2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Julia Görges was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Luxembourg instead.

Women's singles
2018 Kremlin Cup
Champion	Daria Kasatkina
Runner-up	Ons Jabeur
Score	2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4

Main article: 2018 Kremlin Cup

Daria Kasatkina won the title, defeating Ons Jabeur in the final, 2–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4.

Jabeur became the first player representing Tunisia to reach a WTA final. With her win over Jabeur, Kasatkina broke inside the top 10 world ranking for the first time in her career, and qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals as the first alternate, replacing Aryna Sabalenka.^[1]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Simona Halep (withdrew)
2. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
3. Sloane Stephens (second round)
4. Kiki Bertens (second round)
5. Anastasija Sevastova (semifinals)
6. Daria Kasatkina (champion)
7. Elise Mertens (first round)
8. Anett Kontaveit (quarterfinals)

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
	6	Daria Kasatkina	6	6
		Johanna Konta	4	3
								6	Daria Kasatkina	2	77	6
								Q	Ons Jabeur	6	63	4
	Q	Ons Jabeur	6	3	6
	5	Anastasija Sevastova	3	6	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								LL	V Grammatikopoulou	5	0
		A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6					A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6
		A Tomljanović	5	4												A Pavlyuchenkova	4	3
		A Cornet	5	6	7										6	D Kasatkina	6	6
	Q	N Vikhlyantseva	7	2	5				A Cornet	6	5	4
		L Tsurenko	4	61				6	D Kasatkina	3	7	6
	6	D Kasatkina	6	77																		6	D Kasatkina	6	6
																							J Konta	4	3
								4	K Bertens	3	6	3
		A Sasnovich	6	6					A Sasnovich	6	4	6
		M Buzărnescu	3	4												A Sasnovich	2	6	62
		D Gavrilova	77	7												J Konta	6	2	77
	LL	V Diatchenko	65	5					D Gavrilova	4	6	3
		J Konta	6	7					J Konta	6	3	6
	7	E Mertens	3	5

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Kontaveit	2	6	7
	WC	A Potapova	6	3	5			8	A Kontaveit	6	77
		K Mladenovic	6	6					K Mladenovic	2	63
	WC	A Kalinskaya	1	3											8	A Kontaveit	5	1
		E Makarova	1	2											Q	O Jabeur	7	6
	Q	O Jabeur	6	6				Q	O Jabeur	6	6
								3/WC	S Stephens	3	2
																						Q	O Jabeur	6	3	6
	5	A Sevastova	4	7	6																	5	A Sevastova	3	6	3
		M Rybáriková	6	5	3			5	A Sevastova	7	4	6
		Y Putintseva	6	6					Y Putintseva	5	6	4
		I-C Begu	2	0											5	A Sevastova	4	7	6
	Q	I Khromacheva	3	3											Q	V Zvonareva	6	5	3
	Q	V Zvonareva	6	6				Q	V Zvonareva	6	6
								2	Ka Plíšková	1	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Irina-Camelia Begu (moved to main draw)
2. Ana Bogdan (second round)
3. Evgeniya Rodina (first round)
4. Ons Jabeur (qualified)
5. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualified)
6. Vitalia Diatchenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Laura Siegemund (second round)
8. Georgina García Pérez (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Vera Zvonareva
2. Natalia Vikhlyantseva
3. Irina Khromacheva
4. Ons Jabeur

Lucky losers

1. Vitalia Diatchenko
2. Valentini Grammatikopoulou

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Alexandra Cadanțu	6	1	2
		Vera Zvonareva	4	6	6
									Vera Zvonareva	6	6
								WC	Sofya Lansere	3	0
		Olga Doroshina	63	78	3
	WC	Sofya Lansere	77	66	6
																Vera Zvonareva	6	6
																Ivana Jorović	4	4
		Nina Stojanović	5	1
		Ivana Jorović	7	6
									Ivana Jorović	6	6
								7	Laura Siegemund	2	4
	WC	Nigina Abduraimova	62	6	3
	7	Laura Siegemund	77	3	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Ana Bogdan	6	3	7
		Deborah Chiesa	3	6	5
								2	Ana Bogdan	6	3	3
									Sílvia Soler Espinosa	2	6	6
		Sílvia Soler Espinosa	4	77	6
		Anna Zaja	6	65	2
																Sílvia Soler Espinosa	3	3
															5	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6
	WC	Vlada Koval	3	7	77
		Sabine Lisicki	6	5	64
								WC	Vlada Koval	63	3
								5	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	77	6
	WC	Polina Monova	1	63
	5	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	77

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Evgeniya Rodina	3	4
		Sofya Zhuk	6	6
									Sofya Zhuk	2	0
									Irina Khromacheva	6	6
		Irina Khromacheva	77	6
		Ekaterine Gorgodze	62	3
																Irina Khromacheva	6	78
															6	Vitalia Diatchenko	2	66
		Deniz Khazaniuk	714	4	0r
		Sabina Sharipova	612	6	3
									Sabina Sharipova	6	3	1
								6	Vitalia Diatchenko	4	6	6
		Elena Rybakina	5	2
	6	Vitalia Diatchenko	7	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Ons Jabeur	1	6	6
		Fanny Stollár	6	4	3
								4	Ons Jabeur	1	6	77
									Harriet Dart	6	3	61
		Valentyna Ivakhnenko	1	3
		Harriet Dart	6	6
															4	Ons Jabeur	7	6
																Valentini Grammatikopoulou	5	1
		Valentini Grammatikopoulou	67	6	6
		Alexandra Panova	79	4	4
									Valentini Grammatikopoulou	6	6
								8	Georgina García Pérez	1	2
		Varvara Flink	7	4	2
	8	Georgina García Pérez	5	6	6