2018 J&T Banka Prague Open

The 2018 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the tournament, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the TK Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic, from 30 April to 5 May 2018.

2018 J&T Banka Prague Open
Date	30 April – 5 May
Edition	9th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Venue	TK Sparta Prague
Champions
Singles
Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke

Points and prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—	—

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	6	1
CZE	Petra Kvitová	10	2
RUS	Daria Kasatkina	14	3
AUS	Daria Gavrilova	24	4
CZE	Barbora Strýcová	26	5
CHN	Zhang Shuai	30	6
ROU	Mihaela Buzărnescu	39	7
CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	51	8
BLR	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	55	9

• Rankings are as of April 23, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Daria Kasatkina
• Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
• Tereza Smitková

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Antonia Lottner
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Patty Schnyder
• Stefanie Vögele

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Tamara Korpatsch
• Jasmine Paolini

Withdrawals

• Belinda Bencic → replaced by Océane Dodin
• Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by Bernarda Pera
• Karolína Plíšková → replaced by Jasmine Paolini
• Lucie Šafářová → replaced by Denisa Allertová
• Donna Vekić → replaced by Richèl Hogenkamp
• Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Tamara Korpatsch

Retirements

• Daria Gavrilova

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CZE	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková	CZE	Renata Voráčová	39	1
USA	Raquel Atawo	GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	59	2
USA	Nicole Melichar	CZE	Květa Peschke	60	3
JPN	Shuko Aoyama	JPN	Miyu Kato	86	4
RUS	Veronika Kudermetova	UKR	Olga Savchuk	107	5

• ¹ Rankings as of April 23, 2018.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Viktória Kužmová / Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Barbora Štefková / Barbora Strýcová

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Misaki Doi / Cornelia Lister

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Raquel Atawo (abductor injury)

During the tournament

• Barbora Strýcová

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2018 J&T Banka Prague Open – Singles

• Petra Kvitová defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.

This was Kvitova's 23rd WTA title and first on home soil. It was also her third title of the year and first International since Linz 2011.

Doubles

Main article: 2018 J&T Banka Prague Open – Doubles

• Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu / Lidziya Marozava, 6–4, 6–2