2018 ITF Women's Circuit – Baotou

2018 ITF Women's Circuit – Baotou
Date	21–27 May
Edition	1st
Category	ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money	$60,000
Surface	Clay / Indoor
Location	Baotou, China
Champions
Singles
	Nina Stojanović
Doubles
	Alison Bai / Aleksandrina Naydenova

Last updated March 05, 2019

The 2018 ITF Women's Circuit – Baotou was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Baotou, China, on 21–27 May 2018.

The ITF Women's Circuit – Baotou is a tennis tournament held on indoor clay courts at Baotou Olympic Park Tennis Center in Baotou, China. It has been held since 2018 and is part of the ITF Women's Circuit as a $60,000 event.

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, brick, or other unbound mineral aggregates. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
CHN	Zhu Lin	120	1
THA	Peangtarn Plipuech	226	2
CHN	Xun Fangying	265	3
JPN	Mari Osaka	293	4
JPN	Erika Sema	296	5
JPN	Mai Minokoshi	306	6
SRB	Nina Stojanović	309	7
CHN	Zhang Yuxuan	317	8

¹ Rankings as of 14 May 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Singles

Nina Stojanović def. Xu Shilin, 6–0, 6–4

Doubles

Alison Bai / Aleksandrina Naydenova def. Natalija Kostić / Nika Kukharchuk, 6–4, 0–6, [10–6]

Alison Bai is a professional Australian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 305, which she reached on 2 November 2015. Her career high in doubles is No. 178, set at 28 May 2018.

Aleksandrina Naydenova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player.

External links

2018 ITF Women's Circuit – Baotou at ITFtennis.com

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