2018 İstanbul Cup – Singles

Singles
2018 İstanbul Cup
Final
Champion	Pauline Parmentier
Runner-up	Polona Hercog
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 2018 İstanbul Cup

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

Pauline Parmentier won the title, her first since 2008, defeating Polona Hercog in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. ^{[1] [2]}

Seeds

1. Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals, retired)
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
3. Agnieszka Radwańska (first round, retired)
4. Zhang Shuai (first round)
5. Ekaterina Makarova (first round)
6. Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
7. Irina-Camelia Begu (semifinals)
8. Aryna Sabalenka (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Pauline Parmentier	6	6
	7	Irina-Camelia Begu	3	4
									Pauline Parmentier	6	3	6
									Polona Hercog	4	6	3
		Maria Sakkari	4	2
		Polona Hercog	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		E Alexandrova	2	2				1	C Wozniacki	5	6	6
		S Errani	6	6					S Errani	7	3	3
		K Flipkens	3	4											1	C Wozniacki	6	3	0r
	WC	A Aksu	2	2												P Parmentier	4	6	0
		P Parmentier	6	6					P Parmentier	6	2	6
		Y Putintseva	0	6	6				Y Putintseva	2	6	3
	6	S Cîrstea	6	1	0																		P Parmentier	6	6
	3	A Radwańska	1	0r																		7	I-C Begu	3	4
		D Vekić	6	2					D Vekić	6	6
		A Tomljanović	6	6					A Tomljanović	1	2
		A Van Uytvanck	3	3												D Vekić	6	61	1
		M Barthel	64	6	3										7	I-C Begu	3	77	6
		C McHale	77	4	6				C McHale	4	4
	Q	D Jakupović	5	0				7	I-C Begu	6	6
	7	I-C Begu	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	E Makarova	6	1	4
		A Krunić	1	6	6				A Krunić	3	1
		M Sakkari	7	6					M Sakkari	6	6
	WC	Ç Büyükakçay	5	2												M Sakkari	6	78
	Q	D Kovinić	6	6											Q	A Rus	3	66
	Q	A Kalinskaya	3	3				Q	D Kovinić	6	2	0
	Q	A Rus	6	6				Q	A Rus	2	6	6
	4	S Zhang	2	3																			M Sakkari	4	2
	8	A Sabalenka	2	5																			P Hercog	6	6
		P Hercog	6	7					P Hercog	6	1
	WC	İ Öz	6	4	0				K Bondarenko	2	1r
		K Bondarenko	4	6	6											P Hercog	6	1	7
	Q	V Tomova	7	6											2	S Kuznetsova	1	6	5
	Q	V Ivakhnenko	5	4				Q	V Tomova	5	6	1
		Q Wang	3	3				2	S Kuznetsova	7	4	6
	2	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Richèl Hogenkamp (qualifying competition)
2. Evgeniya Rodina (first round)
3. Danka Kovinić (qualified)
4. Arantxa Rus (qualified)
5. Dalila Jakupović (qualified)
6. Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualifying competition)
7. Barbora Krejčíková (qualifying competition)
8. Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)
9. Tereza Martincová (first round)
10. Viktoriya Tomova (qualified)
11. Misaki Doi (first round)
12. Alexandra Dulgheru (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Viktoriya Tomova
2. Valentyna Ivakhnenko
3. Danka Kovinić
4. Arantxa Rus
5. Dalila Jakupović
6. Anna Kalinskaya

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Richèl Hogenkamp	6	78
	WC	Melis Sezer	4	66
								1	Richèl Hogenkamp	1	2
								10	Viktoriya Tomova	6	6
	WC	Sara Tomic	2	2
	10	Viktoriya Tomova	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Evgeniya Rodina	2	2
		Harriet Dart	6	6
									Harriet Dart	0	0
									Valentyna Ivakhnenko	6	6
		Valentyna Ivakhnenko	6	77
	9	Tereza Martincová	3	65

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Danka Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Kimberly Birrell	4	3
								3	Danka Kovinić	6	3	6
									Bibiane Schoofs	3	6	3
		Bibiane Schoofs	6	4	6
	12	Alexandra Dulgheru	4	6	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Arantxa Rus	7	6
		Irina Khromacheva	5	0
								4	Arantxa Rus	6	6
									Elitsa Kostova	2	0
		Elitsa Kostova	6	6
	11	Misaki Doi	4	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Dalila Jakupović	6	2	6
		Elena-Gabriela Ruse	4	6	2
								5	Dalila Jakupović	6	6
								7	Barbora Krejčíková	2	1
	PR	Réka Luca Jani	4	1
	7	Barbora Krejčíková	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	7
		Başak Eraydın	4	5
								6	Sara Sorribes Tormo	3	7	3
								8	Anna Kalinskaya	6	5	6
	WC	Ena Kajević	4	4
	8	Anna Kalinskaya	6	6

References

1. "Standings WTA Istanbul 2018 - Tennis". Eurosport. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
2. "Pauline Parmentier clinches her third career in Istanbul". Ubi Tennis. Retrieved 9 August 2025.

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw