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 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321QQ3Q2Q1Singles4703051851005512518131Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$163,085$86,840$46,345$24,880$13,311$6,398$3,791$2,021$1,122Doubles *$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 Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedGarbiñe Muguruza31Elina Svitolina52Karolína Plíšková73Petra Kvitová84Julia Görges135Daria Kasatkina146Elise Mertens157CoCo Vandeweghe168 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 Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedTímea BabosKristina Mladenovic121Andrea Sestini HlaváčkováBarbora Strýcová122Latisha ChanGabriela Dabrowski153Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková174 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]
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