# 2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Women's singles

Carol Zhao was the defending champion, but lost to Ivana Jorović in the quarterfinals.
Jorović went on to win the title, defeating Zheng Saisai in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Zheng Saisai (final)
* Wang Yafan (quarterfinals)
* Luksika Kumkhum (quarterfinals)
* Zhu Lin (withdrew)
* Nao Hibino (first round)
* Sabina Sharipova (first round)
* Misaki Doi (semifinals)
* Duan Yingying (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 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Misaki Doi | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Misaki Doi | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Zheng Saisai | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |

### 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 Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schoofs | 5 | 1 | | 1 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Xun | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | A Raina | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Raina | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Grammatikopoulou | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Yu Zhang | 0 | 1 | | | E Rybakina | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | V Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Hibino | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Doi | 4 | 1 |
| Q | Jin Lu | 3 | 0$^r$ | | 3 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D-b Kim | 3 | 2 | | WC | Xin Wang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | L Kumkhum | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jia Lu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Namigata | 7 | 4 | 3 | | Jia Lu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Liu | 3 | 0$^r$ | | 7 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Doi | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | Y Duan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Doroshina | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | O Doroshina | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fręch | 6 | 4 | 5 | | C Zhao | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Zhao | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | C Zhao | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | S Ma | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Jorović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 3 | 4 | | WC | S Ma | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Jorović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | I Jorović | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P Plipuech | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | I Jorović | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | S Sharipova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | D Kovinić | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| | D Kovinić | 7 | 6 | | | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Y Yuan | 4 | 1 | | SE | N-l Han | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | N-l Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Teichmann | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Y Wang | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | S-j Jang | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | S-j Jang | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Wang | 2 | 4 | | 2 | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |