2018 BGL Luxembourg Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2018 BGL Luxembourg Open
Champions Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greet Minnen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck
Runners-up Flag of Belarus.svg Vera Lapko
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella
Final score7–6(7–3), 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · BGL Luxembourg Open ·  2019  

Lesley Kerkhove and Lidziya Marozava were the defending champions, but Kerkhove chose not to participate and Marozava chose to compete in Moscow instead.

Lesley Kerkhove Dutch tennis player

Lesley Kerkhove is a Dutch tennis player.

Lidziya Marozava Belarusian tennis player

Lidziya “Giant” Marozava is a professional tennis player from Belarus.

Tímea Babos and Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate. Since Babos was losing her defending championship points, Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková jointly attained the WTA number 1 doubles ranking at the conclusion of the tournament.

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Greet Minnen and Alison Van Uytvanck won the title, defeating Vera Lapko and Mandy Minella in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2.

Greetje 'Greet' Minnen is a Belgian tennis player.

Alison Van Uytvanck Belgian tennis player

Alison Van Uytvanck is a Belgian professional tennis player.

Vera Lapko Belarusian tennis player

Vera Valeryevna Lapko is a Belarusian tennis player.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok / Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik (Quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens / Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson (Semifinals, retired)
  3. Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara / Flag of Switzerland.svg Xenia Knoll (First round)
  4. Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová (First round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
66
  Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova
Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Rus
2 2 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
1 4
  Flag of Russia.svg M Gasparyan
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
WC Flag of Romania.svg R Șerban
Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova
66
WC Flag of Romania.svg R Șerban
Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova
w/oWC Flag of Romania.svg R Șerban
Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova
653
3 Flag of Romania.svg I Bara
Flag of Switzerland.svg X Knoll
773 [6] Flag of Belarus.svg V Lapko
Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella
776
  Flag of Belarus.svg V Lapko
Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella
626[10] Flag of Belarus.svg V Lapko
Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella
66
  Flag of Sweden.svg C Lister
Flag of the Netherlands.svg E Wacanno
73 [11] Flag of Uzbekistan.svg A Amanmuradova
Flag of Russia.svg E Yashina
3 2
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg A Amanmuradova
Flag of Russia.svg E Yashina
5 6[13] Flag of Belarus.svg V Lapko
Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella
632
  Flag of Germany.svg T Maria
Flag of France.svg P Parmentier
1 6[12] WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Minnen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck
776
  Flag of Poland.svg P Kania
Flag of Russia.svg Y Sizikova
61 [14] Flag of Poland.svg P Kania
Flag of Russia.svg Y Sizikova
631
WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Minnen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck
6777[10]WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Minnen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck
776
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Voráčová
7962[5] WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Minnen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck
783
  Flag of Germany.svg N Geuer
Flag of Slovakia.svg C Škamlová
1 0 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson
661r
  Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic
Flag of the United States.svg J Loeb
66 Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic
Flag of the United States.svg J Loeb
3 3
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg P-h Chen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg F-h Wu
612 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson
66
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson
776

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