2018 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Singles

Singles
2018 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
Champion	Petra Kvitová
Runner-up	Kristina Mladenovic
Score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	28 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy

Kristina Mladenovic was the defending champion, but lost in the final to unseeded Petra Kvitová, 1–6, 2–6. As a result, Kvitová became the first left-handed player to win a singles title in Russia. She was also the first wildcard to win the event.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
2. Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)
3. Caroline Garcia (second round)
4. Kristina Mladenovic (final)
5. Julia Görges (semifinals)
6. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
7. Elena Vesnina (first round)
8. Daria Kasatkina (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Daria Kasatkina	6	3	2
	4	Kristina Mladenovic	3	6	6
								4	Kristina Mladenovic	1	2
								WC	Petra Kvitová	6	6
	5	Julia Görges	5	6	2
	WC	Petra Kvitová	7	4	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	WC	A Potapova	6	6				WC	A Potapova	0	1
		T Maria	2	4											1	C Wozniacki	62	3
		M Barthel	3	5											8	D Kasatkina	77	6
		A Cornet	6	7					A Cornet	2	1
	Q	V Kužmová	6	4	1			8	D Kasatkina	6	6
	8	D Kasatkina	1	6	6																	8	D Kasatkina	6	3	2
																						4	K Mladenovic	3	6	6
								4	K Mladenovic	6	6
		S Cîrstea	5	2					D Cibulková	4	4
		D Cibulková	7	6											4	K Mladenovic	6	6
		D Vekić	3	6	4											K Siniaková	4	3
		K Siniaková	6	2	6				K Siniaková	79	7
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	67	5
	6	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	J Görges	6	77
		M Sakkari	2	65				5	J Görges	7	6
	Q	R Vinci	6	6				Q	R Vinci	5	0
	Q	T Martincová	2	2											5	J Görges	6	6
		T Bacsinszky	4	3											Q	E Rybakina	3	3
	Q	E Rybakina	6	6				Q	E Rybakina	4	78	77
								3	C Garcia	6	66	65
																						5	J Görges	5	6	2
	7/WC	E Vesnina	2	0																		WC	P Kvitová	7	4	6
	WC	P Kvitová	6	6				WC	P Kvitová	6	1	6
		I-C Begu	77	6					I-C Begu	3	6	1
	LL	A Petkovic	65	1											WC	P Kvitová	6	6
	WC	V Zvonareva	6	0											2	J Ostapenko	0	2
		K Bertens	4	0r				WC	V Zvonareva	66	3
								2	J Ostapenko	78	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Kristýna Plíšková (second round)
2. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualifying competition)
3. Heather Watson (first round)
4. Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
5. Océane Dodin (second round)
6. Lara Arruabarrena (first round)
7. Ekaterina Alexandrova (first round)
8. Andrea Petkovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Tereza Martincová
2. Viktória Kužmová
3. Roberta Vinci
4. Elena Rybakina

Lucky loser

1. Andrea Petkovic

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Kristýna Plíšková	6	6
		Başak Eraydın	0	2
								1	Kristýna Plíšková	6	4	4
									Tereza Martincová	3	6	6
		Tereza Martincová	6	6
	WC	Anastasia Frolova	3	1
																Tereza Martincová	6	5	6
																Vera Lapko	4	7	1
		Viktoriya Tomova	2	6	1
		Vera Lapko	6	4	6
									Vera Lapko	7	6
								5	Océane Dodin	5	4
	PR	Bojana Jovanovski Petrović	4	3
	5	Océane Dodin	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6
		Valentyna Ivakhnenko	2	1
								2	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6
									Jana Čepelová	3	2
		Jana Čepelová	710	2	6
		Sara Errani	68	6	3
															2	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	2	5
																Viktória Kužmová	6	7
	WC	Amina Anshba	4	2
		Viktória Kužmová	6	6
									Viktória Kužmová	6	3	6
									Dayana Yastremska	3	6	4
		Dayana Yastremska	4	6	6
	7	Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	3	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Heather Watson	3	4
		Roberta Vinci	6	6
									Roberta Vinci	6	6
									Danka Kovinić	1	2
		Jasmine Paolini	4	6	2
		Danka Kovinić	6	3	6
																Roberta Vinci	6	4	6
															8	Andrea Petkovic	1	6	3
		Polina Monova	6	6
	WC	Valeriya Pogrebnyak	4	0
									Polina Monova	3	2
								8	Andrea Petkovic	6	6
		Anna Kalinskaya	3	7	2
	8	Andrea Petkovic	6	5	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Kirsten Flipkens	2	0
		Deborah Chiesa	6	6
									Deborah Chiesa	6	2	6
									Jana Fett	2	6	4
		Sesil Karatantcheva	6	3	3
		Jana Fett	3	6	6
																Deborah Chiesa	1	3
															WC	Elena Rybakina	6	6
	WC	Elena Rybakina	3	6	6
		Veronika Kudermetova	6	3	2
								WC	Elena Rybakina	6	6
									Sabina Sharipova	4	4
		Sabina Sharipova	3	77	7
	6	Lara Arruabarrena	6	64	5

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw