2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger
| 2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–18 November |
| Edition | 11th |
| Category | WTA 125K series |
| Prize money | $125,000 |
| Surface | Carpet (indoor) |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Luksika Kumkhum | |
| Doubles | |
| Ankita Raina / Karman Thandi | |
The 2018 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and part of the 2018 WTA 125K series, offering a total of $125,000 in prize money. It took place in Taipei, Taiwan, on 12–18 November 2018.[1]
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| THA | Luksika Kumkhum | 80 | 2 |
| CHN | Zhu Lin | 114 | 4 |
| JPN | Nao Hibino | 119 | 5 |
| RUS | Vitalia Diatchenko | 120 | 6 |
| UZB | Sabina Sharipova | 122 | 7 |
| JPN | Misaki Doi | 139 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 5 November 2018.
Other entrants
The following player received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Jana Čepelová → replaced by Carol Zhao
- Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Lizette Cabrera
- Ekaterine Gorgodze → replaced by Xun Fangying
- Evgeniya Rodina → replaced by Danka Kovinić
- Katie Swan → replaced by Ankita Raina
- Sachia Vickery → replaced by Barbara Haas
- Zheng Saisai → replaced by Ng Kwan-yau
Doubles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | Nao Hibino | GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | 144 | 1 |
| CHN | Han Xinyun | THA | Luksika Kumkhum | 178 | 2 |
| JPN | Misaki Doi | MNE | Danka Kovinić | 221 | 3 |
| RUS | Olga Doroshina | RUS | Natela Dzalamidze | 267 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 5 November 2018.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
- Luksika Kumkhum def. Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–3
Doubles
- * Ankita Raina / Karman Thandi def. Olga Doroshina / Natela Dzalamidze, 6–3, 5–7, [12–12], ret.
References
- ^ "2018 Taipei OEC Open begins on November 11". 11 November 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)