The 2018 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twenty-first edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 10–16 December 2018.
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedKristina Mladenovic431Viktória Kužmová542Tatjana Maria743Evgeniya Rodina754Mona Barthel805Stefanie Vögele836Sorana Cîrstea857Tamara Zidanšek868 1 Rankings as of 6 December 2018.
Other entrants The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: Dalma Gálfi Monika Kilnarová Tereza Mihalíková Alexandra Panova
The following players received entry using protected rankings: Olga Govortsova Quirine Lemoine
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Yuliya Hatouka Michaëlla Krajicek Raluca Șerban Isabella Shinikova
Champions Singles
Peng Shuai def. Viktória Kužmová, 6–3, 6–0
Doubles
Alena Fomina / Valentina Ivakhnenko def. Réka Luca Jani / Cornelia Lister, 7–5, 6–2
External links 2018 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge at ITFtennis.com Official website