# 2018 Ningbo Challenger – Singles

Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion but retired from professional tennis earlier in the year.
Thomas Fabbiano won the title after defeating Prajnesh Gunneswaran 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Hubert Hurkacz (second round)
* Radu Albot (semifinals)
* Thomas Fabbiano (champion)
* Ramkumar Ramanathan (first round)
* Miomir Kecmanović (semifinals)
* Enrique López Pérez (first round)
* Prajnesh Gunneswaran (final)
* Tatsuma Ito (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 | Final |
| 5 | Miomir Kecmanović | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6 | 6 | 7 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 3 | Thomas Fabbiano | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | 3 | Thomas Fabbiano | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Radu Albot | 1 | 3 | | | | | |

### 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 | H Hurkacz | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Xia Zihao | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 1 | H Hurkacz | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Durasovic | 6 | 7 | | Q | V Durasovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wu | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | V Durasovic | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | T-h Yang | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | M Kecmanović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Davidovich Fokina | 6 | 7 | | | A Davidovich Fokina | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y He | 1 | 4 | | 5 | M Kecmanović | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Kecmanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Kecmanović | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | R Ramanathan | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Gunneswaran | 6 | 6 |
| | Y-s Chung | 1 | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | Y-s Chung | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Broady | 2 | 5 | | | Yo Watanuki | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yo Watanuki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Y-s Chung | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Z Li | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | P Gunneswaran | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Oliveira | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | Z Li | 3 | 6 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Safwat | 6$^7$ | 2 | | 7 | P Gunneswaran | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Gunneswaran | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | E López Pérez | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Soeda | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | 7$^9$ | | G Soeda | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Gaio | 6 | 2 | 6 | | F Gaio | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Coppejans | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | F Gaio | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | H Moriya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | T Fabbiano | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Wu | 4 | 4 | | | H Moriya | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Nagal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Fabbiano | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | T Ito | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Albot | 1 | 3 |
| Q | Y Takahashi | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 8 | T Ito | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ze Zhang | 1 | 2 | | WC | R Te | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Te | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | T Ito | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Renta Tokuda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | R Albot | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Myneni | 3 | 2 | | | R Tokuda | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Sun | 4 | 3 | | 2 | R Albot | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Albot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |