2018 Taiwan Open – Singles

Singles
2018 Taiwan Open
Champion Tímea Babos
Runner-up Kateryna Kozlova
Score7–5, 6–1
Draw32
Seeds8
Main article: 2018 Taiwan Open

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]

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Timea Babos claims third WTA singles title at Taiwan Open". ESPN. 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Taiwan Open: Timea Babos defeats Kateryna Kozlova in final to win third WTA singles title of her career". Firstpost.com. 4 February 2018.
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