2018 Moscow River Cup – Singles

Olga Danilović won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Anastasia Potapova in the final, 7–5, 6–7^(1–7), 6–4. Danilović became the first player born after 2000 and the second lucky loser to win a WTA Tour singles title since Andrea Jaeger in 1980.[1][2] This was the first WTA Tour final between two players under 18 since Tatiana Golovin and Nicole Vaidišová played in the final of the 2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships.

Singles
2018 Moscow River Cup
Champion	Olga Danilović
Runner-up	Anastasia Potapova
Final score	7–5, 6–7^(1–7), 6–4

Main article: 2018 Moscow River Cup

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Seeds

1. Julia Görges (Quarterfinals)
2. Daria Kasatkina (Second round)
3. Anastasija Sevastova (Quarterfinals, withdrew)
4. Kateřina Siniaková (First round)
5. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Semifinals)
6. Irina-Camelia Begu (Withdrew)
7. Alizé Cornet (First round)
8. Kaia Kanepi (Second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	LL	Olga Danilović	6	5	7
	5	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	2	7	5
								LL	Olga Danilović	7	6^1	6
								WC	Anastasia Potapova	5	7^7	4
	WC	Anastasia Potapova	3	6	5
		Tamara Zidanšek	6	4	2^r

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Görges	6	6
		V Kužmová	1	0				1	J Görges	6	7^7
		N Vikhlyantseva	6	6					N Vikhlyantseva	2	6^2
	Q	D Chiesa	4	0											1	J Görges	3	3
		AK Schmiedlová	2	4											LL	O Danilović	6	6
	LL	O Danilović	6	6				LL	O Danilović	7^7	7
		V Zvonareva	2	2				8	K Kanepi	6^3	5
	8	K Kanepi	6	6																		LL	O Danilović	6	5	7
	3	A Sevastova	6	3	6																	5	A Sasnovich	2	7	5
		P Parmentier	2	6	4			3	A Sevastova	6	6^5	6
		E Alexandrova	0	3				LL	I Bara	2	7^7	4
	LL	I Bara	6	6											3	A Sevastova
	Q	P Badosa Gibert	1	2											5	A Sasnovich	w/o
		E Rodina	6	6					E Rodina	5	2
		J Larsson	1	3				5	A Sasnovich	7	6
	5	A Sasnovich	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	Q	V Grammatikopoulou	2	6	3
	Q	V Flink	6	3	6			Q	V Flink	6^2	3
	Q	V Ivakhnenko	6	7				Q	V Ivakhnenko	7^7	6
		D Kovinić	2	5											Q	V Ivakhnenko	6	3	2
		V Tomova	1	1											WC	A Potapova	1	6	6
	WC	A Potapova	6	6				WC	A Potapova	6	6
		Kr Plíšková	6	3	6				Kr Plíšková	4	4
	4	K Siniaková	4	6	4																	WC	A Potapova	3	6	5
	7	A Cornet	6	2	3																		T Zidanšek	6	4	2^r
	PR	L Siegemund	4	6	6			PR	L Siegemund	6	6
	Q	M Trevisan	3	4					K Kozlova	0	3
		K Kozlova	6	6											PR	L Siegemund	3	4
	WC	A Lottner	3	1												T Zidanšek	6	6
		T Zidanšek	6	6					T Zidanšek	6	2	6
		A Kalinskaya	1	1				2	D Kasatkina	4	6	4
	2	D Kasatkina	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Anna Kalinskaya (Moved to main draw)
2. Veronika Kudermetova (Qualifying competition)
3. Deborah Chiesa (Qualified)
4. Irina Bara (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
5. Maryna Zanevska (Withdrew)
6. Paula Badosa Gibert (Qualified)
7. Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Qualified)
8. Valentyna Ivakhnenko (Qualified)
9. Elena-Gabriela Ruse (First round)
10. Martina Trevisan (Qualified)
11. Dejana Radanović (First round)
12. Olga Danilović (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Valentini Grammatikopoulou
2. Valentyna Ivakhnenko
3. Deborah Chiesa
4. Varvara Flink
5. Martina Trevisan
6. Paula Badosa Gibert

Lucky Losers

1. Irina Bara
2. Olga Danilović

Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Anna Morgina	6	4	3
	WC	Anastasia Gasanova	3	6	6
								WC	Anastasia Gasanova	4	3
								7	Valentini Grammatikopoulou	6	6
		Jessica Pieri	2	4
	7	Valentini Grammatikopoulou	6	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Veronika Kudermetova	6	7^7
		Marina Melnikova	4	6^2
								2	Veronika Kudermetova	7^7	0	5
								8	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	6^3	6	7
		Olga Ianchuk	6	0	2
	8	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	1	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Deborah Chiesa	7	6
	WC	Ekaterina Yashina	5	2
								3	Deborah Chiesa	7^7	6
								WC	Sofya Lansere	6^5	0
	WC	Sofya Lansere	3	6	6
	9	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	6	3	3

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Irina Bara	6	6
	WC	Ekaterina Vishnevskaya	0	1
								4	Irina Bara	2	6	3
									Varvara Flink	6	2	6
		Varvara Flink	6	4	6
	11	Dejana Radanović	3	6	4

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Rika Fujiwara	1	4
		Yana Sizikova	6	6
									Yana Sizikova	6	2	2
								10	Martina Trevisan	3	6	6
		Polina Monova	1	6	2
	10	Martina Trevisan	6	3	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Paula Badosa Gibert	7^8	2	7
		Elena Rybakina	6^6	6	5
								6	Paula Badosa Gibert	7^7	4	6
								12	Olga Danilović	6^4	6	3
		Vivian Heisen	4	4
	12	Olga Danilović	6	6

References

1. "Danilovic claims first title in Moscow after all-teen tussle". WTA Tour. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
2. David Kane (29 July 2018). "'I was given this chance, I had to take it' - Danilovic goes from lucky loser to champion in Moscow". WTA Tour. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw