2018 Taiwan Open – Singles

Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Singles
2018 Taiwan Open
Champion	Tímea Babos
Runner-up	Kateryna Kozlova
Score	7–5, 6–1

Main article: 2018 Taiwan Open

Tímea Babos won the title, defeating Kateryna Kozlova in the final, 7–5, 6–1.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Peng Shuai (first round)
2. Zhang Shuai (first round)
3. Samantha Stosur (first round)
4. Tímea Babos (champion)
5. Yulia Putintseva (quarterfinals)
6. Zarina Diyas (second round)
7. Magda Linette (quarterfinals)
8. Pauline Parmentier (second 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
	PR	Wang Yafan	3	4
	4	Tímea Babos	6	6
								4	Tímea Babos	7	6
									Kateryna Kozlova	5	1
	PR	Sabine Lisicki	5	4
		Kateryna Kozlova	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Peng	4	1
		A Bogdan	6	6					A Bogdan	5	5
		L Zhu	6	5	0r			WC	E Bouchard	7	7
	WC	E Bouchard	1	7	2										WC	E Bouchard	4	0
	PR	Y Wang	6	6											PR	Y Wang	6	6
		R Ozaki	2	4				PR	Y Wang	6	6
		K Nara	6	4	1			8	P Parmentier	3	3
	8	P Parmentier	1	6	6																	PR	Y Wang	3	4
	4	T Babos	6	6																		4	T Babos	6	6
		Ar Rodionova	3	2				4	T Babos	6	4	6
	Q	L Cabrera	0	1				Q	D Jakupović	3	6	2
	Q	D Jakupović	6	6											4	T Babos	6	6
	LL	Jin Lu	3	1											7	M Linette	1	3
		J Larsson	6	6					J Larsson	1	77	63
	Q	X Han	2	0				7	M Linette	6	64	77
	7	M Linette	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	Z Diyas	6	7
	Q	A Blinkova	2	5				6	Z Diyas	0	6	4
		M Niculescu	6	4					M Niculescu	6	1	6
		O Jabeur	1	0r												M Niculescu	6	4	4
	PR	S Lisicki	6	1	77										PR	S Lisicki	4	6	6
	Q	Y Zhang	3	6	63			PR	S Lisicki	6	6
		N Hibino	78	6					N Hibino	4	1
	3	S Stosur	66	2																		PR	S Lisicki	5	4
	5	Y Putintseva	6	6																			K Kozlova	7	6
	Q	J Namigata	2	4				5	Y Putintseva	6	77
	WC	Y-h Lee	5	2				WC	K-c Chang	3	63
	WC	K-c Chang	7	6											5	Y Putintseva	5	3
		Y Duan	6	4	7											K Kozlova	7	6
		M Kato	2	6	5				Y Duan	6	2	64
		K Kozlova	6	6					K Kozlova	3	6	77
	2	S Zhang	2	4

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Han Xinyun (qualified)
2. Anna Blinkova (qualified)
3. Liu Fangzhou (qualifying competition)
4. Lu Jingjing (qualifying competition; lucky loser)
5. Lizette Cabrera (qualified)
6. Eri Hozumi (first round)
7. Dalila Jakupović (qualified)
8. Junri Namigata (qualified)
9. Priscilla Hon (qualifying competition)
10. Peangtarn Plipuech (qualifying competition)
11. Ayano Shimizu (first round)
12. Ankita Raina (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Han Xinyun
2. Anna Blinkova
3. Dalila Jakupović
4. Zhang Yuxuan
5. Lizette Cabrera
6. Junri Namigata

Lucky losers

1. Lu Jingjing

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Han Xinyun	6	6
	WC	Hsieh Shu-ying	3	3
								1	Han Xinyun	66	6	6
								10	Peangtarn Plipuech	78	2	2
		Zhang Ling	4	6	2
	10	Peangtarn Plipuech	6	1	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anna Blinkova	6	6
	WC	Ng Kwan-yau	3	2
								2	Anna Blinkova	6	6
								12	Ankita Raina	3	4
		Cornelia Lister	2	0
	12	Ankita Raina	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Liu Fangzhou	6	6
		Michaela Hončová	3	1
								3	Liu Fangzhou	6	4	3
								7	Dalila Jakupović	3	6	6
		Haruka Kaji	5	2
	7	Dalila Jakupović	7	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lu Jingjing	77	7
	WC	Joanna Garland	65	5
								4	Lu Jingjing	4	6	3
									Zhang Yuxuan	6	3	6
		Zhang Yuxuan	6	6
	11	Ayano Shimizu	3	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Lizette Cabrera	77	77
		Kang Jiaqi	63	62
								5	Lizette Cabrera	6	6
								9	Priscilla Hon	3	2
		Naiktha Bains	4	6	5
	9	Priscilla Hon	6	4	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Eri Hozumi	1	63
		Hiroko Kuwata	6	77
									Hiroko Kuwata	6	3	2
								8	Junri Namigata	4	6	6
		Lee Pei-chi	2	3
	8	Junri Namigata	6	6