2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Houston instead.

Singles
2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger
Champion	Luksika Kumkhum
Runner-up	Sabine Lisicki
Score	6–1, 6–3

Luksika Kumkhum won the title, defeating Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

Zheng Saisai (withdrew)
Luksika Kumkhum (champion)
Margarita Gasparyan (withdrew)
Zhu Lin (quarterfinals)
Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)
Vitalia Diatchenko (semifinals)
Sabina Sharipova (first round)
Misaki Doi (first round)

Main draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	WC	Sabine Lisicki	1	6	7

	6	Vitalia Diatchenko	6	3	5
								WC	Sabine Lisicki	1	3

								2	Luksika Kumkhum	6	6
		Bibiane Schoofs	5	3

	2	Luksika Kumkhum	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	LL	K-y Ng	2	2
		V Grammatikopoulou	6	6					V Grammatikopoulou	3	1
		B Haas	6	0	3			WC	E-s Liang	6	6
	WC	E-s Liang	3	6	6										WC	E-s Liang	4	0
		M Fręch	4	3											WC	S Lisicki	6	6
		E Rybakina	6	6					E Rybakina	4	3
	WC	S Lisicki	6	6				WC	S Lisicki	6	6
	8	M Doi	3	2																		WC	S Lisicki	1	6	7
	4	L Zhu	2	6	6																	6	V Diatchenko	6	3	5
		J Teichmann	6	3	2			4	L Zhu	6	4	6
		D Kovinić	6	6					D Kovinić	1	6	3
	WC	L Zhang	3	1											4	L Zhu	1	0
	Q	Y Zhang	6	6											6	V Diatchenko	6	6
		Jia Lu	3	2				Q	Y Zhang	7	3	2
		P Hon	2	4				6	V Diatchenko	5	6	6
	6	V Diatchenko	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	7	S Sharipova	0	2
		I Jorović	6	6					I Jorović	1	6⁵
	Q	E-G Ruse	4	5				Q	T Martincová	6	7⁷
	Q	T Martincová	6	7											Q	T Martincová	6³	0^r
		B Schoofs	6	6												B Schoofs	7⁷	3
		C Zhao	3	2					B Schoofs	6	6
		F Xun	7⁹	7⁷					F Xun	4	2
		Y Duan	6⁷	6⁵																			B Schoofs	5	3
	5	N Hibino	7⁸	6																		2	L Kumkhum	7	6
		A Raina	6⁶	1				5	N Hibino	6	6
		S Celik	2	1				Q	S-j Jang	4	3
	Q	S-j Jang	6	6											5	N Hibino	3	1
	WC	J Garland	4	2											2	L Kumkhum	6	6
	LL	L Cabrera	6	6				LL	L Cabrera	3	4
		X Han	3	4				2	L Kumkhum	6	6
	2	L Kumkhum	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Ayano Shimizu (first round)
Karman Thandi (qualifying competition)
Jang Su-jeong (qualified)
Xun Fangying (moved to main draw)
Tereza Martincová (qualified)
Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)
Mayo Hibi (first round)
Lizette Cabrera (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Lizette Cabrera
Ng Kwan-yau

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	1	Ayano Shimizu	4	4

		Lee Ya-hsuan	6	6
									Lee Ya-hsuan	3	0

								5	Tereza Martincová	6	6
		Zhang Kailin	4	4

	5	Tereza Martincová	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	2	Karman Thandi	6	6

	WC	Ng Kwan-yau	4	4
								2	Karman Thandi	2	2

								6	Zhang Yuxuan	6	6
	WC	Yang Ya-yi	0	1

	6	Zhang Yuxuan	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	3	Jang Su-jeong	6	6

		Momoko Kobori	1	4
								3	Jang Su-jeong	6	6

								8	Lizette Cabrera	4	4
		Junri Namigata	4	3

	8	Lizette Cabrera	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	Alt	Peangtarn Plipuech	2	3

		Olga Doroshina	6	6
									Olga Doroshina	5	5

									Elena-Gabriela Ruse	7	7
		Elena-Gabriela Ruse	7⁷	2	6

	7	Mayo Hibi	6⁴	6	4

References

2018 WTA 125K series
Newport Beach (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Zhengzhou (S, D) Anning (S, D) Bol (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Mumbai (S, D) Limoges (S, D) Taipei (S, D) Houston (S, D)

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