The Moscow River Cup was a
WTA Tour
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International-level professional women's tennis tournament. It took place on outdoor
clay court
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...
s, in July 2018 at the National Tennis Center of Juan Antonio Samaranch, in
Moscow
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. The tournament will be replaced by
Baltic Open
The Baltic Open is a women's professional tennis tournament held at National Tennis Center Lielupe in Jūrmala, Latvia. It replaced the Moscow River Cup with the tournament joining the WTA Tour with it being classified as an International tourn ...
.
The inaugural year's (2018) prize money was $750,000,
a significantly higher amount than the usual norm at
WTA International
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-level events.
Results
Singles
Doubles
References
WTA tournament profile
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Tennis tournaments in Russia
Sports competitions in Moscow
Clay court tennis tournaments
WTA Tour
2018 establishments in Russia
Defunct tennis tournaments in Europe
Defunct sports competitions in Russia