2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad – Singles

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Singles
2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad
Champion Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
Runner-up Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella
Final score6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Ladies Championship Gstaad ·  2019  

The singles competition of the 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad tennis tournament was held in Gstaad, Switzerland from 16-22 July 2018. Kiki Bertens was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Contents

Alizé Cornet won the title, defeating Mandy Minella in the final, 6–4, 7–6(8–6).

This was the last tournament, that former World No. 4 Francesca Schiavone had participated in. She drew her old rival Samantha Stosur in the first round and was defeated.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet (champion)
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson (second round)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová (second round)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Carina Witthöft (first round)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena (first round)
  7. Flag of Switzerland.svg Stefanie Vögele (first round)
  8. Flag of Switzerland.svg Viktorija Golubic (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 771
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard 650r
1 Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 678
PR Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 4 66
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová 62 2
PR Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 4 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 66
Q Flag of Spain.svg S Soler Espinosa 2 2 1 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 66
PR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 1 65 Q Flag of Switzerland.svg C Perrin 3 3
Q Flag of Switzerland.svg C Perrin 64 71 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 677
Q Flag of Liechtenstein.svg K von Deichmann 62 3 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 4 62
WC Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 4 66WC Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 4 1
WC Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 3 2 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 661 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 771
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg V Kužmová 67 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard 650r
Q Flag of Italy.svg M Trevisan 2 5 3 Flag of Slovakia.svg V Kužmová 6465
Flag of Switzerland.svg J Teichmann 4 62 Q Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova 7777
Q Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova 61 6Q Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova 5 0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard 4 776 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard 76
Flag of Switzerland.svg T Bacsinszky 6614 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard 7779
Flag of Germany.svg A Lottner 3 2 8 Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic 6267
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena 3 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vondroušová 66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vondroušová 66
Flag of Bulgaria.svg E Kostova 60 6 Flag of Bulgaria.svg E Kostova 4 4
Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya 4 62 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vondroušová 66
Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 4 62 Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina 2 3
Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 63 6 Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 4 65
Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina 636713 Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina 62 7
4 Flag of Germany.svg C Witthöft 774 611 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vondroušová 62 2
7 Flag of Switzerland.svg S Vögele 2 0 PR Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella 4 66
Flag of Germany.svg T Korpatsch 66 Flag of Germany.svg T Korpatsch 2 2
Flag of Spain.svg S Sorribes Tormo 776 Flag of Spain.svg S Sorribes Tormo 66
Q Flag of Russia.svg V Ivakhnenko 651 Flag of Spain.svg S Sorribes Tormo 1 2
PR Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella 677PR Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová 3 63PR Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella 66
WC Flag of Switzerland.svg L Küng 4 1 2 Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 3 4
2 Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
  2. Flag of Switzerland.svg Conny Perrin (qualified)
  3. Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Kathinka von Deichmann (qualified)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko (qualified)
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Martina Trevisan (qualified)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
  7. Flag of Israel.svg Deniz Khazaniuk (first round)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Jessica Pieri (qualifying competition)
  9. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Haas (qualifying competition)
  10. Flag of France.svg Amandine Hesse (qualifying competition)
  11. Flag of Austria.svg Julia Grabher (first round)
  12. Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova 66
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quirine Lemoine 2 2
1 Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova 6866
8 Flag of Italy.svg Jessica Pieri 7101 2
WC Flag of Romania.svg Diana Mihail 0 1
8 Flag of Italy.svg Jessica Pieri 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Conny Perrin 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova 4 4
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Conny Perrin 66
  Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi 4 0
  Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi 4 66
11 Flag of Austria.svg Julia Grabher 61 1

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Kathinka von Deichmann 66
  Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča 4 3
3 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Kathinka von Deichmann 66
WC Flag of South Africa.svg Zoe Kruger 1 1
WC Flag of South Africa.svg Zoe Kruger76
7 Flag of Israel.svg Deniz Khazaniuk 5 3

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Russia.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko 66
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandrina Naydenova 1 0
4 Flag of Russia.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko 66
12 Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick 1 2
  Flag of Hungary.svg Gréta Arn 2 2
12 Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of Italy.svg Martina Trevisan 4 786
  Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter 6663
5 Flag of Italy.svg Martina Trevisan 66
10 Flag of France.svg Amandine Hesse 3 4
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Tess Sugnaux 2 2
10 Flag of France.svg Amandine Hesse 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of Spain.svg Sílvia Soler Espinosa 4 66
  Flag of France.svg Chloé Paquet 63 0
6 Flag of Spain.svg Sílvia Soler Espinosa 66
9 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Haas 1 1
WC Flag of Switzerland.svg Xenia Knoll 63 3
9 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Haas 4 66

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