2018 Nottingham Open
The 2018 Nottingham Open (also known as the Nature Valley Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 11th edition of the event for women and the 23rd edition for men. It was classified as a WTA International tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour for the women, and as an ATP Challenger Tour event for the men. The event took place at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 11 through 17 June 2018.[1]
| 2018 Nottingham Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 June |
| Edition | 11th (women) 23rd (men) |
| Category | WTA International (women) ATP Challenger Tour (men) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Nottingham Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alex de Minaur | |
| Women's singles | |
| Ashleigh Barty | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Frederik Nielsen /  Joe Salisbury | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Alicja Rosolska /  Abigail Spears | |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBR |
Cameron Norrie | 85 | 1 |
| AUS |
Alex de Minaur | 96 | 2 |
 ITA |
Thomas Fabbiano | 115 | 3 |
 BLR |
Ilya Ivashka | 119 | 4 |
 IND |
Ramkumar Ramanathan | 121 | 5 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} CAN |
Peter Polansky | 124 | 6 |
 UKR |
Sergiy Stakhovsky | 127 | 7 |
| USA |
Michael Mmoh | 131 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Jay Clarke
- George Loffhagen
- Alexander Ward
- James Ward
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Tobias Kamke- Frederik Nielsen
- Brayden Schnur
- Tobias Simon
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
Ashleigh Barty | 17 | 1 |
 SVK |
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 18 | 2 |
 JPN |
Naomi Osaka | 20 | 3 |
| GBR |
Johanna Konta | 21 | 4 |
 ROU |
Mihaela Buzărnescu | 33 | 5 |
 CRO |
Donna Vekić | 50 | 6 |
 KAZ |
Zarina Diyas | 51 | 7 |
| ITA |
Camila Giorgi | 57 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Catherine Bellis → replaced by Kurumi Nara
- Ana Bogdan → replaced by
Duan Yingying - Madison Brengle → replaced by
Dalila Jakupović - Christina McHale → replaced by Vera Lapko
- Monica Niculescu → replaced by Kristie Ahn
Monica Puig → replaced by 
Denisa Allertová
Maria Sakkari → replaced by Arina Rodionova
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKR |
Lyudmyla Kichenok |  RUS |
Alla Kudryavtseva | 78 | 1 |
| UKR |
Nadiia Kichenok | AUS |
Anastasia Rodionova | 85 | 2 |
| POL |
Alicja Rosolska | USA |
Abigail Spears | 89 | 3 |
 TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | GBR |
Laura Robson | 116 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 28 May 2018.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Men's singles
- Alex de Minaur def. Dan Evans 7–6(7–4), 7–5.
Women's singles
- Ashleigh Barty def. Johanna Konta, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Men's doubles
- Frederik Nielsen / Joe Salisbury def. Austin Krajicek / Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 7–6(7–5), 6–1.
Women's doubles
- Alicja Rosolska / Abigail Spears def. Mihaela Buzărnescu / Heather Watson, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
References
- "Nature Valley Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.