# 2018 Nottingham Open – Women's singles

Donna Vekić was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Johanna Konta in a rematch of the previous year's final.
Ashleigh Barty won the title, defeating Konta in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Ashleigh Barty (champion)
* Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round)
* Naomi Osaka (semifinals)
* Johanna Konta (final)
* Mihaela Buzărnescu (quarterfinals)
* Donna Vekić (semifinals)
* Zarina Diyas (first round, retired)
* Camila Giorgi (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 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Naomi Osaka | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Naomi Osaka | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Johanna Konta | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | 4 | Johanna Konta | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Donna Vekić | 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 |
| 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 3 | 3 | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Savinykh | 2 | 2 | | | Y Duan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | K Boulter | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | K Boulter | 6 | 6 | | WC | K Boulter | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 2 | | | WC | S Stosur | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Z Diyas | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | N Osaka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Osaka | 3 | 4 |
| | S Vickery | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Allertová | 6 | 6 | | | D Allertová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ahn | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | I Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Buzărnescu | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Ar Rodionova | 4 | 1 | | Q | I Falconi | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Cepede Royg | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | C Giorgi | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jakupović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | D Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fręch | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Fręch | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Zheng | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | D Jakupović | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | H Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Lao | 1 | 3 | | | H Watson | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 2 | 3 | | 4 | J Konta | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Konta | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | D Vekić | 7 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Vekić | 2 | 3 |
| WC | G Taylor | 5 | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 | D Vekić | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lapko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | V Lapko | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fett | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | D Vekić | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | M Barthel | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | K Swan | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | M Barthel | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E-G Ruse | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | M Rybáriková | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Zheng Saisai (qualified)
* Irina Falconi (qualified)
* Lizette Cabrera (qualifying competition)
* Paula Badosa Gibert (qualifying competition)
* Miharu Imanishi (first round)
* Jaimee Fourlis (qualifying competition)
* Ankita Raina (first round)
* Elena-Gabriela Ruse (qualified)
* Katie Swan (qualified)
* Danielle Lao (qualified)
* Valeria Savinykh (qualified)
* Abbie Myers (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Zheng Saisai
* Irina Falconi
* Valeria Savinykh
* Katie Swan
* Elena-Gabriela Ruse
* Danielle Lao

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Zheng Saisai | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Ella Taylor | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Ella Taylor | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Ella Taylor | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Abbie Myers | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Irina Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Freya Christie | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Freya Christie | 2 | 2 | 2 | Irina Falconi | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Naiktha Bains | 6$^0$ | 7$^9$ | 2 |
| | Naiktha Bains | 6 | 6 | | Naiktha Bains | 6$^0$ | 7$^9$ | 2 |
| 7 | Ankita Raina | 0 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Lizette Cabrera | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 1 | 1 | 3 | Lizette Cabrera | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | 11 | Valeria Savinykh | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Jodie Burrage | 3 | 6$^6$ | 11 | Valeria Savinykh | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | Valeria Savinykh | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Paula Badosa Gibert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Ingrid Neel | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Ingrid Neel | 2 | 3 | | 4 | Paula Badosa Gibert | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 9 | Katie Swan | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Abigail Tere-Apisah | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Katie Swan | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Katie Swan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Miharu Imanishi | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Tara Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Tara Moore | 6 | 6 | WC | Tara Moore | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Eden Silva | 6$^8$ | 4 | 8 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jaimee Fourlis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Abigail Spears | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Abigail Spears | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Jaimee Fourlis | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | Danielle Lao | 6 | 6 |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | 2 | | 10 | Danielle Lao | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Danielle Lao | 6 | 6 | | | | | |