The 2018

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. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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between 17 and 23 September 2018.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of 10 September 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts: *

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* Li Zhe The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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The following player received entry as a lucky loser: *

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Champions

Singles

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6–4, 2–6, 6–1.

Doubles

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