# 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad – Singles

The singles competition of the 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad tennis tournament was held in Gstaad, Switzerland from 16-22 July 2018. Kiki Bertens was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Alizé Cornet won the title, defeating Mandy Minella in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$.
This was the last tournament, that former World No. 4 Francesca Schiavone had participated in. She drew her old rival Samantha Stosur in the first round and was defeated.

## Seeds

* Alizé Cornet (champion)
* Johanna Larsson (second round)
* Viktória Kužmová (second round)
* Carina Witthöft (first round)
* Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
* Lara Arruabarrena (first round)
* Stefanie Vögele (first round)
* Viktorija Golubic (second 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 | Alizé Cornet | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Eugenie Bouchard | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Eugenie Bouchard | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | | 1 | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | PR | Mandy Minella | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| | Markéta Vondroušová | 6 | 2 | 2 | PR | Mandy Minella | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| PR | Mandy Minella | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 2 | 2 | | 1 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Zheng | 1 | 6 | 5 | Q | C Perrin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Perrin | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 1 | A Cornet | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | K von Deichmann | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 5 | S Stosur | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| WC | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | P Schnyder | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Schiavone | 3 | 2 | | 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Cornet | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| 3 | V Kužmová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | E Bouchard | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ |
| Q | M Trevisan | 2 | 5 | | 3 | V Kužmová | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Teichmann | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | V Kudermetova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Kudermetova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | Q | V Kudermetova | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | E Bouchard | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | E Bouchard | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | E Bouchard | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Lottner | 3 | 2 | | 8 | V Golubic | 6$^2$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Golubic | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | L Arruabarrena | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Kostova | 6 | 0 | 6 | | E Kostova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kalinskaya | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Vikhlyantseva | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | E Rodina | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Barthel | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | E Rodina | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Witthöft | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | M Vondroušová | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | S Vögele | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | PR | M Minella | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Korpatsch | 6 | 6 | | | T Korpatsch | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Ivakhnenko | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| PR | M Minella | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | PR | M Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 3 | 6$^3$ | | PR | M Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Küng | 4 | 1 | | 2 | J Larsson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
* Conny Perrin (qualified)
* Kathinka von Deichmann (qualified)
* Valentyna Ivakhnenko (qualified)
* Martina Trevisan (qualified)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
* Deniz Khazaniuk (first round)
* Jessica Pieri (qualifying competition)
* Barbara Haas (qualifying competition)
* Amandine Hesse (qualifying competition)
* Julia Grabher (first round)
* Allie Kiick (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Veronika Kudermetova
* Conny Perrin
* Kathinka von Deichmann
* Valentyna Ivakhnenko
* Martina Trevisan
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Quirine Lemoine | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Quirine Lemoine | 2 | 2 | 1 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Jessica Pieri | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | 2 |
| WC | Diana Mihail | 0 | 1 | 8 | Jessica Pieri | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Jessica Pieri | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Conny Perrin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Yana Sizikova | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Yana Sizikova | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Conny Perrin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Alexa Guarachi | 4 | 0 |
| | Alexa Guarachi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Alexa Guarachi | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Julia Grabher | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Kathinka von Deichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 4 | 3 | 3 | Kathinka von Deichmann | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Zoe Kruger | 1 | 1 |
| WC | Zoe Kruger | 7 | 6 | WC | Zoe Kruger | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Deniz Khazaniuk | 5 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 1 | 0 | 4 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Allie Kiick | 1 | 2 |
| | Gréta Arn | 2 | 2 | 12 | Allie Kiick | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Allie Kiick | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Martina Trevisan | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | 5 | Martina Trevisan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Amandine Hesse | 3 | 4 |
| | Tess Sugnaux | 2 | 2 | | 10 | Amandine Hesse | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Amandine Hesse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Chloé Paquet | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Chloé Paquet | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Barbara Haas | 1 | 1 |
| WC | Xenia Knoll | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Barbara Haas | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Barbara Haas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |