title: 2018 Tennis Championships of Honolulu – Singles
text: # 2018 Tennis Championships of Honolulu – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  Nao Hibino won the title, defeating Jessica Pegula in the final, 6–0, 6–2
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Nao Hibino (champion)
  * Grace Min (second round)
  * Ashley Kratzer (first round)
  * Danielle Lao (semifinals)
  * Misaki Doi (quarterfinals)
  * Asia Muhammad (quarterfinals)
  * Jacqueline Cako (first round)
  * Emina Bektas (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 | Nao Hibino | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | 4 | Danielle Lao | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | 4 | Danielle Lao | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Jessica Pegula | 0 | 2 |
  | | Jessica Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | Jessica Pegula | 0 | 2 |
  | 8 | Emina Bektas | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | N Hibino | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Tjandramulia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | N Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Lahey | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^6$ | WC | A Rodgers | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Rodgers | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 1 | N Hibino | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | |
  | | UM Arconada | 6 | 1 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | UM Arconada | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | |
  | | S Akita | 0 | 6 | $6^6$ | | UM Arconada | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Ghițescu | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | A Ghițescu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | J Cako | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Hibino | 3 | 7 | 7 |
  | 4 | D Lao | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Lao | 6 | 5 | 5 |
  | | A Bai | 4 | 3 | | 4 | D Lao | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Moore | 3 | 7 | 3 | Q | C Harrison | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Harrison | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | D Lao | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | D Schaefer | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | A Muhammad | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | N Kolar | 1 | 7 | 6 | | N Kolar | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Nefedova | 2 | 2 | | 6 | A Muhammad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Muhammad | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Elbaba | 2 | 2 | | 5 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Kaji | 4 | 1 | | | N Hanatani | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Hanatani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Doi | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | D Starr | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Pegula | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | C Simmonds | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Pegula | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Pegula | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | A Kratzer | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Pegula | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | E Bektas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Bektas | 3 | 4 |
  | | Q Gleason | 3 | 2 | | 8 | E Bektas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Arango | 7 | 6 | | | E Arango | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Lutzeier | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | E Bektas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Inoue | 7 | 5 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | M Minokoshi | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | M Minokoshi | 5 | 7 | 5 | | M Minokoshi | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Jakšić | 3 | 2 | | 2 | G Min | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | G Min | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  