# 2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles

Kiki Bertens was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kirsten Flipkens.
Johanna Larsson won her second WTA title, defeating Alison Riske in the final, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Sloane Stephens (first round)
* Julia Görges (first round)
* Kiki Bertens (quarterfinals)
* Zhang Shuai (first round)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (first round, retired)
* Sorana Cîrstea (quarterfinals, retired)
* Alison Van Uytvanck (first round)
* Kateřina Siniaková (semifinals)

## 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 |
| | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kirsten Flipkens | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kirsten Flipkens | 3 | 1 | | Alison Riske | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | | Johanna Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 3 | 1 | Johanna Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Johanna Larsson | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | S Stephens | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Y Putintseva | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Riske | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Minella | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | A Riske | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | |
| | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 1 | 3 | | | M Brengle | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Cîrstea | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Flipkens | 3 | 1 |
| Q | D Radanović | 1 | 1 | | 3 | K Bertens | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Witthöft | 5 | 3 | | | M Barthel | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | K Bertens | 7 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | |
| Q | N Podoroska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Flipkens | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| Q | K Kučová | 2 | 3 | | Q | N Podoroska | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | K Flipkens | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Van Uytvanck | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | K Siniaková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Zaja | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | K Siniaková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Cepede Royg | 6 | 6 | | | V Cepede Royg | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | K Siniaková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | Q | F Stollár | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | H Watson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Stollár | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Stollár | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Zhang | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Siniaková | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | I-C Begu | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | J Larsson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Larsson | 6 | 3 | | | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | C McHale | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Zheng | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | J Larsson | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | Kr Plíšková | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | K Hobgarski | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | L Arruabarrena | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Görges | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Denisa Allertová (first round)
* Lesley Kerkhove (first round)
* İpek Soylu (first round)
* Fanny Stollár (qualified)
* Tereza Smitková (qualifying competition)
* Michaela Hončová (first round)
* Chantal Škamlová (first round)
* Olga Ianchuk (qualifying competition)
* Anna Zaja (qualified)
* Dejana Radanović (qualified)
* Kristína Kučová (qualified)
* Chanel Simmonds (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Mandy Minella
* Anna Zaja
* Dejana Radanović
* Fanny Stollár
* Nadia Podoroska
* Kristína Kučová

#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Denisa Allertová | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Olga Ianchuk | 2 | 1 |
| WC | Jule Niemeier | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 8 | Olga Ianchuk | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Olga Ianchuk | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Lesley Kerkhove | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Zarycká | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Zarycká | 6 | 2 | 7 | | Anastasia Zarycká | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | Anna Zaja | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Katharina Gerlach | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 9 | Anna Zaja | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Anna Zaja | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | İpek Soylu | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Lena Rüffer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Lena Rüffer | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | Lena Rüffer | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | 10 | Dejana Radanović | 7 | 6 |
| PR | Barbora Štefková | 4 | 5 | | 10 | Dejana Radanović | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Dejana Radanović | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Fanny Stollár | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jesika Malečková | 4 | 1 |
| | Jesika Malečková | 6 | 6 | | | Jesika Malečková | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Chanel Simmonds | 4 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Tereza Smitková | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Halbauer | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Halbauer | 5 | 1 | 5 | Tereza Smitková | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | | | | | Nadia Podoroska | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Nadia Podoroska | 6 | 6 | | Nadia Podoroska | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | Chantal Škamlová | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Michaela Hončová | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| PR | Anne Schäfer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Anne Schäfer | 6 | 6 | PR | Anne Schäfer | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 11 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Anna Gabric | 0 | 2 | 11 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | |