The 2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Kurume, Japan, on 14–20 May 2018.

2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup
Date14–20 May
Edition14th
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
Prize money$60,000
SurfaceCarpet
LocationKurume, Japan
Champions
Singles
Japan Ayano Shimizu
Doubles
United Kingdom Naomi Broady / United States Asia Muhammad
← 2017 · Kurume Cup · 2019 →

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  GBR Naomi Broady 127 1
  AUS Arina Rodionova 130 2
  GBR Katie Boulter 176 3
  JPN Junri Namigata 211 4
  GBR Katy Dunne 225 5
  SRB Ivana Jorović 226 6
  JPN Ayano Shimizu 238 7
  USA Jacqueline Cako 249 8
  • 1 Rankings as of 7 May 2018.

Other entrants

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The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

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Singles

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Doubles

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