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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Marco Cecchinato | 21 | 1 |
| Russia | Daniil Medvedev | 22 | 2 |
| Russia | Karen Khachanov | 27 | 3 |
| Serbia | Filip Krajinović | 35 | 4 |
| Australia | Nick Kyrgios | 38 | 5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Damir Džumhur | 39 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 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
- Jérémy Chardy → replaced by Ričardas Berankis
- Pablo Cuevas → replaced by Laslo Đere
- João Sousa → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy
- During the tournament
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | Julio Peralta | Argentina | Horacio Zeballos | 71 | 1 |
| United States | Austin Krajicek | United States | Rajeev Ram | 93 | 2 |
| Belarus | Max Mirnyi | Austria | Philipp Oswald | 100 | 3 |
| Poland | Marcin Matkowski | United States | 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
- 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
- Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović
- Danielle Collins → replaced by Ekaterina Makarova
- Simona Halep → replaced by Valentini Grammatikopoulou
- Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Yulia Putintseva
- Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko
- Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 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
- Karen Khachanov def. Adrian Mannarino, 6–2, 6–2
Women's singles
- Daria Kasatkina def. Ons Jabeur, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Men's doubles
- Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram def. Max Mirnyi / Philipp Oswald, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Women's doubles
- Alexandra Panova / Laura Siegemund def. Darija Jurak / Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
References
- ^ «Олимпийская сказка, прощай!»
- ^ Спорткомплекс "Олимпийский" в Москве закроется на реконструкцию в 2019 году