2018 Kunming Open – Women's singles

Zheng Saisai was the defending champion but lost in the final to Irina Khromacheva 3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5).

Women's singles
2018 Kunming Open
Champion	Irina Khromacheva
Runner-up	Zheng Saisai
Score	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Main article: 2018 Kunming Open

Seeds

1. Peng Shuai (semifinals)
2. Wang Yafan (quarterfinals)
3. Yanina Wickmayer (quarterfinals)
4. Zheng Saisai (final)
5. Dalila Jakupović (second round)
6. Carol Zhao (second round)
7. Han Xinyun (semifinals)
8. Liu Fangzhou (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
	1/WC	Peng Shuai	5	1
	4	Zheng Saisai	7	6
								4	Zheng Saisai	6	4	65
									Irina Khromacheva	3	6	77
		Irina Khromacheva	6	6
	7	Han Xinyun	1	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1/WC	S Peng	4	6	6
	Q	A Naydenova	6	1	4			1/WC	S Peng	5	6	6
	WC	Z Yang	6	4	6			WC	Z Yang	7	4	3
	Q	N Hanatani	3	6	3										1/WC	S Peng	6	6
		E Kostova	6	6												E Kostova	1	0
		J Cako	4	1					E Kostova	77	0	6
		A Shimizu	1	2				5	D Jakupović	63	6	1
	5	D Jakupović	6	6																		1/WC	S Peng	5	1
	4	S Zheng	6	6																		4	S Zheng	7	6
		S Akita	4	3				4	S Zheng	6	65	6
		H Guo	0	1					X You	2	77	3
		X You	6	6											4	S Zheng	5	6	6
		A Hesse	65	6	6											A Hesse	7	1	1
		J Kang	77	4	1				A Hesse	77	710
		S Reix	60	3				6	C Zhao	63	68
	6	C Zhao	77	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	F Liu	2	1
		O Tjandramulia	6	6					O Tjandramulia	6	0	2
		I Khromacheva	6	6					I Khromacheva	3	6	6
	WC	X Jiang	3	4												I Khromacheva	2	6	6
		S Sharipova	7	5	6										3	Y Wickmayer	6	3	3
	Q	N Kukharchuk	5	7	2				S Sharipova	3	6	1
	Q	N Kostić	4	5				3	Y Wickmayer	6	3	6
	3	Y Wickmayer	6	7																			I Khromacheva	6	6
	7	X Han	6	77																		7	X Han	1	3
	WC	W Zheng	3	65				7	X Han	6	6
		F Xun	2	0					P Plipuech	3	0
		P Plipuech	6	6											7	X Han	6	2	6
	WC	Q Tang	2	1											2	Y Wang	3	6	4
		A Raina	6	6					A Raina	64	5
		D Lao	7	66	4			2	Y Wang	77	7
	2	Y Wang	5	78	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Olivia Tjandramulia (moved to main draw)
2. Natalija Kostić (qualified)
3. Sun Xuliu (qualifying competition)
4. Aleksandrina Naydenova (qualified)
5. Gai Ao (qualifying competition)
6. Nagi Hanatani (qualified)
7. Ye Qiuyu (first round)
8. Nika Kukharchuk (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Nika Kukharchuk
2. Natalija Kostić
3. Nagi Hanatani
4. Aleksandrina Naydenova

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Akari Inoue	1	5
		Feng Shuo	6	7
									Feng Shuo	3	4
								8	Nika Kukharchuk	6	6
	WC	Ren Jiaqi	0	4
	8	Nika Kukharchuk	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Natalija Kostić	6	6
		Lu Jiaxi	2	1
								2	Natalija Kostić	6	6
									Beatrice Gumulya	1	4
		Beatrice Gumulya	6	3	6
	7	Ye Qiuyu	1	6	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Sun Xuliu	77	77
		Michika Ozeki	61	62
								3	Sun Xuliu	3	1
								6	Nagi Hanatani	6	6
		Ma Yexin	3	2
	6	Nagi Hanatani	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Aleksandrina Naydenova	7	6
		Guo Shanshan	5	4
								4	Aleksandrina Naydenova	6	6
								5	Gai Ao	1	3
	WC	Pei Tingting	0	1
	5	Gai Ao	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw