2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup
# 2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup

The 2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Kurume, Japan, on 14–20 May 2018.

## Singles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| GBR | Naomi Broady | 127 | 1 |
| AUS | Arina Rodionova | 130 | 2 |
| GBR | Katie Boulter | 176 | 3 |
| JPN | Junri Namigata | 211 | 4 |
| GBR | Katy Dunne | 225 | 5 |
| SRB | Ivana Jorović | 226 | 6 |
| JPN | Ayano Shimizu | 238 | 7 |
| USA | Jacqueline Cako | 249 | 8 |

* $^1$ Rankings as of 7 May 2018.

### Other entrants

The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

* Robu Kajitani
* Kanako Morisaki
* Suzuho Oshino

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Sakura Hondo
* Ari Matsumoto
* Abbie Myers
* Anastasia Nefedova

## Champions

### Singles

* Ayano Shimizu def. Abbie Myers, 6–3, 7–5

### Doubles

* Naomi Broady / Asia Muhammad def. Katy Dunne / Abigail Tere-Apisah, 6–2, 6–4
