# 2018 Jinan International Open – Women's singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.
Zhu Lin won the title, defeating Wang Yafan in the final, 6–4, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Luksika Kumkhum (semifinals)
* Wang Yafan (final)
* Duan Yingying (first round, retired)
* Zhu Lin (champion)
* Liu Fangzhou (second round, retired)
* Jang Su-jeong (quarterfinals)
* Ankita Raina (quarterfinals)
* Lu Jingjing (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 |
| 1 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| 4 | Zhu Lin | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| 4 | Zhu Lin | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | 4 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Wang Yafan | 4 | 1 |
| | Xun Fangying | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Wang Yafan | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Wang Yafan | 6 | 4 | 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Yuan | 4 | 1 | | 1 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kaji | 0 | 4 | | | Yu Zhang | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Chong | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | S-j Jang | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Jakšić | 7 | 7 | | | J Jakšić | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gai | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | S-j Jang | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S-j Jang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ |
| 4 | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Zhu | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| WC | Q Zheng | 0 | 1 | | 4 | L Zhu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Wang | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Wang | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Yu | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Sema | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | M Minokoshi | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Minokoshi | 6 | 6 | | | M Minokoshi | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Hontama | 1 | 7$^8$ | 5 | 5 | F Liu | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Liu | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | Jin Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Ma | 1 | 1 | | 8 | Jin Lu | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Inoue | 3 | 2 | | | F Xun | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Xun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Xun | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Guo | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | X You | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Gasanova | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | H Guo | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X You | 5 | | | | X You | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Y Duan | 5$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Xun | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | A Raina | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Wang | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | J Kang | 6$^8$ | 5 | | 7 | A Raina | 3 | 7$^{17}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Zheng | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | E-s Liang | 6 | 6$^{15}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E-s Liang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 7 | A Raina | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | S Ma | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | Y Wang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Zhang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | K Zhang | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xin Wang | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Y Wang | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |