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]
| 2018 Kremlin Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–21 October |
| Edition | 29th (men) / 23rd (women) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Karen Khachanov | |
| Women's singles | |
| Daria Kasatkina | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram | |
| Women's doubles | |
Alexandra Panova /  Laura Siegemund | |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| 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 |
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 SVK
|
Martin Kližan | 45 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 8, 2018
Other entrants
editThe 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
edit- 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
edit
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| 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
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- During the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU |
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 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
editThe 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
edit- 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
editSeeds
edit| 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
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Champions
editMen's singles
edit- Karen Khachanov def. Adrian Mannarino, 6–2, 6–2
Women's singles
edit- Daria Kasatkina def.
Ons Jabeur, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Men's doubles
edit- Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram def. Max Mirnyi /
Philipp Oswald, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Women's doubles
edit- Alexandra Panova /
Laura Siegemund def. 
Darija Jurak / Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
