2018 Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge
# 2018 Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge

The 2018 Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Berkeley, United States, on 16–22 July 2018.

## Singles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| USA | Sofia Kenin | 76 | 1 |
| USA | Nicole Gibbs | 113 | 2 |
| JPN | Nao Hibino | 119 | 3 |
| USA | Kristie Ahn | 147 | 4 |
| USA | Jamie Loeb | 158 | 5 |
| USA | Grace Min | 172 | 6 |
| USA | Francesca Di Lorenzo | 192 | 7 |
| JPN | Mayo Hibi | 197 | 8 |

* $^1$ Rankings as of 2 July 2018.

### Other entrants

The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

* Gail Brodsky
* Ashley Lahey
* Maegan Manasse

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Haruna Arakawa
* Lorraine Guillermo
* Connie Ma
* Pamela Montez

## Champions

### Singles

* Sofia Kenin def. Nicole Gibbs, 6–0, 6–4

### Doubles

* Nicole Gibbs / Asia Muhammad def. Ellen Perez / Sabrina Santamaria, 6–4, 6–1
