| Date: | 18–24 June |
| Edition: | 37th |
| Category: | WTA Premier |
| Draw: | 32S / 16D |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Prize Money: | $846,000 |
| Location: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue: | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| Champs: |  Petra Kvitová |
| Champd: |  Tímea Babos /  Kristina Mladenovic |
| Before Name: | Aegon Classic Birmingham |
| Main Name: | Birmingham Classic (tennis) Birmingham Classic |
The 2018 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. It was contested at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, 18 - 24 June 2018. Petra Kvitová successfully defended its 2017 singles title.[1]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Singles | $163,085 | $86,840 | $46,345 | $24,880 | $13,311 | $6,398 | $3,791 | $2,021 | $1,122 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles * | $50,876 | $27,155 | $14,845 | $7,562 | $4,098 |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | Elina Svitolina | 5 | 2 | |
| Czech Republic | Karolína Plíšková | 7 | 3 | |
| Czech Republic | Petra Kvitová | 8 | 4 | |
| Julia Görges | 13 | 5 | ||
 Russian Federation | Daria Kasatkina | 14 | 6 | |
 Belgium | Elise Mertens | 15 | 7 | |
 United States | CoCo Vandeweghe | 16 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Madison Keys → replaced by Donna Vekić| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | Tímea Babos | France | Kristina Mladenovic | 12 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | Czech Republic | Barbora Strýcová | 12 | 2 | |
| Latisha Chan |  Canada | Gabriela Dabrowski | 15 | 3 | ||
| Czech Republic | Barbora Krejčíková | Czech Republic | Kateřina Siniaková | 17 | 4 |
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2018 Birmingham Classic – Singles.
Petra Kvitová defeated 
Magdaléna Rybáriková, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2See main article: 2018 Birmingham Classic – Doubles.
Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic defeated Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs, 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]