2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles
# 2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Julia Görges was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Luxembourg instead.

Daria Kasatkina won the title, defeating Ons Jabeur in the final, 2–6, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–4.

Jabeur became the first player representing Tunisia to reach a WTA final. With her win over Jabeur, Kasatkina broke inside the top 10 world ranking for the first time in her career, and qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals as the first alternate, replacing Aryna Sabalenka.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Simona Halep (withdrew)
* Karolína Plíšková (second round)
* Sloane Stephens (second round)
* Kiki Bertens (second round)
* Anastasija Sevastova (semifinals)
* Daria Kasatkina (champion)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Anett Kontaveit (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Johanna Konta | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Johanna Konta | 4 | 3 | | 6 | Daria Kasatkina | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Q | Ons Jabeur | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 |
| Q | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | Ons Jabeur | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 |
| 5 | Anastasija Sevastova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | LL | V Grammatikopoulou | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Vikhlyantseva | 7 | 2 | 5 | | A Cornet | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 4 | $6^1$ | | 6 | D Kasatkina | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Kasatkina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Konta | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | K Bertens | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | A Sasnovich | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Sasnovich | 2 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | J Konta | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| LL | V Diatchenko | $6^5$ | 5 | | | D Gavrilova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Konta | 6 | 7 | | | J Konta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Mertens | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | A Kontaveit | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Potapova | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | A Kontaveit | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | K Mladenovic | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Kalinskaya | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | A Kontaveit | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | O Jabeur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/WC | S Stephens | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | A Sevastova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Sevastova | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | A Sevastova | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | Y Putintseva | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | A Sevastova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | I Khromacheva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | V Zvonareva | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Irina-Camelia Begu (moved to main draw)
* Ana Bogdan (second round)
* Evgeniya Rodina (first round)
* Ons Jabeur (qualified)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualified)
* Vitalia Diatchenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Laura Siegemund (second round)
* Georgina García Pérez (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Vera Zvonareva
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva
* Irina Khromacheva
* Ons Jabeur

### Lucky losers

* Vitalia Diatchenko
* Valentini Grammatikopoulou

### Draw

**First 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Sofya Lansere | 3 | 0 | | | |
| | Olga Doroshina | $6^3$ | $7^8$ | 3 | WC | Sofya Lansere | 3 | 0 | | | |
| WC | Sofya Lansere | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sofya Lansere | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Ivana Jorović | 4 | 4 |
| | Nina Stojanović | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ivana Jorović | 4 | 4 |
| | Ivana Jorović | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivana Jorović | 7 | 6 | | | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Laura Siegemund | 2 | 4 | | | |
| WC | Nigina Abduraimova | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | 7 | Laura Siegemund | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Laura Siegemund | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |

**Second 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Deborah Chiesa | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Deborah Chiesa | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anna Zaja | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Zaja | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Vlada Koval | 3 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 |
| | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 5 | $6^4$ | WC | Vlada Koval | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Polina Monova | 1 | $6^3$ | | 5 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

**Third 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Evgeniya Rodina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 6 | | | Sofya Zhuk | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Irina Khromacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Irina Khromacheva | $7^7$ | 6 | | | Irina Khromacheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ekaterine Gorgodze | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ekaterine Gorgodze | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | Irina Khromacheva | 6 | $7^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 2 | $6^6$ |
| | Deniz Khazaniuk | $7^{14}$ | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 2 | $6^6$ |
| | Sabina Sharipova | $6^{12}$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabina Sharipova | $6^{12}$ | 6 | 3 | | Sabina Sharipova | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Elena Rybakina | 5 | 2 | | 6 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 7 | 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 | Ons Jabeur | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ons Jabeur | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Harriet Dart | 6 | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | |
| | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 1 | 3 | | | Harriet Dart | 6 | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | |
| | Harriet Dart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harriet Dart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Ons Jabeur | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 5 | 1 |
| | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 5 | 1 |
| | Alexandra Panova | $7^9$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Panova | $7^9$ | 4 | 4 | | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Georgina García Pérez | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Varvara Flink | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Georgina García Pérez | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgina García Pérez | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
