2018 Ladies Open Lugano – Singles

Singles
2018 Ladies Open Lugano
Champion	Elise Mertens
Runner-up	Aryna Sabalenka
Final score	7–5, 6–2

Main article: 2018 Ladies Open Lugano

Markéta Vondroušová was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Elise Mertens.

Mertens went on to win the title, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 7–5, 6–2.

Seeds

1. Kristina Mladenovic (first round, retired)
2. Elise Mertens (champion)
3. Carla Suárez Navarro (withdrew)
4. Anett Kontaveit (first round)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
6. Alizé Cornet (second round)
7. Mihaela Buzărnescu (first round)
8. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (second round)
9. Alison Van Uytvanck (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	WC	Stefanie Vögele	4	2
		Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
									Aryna Sabalenka	5	2
								2	Elise Mertens	7	6
	Q	Vera Lapko	1	6	4
	2	Elise Mertens	6	4	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	K Mladenovic	65	2r
	Q	T Korpatsch	77	3				Q	T Korpatsch	77	6
		L Siegemund	65	3r				Q	K von Deichmann	62	4
	Q	K von Deichmann	77	2											Q	T Korpatsch	4	3
	LL	M Fręch	3	3											WC	S Vögele	6	6
	WC	S Vögele	6	6				WC	S Vögele	2	7	6
	WC	J Teichmann	62	0				6	A Cornet	6	5	3
	6	A Cornet	77	6																		WC	S Vögele	4	2
	9	A Van Uytvanck	6	6																			A Sabalenka	6	6
		O Dodin	4	2				8	A Van Uytvanck	2	1
		Kr Plíšková	3	2					C Giorgi	6	6
		C Giorgi	6	6												C Giorgi	3	0
		S-w Hsieh	5	0												A Sabalenka	6	6
		P Hercog	7	6					P Hercog	3	1
		A Sabalenka	5	6	6				A Sabalenka	6	6
	7	M Buzărnescu	7	3	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Sasnovich	77	6
	Q	R Hogenkamp	64	0				8	A Sasnovich	6	4	2
		K Flipkens	1	6	6				K Flipkens	4	6	6
		C Witthöft	6	4	3											K Flipkens	4	64
	Q	D Kovinić	78	3	6										Q	V Lapko	6	77
		V Golubic	66	6	4			Q	D Kovinić	2	3
	Q	V Lapko	3	6	6			Q	V Lapko	6	6
	4	A Kontaveit	6	4	3																	Q	V Lapko	1	6	4
	5/WC	S Kuznetsova	6	3	4																	2	E Mertens	6	4	6
		M Barthel	4	6	6				M Barthel	6	4	6
		D Vekić	6	7					D Vekić	3	6	4
	Q	A Cadanțu	0	5												M Barthel	4	7	60
		M Vondroušová	4	77	6										2	E Mertens	6	5	77
		Y Putintseva	6	62	3				M Vondroušová	2	7	5
	PR	M Minella	4	1				2	E Mertens	6	5	7
	2	E Mertens	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Richèl Hogenkamp (qualified)
2. Arantxa Rus (qualifying competition)
3. Danka Kovinić (qualified)
4. Vera Lapko (qualified)
5. Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Antonia Lottner (qualifying competition)
7. Çağla Büyükakçay (qualifying competition)
8. Roberta Vinci (first round)
9. Marie Bouzková (qualifying competition)
10. Alexandra Cadanțu (qualified)
11. Tamara Korpatsch (qualified)
12. Deborah Chiesa (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Richèl Hogenkamp
2. Alexandra Cadanțu
3. Danka Kovinić
4. Vera Lapko
5. Kathinka von Deichmann
6. Tamara Korpatsch

Lucky loser

1. Magdalena Fręch

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Richèl Hogenkamp	6	6
	PR	Anne Schäfer	0	4
								1	Richèl Hogenkamp	6	5	6
								9	Marie Bouzková	3	7	4
		Martina Trevisan	1	2
	9	Marie Bouzková	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Arantxa Rus	6	6
	PR	Réka Luca Jani	1	1
								2	Arantxa Rus	6	4	0
								10	Alexandra Cadanțu	2	6	6
		Diāna Marcinkēviča	3	2
	10	Alexandra Cadanțu	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Danka Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Amra Sadiković	3	2
								3	Danka Kovinić	6	6
									Jessica Pieri	1	2
		Jessica Pieri	4	6	6
	12	Deborah Chiesa	6	2	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Vera Lapko	6	6
	WC	Simona Waltert	2	0
								4	Vera Lapko	6	6
								7	Çağla Büyükakçay	2	4
	WC	Leonie Küng	6	1	1
	7	Çağla Büyükakçay	2	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Magdalena Fręch	6	6
		Amandine Hesse	4	2
								5	Magdalena Fręch	3	6	65
									Kathinka von Deichmann	6	1	77
		Kathinka von Deichmann	6	6
	8	Roberta Vinci	1	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Antonia Lottner	4	7	6
		Veronika Kudermetova	6	5	4
								6	Antonia Lottner	1	6	1
								11	Tamara Korpatsch	6	4	6
	WC	Ylena In-Albon	1	5
	11	Tamara Korpatsch	6	7

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw