Credit: Jan McIntyre

On Wednesday 18 September 2018, the organisers of the WTA Luxembourg Open tennis tournament held a press conference in Luxembourg.

The BGL BNP Paribas Open organisers announced the list of players entered into the main draw:

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - WTA No. 79 - Winner in 2011
Polona Hercog (SLO) - WTA No. 77 - QF in 2010
Tamara Zidansek (SLO) - WTA No. 76
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) - WTA No. 74 - SF in 2015
Vera Lapko (BLR) - WTA No. 72
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) - WTA No. 71 - SF in 2017
Tatjana Maria (GER) - WTA No. 70 - Round 16 in 2015
Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) - WTA No. 62SR
Monica Niculescu (ROU) - WTA No. 62 - Winner 2016
Rebecca Peterson (SWE) - WTA No. 61
Kirsten Flipkins (BEL) - WTA No. 57 - QF in 2009
Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) - WTA No. 56
Monica Puig (PUR) - WTA No. 55 - Finalist in 2017
Katerina Siniakova (CZE) - WTA No. 54
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) - WTA No. 51 - SF in 2008
Timea Babos (HUN) - WTA No. 42
Donna Vekic (CRO) - WTA No. 41 - R32 in 2013
Camila Giorgi (ITA) - WTA No. 40 - R16 in 2013
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) - WTA No. 39 - SF in 2015
Maria Sakkari (GRE) - WTA No. 30
Carla Suarez-Navarro (ESP) - WTA No. 24 - R16 in 2010
Venus Williams (USA) - WTA No. 16 - Winner 2012
Julia Goerges (GER) - WTA No. 9 - Finalist 2010

The first wildcard was awarded to Luxembourg’s Mandy Minella - WTA No. 144 - R32 in 2017

The tournament will be held from 13 to 20 October 2018 at CK Sportcenter in Kockelscheuer.

Tickets are available through sales points www.luxembourg-ticket.lu, or its Call-Center at tel: 470895-1 from Mon. to Fri. 10:00 to 18:30.