# 2018 NEK Ladies Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.
Iga Świątek won the title, defeating Katarina Zavatska in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Viktoriya Tomova (quarterfinals)
* Elitsa Kostova (first round)
* Tamara Korpatsch (semifinals)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (quarterfinals)
* Jana Čepelová (second round)
* Ivana Jorović (quarterfinals)
* Katarina Zavatska (final)
* Tereza Mrdeža (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 |
| 7 | Katarina Zavatska | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 3 | Tamara Korpatsch | 6 | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| 3 | Tamara Korpatsch | 6 | 2 | 6$^2$ | 7 | Katarina Zavatska | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| | Barbara Haas | 2 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | V Tomova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gámiz | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | V Tomova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Melnikova | 3 | 4 | | | M Kilnarová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kilnarová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | V Tomova | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | C Burger | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | K Zavatska | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | G Gatto-Monticone | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Gatto-Monticone | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Eikeri | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | K Zavatska | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Zavatska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Zavatska | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | T Korpatsch | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Korpatsch | 6 | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| | R Šramková | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | T Korpatsch | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Seguel | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | D Seguel | 7$^9$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Dascălu | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 3 | T Korpatsch | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | M Chwalińska | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Chwalińska | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| WC | D Gálfi | 7 | 4 | 2 | Q | M Chwalińska | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grymalska | 1 | 3 | | 8 | T Mrdeža | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Mrdeža | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Sáez Larra | 3 | 4 | | 5 | J Čepelová | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Świątek | 0 | 6 | 6 | | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | RL Jani | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | S Soler Espinosa | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | N Potočnik | 0 | 5 | | | A Cadanțu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Udvardy | 4 | 1 | | 4 | S Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | I Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | I Jorović | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | B Haas | 2 | 3 |
| | O Doroshina | 6 | 3 | 1$^r$ | 6 | I Jorović | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | OG Simion | 2 | 5 | | WC | A Bondár | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bondár | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | I Jorović | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | T Lukas | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | B Haas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | B Haas | 6 | 1 | | | B Haas | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | RG Șerban | 6 | 7 | | Q | RG Șerban | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Kostova | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |