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| Tennis at the 2018 Mediterranean Games |
The women's singles event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 26 to 30 June at the Tarragona Tennis Club. [1]
Başak Eraydın of Turkey won the gold medal, defeating Fiona Ferro of France in the final, 6–7, 6–3, 6–3.
Veronika Erjavec of Slovenia won the bronze medal, defeating Lucia Bronzetti of Italy in the bronze medal match, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Başak Eraydın  Turkey | Fiona Ferro  France | Veronika Erjavec  Slovenia |
Fiona Ferro (FRA)(final; silver medalist)
Başak Eraydın (TUR) (champion; gold medalist) Harmony Tan (FRA)(quarterfinals) Berfu Cengiz (TUR)(second round)
Dea Herdželaš (BIH)(second round)
Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP)(second round)
Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA)(quarterfinals) Eva Guerrero Álvarez (ESP)(quarterfinals)| Semifinals 29 June | Final 30 June | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fiona Ferro (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
 Veronika Erjavec (SLO) | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Fiona Ferro (FRA) | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Başak Eraydın (TUR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Başak Eraydın (TUR) | 6 | 7 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Veronika Erjavec (SLO) | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| First round 26 June | Second round 27 June | Quarterfinals 28 June | Semifinals 29 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | F Ferro (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Omirou (CYP) | 6 | 6 | E Omirou (CYP) | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Quitério (POR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | F Ferro (FRA) | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Boudjadi (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 7 | L Stefanini (ITA) | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Berberović (BIH) | 6 | 6 | N Berberović (BIH) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | L Stefanini (ITA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | F Ferro (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Erjavec (SLO) | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | B Cengiz (TUR) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 B Ukëhaxhaj (KOS) | 1 | 1 |  C Bechri (TUN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Bechri (TUN) | 6 | 6 | C Bechri (TUN) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Antonakis (GRE) | 2 | 5 | V Erjavec (SLO) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Erjavec (SLO) | 6 | 7 | V Erjavec (SLO) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Bassols Ribera (ESP) | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round 26 June | Second round 27 June | Quarterfinals 28 June | Semifinals 29 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | D Herdželaš (BIH) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Bronzetti (ITA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Bronzetti (ITA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Benaïssa (ALG) | 0 | 3 | 3 | H Tan (FRA) | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Arkadianou (GRE) | 6 | 6 | A Arkadianou (GRE) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | H Tan (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Bronzetti (ITA) | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Eraydın (TUR) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | E Guerrero Álvarez (ESP) | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Siopacha (CYP) | 6 | 7 | M Siopacha (CYP) | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Pislak (SLO) | 3 | 6 | 8 | E Guerrero Álvarez (ESP) | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I Murta (POR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | B Eraydın (TUR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bouzgarrou (TUN) | 0 | 1 | I Murta (POR) | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Eraydın (TUR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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