2018 J&T Banka Prague Open

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2018 J&T Banka Prague Open
Date30 April – 5 May
Edition9th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Clay
Location Prague, Czech Republic
Venue TK Sparta Prague
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
  2017  · J&T Banka Prague Open ·  2019  

The 2018 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the tournament, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the TK Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic, from 30 April to 5 May 2018.

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Points and prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 61
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 102
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Daria Kasatkina 143
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Daria Gavrilova 244
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 265
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 306
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Mihaela Buzărnescu 397
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 518
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aliaksandra Sasnovich 559

Other entrants

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

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Renata Voráčová 391
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raquel Atawo Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld 592
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Melichar Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Květa Peschke 603
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shuko Aoyama Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Miyu Kato 864
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Veronika Kudermetova Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Olga Savchuk 1075

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcard s into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Finals

Singles

This was Kvitova's 23rd WTA title and first on home soil. It was also her third title of the year and first International since Linz 2011.

Doubles

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