanyGermany K. Gerlach L. Rüffer
 GermanyGermany  		3 5  
 South AfricaSouth Africa C. Simmonds J. Wachaczyk
 GermanyGermany  		4th 1   2  BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens J. Larsson
 SwedenSweden  		6th 7th  
2  BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens J. Larsson
 SwedenSweden  		6th 6th    

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