title: 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz – Singles
text: # 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz – Singles
  
  Barbora Strýcová was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Alison Van Uytvanck.
  
  Camila Giorgi won the title, defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final, 6–3, 6–1.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Julia Görges (first round)
  * Kiki Bertens (second round)
  * Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals)
  * Dominika Cibulková (withdrew)
  * Camila Giorgi (champion)
  * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
  * Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
  * Donna Vekić (first round)
  * Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | WC | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | Q | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 0 | 6 | 6 | Q | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 5 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
  | | Alison Van Uytvanck | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Görges | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Petkovic | 1 | 7 | 6 | WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Blinkova | 6 | 2 | 3 | | T Maria | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Maria | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | H Dart | 3 | 4 | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | T Babos | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | D Vekić | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 0 |
  | 9 | K Siniaková | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | E Alexandrova | 0 | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | E Alexandrova | 7 | 6 | | Q | E Alexandrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Larsson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Larsson | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Vögele | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | E Alexandrova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | V Lapko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | B Bencic | 6 | 1 | 0 | | V Lapko | 7 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Kužmová | 5 | 5 | | 6 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | M Rybáriková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | A Van Uytvanck | 1 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | Q | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Ferro | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | A Van Uytvanck | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | LL | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Strýcová | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | V Grammatikopoulou | 4 | 2 | LL | Kr Plíšková | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Flipkens | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | 3 | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | B Strýcová | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | A Van Uytvanck | 3 | 4 |
  | 5 | C Giorgi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
  | | P Parmentier | 3 | $6^4$ | 5 | C Giorgi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea | 4 | 2 | Q | J Teichmann | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Giorgi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | PR | M Gasparyan | 6 | 0 | | | | | | PR | M Gasparyan | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | M Puig | 2 | $0^r$ | PR | M Gasparyan | 7 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Haas | 2 | 1 | 2 | K Bertens | 5 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualified)
  * Mona Barthel (first round)
  * Carina Witthöft (first round)
  * Viktorija Golubic (qualifying competition)
  * Olga Danilović (first round)
  * Anna Blinkova (qualified)
  * Kristýna Plíšková (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Arantxa Rus (first round)
  * Fiona Ferro (qualified)
  * Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualifying competition)
  * Mandy Minella (qualifying competition)
  * Vitalia Diatchenko (qualifying competition)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
  * Ekaterina Alexandrova
  * Valentini Grammatikopoulou
  * Fiona Ferro
  * Jil Teichmann
  * Anna Blinkova
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Kristýna Plíšková
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Tamara Korpatsch | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | | Tamara Korpatsch | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 1 | 2 |
  | | Anna Kalinskaya | 1 | 2 | | 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Mona Barthel | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 11 | Mandy Minella | 1 | 0 |
  | WC | Mavie Österreicher | 3 | 1 | 11 | Mandy Minella | 1 | 0 |
  | 11 | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Carina Witthöft | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 12 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 2 | 5 |
  | WC | Melanie Klaffner | 1 | $6^4$ | | 12 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 2 | 5 |
  | 12 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Viktorija Golubic | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | Georgina García Pérez | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | | Georgina García Pérez | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 4 | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 9 | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | WC | Nadja Ramskogler | 1 | 1 | | 9 | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 9 | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Olga Danilović | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 1 | 6 | Tereza Smitková | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | Jil Teichmann | $6^8$ | $7^8$ | 6 | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | 8 | Arantxa Rus | $7^{10}$ | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Antonia Lottner | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Antonia Lottner | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 7/WC | Kristýna Plíšková | 1 | 2 |
  | | Irina Bara | 4 | 3 | | 7/WC | Kristýna Plíšková | 1 | 2 |
  | 7/WC | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  