2018 Libéma Open
The 2018 Libéma Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 29th edition of the event, and part of the 250 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Autotron park in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, from June 11 through June 17, 2018.[1]
| 2018 Libéma Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 June |
| Edition | 29th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | €612,755 (ATP) €250,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Richard Gasquet | |
| Women's singles | |
| Aleksandra Krunić | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Dominic Inglot / Franko Škugor | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs | |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | Adrian Mannarino | 26 | 1 |
| FRA | Richard Gasquet | 32 | 2 |
| LUX | Gilles Müller | 34 | 3 |
| ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 35 | 4 |
| GRE | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 39 | 5 |
| NED | Robin Haase | 44 | 6 |
| JPN | Yūichi Sugita | 48 | 7 |
| ITA | Andreas Seppi | 50 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Kevin King
- Tallon Griekspoor → replaced by John-Patrick Smith
- Ryan Harrison → replaced by Malek Jaziri
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert → replaced by Tim Smyczek
- Filip Krajinović → replaced by Marius Copil
- Karen Khachanov → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy
- Lu Yen-hsun → replaced by Yuki Bhambri
- Andy Murray → replaced by Vasek Pospisil
- Tennys Sandgren → replaced by Jérémy Chardy
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL | Łukasz Kubot | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 7 | 1 |
| RSA | Raven Klaasen | NZL | Michael Venus | 46 | 2 |
| GBR | Dominic Inglot | CRO | Franko Škugor | 82 | 3 |
| IND | Divij Sharan | NZL | Artem Sitak | 89 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2018
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | CoCo Vandeweghe | 15 | 1 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | 16 | 2 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | 22 | 3 |
| EST | Anett Kontaveit | 24 | 4 |
| CHN | Zhang Shuai | 27 | 5 |
| BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 46 | 6 |
| SRB | Aleksandra Krunić | 47 | 7 |
| BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 48 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Anna Blinkova
- Valentini Grammatikopoulou
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Antonia Lottner
- Marina Melnikova
- Fanny Stollár
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Magda Linette → replaced by Tereza Martincová
- Sabine Lisicki → replaced by Viktória Kužmová
- Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Elise Mertens | NED | Demi Schuurs | 51 | 1 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | 56 | 2 |
| NED | Lesley Kerkhove | BLR | Lidziya Marozava | 114 | 3 |
| SUI | Xenia Knoll | GBR | Anna Smith | 115 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
Champions
Men's singles
- Richard Gasquet def. Jérémy Chardy, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Women's singles
- Aleksandra Krunić def. Kirsten Flipkens, 6–7(0–7), 7–5, 6–1
Men's doubles
- Dominic Inglot / Franko Škugor def. Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Women's doubles
- Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs def. Kiki Bertens / Kirsten Flipkens, 3–3, retired.
References
- ^ "Libema Open Overview". www.atpwourldtour.com. ATP.
External links
- Official website