title: 2018 Qujing International Challenger – Singles
text: # 2018 Qujing International Challenger – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  Malek Jaziri won the title after defeating Blaž Rola $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–1 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Malek Jaziri (champion)
  * Blaž Kavčič (first round)
  * Ilya Ivashka (quarterfinals)
  * Lorenzo Sonego (quarterfinals)
  * Stefano Napolitano (second round)
  * Salvatore Caruso (second round)
  * Lee Duck-hee (first round)
  * Jason Kubler (semifinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Malek Jaziri | $7^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | 8 | Jason Kubler | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | 8 | Jason Kubler | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | 1 | Malek Jaziri | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Blaž Rola | $6^5$ | 1 |
  | | Blaž Rola | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Blaž Rola | $6^5$ | 1 |
  | | Alex Bolt | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Y-s Chung | 2 | 4 | | 1 | M Jaziri | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Balaji | 4 | 6 | 1 | | Z Li | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Li | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 1 | M Jaziri | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | P Gunneswaran | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | A Pellegrino | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | A Pellegrino | 7 | 6 | | | A Pellegrino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Zh Zhang | 1 | 1 | | 5 | S Napolitano | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Napolitano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Jaziri | $7^8$ | 2 | 6 |
  | 4 | L Sonego | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Kubler | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 |
  | | Kim Cheong-eui | 1 | 4 | | 4 | L Sonego | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Moriya | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | H Moriya | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | X Gao | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | 4 | L Sonego | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | G Granollers | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | 8 | J Kubler | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | D Wu | $7^7$ | 6 | | | D Wu | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Podžus | 4 | 1 | | 8 | J Kubler | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | J Kubler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | S Caruso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Xia Zihao | 3 | 1 | | 6 | S Caruso | 3 | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Rola | 6 | 6 | | | B Rola | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y He | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | B Rola | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Ze Zhang | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | I Ivashka | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | L Saville | 5 | $6^4$ | | | Ze Zhang | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Cui Jie | 1 | 1 | | 3 | I Ivashka | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | I Ivashka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | B Rola | 7 | 3 | 6 |
  | 7 | D-h Lee | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | A Bolt | 5 | 6 | 3 |
  | | H Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | | | H Hurkacz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Takahashi | 6 | 6 | | | Y Takahashi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Chen | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | H Hurkacz | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | A Bolt | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | A Bolt | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Banes | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | | A Bolt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Majchrzak | 6 | 6 | | | K Majchrzak | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Kavčič | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  