The NEK Ladies Open was a tournament for professional female

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s. The event was classified as a $60,000

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, Hungary, only in 2018. It ran from 27 August until 2 September.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 20 August 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: *

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The following player received entry as a lucky loser: *

Nicoleta Dascălu Nicoleta Cătălina Dascălu (born 19 December 1995) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Dascălu has career-high WTA rankings of No. 266 in singles and 240 in doubles. She has won five singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Wom ...

Champions

Singles

Iga Świątek Iga Natalia Świątek (; born 31 May 2001) is a Polish professional tennis player. She is currently ranked world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Świątek is a three-time major singles champion, having won the French Open in 202 ...

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, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

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External links

2018 NEK Ladies Open
at ITFtennis.com
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:NEK Ladies Open, 2018 2018 ITF Women's Circuit

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