2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Houston instead.

Singles
2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger
Final
ChampionThailand Luksika Kumkhum
Runner-upGermany Sabine Lisicki
Score6–1, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Luksika Kumkhum won the title, defeating Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

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  1.   Zheng Saisai (withdrew)
  2.   Luksika Kumkhum (champion)
  3.   Margarita Gasparyan (withdrew)
  4.   Zhu Lin (quarterfinals)
  5.   Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)
  6.   Vitalia Diatchenko (semifinals)
  7.   Sabina Sharipova (first round)
  8.   Misaki Doi (first round)

Main draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
WC   Sabine Lisicki 1 6 7
6   Vitalia Diatchenko 6 3 5
WC   Sabine Lisicki 1 3
2   Luksika Kumkhum 6 6
    Bibiane Schoofs 5 3
2   Luksika Kumkhum 7 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL   K-y Ng 2 2
  V Grammatikopoulou 6 6   V Grammatikopoulou 3 1
  B Haas 6 0 3 WC   E-s Liang 6 6
WC   E-s Liang 3 6 6 WC   E-s Liang 4 0
  M Fręch 4 3 WC   S Lisicki 6 6
  E Rybakina 6 6   E Rybakina 4 3
WC   S Lisicki 6 6 WC   S Lisicki 6 6
8   M Doi 3 2 WC   S Lisicki 1 6 7
4   L Zhu 2 6 6 6   V Diatchenko 6 3 5
  J Teichmann 6 3 2 4   L Zhu 6 4 6
  D Kovinić 6 6   D Kovinić 1 6 3
WC   L Zhang 3 1 4   L Zhu 1 0
Q   Y Zhang 6 6 6   V Diatchenko 6 6
  Jia Lu 3 2 Q   Y Zhang 7 3 2
  P Hon 2 4 6   V Diatchenko 5 6 6
6   V Diatchenko 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   S Sharipova 0 2
  I Jorović 6 6   I Jorović 1 65
Q   E-G Ruse 4 5 Q   T Martincová 6 77
Q   T Martincová 6 7 Q   T Martincová 63 0r
  B Schoofs 6 6   B Schoofs 77 3
  C Zhao 3 2   B Schoofs 6 6
  F Xun 79 77   F Xun 4 2
  Y Duan 67 65   B Schoofs 5 3
5   N Hibino 78 6 2   L Kumkhum 7 6
  A Raina 66 1 5   N Hibino 6 6
  S Celik 2 1 Q   S-j Jang 4 3
Q   S-j Jang 6 6 5   N Hibino 3 1
WC   J Garland 4 2 2   L Kumkhum 6 6
LL   L Cabrera 6 6 LL   L Cabrera 3 4
  X Han 3 4 2   L Kumkhum 6 6
2   L Kumkhum 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Ayano Shimizu (first round)
  2.   Karman Thandi (qualifying competition)
  3.   Jang Su-jeong (qualified)
  4.   Xun Fangying (moved to main draw)
  5.   Tereza Martincová (qualified)
  6.   Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)
  7.   Mayo Hibi (first round)
  8.   Lizette Cabrera (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Ayano Shimizu 4 4
  Lee Ya-hsuan 6 6
    Lee Ya-hsuan 3 0
5   Tereza Martincová 6 6
  Zhang Kailin 4 4
5   Tereza Martincová 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Karman Thandi 6 6
WC   Ng Kwan-yau 4 4
2   Karman Thandi 2 2
6   Zhang Yuxuan 6 6
WC   Yang Ya-yi 0 1
6   Zhang Yuxuan 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Jang Su-jeong 6 6
  Momoko Kobori 1 4
3   Jang Su-jeong 6 6
8   Lizette Cabrera 4 4
  Junri Namigata 4 3
8   Lizette Cabrera 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt   Peangtarn Plipuech 2 3
  Olga Doroshina 6 6
    Olga Doroshina 5 5
    Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7 7
  Elena-Gabriela Ruse 77 2 6
7   Mayo Hibi 64 6 4

References

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