2018 Ladies Open Lugano

The 2018 Ladies Open Lugano (also known as the 2018 Samsung Open presented by Cornèr for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on clay courts at TC Lido Lugano. It was the second edition of the tournament (the first to take place in Lugano) and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place between 9 April through 15 April 2018.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 2 April 2018.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova
 * Jil Teichmann
 * Stefanie Vögele

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
 * 🇱🇺 Mandy Minella

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇷🇴 Alexandra Cadanțu
 * 🇱🇮 Kathinka von Deichmann
 * Richèl Hogenkamp
 * 🇩🇪 Tamara Korpatsch
 * 🇲🇪 Danka Kovinić
 * 🇧🇾 Vera Lapko

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
 * 🇵🇱 Magdalena Fręch

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by Polona Hercog
 * Kiki Bertens → replaced by 🇱🇺 Mandy Minella
 * 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková → replaced by 🇨🇿 Kristýna Plíšková
 * 🇷🇴 Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei
 * 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva
 * 🇺🇦 Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by 🇩🇪 Laura Siegemund
 * Maria Sakkari → replaced by 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens
 * 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by 🇵🇱 Magdalena Fręch

Retirements

 * 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic
 * 🇩🇪 Laura Siegemund

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 2 April 2018.

Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:
 * 🇫🇷 Amandine Hesse / 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic

The following pair received entry as alternates:
 * 🇭🇺 Réka-Luca Jani / 🇲🇪 Danka Kovinić

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic

Singles

 * 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens def. 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles

 * 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens / 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens def. 🇧🇾 Vera Lapko / 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka, 6–1, 6–3