# 2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Singles

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Linz instead.
Dayana Yastremska won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Wang Qiang in the final, 6–2, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
* Naomi Osaka (withdrew)
* Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
* Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)
* Lesia Tsurenko (withdrew)
* Wang Qiang (final)
* Daria Gavrilova (quarterfinals)
* Alizé Cornet (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 |
| 6 | Wang Qiang | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | 6 | Wang Qiang | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Dayana Yastremska | 6 | 6 |
| | Dayana Yastremska | 7 | 6 | | | Dayana Yastremska | 6 | 6 |
| | Zhang Shuai | 5 | 4 | | | | | |

### 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 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Hon | 2 | 3 | | 1 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 3 | 3 | | Q | N Hibino | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | E Svitolina | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | E Chong | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | C McHale | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Zhang | 0 | 2 | | 6 | Q Wang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Q Wang | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 1 | | 4 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Dolehide | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | A Bogdan | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Brady | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | L Kumkhum | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | L Kumkhum | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Glushko | 1 | 2 | | 8 | A Cornet | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Cornet | 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 |
| | A Krunić | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | S Zheng | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Stollár | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Yastremska | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | |
| LL | V Tomova | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | PR | K Kučová | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | |
| | D Jakupović | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | LL | V Tomova | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | K Kučová | 5 | 6 | 6 | PR | K Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Ostapenko | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | D Yastremska | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | D Gavrilova | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 5 | 4 |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | D Gavrilova | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | | 7 | D Gavrilova | 1 | 3 | | | |
| Q | B Schoofs | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | L Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Kerkhove | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sharipova | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | S Zhang | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Heather Watson (first round)
* Ons Jabeur (qualified)
* Julia Glushko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Nao Hibino (qualified)
* Fanny Stollár (qualified)
* Caroline Dolehide (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Sabina Sharipova (qualified)
* Claire Liu (first round)
* Laura Siegemund (qualifying competition)
* Viktoriya Tomova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tereza Mrdeža (first round)
* Bibiane Schoofs (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Sabina Sharipova
* Ons Jabeur
* Bibiane Schoofs
* Nao Hibino
* Fanny Stollár
* Lesley Kerkhove

### Lucky losers

* Viktoriya Tomova
* Julia Glushko
* Caroline Dolehide

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Heather Watson | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Lu Jiajing | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 7 | Sabina Sharipova | 6 | 6 |
| | Marina Melnikova | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Sabina Sharipova | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Sabina Sharipova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Viktoriya Tomova | 2 | 1 |
| | Mayo Hibi | 2 | 4 | 10 | Viktoriya Tomova | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Viktoriya Tomova | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Julia Glushko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Cody Wong | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Cody Wong | 3 | 1 | 3 | Julia Glushko | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 12 | Bibiane Schoofs | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Maggie Ng | 1 | 2 | 12 | Bibiane Schoofs | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Bibiane Schoofs | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ayano Shimizu | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ayano Shimizu | 4 | 1 | | 4 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Carol Zhao | 0 | 0 |
| | Carol Zhao | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Carol Zhao | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tereza Mrdeža | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 0 | 2 | 5 | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Laura Siegemund | 0 | 3 |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 4 | 4 | 9 | Laura Siegemund | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Caroline Dolehide | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Wu Ho-ching | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | Wu Ho-ching | 2 | 4 | | 6 | Caroline Dolehide | 6$^0$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Lesley Kerkhove | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | Lesley Kerkhove | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Claire Liu | 0 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | |