2018 J&T Banka Prague Open

The 2018 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the tournament, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the TK Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic, from 30 April to 5 May 2018.

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of April 23, 2018.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcard s into the singles main draw:
 * 🇷🇺 Daria Kasatkina
 * 🇸🇰 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
 * 🇨🇿 Tereza Smitková

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇩🇪 Antonia Lottner
 * 🇷🇴 Elena-Gabriela Ruse
 * Patty Schnyder
 * Stefanie Vögele

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇩🇪 Tamara Korpatsch
 * 🇮🇹 Jasmine Paolini

Withdrawals

 * Belinda Bencic → replaced by 🇫🇷 Océane Dodin
 * 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by 🇺🇸 Bernarda Pera
 * 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková → replaced by 🇮🇹 Jasmine Paolini
 * 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová → replaced by 🇨🇿 Denisa Allertová
 * Donna Vekić → replaced by Richèl Hogenkamp
 * 🇨🇿 Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by 🇩🇪 Tamara Korpatsch

Retirements

 * 🇦🇺 Daria Gavrilova

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of April 23, 2018.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcard s into the doubles main draw: The following pair received entry as alternates:
 * 🇸🇰 Viktória Kužmová / 🇷🇴 Elena-Gabriela Ruse
 * 🇨🇿 Barbora Štefková / 🇨🇿 Barbora Strýcová
 * 🇯🇵 Misaki Doi / 🇸🇪 Cornelia Lister

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Raquel Atawo (abductor injury)


 * During the tournament
 * 🇨🇿 Barbora Strýcová

Singles
This was Kvitova's 23rd WTA title and first on home soil. It was also her third title of the year and first International since Linz 2011.
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová defeated 🇷🇴 Mihaela Buzărnescu, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.

Doubles

 * 🇺🇸 Nicole Melichar / 🇨🇿 Květa Peschke defeated 🇷🇴 Mihaela Buzărnescu / 🇧🇾 Lidziya Marozava, 6–4, 6–2