# 2018 Eastbourne International – Women's singles

Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Aryna Sabalenka.
Caroline Wozniacki won the title, defeating Sabalenka in the final 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$. Wozniacki won the title after saving a match point Angelique Kerber had against her in the semifinals.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
    02. Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
    03. Petra Kvitová (third round, withdrew due to a hamstring injury)
    04. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
    05. Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)
    06. Julia Görges (second round)
    07. Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)
    08. Ashleigh Barty (quarterfinals)
    09. Elise Mertens (third round)
    10. Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round, retired)
    11. Anastasija Sevastova (third round)
    12. Kiki Bertens (second round)
    13. Johanna Konta (third round)
    14. Barbora Strýcová (third round)
    15. Daria Gavrilova (second round)
    16. Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ashleigh Barty | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ashleigh Barty | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Daria Kasatkina | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Daria Kasatkina | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Aryna Sabalenka | 5 | 6$^5$ |
| 5 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Aryna Sabalenka | 5 | 6$^5$ |
| | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | C Giorgi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Sestini Hlaváčková | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | J Konta | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 7 | 6 | | | A Krunić | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Barty | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 10 | M Rybáriková | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Vikhlyantseva | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | S-w Hsieh | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | 8 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | H Watson | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | | K Mladenovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 7 | 6 | | | D Cibulková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | K Swan | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | D Collins | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | D Collins | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Kasatkina | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 11 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kr Plíšková | 5 | 6 | 3 | WC | H Dart | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Dart | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | A Sevastova | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 7 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 7 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | A Van Uytvanck | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | D Kasatkina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | K Kanepi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Nara | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | M Buzărnescu | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Buzărnescu | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | K Bertens | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Ostapenko | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 15 | D Gavrilova | 7 | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | A Radwańska | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Radwańska | w/o | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Kvitová | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 2 | 4 | Q | K Bondarenko | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Kvitová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | J Görges | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Vickery | 6 | 0 | 1 | | A Sabalenka | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sabalenka | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Sabalenka | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | E Mertens | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Kuznetsova | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Sabalenka | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | 14 | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Putintseva | 5 | 3 | | | D Vekić | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | B Strýcová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 5 | 4 | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

The top three seeds received a bye into the qualifying competition.

### Seeds

* Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
* Bernarda Pera (qualifying competition)
* Kristýna Plíšková (qualified)
* Taylor Townsend (first round)
* Lara Arruabarrena (first round)
* Sachia Vickery (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
* Christina McHale (qualifying competition)
* Kurumi Nara (qualified)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualified)
* Arantxa Rus (qualifying competition)
* Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Yulia Putintseva
* Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
* Kristýna Plíšková
* Kateryna Bondarenko
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva
* Kurumi Nara

### Lucky loser

* Sachia Vickery

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Christina McHale | 4 | 4 |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 4 | 8 | Christina McHale | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 2 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 7 | | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 2 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 3 | Kristýna Plíšková | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | 11 | Arantxa Rus | 6$^2$ | 5 |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 2 | 2 | 11 | Arantxa Rus | 6$^2$ | 5 |
| 11 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Taylor Townsend | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | Ana Konjuh | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 7 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Eden Silva | 3 | 2 | | 7 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lara Arruabarrena | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Katy Dunne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Katy Dunne | 6 | 6 | | Katy Dunne | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 |
| | Naomi Broady | 3 | 3 | 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Sachia Vickery | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Naiktha Bains | 6$^5$ | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | Naiktha Bains | 6$^5$ | 6$^1$ | 6 | Sachia Vickery | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 9 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 6 |
| | Kimberly Birrell | 4 | 4 | 9 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | |