The 2018

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was a professional

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was part of the

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. It took place in

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, Japan, on 7–13 May 2018.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 30 April 2018.

Other entrants

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

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese former tennis player. On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings. At the 2002 Australian Open, Fujiwara partnered with S ...

* ~~Mina Miyahara~~ *

Tara Moore Tara Shanice Moore (born 6 August 1992) is a Hong Kong-born British tennis player. She achieved career-high rankings by the WTA of 145 in singles and No. 77 in doubles. In her career, she won nine singles titles and 17 doubles titles on the IT ...

Olivia Tjandramulia Olivia Tjandramulia (born 11 May 1997) is an Indonesian-born Australian tennis player. Tjandramulia has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 350, achieved on 11 June 2018. On 12 June 2023, she peaked at No. 100 in the WTA doubles ranki ...

The following player received entry as a lucky loser: *

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Champions

Singles

Katie Boulter Katie Charlotte Boulter (born 1 August 1996) is an English professional tennis player. On 4 November 2024, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 6 January 2025, she peaked at No. 277 in the WTA doubles rankings. Boulter has ...

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Ksenia Lykina Ksenia Valentinovna Lykina (; born 19 June 1990) is a Russian former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 171, which she reached in April 2010. Her career-high in doubles is 108, which she achieved in February 2017. She is an Aus ...

, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

Naomi Broady Naomi Broady ( ; born 28 February 1990) is a British former tennis player. She won one WTA Tour doubles title, as well as nine singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 March 2016, she reached her best singles ranki ...

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Amra Sadiković Amra Sadiković (; ; born 6 May 1989) is a Swiss tennis player. She announced her retirement in May 2014, a few days after her 25th birthday, only to begin playing 13 months later on the ITF Women's Circuit again. In April 2019, Sadiković annou ...

, 6–2, 6–0

External links

Official website

2018 Fukuoka International Women's Cup
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