2018 Birmingham Classic – Singles
# 2018 Birmingham Classic – Singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
* Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
* Karolína Plíšková (first round)
* Petra Kvitová (champion)
* Julia Görges (quarterfinals)
* Daria Kasatkina (second round)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* CoCo Vandeweghe (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Barbora Strýcová | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Magdaléna Rybáriková | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Magdaléna Rybáriková | $7^7$ | 6 | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | 4 | Petra Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | 4 | Petra Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 3 | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 2 | | 1 | G Muguruza | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Brady | 6 | 5 | 3 | | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 7 | 3 | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | L Tsurenko | 5 | $0^r$ | | | |
| WC | H Watson | $6^2$ | 5 | | | L Tsurenko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Kasatkina | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | $6^1$ | 4 |
| 3 | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | M Rybáriková | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | M Rybáriková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 2 | 4 | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | K Boulter | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | D Jakupović | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | N Osaka | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Jakupović | 3 | $7^9$ | 6 | Q | D Jakupović | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Mertens | 6 | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 4 | 4 | | 5 | J Görges | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Dodin | 4 | 3 | | | A Barty | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | J Görges | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6 | $7^8$ | | | D Gavrilova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Konta | 3 | 4 | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Buzărnescu | 3 | 2 |
| | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | P Martić | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 3 | 6 | 0 | | M Buzărnescu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2/WC | E Svitolina | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 7 | 4 | 1 | | A Cornet | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2/WC | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | E Svitolina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Camila Giorgi (second round)
* Yulia Putintseva (withdrew)
* Bernarda Pera (qualifying competition)
* Kristýna Plíšková (qualified)
* Jennifer Brady (qualified)
* Sachia Vickery (second round)
* Vera Lapko (second round)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Océane Dodin
* Jennifer Brady
* Dalila Jakupović
* Kristýna Plíšková

### Draw

**First 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 4 | $6^1$ | | 1 | Camila Giorgi | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Océane Dodin | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Samantha Murray | 3 | 5 | | | Océane Dodin | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Océane Dodin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Océane Dodin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Océane Dodin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | WC | Katy Dunne | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Jodie Burrage | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Katy Dunne | 2 | 4 |
| PR | Bojana Jovanovski Petrović | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Bojana Jovanovski Petrović | $6^5$ | 3 | | WC | Jodie Burrage | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Katy Dunne | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Katy Dunne | 0 | 6 | 6 | WC | Katy Dunne | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Ankita Raina | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Priscilla Hon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Priscilla Hon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Priscilla Hon | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Caroline Dolehide | 5 | 4 | | | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Eugenie Bouchard | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eugenie Bouchard | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Eugenie Bouchard | $6^7$ | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jennifer Brady | $7^9$ | 4 | 6 |
| | Fanny Stollár | 2 | $6^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jennifer Brady | $7^9$ | 4 | 6 |
| | Kristie Ahn | 6 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristie Ahn | 6 | $7^{12}$ | | | Kristie Ahn | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | Denisa Allertová | 6 | 4 | $6^3$ | 5 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Jennifer Brady | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

**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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Verónica Cepede Royg | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Verónica Cepede Royg | 2 | 4 | | 3 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kateryna Bondarenko | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| WC | Tara Moore | 0 | 5 | | | Kateryna Bondarenko | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | Bernarda Pera | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 6 |
| | Jasmine Paolini | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 6 |
| | Dalila Jakupović | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Dalila Jakupović | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^8$ | | Dalila Jakupović | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Sachia Vickery | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Tamara Korpatsch | 1 | 0 | | 6 | Sachia Vickery | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| 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 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 2 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 2 | $6^1$ | 4 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Sofya Zhuk | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 7 | | Sofya Zhuk | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | Kristýna Plíšková | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Conny Perrin | $6^2$ | 4 |
| | Françoise Abanda | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Conny Perrin | $6^2$ | 4 |
| | Conny Perrin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Conny Perrin | 6 | 6 | | Conny Perrin | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Vera Lapko | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| PR | Jessica Pegula | 3 | 1 | 7 | Vera Lapko | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Vera Lapko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
