2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Women's singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Houston – Women's singles
2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
Final
ChampionChina Peng Shuai
Runner-upUnited States Lauren Davis
Score1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Peng Shuai won the title, defeating Lauren Davis in the final 1–6, 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

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  1.   Belinda Bencic (second round)
  2.   Monica Niculescu (withdrew)
  3.   Heather Watson (quarterfinals)
  4.   Jessica Pegula (semifinals)
  5.   Fanny Stollár (quarterfinals)
  6.   Varvara Lepchenko (second round)
  7.   Sofya Zhuk (semifinals)
  8.   Marie Bouzková (first round)
  9.   Nicole Gibbs (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
WC   Peng Shuai 6 6
4   Jessica Pegula 4 3
WC   Peng Shuai 1 7 6
Q   Lauren Davis 6 5 4
7   Sofya Zhuk 6 3 0
Q   Lauren Davis 3 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC   B Bencic 2 78 6
  A Kiick 6 66 0 1/WC   B Bencic 6 4 5
  B Haddad Maia 77 5 1 WC   S Peng 3 6 7
WC   S Peng 65 7 6 WC   S Peng 6 77
  N Broady 4 3 Q   W Osuigwe 2 63
Q   W Osuigwe 6 6 Q   W Osuigwe 2 6 6
WC   M Haet 4 63 6   V Lepchenko 6 3 2
6   V Lepchenko 6 77 WC   S Peng 6 6
4   J Pegula 710 6 4   J Pegula 4 3
  J Paolini 68 2 4   J Pegula 6 6
  D Khazaniuk 77 6   D Khazaniuk 2 1
WC   B Turati 65 2 4   J Pegula 6 6
Q   E Halbauer 2 4 5   F Stollár 3 3
LL   J Cako 6 6 LL   J Cako 5 3
Q   A Li 5 3 5   F Stollár 7 6
5   F Stollár 7 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   S Zhuk 6 6
  G Min 3 4 7   S Zhuk 4
  D Chiesa 5 1 Q   D Gálfi 2r
Q   D Gálfi 7 6 7   S Zhuk 7 6
LL   RL Jani 6 6 3   H Watson 5 4
LL   L Chirico 2 3 LL   RL Jani 4 1
  J Loeb 7 1 1 3   H Watson 6 6
3   H Watson 5 6 6 7   S Zhuk 6 3 0
8   M Bouzková 4 65 Q   L Davis 3 6 6
LL   K Sebov 6 77 LL   K Sebov 6 6
  K Nara 6 6   K Nara 3 3
  V Flink 2 3 LL   K Sebov 1 3
Q   L Davis 6 6 Q   L Davis 6 6
Q   K Kučová 4 3 Q   L Davis 2 6 6
  A Muhammad 63 6 1 9   N Gibbs 6 4 4
9   N Gibbs 77 4 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Katherine Sebov (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2.   Whitney Osuigwe (qualified)
  3.   Lauren Davis (qualified)
  4.   Grace Min (moved into main draw)
  5.   Kristína Kučová (qualified)
  6.   Ulrikke Eikeri (first round)
  7.   Dalma Gálfi (qualified)
  8.   Maria Mateas (first round)
  9.   Ann Li (qualified)
  10.   Réka Luca Jani (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  11.   Elizabeth Halbauer (qualified)
  12.   Maria Sanchez (withdrew, still competing in Las Vegas)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Katherine Sebov 6 6
  Tori Kinard 1 2
1   Katherine Sebov 4 77 2
7   Dalma Gálfi 6 65 6
    Ingrid Neel 5 1
7   Dalma Gálfi 7 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Whitney Osuigwe 6 6
Alt   Beatrice Gumulya 1 1
2   Whitney Osuigwe 6 6
10   Réka Luca Jani 3 4
  Alexa Guarachi 6 0 0
10   Réka Luca Jani 4 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Lauren Davis 6 5 6
  Maegan Manasse 2 7 0
3   Lauren Davis 6 6
    Jacqueline Cako 3 4
  Jacqueline Cako 6 6
Alt   Erin Routliffe 1 3

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
WC   Victoria Smirnova 67 5
WC   Julia Elbaba 79 7
WC   Julia Elbaba 77 3 4
11   Elizabeth Halbauer 64 6 6
WC   Anna Bowtell 3 5
11   Elizabeth Halbauer 6 7

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Kristína Kučová 6 6
  Olivia Tjandramulia 4 2
5   Kristína Kučová 77 6
  Louisa Chirico 64 4
  Louisa Chirico 7 6
8   Maria Mateas 5 3

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Ulrikke Eikeri 0 4
  Sanaz Marand 6 6
    Sanaz Marand 6 3 3
9   Ann Li 4 6 6
  Ana Veselinović 3 1
9   Ann Li 6 6

References

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