2018 Eastbourne International Explained

The 2018 Eastbourne International (also known as the Nature Valley International for sponsorship reasons) is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 44th edition of the event for the women and the 8th edition for the men. The tournament is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom 25–30 June 2018.[1] [2]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Men's singles[3] 25015090452001260
Men's doubles0
Women's singles[4] 4703051851005530125131
Women's doubles1

Prize money

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style=background:#edededMen's singles€117,930 €62,115€33,650€19,170€11,295€6,690 €3,010€1,505
style=background:#edededWomen's singles[5] $158,770$84,505$42,260$21,415$11,140$5,825$3,840$2,125$1,278
style=background:#edededMen's doubles€35,830€18,830€10,210€5,840€3,420
style=background:#edededWomen's doubles$49,950$26,435$14,539$7,410$4,020

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
ArgentinaDiego Schwartzman111
United KingdomKyle Edmund172
CanadaDenis Shapovalov233
ItalyMarco Cecchinato284
ArgentinaLeonardo Mayer385
SpainDavid Ferrer406
Steve Johnson447
HungaryMárton Fucsovics458

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
ColombiaJuan Sebastián Cabal ColombiaRobert Farah281
Ivan DodigRajeev Ram462
Raven Klaasen New ZealandMichael Venus553
Mike BryanJames Cerretani654

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Caroline Wozniacki21
Czech RepublicKarolína Plíšková72
Czech RepublicPetra Kvitová83
Angelique Kerber114
Jeļena Ostapenko125
Julia Görges136
Russian FederationDaria Kasatkina147
AustraliaAshleigh Barty168
BelgiumElise Mertens179
SlovakiaMagdaléna Rybáriková1910
Anastasija Sevastova2011
Kiki Bertens2112
United KingdomJohanna Konta2213
Czech RepublicBarbora Strýcová2414
AustraliaDaria Gavrilova2515
SpainCarla Suárez Navarro2616

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Czech RepublicAndrea Sestini Hlaváčková Czech RepublicBarbora Strýcová121
Andreja Klepač SpainMaría José Martínez Sánchez262
Latisha Chan ChinaPeng Shuai273
CanadaGabriela Dabrowski ChinaXu Yifan284

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 2018 Eastbourne International – Men's singles.

Women's singles

See main article: 2018 Eastbourne International – Women's singles.

Men's doubles

See main article: 2018 Eastbourne International – Men's doubles.

Women's doubles

See main article: 2018 Eastbourne International – Women's doubles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nature Valley International Overview. www.atpwourldtour.com. ATP.
  2. Web site: Nature Valley International: Overview. Women's Tennis Association. 14 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Rankings explained. 25 February 2013. atpworldtour.com.
  4. Web site: Rankings explained . 27 April 2014 . WTA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121214232116/http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings . 14 December 2012 .
  5. Web site: Nature Valley International. 29 June 2018. wtatennis.com.