# 2018 Liuzhou International Challenger – Women's singles

Wang Yafan was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Han Na-lae in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Wang Yafan (champion)
* Anhelina Kalinina (second round)
* Liu Fangzhou (quarterfinals)
* Katie Swan (semifinals, retired)
* Han Xinyun (second round)
* Carol Zhao (first round)
* Elena Rybakina (second round)
* Zhang Yuxuan (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 |
| 1/WC | Wang Yafan | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Katie Swan | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Katie Swan | 2 | 0$^r$ | | 1/WC | Wang Yafan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Han Na-lae | 4 | 2 |
| | Wang Xinyu | 4 | 7 | 5 | | Han Na-lae | 4 | 2 |
| | Han Na-lae | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Q Zheng | 4 | 1 | | 1/WC | Y Wang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-r Lee | 3 | 7 | 5 | | LA Fernandez | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LA Fernandez | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | 1/WC | Y Wang | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Zhang | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | M Wang | 4 | 4 | | Q | K Zhang | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Yuan | 6 | 6 | | | Y Yuan | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Zhao | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | Y Wang | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | K Swan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Swan | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | L Zhang | 3 | 3 | | 4 | K Swan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E-s Liang | 6 | 6 | | | E-s Liang | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jin Lu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | K Swan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Wei | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | X You | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | X You | 7 | 6 | | | X You | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-h Choi | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | E Rybakina | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Rybakina | 6 | 4 | 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 | Yu Zhang | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | | | Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-j Jang | 5 | 3 | | | P Plipuech | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Plipuech | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Xin Wang | 6$^7$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Gai | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | F Liu | 7$^9$ | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | O Doroshina | 6 | 6 | | | O Doroshina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Q Ye | 1 | 1 | | 3 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Xin Wang | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N-l Han | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | H Guo | 3 | 3 | | 5 | X Han | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S-R Sekulic | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | S-R Sekulic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Sun | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | S-R Sekulic | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | J Ren | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | N-l Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N-l Han | 6 | 6 | | | N-l Han | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lee | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | A Kalinina | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Kalinina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |