2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Women's singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Indian Wells – Women's singles
2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells
Champion	Sara Errani
Runner-up	Kateryna Bondarenko
Score	6–4, 6–2

Main article: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells

Sara Errani won the title, defeating Kateryna Bondarenko in the final 6–4, 6–2.

Seeds

1. Magda Linette (second round)
2. Varvara Lepchenko (second round, retired)
3. Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
4. Kateryna Bondarenko (final)
5. Jennifer Brady (first round)
6. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
7. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (first round)
8. Duan Yingying (second 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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Sara Errani	6	6
	Q	Amanda Anisimova	4	2
								Q	Sara Errani	6	6
								4	Kateryna Bondarenko	4	2
	4	Kateryna Bondarenko	7	6
		Ajla Tomljanović	5	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Linette	6	4	6
	Q	V Duval	3	6	2			1	M Linette	7	60	4
	WC	V Zvonareva	1	4				WC	D Collins	5	77	6
	WC	D Collins	6	6											WC	D Collins	4	1
		T Townsend	5	1											Q	S Errani	6	6
		K Ahn	7	6					K Ahn	4	0
	Q	S Errani	6	6				Q	S Errani	6	6
	5	J Brady	2	2																		Q	S Errani	6	6
	3	S-w Hsieh	6	7																		Q	A Anisimova	4	2
	WC	A Kratzer	4	5				3	S-w Hsieh	65	65
		S Sorribes Tormo	3	2				WC	C Dolehide	77	77
	WC	C Dolehide	6	6											WC	C Dolehide	3	3
	Q	N Broady	1	1											Q	A Anisimova	6	6
	Q	A Anisimova	6	6				Q	A Anisimova	6	6
		N Gibbs	7	6					N Gibbs	4	0
	7	N Vikhlyantseva	5	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	F Schiavone	1	3
		Y Wickmayer	6	6					Y Wickmayer	6	6
		S Vickery	3	2					S Kenin	3	3
		S Kenin	6	6												Y Wickmayer	3	3
		A Riske	6	2	2										4	K Bondarenko	6	6
		R Hogenkamp	4	6	6				R Hogenkamp	3	0
		E Rodina	6	3	4			4	K Bondarenko	6	6
	4	K Bondarenko	4	6	6																	4	K Bondarenko	7	6
	8	Y Duan	77	6																			A Tomljanović	5	3
		K Nara	65	3				8	Y Duan	64	3
		V Golubic	6	2	6				V Golubic	77	6
	Q	Y Wang	1	6	1											V Golubic	3	3
		A Petkovic	6	5	4											A Tomljanović	6	6
		A Tomljanović	4	7	6				A Tomljanović	4	6	0
	Q	M Doi	65	7	62			2	V Lepchenko	6	1	0r
	2	V Lepchenko	77	5	77

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Wang Yafan (qualified)
2. Naomi Broady (qualified)
3. Vera Lapko (qualifying competition)
4. Barbora Krejčíková (first round)
5. Risa Ozaki (first round)
6. Jang Su-jeong (qualifying competition)
7. Sara Errani (qualified)
8. Misaki Doi (qualified)
9. Amanda Anisimova (qualified)
10. Julia Boserup (qualifying competition)
11. Victoria Duval (qualified)
12. Louisa Chirico (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Wang Yafan
2. Naomi Broady
3. Misaki Doi
4. Sara Errani
5. Victoria Duval
6. Amanda Anisimova

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Wang Yafan	6	6
		Sophie Chang	3	3
								1	Wang Yafan	6	7
								12	Louisa Chirico	3	5
		Tori Kinard	0r
	12	Louisa Chirico	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Naomi Broady	6	6
	WC	Lauren Marker	3	3
								2	Naomi Broady	6	5	6
								10	Julia Boserup	3	7	3
	WC	Ingrid Neel	1	3
	10	Julia Boserup	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Vera Lapko	6	6
		Allie Kiick	1	0
								3	Vera Lapko	61	3
								8	Misaki Doi	77	6
		Chiara Scholl	1	0
	8	Misaki Doi	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Barbora Krejčíková	4	3
		Claire Liu	6	6
									Claire Liu	3	6	3
								7	Sara Errani	6	3	6
		Danielle Lao	4	2
	7	Sara Errani	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Risa Ozaki	4	2
		Francesca Di Lorenzo	6	6
									Francesca Di Lorenzo	3	2
								11	Victoria Duval	6	6
	WC	Pamela Montez	3	5
	11	Victoria Duval	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Jang Su-jeong	6	6
		Julia Elbaba	0	3
								6	Jang Su-jeong	3	6	0
								9	Amanda Anisimova	6	3	6
		Valeriya Strakhova	0	1
	9	Amanda Anisimova	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw