# 2018 Kunming Open – Women's singles

Zheng Saisai was the defending champion but lost in the final to Irina Khromacheva 3–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$.

## Seeds

* Peng Shuai (semifinals)
* Wang Yafan (quarterfinals)
* Yanina Wickmayer (quarterfinals)
* Zheng Saisai (final)
* Dalila Jakupović (second round)
* Carol Zhao (second round)
* Han Xinyun (semifinals)
* Liu Fangzhou (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1/WC | Peng Shuai | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Zheng Saisai | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Zheng Saisai | 7 | 6 | 4 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | Irina Khromacheva | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Irina Khromacheva | 6 | 6 | | Irina Khromacheva | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Han Xinyun | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | S Peng | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Naydenova | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1/WC | S Peng | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | Z Yang | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Hanatani | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1/WC | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Kostova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Kostova | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | J Cako | 4 | 1 | | | E Kostova | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Shimizu | 1 | 2 | | 5 | D Jakupović | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | S Peng | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Zheng | 7 | 6 |
| | S Akita | 4 | 3 | | 4 | S Zheng | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Guo | 0 | 1 | | | X You | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X You | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Zheng | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Hesse | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Hesse | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Kang | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | A Hesse | 7$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Reix | 6$^0$ | 3 | | 6 | C Zhao | 6$^3$ | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Zhao | 7$^7$ | 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 | F Liu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Tjandramulia | 6 | 6 | | | O Tjandramulia | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Khromacheva | 6 | 6 | | | I Khromacheva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | X Jiang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Khromacheva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Sharipova | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | N Kukharchuk | 5 | 7 | 2 | | S Sharipova | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kostić | 4 | 5 | | 3 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Khromacheva | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | X Han | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | X Han | 1 | 3 |
| WC | W Zheng | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 7 | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Xun | 2 | 0 | | | P Plipuech | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Plipuech | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | X Han | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Q Tang | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Y Wang | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Raina | 6 | 6 | | | A Raina | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lao | 7 | 6$^6$ | 4 | 2 | Y Wang | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Wang | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Olivia Tjandramulia (moved to main draw)
* Natalija Kostić (qualified)
* Sun Xuliu (qualifying competition)
* Aleksandrina Naydenova (qualified)
* Gai Ao (qualifying competition)
* Nagi Hanatani (qualified)
* Ye Qiuyu (first round)
* Nika Kukharchuk (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Nika Kukharchuk
* Natalija Kostić
* Nagi Hanatani
* Aleksandrina Naydenova

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Akari Inoue | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Feng Shuo | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Feng Shuo | 6 | 7 | | Feng Shuo | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Nika Kukharchuk | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Ren Jiaqi | 0 | 4 | 8 | Nika Kukharchuk | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Nika Kukharchuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Natalija Kostić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lu Jiaxi | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Lu Jiaxi | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Natalija Kostić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Beatrice Gumulya | 1 | 4 |
| | Beatrice Gumulya | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Beatrice Gumulya | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ye Qiuyu | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Sun Xuliu | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Michika Ozeki | 6$^1$ | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | Michika Ozeki | 6$^1$ | 6$^2$ | 3 | Sun Xuliu | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | 6 | Nagi Hanatani | 6 | 6 |
| | Ma Yexin | 3 | 2 | 6 | Nagi Hanatani | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Nagi Hanatani | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Guo Shanshan | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Guo Shanshan | 5 | 4 | 4 | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Gai Ao | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Pei Tingting | 0 | 1 | 5 | Gai Ao | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Gai Ao | 6 | 6 | | | | |