2018 Birmingham Classic – Singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion,^[1] and successfully defended her title, defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2.

Singles
2018 Birmingham Classic
Champion	Petra Kvitová
Runner-up	Magdaléna Rybáriková
Score	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 Birmingham Classic

Seeds

1. Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
2. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
3. Karolína Plíšková (first round)
4. Petra Kvitová (champion)
5. Julia Görges (quarterfinals)
6. Daria Kasatkina (second round)
7. Elise Mertens (first round)
8. CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Barbora Strýcová	61	4
		Magdaléna Rybáriková	77	6
									Magdaléna Rybáriková	6	1	2
								4	Petra Kvitová	4	6	6
	4	Petra Kvitová	6	6
		Mihaela Buzărnescu	3	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	G Muguruza	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	1	2				1	G Muguruza	2	4
	Q	J Brady	6	5	3				B Strýcová	6	6
		B Strýcová	3	7	6											B Strýcová	7	3
		L Tsurenko	77	7												L Tsurenko	5	0r
	WC	H Watson	62	5					L Tsurenko	1	6	6
	Q	Kr Plíšková	6	5	4			6	D Kasatkina	6	3	3
	6	D Kasatkina	3	7	6																		B Strýcová	61	4
	3	Ka Plíšková	2	3																			M Rybáriková	77	6
		M Rybáriková	6	6					M Rybáriková	3	6	6
		K Siniaková	6	2	4				K Mladenovic	6	2	1
		K Mladenovic	1	6	6											M Rybáriková	6	6
	WC	K Boulter	1	2											Q	D Jakupović	2	4
		N Osaka	6	6					N Osaka	3	0r
	Q	D Jakupović	3	79	6			Q	D Jakupović	6	0
	7	E Mertens	6	67	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	J Görges	6	6
		M Sakkari	4	4				5	J Görges	78	6
	Q	O Dodin	4	3					A Barty	66	3
		A Barty	6	6											5	J Görges	1	4
		D Cibulková	3	66											4	P Kvitová	6	6
		D Gavrilova	6	78					D Gavrilova	2	2
		J Konta	3	4				4	P Kvitová	6	6
	4	P Kvitová	6	6																		4	P Kvitová	6	6
	8	C Vandeweghe	3	2																			M Buzărnescu	3	2
		P Martić	6	6					P Martić	6	3	2
		T Babos	3	6	0				M Buzărnescu	4	6	6
		M Buzărnescu	6	4	6											M Buzărnescu	6	6
		A Cornet	5	6	6										2/WC	E Svitolina	3	2
		E Makarova	7	4	1				A Cornet	4	2
		D Vekić	1	6	1			2/WC	E Svitolina	6	6
	2/WC	E Svitolina	6	3	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Camila Giorgi (second round)
2. Yulia Putintseva (withdrew)
3. Bernarda Pera (qualifying competition)
4. Kristýna Plíšková (qualified)
5. Jennifer Brady (qualified)
6. Sachia Vickery (second round)
7. Vera Lapko (second round)
8. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Océane Dodin
2. Jennifer Brady
3. Dalila Jakupović
4. Kristýna Plíšková

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Camila Giorgi	6	77
		Kurumi Nara	4	61
								1	Camila Giorgi	77	62	4
									Océane Dodin	64	77	6
	WC	Samantha Murray	3	5
		Océane Dodin	6	7
																Océane Dodin	6	6
															WC	Katy Dunne	2	4
	WC	Jodie Burrage	77	6
	PR	Bojana Jovanovski Petrović	65	3
								WC	Jodie Burrage	5	3
								WC	Katy Dunne	7	6
	WC	Katy Dunne	0	6	6
	8	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	2	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Ankita Raina	3	6	4
		Priscilla Hon	6	3	6
									Priscilla Hon	3	4
									Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
		Caroline Dolehide	5	4
		Eugenie Bouchard	7	6
																Eugenie Bouchard	67	6	4
															5	Jennifer Brady	79	4	6
		Fanny Stollár	2	610
		Kristie Ahn	6	712
									Kristie Ahn	3	64
								5	Jennifer Brady	6	77
		Denisa Allertová	6	4	63
	5	Jennifer Brady	4	6	77

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Bernarda Pera	6	6
		Verónica Cepede Royg	2	4
								3	Bernarda Pera	6	77
									Kateryna Bondarenko	4	65
	WC	Tara Moore	0	5
		Kateryna Bondarenko	6	7
															3	Bernarda Pera	3	4
																Dalila Jakupović	6	6
		Jasmine Paolini	65	6	66
		Dalila Jakupović	77	4	78
									Dalila Jakupović	77	7
								6	Sachia Vickery	63	5
		Tamara Korpatsch	1	0
	6	Sachia Vickery	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Kristýna Plíšková	6	77
		Alexandra Cadanțu	2	61
								4	Kristýna Plíšková	6	6
									Sofya Zhuk	1	2
		Sofya Zhuk	6	7
		Sesil Karatantcheva	4	5
															4	Kristýna Plíšková	77	6
																Conny Perrin	62	4
		Françoise Abanda	0	4
		Conny Perrin	6	6
									Conny Perrin	0	6	6
								7	Vera Lapko	6	2	2
	PR	Jessica Pegula	3	1
	7	Vera Lapko	6	6