# 2018 Volvo Car Open – Singles

Daria Kasatkina was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Julia Görges.
Kiki Bertens won the title, despite being a match point down in the third set of her semifinal clash with Madison Keys. Bertens beat Görges in the final, 6–2, 6–1.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Caroline Garcia (third round)
    02. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    03. Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)
    04. Sloane Stephens (withdrew)
    05. Julia Görges (final)
    06. Johanna Konta (second round)
    07. Madison Keys (semifinals)
    08. Anastasija Sevastova (semifinals)
    09. Ashleigh Barty (third round)
    10. Naomi Osaka (third round)
    11. Daria Gavrilova (second round)
    12. Kiki Bertens (champion)
    13. Irina-Camelia Begu (third round)
    14. Alizé Cornet (quarterfinals)
    15. Mihaela Buzărnescu (second round)
    16. Elena Vesnina (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Alizé Cornet | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 7 | | 12 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Madison Keys | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Bernarda Pera | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7 | Madison Keys | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 7 | Madison Keys | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Madison Keys | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | 12 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Julia Görges | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Julia Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Julia Görges | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Daria Kasatkina | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Daria Kasatkina | 4 | 3 | | 5 | Julia Görges | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 7 | | V Lepchenko | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 4 | 5 | | | | | 1 | C Garcia | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | 14 | A Cornet | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Zanevska | 1 | 4 | | P Hercog | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 1 | 2 | 14 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Cornet | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | K Bertens | 6 | 7 |
| | V Cepede Royg | 4 | 1 | 12 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | A Krunić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Mattek-Sands | 2 | 2 | | | | | 12 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | F Stollár | 7 | 6 | | | | | Q | F Stollár | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | F Di Lorenzo | 5 | 1 | Q | F Stollár | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | J Konta | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | D Yastremska | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pera | 6 | 6 | | | B Pera | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | B Pera | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Bouchard | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | S Errani | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Errani | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Lapko | 4 | 0$^r$ | | 15 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Pera | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 |
| 11 | D Gavrilova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Keys | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 |
| | O Jabeur | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | D Gavrilova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 1 | 4 | | | C Giorgi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 6$^6$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 7 | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 4 | 7$^8$ | 1 | | L Arruabarrena | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Keys | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | J Görges | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ahn | 6 | 6 | | | K Ahn | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | J Görges | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | N Osaka | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | N Vikhlyantseva | 5 | 2 | | | L Siegemund | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brady | 4 | 4 | | 10 | N Osaka | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Görges | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Kasatkina | 4 | 3 |
| Q | G Garcia Pérez | 3 | 4 | | 13 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Liu | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Liu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | I-C Begu | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 4 | 2 | | | C McHale | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Sevastova | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 7 | 0 | 4 | Q | C Dolehide | 5 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dolehide | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | A Barty | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 6 | 6 | | | T Maria | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kenin | 3 | 2 | | 9 | A Barty | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | E Vesnina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kr Plíšková | 4 | 0 |
| | M Brengle | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 3 | 4 | | | T Townsend | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Townsend | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | Kr Plíšková | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Françoise Abanda (first round)
* Arina Rodionova (first round)
* Vera Lapko (qualified)
* Jil Teichmann (first round)
* Caroline Dolehide (qualified)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Georgina García Pérez (qualified)
* Maryna Zanevska (qualified)
* Dayana Yastremska (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Misaki Doi (qualifying competition)
* Irina Bara (qualifying competition)
* Kayla Day (qualifying competition)
* Daniela Seguel (first round)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
* Grace Min (first round)
* Ulrikke Eikeri (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Francesca Di Lorenzo
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa
* Vera Lapko
* Fanny Stollár
* Caroline Dolehide
* Claire Liu
* Georgina García Pérez
* Maryna Zanevska

### Lucky loser

* Dayana Yastremska

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Françoise Abanda | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Francesca Di Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Francesca Di Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | Francesca Di Lorenzo | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 7 | 4 | 6 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Daniela Seguel | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | Sophie Chang | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Sophie Chang | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | Sophie Chang | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | 14 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Nicole Melichar | 4 | 4 | | 14 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Vera Lapko | 7$^6$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 3 | Vera Lapko | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Jessica Pegula | 5 | 4 |
| WC | Jessica Pegula | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Jessica Pegula | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Grace Min | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Jil Teichmann | 5 | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | |
| | Fanny Stollár | 7 | 4 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | |
| | Fanny Stollár | 7 | 4 | 7$^{12}$ | | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Ulrikke Eikeri | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Zoë Kruger | 1 | 4 | | 16 | Ulrikke Eikeri | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Ulrikke Eikeri | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Caroline Dolehide | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Maria Sanchez | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Maria Sanchez | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 5 | Caroline Dolehide | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Misaki Doi | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| | Yang Zhaoxuan | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Misaki Doi | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| 10 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Patty Schnyder | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Claire Liu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Claire Liu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Claire Liu | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Irina Bara | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 |
| WC | Elizabeth Halbauer | 2 | 5 | 11 | Irina Bara | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Irina Bara | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Gréta Arn | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | Gréta Arn | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 7 | Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Kayla Day | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | 12 | Kayla Day | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| 12 | Kayla Day | 7$^7$ | 6$^0$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Maryna Zanevska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | 5 | 1 | | 8 | Maryna Zanevska | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Dayana Yastremska | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 9 | Dayana Yastremska | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Dayana Yastremska | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |