2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup
{{short description|Professional tennis tournament}}
{{Infobox tennis event|2018|Kurume U.S.E Cup|
| date = 14–20 May
| edition = 14th
| category = ITF Women's Circuit
| location = Kurume, Japan
| surface = Carpet
| prize_money = $60,000
| champs = {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayano Shimizu
| champd = {{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Broady / {{flagicon|USA}} Asia Muhammad
| main_name = Kurume Cup
}}
The 2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Kurume, Japan, on 14–20 May 2018.
Singles main draw entrants
= Seeds =
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|GBR}}
|127 |1 |
| {{flag|AUS}}
|130 |2 |
| {{flag|GBR}}
|176 |3 |
| {{flag|JPN}}
|211 |4 |
| {{flag|GBR}}
|225 |5 |
| {{flag|SRB}}
|226 |6 |
| {{flag|JPN}}
|238 |7 |
| {{flag|USA}}
|249 |8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 7 May 2018.
= Other entrants =
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Robu Kajitani
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanako Morisaki
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuho Oshino
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Sakura Hondo
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Ari Matsumoto
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Abbie Myers
- {{flagicon|USA}} Anastasia Nefedova
Champions
=Singles=
{{main|2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup – Singles}}
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayano Shimizu def. {{flagicon|AUS}} Abbie Myers, 6–3, 7–5
=Doubles=
{{main|2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup – Doubles}}
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Broady / {{flagicon|USA}} Asia Muhammad def. {{flagicon|GBR}} Katy Dunne / {{flagicon|PNG}} Abigail Tere-Apisah, 6–2, 6–4
External links
- [http://www.itf-kurume.jp/woman/ Official website]
- [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100042390 2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup] at ITFtennis.com
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Category:2018 ITF Women's Circuit