2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Houston instead.

Singles
2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger
Champion	Luksika Kumkhum
Runner-up	Sabine Lisicki
Score	6–1, 6–3

Main article: 2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger

Luksika Kumkhum won the title, defeating Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–3 in the final.^[1]

Seeds

1. Zheng Saisai (withdrew)
2. Luksika Kumkhum (champion)
3. Margarita Gasparyan (withdrew)
4. Zhu Lin (quarterfinals)
5. Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)
6. Vitalia Diatchenko (semifinals)
7. Sabina Sharipova (first round)
8. Misaki Doi (first round)

Main 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
	WC	Sabine Lisicki	1	6	7
	6	Vitalia Diatchenko	6	3	5
								WC	Sabine Lisicki	1	3
								2	Luksika Kumkhum	6	6
		Bibiane Schoofs	5	3
	2	Luksika Kumkhum	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	LL	K-y Ng	2	2
		V Grammatikopoulou	6	6					V Grammatikopoulou	3	1
		B Haas	6	0	3			WC	E-s Liang	6	6
	WC	E-s Liang	3	6	6										WC	E-s Liang	4	0
		M Fręch	4	3											WC	S Lisicki	6	6
		E Rybakina	6	6					E Rybakina	4	3
	WC	S Lisicki	6	6				WC	S Lisicki	6	6
	8	M Doi	3	2																		WC	S Lisicki	1	6	7
	4	L Zhu	2	6	6																	6	V Diatchenko	6	3	5
		J Teichmann	6	3	2			4	L Zhu	6	4	6
		D Kovinić	6	6					D Kovinić	1	6	3
	WC	L Zhang	3	1											4	L Zhu	1	0
	Q	Y Zhang	6	6											6	V Diatchenko	6	6
		Jia Lu	3	2				Q	Y Zhang	7	3	2
		P Hon	2	4				6	V Diatchenko	5	6	6
	6	V Diatchenko	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	S Sharipova	0	2
		I Jorović	6	6					I Jorović	1	65
	Q	E-G Ruse	4	5				Q	T Martincová	6	77
	Q	T Martincová	6	7											Q	T Martincová	63	0r
		B Schoofs	6	6												B Schoofs	77	3
		C Zhao	3	2					B Schoofs	6	6
		F Xun	79	77					F Xun	4	2
		Y Duan	67	65																			B Schoofs	5	3
	5	N Hibino	78	6																		2	L Kumkhum	7	6
		A Raina	66	1				5	N Hibino	6	6
		S Celik	2	1				Q	S-j Jang	4	3
	Q	S-j Jang	6	6											5	N Hibino	3	1
	WC	J Garland	4	2											2	L Kumkhum	6	6
	LL	L Cabrera	6	6				LL	L Cabrera	3	4
		X Han	3	4				2	L Kumkhum	6	6
	2	L Kumkhum	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Ayano Shimizu (first round)
2. Karman Thandi (qualifying competition)
3. Jang Su-jeong (qualified)
4. Xun Fangying (moved to main draw)
5. Tereza Martincová (qualified)
6. Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)
7. Mayo Hibi (first round)
8. Lizette Cabrera (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Tereza Martincová
2. Zhang Yuxuan
3. Jang Su-jeong
4. Elena-Gabriela Ruse

Lucky losers

1. Lizette Cabrera
2. Ng Kwan-yau

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ayano Shimizu	4	4
		Lee Ya-hsuan	6	6
									Lee Ya-hsuan	3	0
								5	Tereza Martincová	6	6
		Zhang Kailin	4	4
	5	Tereza Martincová	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Karman Thandi	6	6
	WC	Ng Kwan-yau	4	4
								2	Karman Thandi	2	2
								6	Zhang Yuxuan	6	6
	WC	Yang Ya-yi	0	1
	6	Zhang Yuxuan	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Jang Su-jeong	6	6
		Momoko Kobori	1	4
								3	Jang Su-jeong	6	6
								8	Lizette Cabrera	4	4
		Junri Namigata	4	3
	8	Lizette Cabrera	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Peangtarn Plipuech	2	3
		Olga Doroshina	6	6
									Olga Doroshina	5	5
									Elena-Gabriela Ruse	7	7
		Elena-Gabriela Ruse	77	2	6
	7	Mayo Hibi	64	6	4