2018 Birmingham Classic

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.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

• ¹ Rankings as of June 11, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Katie Boulter
• Elina Svitolina
• Heather Watson

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Océane Dodin
• Jennifer Brady
• Dalila Jakupović
• Kristýna Plíšková

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Madison Keys → replaced by Donna Vekić

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

• ¹ Rankings as of June 11, 2018.

Other entrants

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

• Eugenie Bouchard / Dominika Cibulková
• Katie Boulter / Heather Watson

Finals

Singles

• Petra Kvitová defeated Magdaléna Rybáriková, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles

• Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic defeated Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs, 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]

References

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