2018 Mercer Tennis Classic – Singles

Anna Karolína Schmiedlová was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Poitiers instead.

Singles
2018 Mercer Tennis Classic
Champion	Varvara Lepchenko
Runner-up	Verónica Cepede Royg
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Varvara Lepchenko won the title, defeating Verónica Cepede Royg in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Madison Brengle (First round)
2. Jessica Pegula (Quarterfinals)
3. Sofya Zhuk (First round)
4. Claire Liu (First round)
5. Nicole Gibbs (First round)
6. Kristie Ahn (First round)
7. Marie Bouzková (Semifinals, retired)
8. Christina McHale (First round)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
		Allie Kiick	4	2
									Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
									Verónica Cepede Royg	4	4
		Verónica Cepede Royg	6	2
	7	Marie Bouzková	3	0^r

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Brengle	3	3
		D Lao	6	6					D Lao	6	3	6
	Q	L Chirico	7^7	6				Q	L Chirico	2	6	2
		B Haddad Maia	6^4	4												D Lao	2	5
		A Kratzer	1	3												V Lepchenko	6	7
		V Lepchenko	6	6					V Lepchenko	6	6
		W Osuigwe	7	6					W Osuigwe	4	0
	8/WC	C McHale	5	0																			V Lepchenko	6	6
	4	C Liu	6^7	4																			A Kiick	4	2
		K Day	7^9	6					K Day	6	6
		L Davis	6	6					L Davis	4	4
		G Brodsky	4	3												K Day	2	5
		K Nara	5	6^4												A Kiick	6	7
		S Chang	7	7^7					S Chang	2	2
		A Kiick	6	4	6				A Kiick	6	6
	6	K Ahn	4	6	0

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	N Gibbs	6	5	0
		A Li	2	7	6				A Li	4	4
	Q	H Baptiste	1	6	6			Q	H Baptiste	6	6
		A Muhammad	6	3	1										Q	H Baptiste	4	4
		V Cepede Royg	4	6	6											V Cepede Royg	6	6
		G Min	6	4	4				V Cepede Royg	6	6
		U Eikeri	6	6					U Eikeri	1	0
	3	S Zhuk	0	2																			V Cepede Royg	6	2
	7	M Bouzková	7	6																		7	M Bouzková	3	0^r
	WC	A Guarachi	5	2				7	M Bouzková	4	6	7
		F Abanda	1	2					S Karatantcheva	6	4	5
		S Karatantcheva	6	6											7	M Bouzková	7	6
	Q	G Olmos	6	7											2	J Pegula	5	2
		AS Sánchez	2	5				Q	G Olmos	2	0
	Q	S Marand	6	3	1			2	J Pegula	6	6
	2	J Pegula	2	6	6

References

• Main Draw