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

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. It took place in

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, United States, on 16–22 July 2018.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 2 July 2018.

Other entrants

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

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Haruna Arakawa *

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* Connie Ma *

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Champions

Singles

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def. Nicole Gibbs, 6–0, 6–4

Doubles

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

External links

2018 Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge
at ITFtennis.com
Official website
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