# 2018 Shymkent Challenger – Singles

Singles matches were held in 2018 at the 2018 Shymkent Challenger clay court tennis tournament held June 4 to 9 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Ričardas Berankis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Yannick Hanfmann won the title after defeating Roberto Cid Subervi 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Yannick Hanfmann (champion)
* Hugo Dellien (semifinals)
* Sebastian Ofner (quarterfinals)
* Mohamed Safwat (second round)
* Nino Serdarušić (second round)
* Uladzimir Ignatik (first round)
* Enrique López Pérez (first round)
* Gonçalo Oliveira (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yannick Hanfmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Lorenzo Giustino | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Lorenzo Giustino | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Yannick Hanfmann | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Roberto Cid Subervi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 |
| | Roberto Cid Subervi | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | Roberto Cid Subervi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Hugo Dellien | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Avidzba | 4 | 2 | 1 | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T-l Wu | 7 | 6 | Q | T-l Wu | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Clezar | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Y Hanfmann | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | J Rodionov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Rodionov | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | P Krstin | 3 | 2 | Q | J Rodionov | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Grigelis | 6 | 7 | | L Grigelis | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E López Pérez | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Safwat | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Giustino | 1 | 0 |
| | C Gómez-Herrera | 5 | 5 | 4 | M Safwat | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Petrović | 2$^r$ | | | L Giustino | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Giustino | 3 | | | | | | | | L Giustino | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Muñoz de la Nava | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | K Krawietz | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | G Lomakin | 1 | 4 | | D Muñoz de la Nava | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Krawietz | 6 | 6 | Q | K Krawietz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Oliveira | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | N Serdarušić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Khassanov | 5 | 2 | | 5 | N Serdarušić | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cid Subervi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | R Cid Subervi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T-h Yang | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | R Cid Subervi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I Nedelko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Ofner | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | D Yevseyev | 5 | 3 | | | I Nedelko | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A De Greef | 6$^1$ | 1$^r$ | | 3 | S Ofner | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Ofner | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Cid Subervi | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | U Ignatik | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Dellien | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 |
| Q | D Masur | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | Q | D Masur | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Casanova | 0 | 1 | | | A Nedovyesov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | A Pavić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | H Dellien | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Šetkić | 2 | 4 | | | A Pavić | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ortega Olmedo | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0 | 2 | H Dellien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Dellien | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |