title: 2018 Mumbai Open – Singles
text: # 2018 Mumbai Open – Singles
  
  Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion, but she was ineligible to participate having qualified for 2018 WTA Elite Trophy.
  
  Luksika Kumkhum won her first WTA 125K series title, defeating Irina Khromacheva in the final, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Zheng Saisai (quarterfinals)
  * Dalila Jakupović (semifinals)
  * Sachia Vickery (first round, retired)
  * Olga Danilović (first round)
  * Luksika Kumkhum (champion)
  * Margarita Gasparyan (semifinals)
  * Zhu Lin (first round)
  * Nao Hibino (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Margarita Gasparyan | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Margarita Gasparyan | 2 | 4 | 5 | Luksika Kumkhum | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Irina Khromacheva | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | | Irina Khromacheva | 6 | 7 | | Irina Khromacheva | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | 2 | Dalila Jakupović | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | K Thandi | 2 | 4 | | 1 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Schoofs | 6 | 6 | | | B Schoofs | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Fett | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | S Zheng | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | B Štefková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | L Kumkhum | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | T Martincová | 4 | 4 | | | B Štefková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Yadlapalli | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | L Kumkhum | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | O Danilović | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Gasparyan | 2 | 4 |
  | | D Kovinić | 4 | 7 | 6 | | D Kovinić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Raina | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | A Raina | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Bhosale | 6 | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | D Kovinić | $6^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | LL | S Shapatava | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | M Gasparyan | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | E Gorgodze | 6 | 6 | | | E Gorgodze | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Mrdeža | 3 | 2 | | 6 | M Gasparyan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Gasparyan | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | L Zhu | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | U Radwańska | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | U Radwańska | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Khromacheva | 6 | 6 | | | I Khromacheva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | H Kuwata | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Khromacheva | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | K-y Ng | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | V Grammatikopoulou | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | V Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | V Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Khazaniuk | 2 | 7 | 5 | | D Khazaniuk | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | S Vickery | 6 | 5 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | I Khromacheva | 6 | 7 |
  | 8 | N Hibino | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Jakupović | 4 | 5 |
  | WC | S Lisicki | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | N Hibino | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Jorović | 7 | 1 | 1 | | Jia Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jia Lu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Jia Lu | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | S Sharipova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | D Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Doi | 1 | $6^4$ | | | S Sharipova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Kudermetova | 4 | 1 | | 2 | D Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | D Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Tereza Martincová (qualified)
  * Hiroko Kuwata (qualified)
  * Pranjala Yadlapalli (qualified)
  * Urszula Radwańska (qualified)
  * Natalija Kostić (qualifying competition)
  * Yana Sizikova (first round)
  * Sofia Shapatava (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Ksenia Palkina (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Tereza Martincová
  * Hiroko Kuwata
  * Pranjala Yadlapalli
  * Urszula Radwańska
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Sofia Shapatava
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Naoko Eto | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | Naoko Eto | 0 | 0 | 1 | Tereza Martincová | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 7 | Sofia Shapatava | 6 | 3 | 0 |
  | | Ashmitha Easwaramurthi | 0 | 3 | 7 | Sofia Shapatava | 6 | 3 | 0 |
  | 7 | Sofia Shapatava | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Sowjanya Bavisetti | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Sowjanya Bavisetti | 3 | 1 | | 2 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | WC | Mahak Jain | 3 | 4 |
  | WC | Mahak Jain | 3 | 6 | 7 | WC | Mahak Jain | 3 | 4 |
  | 6 | Yana Sizikova | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Pranjala Yadlapalli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Mihika Yadav | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | WC | Mihika Yadav | 3 | 0 | 3 | Pranjala Yadlapalli | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Oksana Kalashnikova | 3 | 3 |
  | | Oksana Kalashnikova | 6 | 6 | | Oksana Kalashnikova | 3 | 3 |
  | 8 | Ksenia Palkina | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Emily Webley-Smith | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Emily Webley-Smith | 4 | 3 | 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | 5 | Natalija Kostić | 4 | 6 | 1 |
  | | Fiona Codino | 5 | 0 | 5 | Natalija Kostić | 4 | 6 | 1 |
  | 5 | Natalija Kostić | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  