# 2018 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Singles

Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Wang Qiang won her first WTA Tour singles title, defeating Zheng Saisai in the final, 7–5, 4–0 ret.

## Seeds

* Zhang Shuai (quarterfinals)
* Wang Qiang (champion)
* Magda Linette (semifinals)
* Kurumi Nara (first round)
* Vitalia Diatchenko (first round, retired)
* Zheng Saisai (final, retired)
* Duan Yingying (first round)
* Han Xinyun (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Zhu Lin | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Zheng Saisai | 5 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Wang Qiang | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Magda Linette | 5 | 2 | | 2 | Wang Qiang | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Wang Qiang | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | S Zhang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6$^0$ | 3 | | 1/WC | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Gasparyan | 6 | 6 | | PR | M Gasparyan | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Xu | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 1/WC | S Zhang | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Y Zhang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | L Zhu | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | T Martincová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Y Duan | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Zhu | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | K Nara | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Zheng | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Jin Lu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Jin Lu | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Kobori | 6$^3$ | 0 | | Q | F Xun | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Xun | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | F Xun | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | K Thandi | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | 6 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jia Lu | 3 | 6 | 5 | Q | K Thandi | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kato | 3 | 0 | | 6 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Zheng | 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 | V Diatchenko | 6 | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Plipuech | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | P Plipuech | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Zheng | 3 | 3 | | Q | E-s Liang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E-s Liang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | E-s Liang | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Cako | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | M Linette | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Hozumi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Hozumi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-j Jang | 4 | 0 | | 3 | M Linette | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Linette | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Q Wang | 7 | 6 |
| LL | J Namigata | 4 | 0 | | 8 | X Han | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Kuwata | 5 | 3 | | | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Liu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Liu | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | A Shimizu | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Sharipova | 6 | 6 | | | S Sharipova | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Raina | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Q Wang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Junri Namigata (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Karman Thandi (qualified)
* Zhang Yuxuan (moved to main draw)
* Momoko Kobori (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Xun Fangying (qualified)
* Mai Minokoshi (qualifying competition)
* Xu Shilin (qualified)
* Valeria Savinykh (qualifying competition)
* Miyabi Inoue (qualifying competition)
* Hiroko Kuwata (qualified)
* You Xiaodi (first round)
* Peangtarn Plipuech (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Peangtarn Plipuech
* Karman Thandi
* Liang En-shuo
* Xu Shilin
* Xun Fangying
* Hiroko Kuwata

### Lucky losers

* Junri Namigata
* Momoko Kobori

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Junri Namigata | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sun Xuliu | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Sun Xuliu | 5 | 1 | 1 | Junri Namigata | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 12 | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Jiang Xinyu | 4 | 1 | 12 | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Karman Thandi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nika Kukharchuk | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Nika Kukharchuk | 3 | 1 | 2 | Karman Thandi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Valeria Savinykh | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Liu Yanni | 6$^2$ | 3 | 8 | Valeria Savinykh | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Valeria Savinykh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Ye Qiuyu | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Naiktha Bains | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Naiktha Bains | 5 | 6 | 6 | Naiktha Bains | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | Liang En-shuo | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Liang En-shuo | 4 | 6 | 7 | Liang En-shuo | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | You Xiaodi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Momoko Kobori | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Tang Qianhui | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Tang Qianhui | 4 | 2 | 4 | Momoko Kobori | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 7 | Xu Shilin | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Kang Jiaqi | 0 | 2 | 7 | Xu Shilin | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Xu Shilin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Xun Fangying | 7$^8$ | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ma Shuyue | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Ma Shuyue | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | 5 | Xun Fangying | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Miyabi Inoue | 5 | 4 |
| | Gai Ao | 0 | 5 | | 9 | Miyabi Inoue | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Miyabi Inoue | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Mai Minokoshi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yuan Yue | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Yuan Yue | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Mai Minokoshi | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 10 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 6 |
| | Chantal Škamlová | 4 | 0 | | 10 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 6 | | | | | |