# 2018 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Peng Shuai won the title, defeating Viktória Kužmová in the final, 6–3, 6–0.

## Seeds

* Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals, retired)
* Viktória Kužmová (final)
* Tatjana Maria (quarterfinals)
* Evgeniya Rodina (semifinals)
* Mona Barthel (quarterfinals)
* Stefanie Vögele (semifinals)
* Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
* Tamara Zidanšek (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 6 | Stefanie Vögele | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Peng Shuai | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Peng Shuai | 7 | 6 | | Peng Shuai | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Viktória Kužmová | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Evgeniya Rodina | 1 | 2 | 2 | Viktória Kužmová | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Viktória Kužmová | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vikhlyantseva | 3 | 3 | | 1 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Krajicek | 5 | 2 | | Q | I Shinikova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Shinikova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | K Mladenovic | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | A Raina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Vögele | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | T Mihalíková | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | A Raina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ivakhnenko | 5 | 4 | | 6 | S Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Vögele | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Vögele | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | T Maria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Peng | 7 | 6 |
| | K Juvan | 2 | 4 | | 3 | T Maria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zavatska | 6 | 6 | | | K Zavatska | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Kilnarová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | T Maria | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Golubic | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Hatouka | 3 | 3 | | 7 | S Cîrstea | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Cîrstea | 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 |
| 8 | T Zidanšek | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | O Govortsova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^5$ | 8 | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Gálfi | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Gálfi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sharipova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | T Zidanšek | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Witthöft | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | E Rodina | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | V Tomova | 6 | 6 | | | V Tomova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hesse | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | 4 | E Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | E Rodina | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Rodina | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Kužmová | 6 | 6 |
| WC | A Panova | 4 | 2 | | 5 | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Șerban | 6$^5$ | 2 | | PR | Q Lemoine | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Q Lemoine | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Barthel | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | V Kužmová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Grammatikopoulou | 1 | 4 | | | M Minella | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | V Kužmová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Kužmová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |