2018 İstanbul Cup – Singles

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Singles
2018 İstanbul Cup
Final
Champion Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier
Runner-up Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · İstanbul Cup ·  2019  

Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Stuttgart instead.

Contents

Pauline Parmentier won the title, her first since 2008, defeating Polona Hercog in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals, retired)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska (first round, retired)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai (first round)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova (first round)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
  7. Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier 66
7 Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 3 4
  Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier 63 6
  Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog 4 63
  Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 4 2
  Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66
Flag of Russia.svg E Alexandrova 2 2 1 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 5 66
Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 73 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 3 4 1 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 63 0r
WC Flag of Turkey.svg A Aksu 2 2 Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 4 60
Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 66 Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 62 6
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 0 66 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 2 63
6 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 61 0 Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 66
3 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 1 0r7 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 3 4
Flag of Croatia.svg D Vekić 62 Flag of Croatia.svg D Vekić 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 1 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 3 3 Flag of Croatia.svg D Vekić 6611
Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 6463 7 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 3 776
Flag of the United States.svg C McHale 774 6 Flag of the United States.svg C McHale 4 4
Q Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović 5 0 7 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 66
7 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 76

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 61 4
Flag of Serbia.svg A Krunić 1 66 Flag of Serbia.svg A Krunić 3 1
Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 76 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 66
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay 5 2 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 678
Q Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 66Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Rus 3 66
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya 3 3 Q Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 62 0
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Rus 66Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Rus 2 66
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 2 3 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 4 2
8 Flag of Belarus.svg A Sabalenka 2 5 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 66
Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 67 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 61
WC Flag of Turkey.svg İ Öz 64 0 Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 2 1r
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 4 66 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 61 7
Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova 762 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 1 65
Q Flag of Russia.svg V Ivakhnenko 5 4 Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova 5 61
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 3 3 2 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 74 6
2 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp (qualifying competition)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Rodina (first round)
  3. Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić (qualified)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus (qualified)
  5. Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović (qualified)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková (qualifying competition)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)
  9. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová (first round)
  10. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktoriya Tomova (qualified)
  11. Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi (first round)
  12. Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru (first round)

Qualifiers

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp 678
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Melis Sezer 4 66
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp 1 2
10 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktoriya Tomova 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sara Tomic 2 2
10 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktoriya Tomova 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Rodina 2 2
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart 66
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart 0 0
  Flag of Russia.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko 677
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová 3 65

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kimberly Birrell 4 3
3 Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić 63 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs 3 63
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs 64 6
12 Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru 4 63

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus 76
  Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva 5 0
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus 66
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 2 0
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 66
11 Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 4 2

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović 62 6
  Flag of Romania.svg Elena-Gabriela Ruse 4 62
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović 66
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 2 1
PR Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani 4 1
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo 67
  Flag of Turkey.svg Başak Eraydın 4 5
6 Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo 3 73
8 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kalinskaya 65 6
WC Flag of Croatia.svg Ena Kajević 4 4
8 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kalinskaya 66

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References

  1. "Standings WTA Istanbul 2018 - Tennis". Eurosport. Retrieved 2018-05-25.