# 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz – Singles

Barbora Strýcová was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Alison Van Uytvanck.
Camila Giorgi won the title, defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Julia Görges (first round)
* Kiki Bertens (second round)
* Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals)
* Dominika Cibulková (withdrew)
* Camila Giorgi (champion)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
* Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
* Donna Vekić (first round)
* Kateřina Siniaková (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 |
| WC | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 0 | 6 | 6 | Q | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 5 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
| | Alison Van Uytvanck | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Görges | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Petkovic | 1 | 7 | 6 | WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Blinkova | 6 | 2 | 3 | | T Maria | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | H Dart | 3 | 4 | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | T Babos | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Vekić | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | K Siniaková | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | E Alexandrova | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | E Alexandrova | 7 | 6 | | Q | E Alexandrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Larsson | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | E Alexandrova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | V Lapko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | B Bencic | 6 | 1 | 0 | | V Lapko | 7 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kužmová | 5 | 5 | | 6 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 7 | M Rybáriková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | A Van Uytvanck | 1 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | Q | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Ferro | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | A Van Uytvanck | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Strýcová | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | V Grammatikopoulou | 4 | 2 | LL | Kr Plíšková | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | 3 | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Strýcová | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | A Van Uytvanck | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | C Giorgi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
| | P Parmentier | 3 | 6$^4$ | 5 | C Giorgi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 4 | 2 | Q | J Teichmann | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Giorgi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | M Gasparyan | 6 | 0 | | | | | | PR | M Gasparyan | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Puig | 2 | 0$^r$ | PR | M Gasparyan | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Haas | 2 | 1 | 2 | K Bertens | 5 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualified)
* Mona Barthel (first round)
* Carina Witthöft (first round)
* Viktorija Golubic (qualifying competition)
* Olga Danilović (first round)
* Anna Blinkova (qualified)
* Kristýna Plíšková (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Arantxa Rus (first round)
* Fiona Ferro (qualified)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualifying competition)
* Mandy Minella (qualifying competition)
* Vitalia Diatchenko (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
* Ekaterina Alexandrova
* Valentini Grammatikopoulou
* Fiona Ferro
* Jil Teichmann
* Anna Blinkova

### Lucky loser

* Kristýna Plíšková

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tamara Korpatsch | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Tamara Korpatsch | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 1 | 2 |
| | Anna Kalinskaya | 1 | 2 | | 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Mona Barthel | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Mandy Minella | 1 | 0 |
| WC | Mavie Österreicher | 3 | 1 | 11 | Mandy Minella | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Carina Witthöft | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 12 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 2 | 5 |
| WC | Melanie Klaffner | 1 | 6$^4$ | | 12 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Viktorija Golubic | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Georgina García Pérez | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Georgina García Pérez | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 9 | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Nadja Ramskogler | 1 | 1 | | 9 | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Olga Danilović | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 1 | 6 | Tereza Smitková | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Jil Teichmann | 6$^8$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Arantxa Rus | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Antonia Lottner | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Antonia Lottner | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7/WC | Kristýna Plíšková | 1 | 2 |
| | Irina Bara | 4 | 3 | | 7/WC | Kristýna Plíšková | 1 | 2 |
| 7/WC | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |