2018 Kremlin Cup
Date15–21 October
Edition29th (men) / 23rd (women)
SurfaceHard
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Russia Karen Khachanov
Women's singles
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Men's doubles
United States Austin Krajicek / United States Rajeev Ram
Women's doubles
Russia Alexandra Panova / Germany Laura Siegemund

The 2018 Kremlin Cup (also known as the 2018 VTB Kremlin Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the Kremlin Cup for the men and the 23rd edition for the women. The tournament was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was the last tournament for now to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 15 October through 21 October 2018.[1][2]

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ITA Marco Cecchinato 21 1
 RUS Daniil Medvedev 22 2
 RUS Karen Khachanov 27 3
 SRB Filip Krajinović 35 4
 AUS Nick Kyrgios 38 5
 BIH Damir Džumhur 39 6
 FRA Jérémy Chardy 41 7
 SVK Martin Kližan 45 8
  • Rankings are as of October 8, 2018

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 CHI Julio Peralta  ARG Horacio Zeballos 71 1
 USA Austin Krajicek  USA Rajeev Ram 93 2
 BLR Max Mirnyi  AUT Philipp Oswald 100 3
 POL Marcin Matkowski  USA Nicholas Monroe 133 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of October 8, 2018

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ROU Simona Halep 1 1
 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 2
 USA Sloane Stephens 8 3
 NED Kiki Bertens 10 4
 LAT Anastasija Sevastova 12 5
 RUS Daria Kasatkina 14 6
 BEL Elise Mertens 15 7
 EST Anett Kontaveit 21 8
  • Rankings are as of October 8, 2018

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu  ROU Mihaela Buzărnescu 50 1
 USA Raquel Atawo  GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld 59 2
 POL Alicja Rosolska  USA Abigail Spears 60 3
 GEO Oksana Kalashnikova  NED Demi Schuurs 79 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of October 8, 2018

Other entrants

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

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

References

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