2018 China Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2018 China Open
Champion	Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up	Anastasija Sevastova
Score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Anastasija Sevastova in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 China Open. It was Wozniacki's 30th and last WTA Tour title, before her first retirement in January 2020.

Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Aryna Sabalenka.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:

• Ashleigh Barty
• Anett Kontaveit
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Wang Qiang

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Anastasija Sevastova	6	77
		Dominika Cibulková	3	65
									Anastasija Sevastova	6	6
								8	Naomi Osaka	4	4
		Zhang Shuai	6	4	5
	8	Naomi Osaka	3	6	7
																Anastasija Sevastova	3	3
															2	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
	WC	Wang Qiang	7	7
		Aryna Sabalenka	5	5
								WC	Wang Qiang	1	3
								2	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	Kateřina Siniaková	2	2
	2	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	S Halep	1	0r
	Q	O Jabeur	6	0				Q	O Jabeur	65	4
		M Sakkari	1	4					D Vekić	77	6
		D Vekić	6	6												D Vekić	3	2
		A Sevastova	6	6												A Sevastova	6	6
		A Cornet	4	2					A Sevastova	w/o
	LL	B Pera	3	4				17	M Keys
	17	M Keys	6	6																			A Sevastova	6	77
	9	S Stephens	68	6	6																		D Cibulková	3	65
		A Pavlyuchenkova	710	4	4			9	S Stephens	6	6
	WC	S Zheng	6	6				WC	S Zheng	1	3
	Q	D Yastremska	4	3											9	S Stephens	6	2	3
	WC	Y Duan	3	2												D Cibulková	4	6	6
		D Cibulková	6	6					D Cibulková	6	6
		D Gavrilova	6	6					D Gavrilova	3	3
	5	P Kvitová	2	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	A Kerber	6	6
		K Mladenovic	2	2				3	A Kerber	77	6
	Q	Y Putintseva	1	0					C Suárez Navarro	64	1
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6											3	A Kerber	1	6	0
		T Babos	6	6												S Zhang	6	2	6
		S-w Hsieh	2	2					T Babos	1	2
		S Zhang	6	3	6				S Zhang	6	6
	15	E Mertens	1	6	3																		S Zhang	6	4	5
	10	J Görges	6	4	6																	8	N Osaka	3	6	7
		J Konta	2	6	3			10	J Görges	6	4	2
	Q	A Petkovic	2	62					L Tsurenko	4	6	2r
		L Tsurenko	6	77											10	J Görges	1	2
		D Collins	6	3	6										8	N Osaka	6	6
	PR	T Bacsinszky	2	6	3				D Collins	1	0
	Q	Z Diyas	4	3				8	N Osaka	6	6
	8	N Osaka	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	WC	S Stosur	4	4				7	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		A Sasnovich	6	6					A Sasnovich	3	4
		M Buzărnescu	3	1											7	Ka Plíšková	4	4
															WC	Q Wang	6	6
								WC	Q Wang	6	6
		M Rybáriková	4	63				12	J Ostapenko	0	0
	12	J Ostapenko	6	77																		WC	Q Wang	7	7
	14	G Muguruza	6	6																			A Sabalenka	5	5
		E Makarova	0	4				14	G Muguruza	5	4
									A Sabalenka	7	6
																A Sabalenka	5	77	6
		C Vandeweghe	2	1											4	C Garcia	7	63	0
	Q	P Hercog	6	6				Q	P Hercog	62	3
	WC	Y Wang	610	77	3			4	C Garcia	77	6
	4	C Garcia	712	64	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	E Svitolina	6	4	64
		A Krunić	0	6	77				A Krunić	62	2
		A Van Uytvanck	5	4				Q	K Siniaková	77	6
	Q	K Siniaková	7	6											Q	K Siniaková	6	6
		K Flipkens	4	6	7										11	K Bertens	4	3
	Q	K Boulter	6	2	5				K Flipkens	1	1
	LL	S Cîrstea	2	0				11	K Bertens	6	6
	11	K Bertens	6	6																		Q	K Siniaková	2	2
	13	D Kasatkina	3	2r																		2	C Wozniacki	6	6
	PR	L Siegemund	6	4				PR	L Siegemund	6	3	2
									A Kontaveit	2	6	6
																A Kontaveit	5	4
		P Martić	6	6											2	C Wozniacki	7	6
		B Strýcová	2	3					P Martić	5	3
		B Bencic	2	3				2	C Wozniacki	7	6
	2	C Wozniacki	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ajla Tomljanović	6	6
		Mandy Minella	2	2
								1	Ajla Tomljanović	2	6	2
									Dayana Yastremska	6	3	6
		Dayana Yastremska	6	6
	13	Ana Bogdan	2	4

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Yulia Putintseva	6	6
	WC	Xu Yifan	4	0
								2	Yulia Putintseva	78	6
									Christina McHale	66	4
		Christina McHale	77	7
	9	Magda Linette	63	5

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
	WC	Xun Fangying	4	3
								3	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
								10	Bernarda Pera	2	4
	WC	Liu Fangzhou	1	4
	10	Bernarda Pera	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Monica Puig	3	2
		Ons Jabeur	6	6
									Ons Jabeur	6	6
								12	Tatjana Maria	4	1
		Amanda Anisimova	6	2	0
	12	Tatjana Maria	2	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Sorana Cîrstea	4	6	77
		Varvara Lepchenko	6	4	62
								5	Sorana Cîrstea	6	1	3
								15	Polona Hercog	3	6	6
	WC	Lizette Cabrera	4	2
	15	Polona Hercog	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Sofia Kenin	3	6	3
		Heather Watson	6	4	6
									Heather Watson	0	3
									Zarina Diyas	6	6
		Zarina Diyas	77	3	6
	14	Monica Niculescu	64	6	4

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Alison Riske	6	3	2
		Katie Boulter	4	6	6
									Katie Boulter	6	6
								11	Lara Arruabarrena	3	2
		Caroline Dolehide	6	4	4
	11	Lara Arruabarrena	4	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Andrea Petkovic	6	6
		Zhu Lin	1	4
								8	Andrea Petkovic	4	6	6
								16	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	1	4
		Jennifer Brady	65	6	1
	16	Sara Sorribes Tormo	77	2	6

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw