2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup Explained

Date:	21 – 26 May
Edition:	6th
Category:	WTA International
Draw:	32S / 16D
Prize Money:	$250,000
Surface:	Clay
Location:	Nuremberg, Germany
Venue:	Tennis-Club 1. FC Nürnberg
Champs:	Johanna Larsson
Champd:	Demi Schuurs / Katarina Srebotnik

The 2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Nuremberg, Germany, between 21 and 26 May 2018.

Points and prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Women's singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Women's doubles					1

Prize money

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style=background:#ededed	Women's singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,500	$6,175	$3,400	$2,100	$1,020	$600
style=background:#ededed	Women's doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
United States	Sloane Stephens	10	1
	Julia Görges	11	2
	Kiki Bertens	15	3
China	Zhang Shuai	27	4
Romania	Irina-Camelia Begu	41	5
Romania	Sorana Cîrstea	43	6
Belgium	Alison Van Uytvanck	49	7
Czech Republic	Kateřina Siniaková	57	8

• Rankings are as of May 14, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Katharina Hobgarski
• Andrea Petkovic
• Sloane Stephens

The following players using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

• Zheng Saisai

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Kristína Kučová
  • Mandy Minella Nadia Podoroska
• Dejana Radanović
• Fanny Stollár
• Anna Zaja

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Ana Bogdan → replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg
• Polona Hercog → replaced by Christina McHale

Retirements

• Irina-Camelia Begu
• Sorana Cîrstea

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
United States	Nicole Melichar	Czech Republic	Květa Peschke	54	1
Belgium	Kirsten Flipkens	Sweden	Johanna Larsson	58	2
	Demi Schuurs		Katarina Srebotnik	70	3
	Lesley Kerkhove	Belarus	Lidziya Marozava	118	4

• ¹ Rankings as of May 14, 2018.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Katharina Gerlach / Lena Rüffer
• Jule Niemeier / Lara Schmidt

Champions

Singles

• Johanna Larsson def. Alison Riske, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4

Doubles

• Demi Schuurs / Katarina Srebotnik def. Kirsten Flipkens / Johanna Larsson, 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]

External links

• Official website