# 2018 Taiwan Open – Singles

Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Tímea Babos won the title, defeating Kateryna Kozlova in the final, 7–5, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Peng Shuai (first round)
* Zhang Shuai (first round)
* Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Tímea Babos (champion)
* Yulia Putintseva (quarterfinals)
* Zarina Diyas (second round)
* Magda Linette (quarterfinals)
* Pauline Parmentier (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 |
| PR | Wang Yafan | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | 4 | Tímea Babos | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | Kateryna Kozlova | 5 | 1 |
| PR | Sabine Lisicki | 5 | 4 | | Kateryna Kozlova | 5 | 1 |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | S Peng | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | A Bogdan | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ | WC | E Bouchard | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Bouchard | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | WC | E Bouchard | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| PR | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | PR | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Ozaki | 2 | 4 | | PR | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | P Parmentier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Parmentier | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | PR | Y Wang | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Babos | 6 | 6 |
| | Ar Rodionova | 3 | 2 | | 4 | T Babos | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Cabrera | 0 | 1 | | Q | D Jakupović | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | Jin Lu | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | M Linette | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | J Larsson | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | X Han | 2 | 0 | | 7 | M Linette | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Linette | 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 |
| 6 | Z Diyas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Blinkova | 2 | 5 | | 6 | Z Diyas | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 4 | | | M Niculescu | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| PR | S Lisicki | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | PR | S Lisicki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Zhang | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | PR | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | N Hibino | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Stosur | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | S Lisicki | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kozlova | 7 | 6 |
| Q | J Namigata | 2 | 4 | | 5 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y-h Lee | 5 | 2 | | WC | K-c Chang | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K-c Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Y Putintseva | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Y Duan | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | K Kozlova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Kato | 2 | 6 | 5 | | Y Duan | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | K Kozlova | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Zhang | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Han Xinyun (qualified)
* Anna Blinkova (qualified)
* Liu Fangzhou (qualifying competition)
* Lu Jingjing (qualifying competition; lucky loser)
* Lizette Cabrera (qualified)
* Eri Hozumi (first round)
* Dalila Jakupović (qualified)
* Junri Namigata (qualified)
* Priscilla Hon (qualifying competition)
* Peangtarn Plipuech (qualifying competition)
* Ayano Shimizu (first round)
* Ankita Raina (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Han Xinyun
* Anna Blinkova
* Dalila Jakupović
* Zhang Yuxuan
* Lizette Cabrera
* Junri Namigata

### Lucky losers

* Lu Jingjing

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Han Xinyun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Hsieh Shu-ying | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | Hsieh Shu-ying | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Han Xinyun | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Peangtarn Plipuech | 7$^8$ | 2 | 2 |
| | Zhang Ling | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Peangtarn Plipuech | 7$^8$ | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 3 | 2 | 2 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Ankita Raina | 3 | 4 |
| | Cornelia Lister | 2 | 0 | 12 | Ankita Raina | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Ankita Raina | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Michaela Hončová | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Michaela Hončová | 3 | 1 | 3 | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 7 | Dalila Jakupović | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Haruka Kaji | 5 | 2 | 7 | Dalila Jakupović | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Dalila Jakupović | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lu Jingjing | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | Joanna Garland | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Joanna Garland | 6$^5$ | 5 | 4 | Lu Jingjing | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 6 | | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Ayano Shimizu | 3 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lizette Cabrera | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Kang Jiaqi | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | Kang Jiaqi | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ | | 5 | Lizette Cabrera | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Priscilla Hon | 3 | 2 |
| | Naiktha Bains | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Priscilla Hon | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Priscilla Hon | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Eri Hozumi | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 8 | Junri Namigata | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Lee Pei-chi | 2 | 3 | 8 | Junri Namigata | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | |