# Women's Open International de Squash de Nantes 2018

The Women's Open International de Squash de Nantes 2018 is the women's edition of the 2018 Open International de Squash de Nantes, which is a tournament of the PSA World Tour event Challenger Tour 20 (Prize money: $18,000).
The event took place at the Théâtre Graslin in Nantes in France from 4 to 9 of September.
Nele Gilis won her first Open International de Nantes trophy, beating Emily Whitlock in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2018, the prize purse was $18,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money Open International de Nantes (2018) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 350 | 230 | 140 | 85 | 51 | 31.5 |
| Prize money | $2,850 | $1,800 | $1,125 | $675 | $415 | $260 |

## Seeds

* Emily Whitlock (final)
* Fiona Moverley (semifinals)
* Nadine Shahin (quarterfinals)
* Nele Gilis (champion)
* Milou van der Heijden (round of 16)
* Julianne Courtice (quarterfinals)
* Alexandra Fuller (quarterfinals)
* Tinne Gilis (quarterfinals)

## Draw and results

| First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Emily Whitlock | 14 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hana Ramadan | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | | 9/16 | Lisa Aitken | 12 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Lisa Aitken | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | 1 | Emily Whitlock | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Kace Bartley | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | Julianne Courtice | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julia Le Coq | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | 9/16 | Kace Bartley | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Julianne Courtice | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Emily Whitlock | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | Lucy Turmel | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Milou van der Heijden | 9 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cindy Merlo | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | 9/16 | Lucy Turmel | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Lucy Turmel | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 9/16 | Lucy Turmel | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Alison Thomson | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 3 | Nadine Shahin | 7 | 13 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ali Hemingway | 11 | 0 | 6 | 7 | | 9/16 | Alison Thomson | 7 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Nadine Shahin | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Emily Whitlock | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nele Gilis | 4 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Nele Gilis | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jasmine Hutton | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | | 9/16 | Rachael Chadwick | 8 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Rachael Chadwick | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | 4 | Nele Gilis | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Chloé Mesic | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 7 | Alexandra Fuller | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Riina Koskinen | 3 | 0 | 6 | | | 9/16 | Chloé Mesic | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Alexandra Fuller | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nele Gilis | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fiona Moverley | 7 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Tinne Gilis | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristina Gómez | 2 | 5 | 9 | | | 9/16 | Ineta Mackevica | 2 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Ineta Mackevica | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 8 | Tinne Gilis | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Milnay Louw | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | 2 | Fiona Moverley | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Marie Stephan | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9/16 | Milnay Louw | 4 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Fiona Moverley | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |