2018 Kremlin Cup Tennis Facts
| Date | 15 – 21 October |
|---|---|
| Edition | 29th (men) / 23rd (women) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
Champions
- Men’s Singles
Russia Karen Khachanov - Women’s Singles
Russia Daria Kasatkina - Men’s Doubles
United States Austin Krajicek / United States Rajeev Ram - Women’s Doubles
Russia Alexandra Panova / Germany Laura Siegemund
Kremlin Cup Tennis Facts
| Founded | 1990; 28 years ago |
|---|---|
| Editions | 29 (2018) |
| Location | Moscow Russia |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium (1990–2018) |
| Surface | Carpet – indoors (1990–2006) Hard – indoors (since 2007) |
| Current champions (2018) | |
| 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 World Tour | |
| Category | ATP World Series (1990–1999) ATP International Series (2000–2008) ATP 250 series (since 2009) |
| Draw | 28S / 16Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$823,600 (2017) |
| WTA Tour | |
| Category | WTA Tier I (1997–2008) WTA Premier (since 2009) |
| Draw | 28S / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$790,208 (2017) |
Prize Money
Total ATP Prize Money: US$823,600
Total WTA Prize Money: US$790,208
Schedule
2018 Kremlin Cup starts from 15 – 21 October, 2018 at Olympic Stadium
Players List
ATP Singles
Seeds
| 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 | Jérémy Chardy | 41 | 7 |
| SVK | Martin Kližan | 45 | 8 |
Wildcards
- Karen Khachanov
- Nick Kyrgios
- Evgeny Karlovskiy
Qualifying draw:
- Alexander Bublik
- Egor Gerasimov
- Filip Horanský
- Lukáš Rosol
Lucky loser:
- Ričardas Berankis
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Jérémy Chardy → replaced by Ričardas Berankis
Pablo Cuevas → replaced by Laslo Đere
João Sousa → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy
During the tournament
Nick Kyrgios
Retirements
Denis Istomin
ATP Doubles
Seeds
| 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 |
Wildcards
- Evgeny Donskoy / Ivan Gakhov
- Evgeny Karlovskiy / Daniil Medvedev
Withdrawals
During the tournament
- Karen Khachanov
- Nick Kyrgios
WTA Singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Simona Halep | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
Wildcards
- Simona Halep
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Anastasia Potapova
- Sloane Stephens
Qualifying draw:
- Ons Jabeur
- Irina Khromacheva
- Natalia Vikhlyantseva
- Vera Zvonareva
Lucky losers:
- Vitalia Diatchenko
- Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Withdrawals
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
- Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu
- Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko
WTA Doubles
Seeds
| 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 |
Wildcard
Nigina Abduraimova / Anna Kalinskaya
Alternates:
Olga Doroshina / Polina Monova
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Ana Bogdan
Draws
Kremlin Cup Tennis Results 2018
Past Champions
Women
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Francesca Schiavone | Olga Govortsova | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2010 | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Kirilenko | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2011 | Dominika Cibulková | Kaia Kanepi | 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5 |
| 2012 | Caroline Wozniacki | Samantha Stosur | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2013 | Simona Halep | Samantha Stosur | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
| 2014 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 2015 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2016 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) | Daria Gavrilova | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Julia Görges | Daria Kasatkina | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2018 | Daria Kasatkina | Ons Jabeur | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova (3) |
Maria Kondratieva Klára Zakopalová |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2010 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta |
Sara Errani María José Martínez Sánchez |
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
| 2011 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova |
Anastasia Rodionova Galina Voskoboeva |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| 2012 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova |
6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
| 2013 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Samantha Stosur (2) |
Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova |
6–1, 1–6, [10–8] |
| 2014 | Martina Hingis (2) Flavia Pennetta (2) |
Caroline Garcia Arantxa Parra Santonja |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 2015 | Daria Kasatkina Elena Vesnina (2) |
Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu |
6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–5] |
| 2016 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
Daria Gavrilova Daria Kasatkina |
4–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
| 2017 | Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková (2) |
Nicole Melichar Anna Smith |
6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
| 2018 | Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund |
Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Men
Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Viktor Troicki | Marcos Baghdatis | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2011 | Janko Tipsarević | Viktor Troicki | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2012 | Andreas Seppi | Thomaz Bellucci | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| 2013 | Richard Gasquet | Mikhail Kukushkin | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2014 | Marin Čilić | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Marin Čilić (2) | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2016 | Pablo Carreño Busta | Fabio Fognini | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Damir Džumhur | Ričardas Berankis | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 2018 | Karen Khachanov | Adrian Mannarino | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov (2) |
Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki |
7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
| 2011 | František Čermák Filip Polášek |
Carlos Berlocq David Marrero |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 2012 | František Čermák (2) Michal Mertiňák |
Simone Bolelli Daniele Bracciali |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 2013 | Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin |
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski |
6–2, 1–6, [14–12] |
| 2014 | František Čermák (3) Jiří Veselý |
Sam Groth Chris Guccione |
7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
| 2015 | Andrey Rublev Dmitry Tursunov (3) |
Radu Albot František Čermák |
2–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
| 2016 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah |
Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer |
7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
| 2017 | Max Mirnyi (5) Philipp Oswald |
Damir Džumhur Antonio Šančić |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 2018 | Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram |
Max Mirnyi Philipp Oswald |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |