The women's individual competition at the Asian Games 2018 in squash took place from 23 to 26 August 2018.
The field of participants consisted of 28 players, of which a maximum of two players per NOK , who determined the winner in the knockout system . The gold medal winner of the last edition in 2014 was Nicol David from Malaysia, who started the tournament in top position. She won the tournament again on her birthday, securing her fifth gold medal in singles at the Asian Games. Silver was won by her compatriot Sivasangari Subramaniam , the two bronze medals went to Indian women Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa .