2018 Launceston Tennis International

2018 Launceston Tennis International
Date	5–11 February
Edition	4th (men) 7th (women)
Category	ATP Challenger Tour (men) ITF Women's Circuit (women)
Prize money	$75,000 / $25,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Launceston, Australia
Venue	Launceston Regional Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Marc Polmans
Gabriella Taylor
Men's doubles
Alex Bolt / Bradley Mousley
Jessica Moore / Ellen Perez
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The 2018 Smart Fibre Launceston International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts as part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for men and $25,000 for women. It was the fourth (for men) and seventh (for women) edition of the tournament.

Men's singles entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	Marcel Granollers	138	1
JPN	Yoshihito Nishioka	170	2
USA	Kevin King	189	3
USA	Evan King	202	4
FRA	Stéphane Robert	210	5
AUS	Alex Bolt	223	6
AUS	Jason Kubler	239	7
USA	Christian Harrison	242	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 29 January 2018.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Alex Bolt
• Harry Bourchier
• Andrew Harris
• Luke Saville

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Nathaniel Lammons
• Marinko Matosevic
• Gianni Mina
• Benjamin Mitchell

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Lucas Catarina

Women's singles entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SUI	Patty Schnyder	150	1
RUS	Irina Khromacheva	190	2
AUS	Priscilla Hon	194	3
USA	Asia Muhammad	207	4
FRA	Myrtille Georges	217	5
CRO	Tereza Mrdeža	221	6
ROU	Jaqueline Cristian	223	7
GBR	Laura Robson	237	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 29 January 2018

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Kimberly Birrell
• 
• Kaylah McPhee
• Alana Parnaby

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Shuko Aoyama
• Alexandra Bozovic
• Allie Kiick
• Chihiro Muramatsu
• Himari Sato
• Riko Sawayanagi
• Yuuki Tanaka
• Olivia Tjandramulia

Champions[]

Men's singles[]

• Marc Polmans def. Bradley Mousley 6–2, 6–2.

Women's singles[]

• Gabriella Taylor def. Asia Muhammad, 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles[]

• Alex Bolt / Bradley Mousley def. Sekou Bangoura / Nathan Pasha 7–6^(8–6), 6–0.

Women's doubles[]

• Jessica Moore / Ellen Perez def. Laura Robson / Valeria Savinykh, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4

External links[]

• 2018 Smart Fibre Launceston International at Tennis Australia

References[]