title: 2018 Mercer Tennis Classic – Singles
text: # 2018 Mercer Tennis Classic – Singles
  
  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Poitiers instead.
  
  Varvara Lepchenko won the title, defeating Verónica Cepede Royg in the final, 6–4, 6–4.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Madison Brengle (first round)
  * Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)
  * Sofya Zhuk (first round)
  * Claire Liu (first round)
  * Nicole Gibbs (first round)
  * Kristie Ahn (first round)
  * Marie Bouzková (semifinals, retired)
  * Christina McHale (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 | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Allie Kiick | 4 | 2 | | | |
  | | Allie Kiick | 4 | 2 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | Verónica Cepede Royg | 4 | 4 |
  | | Verónica Cepede Royg | 6 | 2 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 4 | 4 |
  | 7 | Marie Bouzková | 3 | $0^r$ | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Brengle | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Lao | 6 | 6 | | | D Lao | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Chirico | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | L Chirico | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | B Haddad Maia | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | D Lao | 2 | 5 | | | |
  | | A Kratzer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | W Osuigwe | 7 | 6 | | | W Osuigwe | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 8/WC | C McHale | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | C Liu | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | A Kiick | 4 | 2 |
  | | K Day | $7^9$ | 6 | | | K Day | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | L Davis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | G Brodsky | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | K Day | 2 | 5 | | | |
  | | K Nara | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | A Kiick | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | S Chang | 7 | $7^7$ | | | S Chang | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kiick | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Kiick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | K Ahn | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | N Gibbs | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Li | 2 | 7 | 6 | | A Li | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | H Baptiste | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | H Baptiste | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Muhammad | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | Q | H Baptiste | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | V Cepede Royg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Cepede Royg | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | G Min | 6 | 4 | 4 | | V Cepede Royg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | U Eikeri | 6 | 6 | | | U Eikeri | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | S Zhuk | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Cepede Royg | 6 | 2 |
  | 7 | M Bouzková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Bouzková | 3 | $0^r$ |
  | WC | A Guarachi | 5 | 2 | | 7 | M Bouzková | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Abanda | 1 | 2 | | | S Karatantcheva | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Bouzková | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | G Olmos | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | J Pegula | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | AS Sánchez | 2 | 5 | | Q | G Olmos | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Marand | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Pegula | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  