2018 Moscow River Cup – Singles
# 2018 Moscow River Cup – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

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 to win a WTA singles title, and the first lucky loser to win a singles title since Andrea Jaeger in 1980. 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.

## Seeds

* Julia Görges (quarterfinals)
* Daria Kasatkina (second round)
* Anastasija Sevastova (quarterfinals, withdrew)
* Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (semifinals)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (withdrew)
* Alizé Cornet (first round)
* 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LL | Olga Danilović | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
| 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 | WC | Anastasia Potapova | 5 | $7^7$ | 4 |
| | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 4 | $2^r$ | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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

* Anna Kalinskaya (moved to main draw)
* Veronika Kudermetova (qualifying competition)
* Deborah Chiesa (qualified)
* Irina Bara (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Maryna Zanevska (withdrew)
* Paula Badosa Gibert (qualified)
* Valentini Grammatikopoulou (qualified)
* Valentyna Ivakhnenko (qualified)
* Elena-Gabriela Ruse (first round)
* Martina Trevisan (qualified)
* Dejana Radanović (first round)
* Olga Danilović (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Valentini Grammatikopoulou
* Valentyna Ivakhnenko
* Deborah Chiesa
* Varvara Flink
* Martina Trevisan
* Paula Badosa Gibert

### Lucky losers

* Irina Bara
* Olga Danilović

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Anna Morgina | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Gasanova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 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 |
| 7 | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Marina Melnikova | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | |
| | 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 | $6^3$ | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Deborah Chiesa | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Ekaterina Yashina | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Ekaterina Yashina | 5 | 2 | | 3 | Deborah Chiesa | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Sofya Lansere | $6^5$ | 0 |
| WC | Sofya Lansere | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Sofya Lansere | $6^5$ | 0 |
| 9 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Irina Bara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Ekaterina Vishnevskaya | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | Ekaterina Vishnevskaya | 0 | 1 | | 4 | Irina Bara | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Varvara Flink | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Varvara Flink | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Varvara Flink | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Dejana Radanović | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Rika Fujiwara | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Yana Sizikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Yana Sizikova | 6 | 6 | | | Yana Sizikova | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | Martina Trevisan | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Polina Monova | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Martina Trevisan | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Martina Trevisan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Paula Badosa Gibert | $7^8$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Elena Rybakina | $6^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | 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 | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Olga Danilović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
