The 2018 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. It was contested at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, 18 - 24 June 2018. Petra Kvitová successfully defended its 2017 singles title.[1]
| 2018 Birmingham Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–24 June |
| Edition | 37th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $846,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Petra Kvitová | |
| Doubles | |
 Tímea Babos /  Kristina Mladenovic | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $163,085 | $86,840 | $46,345 | $24,880 | $13,311 | $6,398 | $3,791 | $2,021 | $1,122 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles * | $50,876 | $27,155 | $14,845 | $7,562 | $4,098 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 1 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 5 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 7 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 8 | 4 |
 GER
|
Julia Görges | 13 | 5 |
 RUS
|
Daria Kasatkina | 14 | 6 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 15 | 7 |
 USA
|
CoCo Vandeweghe | 16 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 11, 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Madison Keys → replaced by 
Donna Vekić
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN
|
Tímea Babos | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 12 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 12 | 2 |
 TPE
|
Latisha Chan |  CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | 15 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 17 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 11, 2018.
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Finals
editSingles
edit
Petra Kvitová defeated 
Magdaléna Rybáriková, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Doubles
edit
Tímea Babos / 
Kristina Mladenovic defeated 
Elise Mertens / 
Demi Schuurs, 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
References
edit- ^ "Nature Valley Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.