title: 2018 Pingshan Open – Women's singles
text: # 2018 Pingshan Open – Women's singles
  
  Ekaterina Alexandrova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
  
  Viktória Kužmová won the title, defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final, 7–5, 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Denisa Allertová (quarterfinals)
  * Luksika Kumkhum (quarterfinals)
  * Viktória Kužmová (champion)
  * Nao Hibino (first round)
  * Zheng Saisai (quarterfinals)
  * Danka Kovinić (first round)
  * Anna Blinkova (semifinals)
  * Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (second 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | 3 | Viktória Kužmová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Viktória Kužmová | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Viktória Kužmová | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Anna Kalinskaya | 5 | 3 |
  | | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | | Anna Kalinskaya | 5 | 3 |
  | SE | Marta Kostyuk | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | D Allertová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Kerkhove | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | D Allertová | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Yuan | 3 | 0 | | | V Diatchenko | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Diatchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | D Allertová | $7^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | JE | Xin Wang | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | A Blinkova | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | SE | M Zanevska | 5 | 6 | 6 | SE | M Zanevska | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Ma | 2 | 0 | | 7 | A Blinkova | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | A Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Blinkova | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | 3 | V Kužmová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Kužmová | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | R Ozaki | 4 | 2 | | 3 | V Kužmová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Jakupović | 7 | 6 | | | D Jakupović | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Sharipova | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | V Kužmová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | D Chiesa | $6^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Zheng | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | L Cabrera | $7^{12}$ | 1 | 2 | | D Chiesa | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Liu | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | S Zheng | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Zheng | 6 | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | X Gao | 3 | 1 | | 8 | AK Schmiedlová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Cadanțu | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | A Cadanțu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kato | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | A Cadanțu | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | P Monova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | U Radwańska | 6 | 3 | 4 | | P Monova | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kalinskaya | 3 | 7 | 6 | | A Kalinskaya | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | N Hibino | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | D Kovinić | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | SE | M Kostyuk | 2 | 2 |
  | WC | F Xun | 7 | 6 | | WC | F Xun | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | M Kostyuk | 0 | 7 | 6 | SE | M Kostyuk | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | I Jorović | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | SE | M Kostyuk | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Jin Lu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | L Kumkhum | 6 | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | J Paolini | 6 | 6 | | | J Paolini | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Guo | 1 | 3 | | 2 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  