2018 Taiwan Open – Singles

Singles
2018 Taiwan Open
Champion	Tímea Babos
Runner-up	Kateryna Kozlova
Score	7–5, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 2018 Taiwan Open – Singles was an event of the 2018 Taiwan Open women's tennis tournament, held in Taipei, Taiwan. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded, with Peng Shuai as the top seed. Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began. Fourth-seeded Tímea Babos won the title, defeating Kateryna Kozlova in the final, 7–5, 6–1.^[1][2]

Key

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw