2018 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
# 2018 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.

Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Ajla Tomljanović in the final, 6–2, $7–6^{(7–4)}.$

## Seeds

* Elise Mertens (champion)
* Dominika Cibulková (first round)
* Petra Martić (first round)
* Tímea Babos (first round)
* Timea Bacsinszky (withdrew)
* Zarina Diyas (first round)
* Aleksandra Krunić (semifinals)
* Hsieh Su-wei (semifinals)

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Hsieh Su-wei | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Hsieh Su-wei | 0 | 2 | 1 | Elise Mertens | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | Ajla Tomljanović | 2 | $6^4$ |
| | Ajla Tomljanović | 7 | 6 | | Ajla Tomljanović | 2 | $6^4$ |
| 7 | Aleksandra Krunić | 5 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | K Kučová | 0 | 0 | | 1 | E Mertens | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | L Siegemund | $7^7$ | 0 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Peterson | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | S Errani | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Larsson | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Z Diyas | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | T Babos | 6 | $6^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S-w Hsieh | 0 | 2 |
| LL | A Dulgheru | 2 | $7^9$ | 7 | LL | A Dulgheru | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D El Jardi | 2 | 3 | | WC | K Zavatska | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Zavatska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | K Zavatska | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Linette | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Zidanšek | $7^8$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | 8 | S-w Hsieh | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S-w Hsieh | 3 | $7^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LL | M Fręch | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 5 | 5 | | LL | M Fręch | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fett | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Fett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vickery | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | J Fett | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Tomljanović | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 2 | 6 | 1 | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 3 | 6 | 6 | | K Flipkens | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | P Martić | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Tomljanović | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | A Krunić | 6 | $6^0$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Krunić | 5 | 2 |
| | L Arruabarrena | 2 | $7^7$ | 2 | 7 | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | $6^4$ | 0 | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Krunić | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | P Badosa Gibert | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | P Badosa Gibert | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | F Ferro | 7 | 4 | 0 | Q | P Badosa Gibert | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 2 | 7 | 6 | | P Hercog | $7^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Cibulková | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Anna Blinkova (second round)
* Caroline Dolehide (first round)
* Danka Kovinić (first round)
* Arantxa Rus (second round)
* Tamara Zidanšek (qualified)
* Jil Teichmann (second round)
* Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Barbora Krejčíková (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Sílvia Soler Espinosa
* Fiona Ferro
* Tamara Zidanšek
* Paula Badosa Gibert

### Lucky losers

* Alexandra Dulgheru
* Magdalena Fręch

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | Daniela Seguel | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | |
| | Daniela Seguel | 4 | $6^1$ | 1 | Anna Blinkova | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | Sandra Samir | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sandra Samir | 2 | 0 | | | | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Martina Trevisan | 4 | 4 |
| | Georgina García Pérez | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | Martina Trevisan | 4 | 4 |
| | Martina Trevisan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Trevisan | 6 | 6 | | Martina Trevisan | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | Ayla Aksu | 1 | 0 | 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Caroline Dolehide | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Fiona Ferro | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Fiona Ferro | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jessika Ponchet | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | Myrtille Georges | 6 | 4 | $1^r$ | | Jessika Ponchet | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | Jessika Ponchet | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Jessika Ponchet | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Dulgheru | 1 | 4 |
| | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Dulgheru | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Salma Charif | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Salma Charif | 0 | 2 | | | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Jil Teichmann | 2 | 1 | | | |
| WC | Panna Udvardy | 3 | 1 | | 6 | Jil Teichmann | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Danka Kovinić | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fanny Stollár | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fanny Stollár | $7^7$ | 6 | | | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maryna Zanevska | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Isabelle Wallace | 3 | 1 | | | Maryna Zanevska | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tamara Zidanšek | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Marie Benoît | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tamara Zidanšek | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Harmony Tan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harmony Tan | 1 | 1 | | | Marie Benoît | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bibiane Schoofs | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ons Jabeur | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ons Jabeur | 3 | 1 | | 4 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paula Badosa Gibert | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Paula Badosa Gibert | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Paula Badosa Gibert | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Başak Eraydın | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Başak Eraydın | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | Paula Badosa Gibert | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Magdalena Fręch | 1 | 3 |
| | İpek Soylu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Magdalena Fręch | 1 | 3 |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 3 | 4 | | | İpek Soylu | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Conny Perrin | 3 | 3 | | 7 | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
