# 2018 Empire Slovak Open – Singles

Markéta Vondroušová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Viktória Kužmová won the title after defeating Verónica Cepede Royg 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Johanna Larsson (quarterfinals)
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
* Verónica Cepede Royg (final)
* Kurumi Nara (quarterfinals)
* Madison Brengle (second round)
* Stefanie Vögele (second round)
* Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
* Ekaterina Alexandrova (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 | Final |
| | Viktória Kužmová | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 5 | 7 | 4 | | Viktória Kužmová | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | Anna Blinkova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Larsson | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Liu | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | 1 | J Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Juhászová | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | V Golubic | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Golubic | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 1 | J Larsson | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | V Kužmová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Kužmová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 1 | 2 | | | V Kužmová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | M Brengle | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Brengle | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | V Kužmová | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | K Nara | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Alexandrova | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| WC | T Mihalíková | 5 | 3 | | 4 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | A Petkovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | K Nara | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | J Fett | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | 8 | E Alexandrova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | N Gibbs | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | N Gibbs | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Stará | 6$^0$ | 2 | | 8 | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Alexandrova | 7$^7$ | 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 | S Vögele | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Korpatsch | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | S Vögele | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Martincová | 6 | 4 | | Q | T Martincová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Lottner | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | Q | T Martincová | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Chwalińska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | V Cepede Royg | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | I Falconi | 1 | 3 | | Q | M Chwalińska | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ahn | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | V Cepede Royg | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Cepede Royg | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Cepede Royg | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Y Wickmayer | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Blinkova | 3 | 0 |
| | F Abanda | 6 | 6 | | | F Abanda | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | A Blinkova | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Potapova | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | A Blinkova | 6$^9$ | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | A Kalinina | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | |
| | A Kalinina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Kalinina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Šramková | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | WC | R Šramková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | AK Schmiedlová | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |