2018 Australian Open -- Women 's Singles final - wikipedia 2018 Australian Open -- Women 's Singles final 2018 Australian Open Women 's Final Caroline Wozniacki ( 2 ) vs. Simona Halep ( 1 ) Set Caroline Wozniacki 7 6 Simona Halep 6 6 Date Saturday, 27 January 2018 Tournament Australian Open Location Melbourne Previous head - to - head results Wozniacki 4 -- 2 Halep Main articles : 2018 Australian Open and 2018 Australian Open -- Women 's Singles The 2018 Australian Open Women 's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Women 's Singles tournament at the 2018 Australian Open. It was contested between the world 's top two players, Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki, then ranked first and second in the world respectively. They had both been world number one without winning a Grand Slam title, and they had also both lost two Grand Slam finals each ( Halep at the 2014 and 2017 French Opens and Wozniacki at the 2009 and 2014 US Opens ). The winner would win their first Grand Slam title, alongside the world number one ranking for the week starting 29 January 2018. Wozniacki defeated Halep in three sets in two hours and 49 minutes, with the match finishing shortly before 10 : 30 pm local time, to become the first Dane in men 's or women 's singles to win a Grand Slam, and the first Danish player to win the Australian Open. Contents 1 Match 1.1 Background 1.2 First set 1.3 Second set 1.4 Third set 2 Statistics 3 References Match Background The match began at 7 : 30 pm local time. Marijana Veljović of Serbia was the chair umpire for the match, overseeing the biggest match of her umpiring career. First set Wozniacki won the pre-match coin toss and elected to serve first. She held her first service game, then broke Halep and quickly got a 3 - 0 lead. Wozniacki then attempted to serve for the opening set at 5 -- 3, but was broken ; Halep then pegged it back to 5 -- 5, and they both held serve to let a tiebreak decide the set. Wozniacki won the first two points, and went on to win the tiebreak 7 -- 2. Second set Halep served first in the second set and held to 30, then Wozniacki held to love. In the next game, Halep saved four break points to claim a 2 -- 1 lead. The next 3 games would see no break points, and at 3 -- 3, Halep held serve, broke and won the second set after saving three break points when serving for the set, winning it 6 -- 3. The match score was now tied at one set apiece, meaning a third set would be required to decide the title. Third set The third set had the most breaks of serve. Wozniacki won the first game, after being down 0 - 30. In the next game Halep led 30 - 0, but lost her serve on Wozniacki 's first break point opportunity. Wozniacki would serve to get a 3 -- 0 lead, but Halep broke back, despite Wozniacki saving the first 5 break points. Wozniacki broke to 0 in the next game, but Halep then broke to 15, to make the score 3 -- 2 for Wozniacki. She then won her service game, and broke Wozniacki again to get a 4 -- 3 lead, and serving to bring the lead to 5 -- 3. Halep lost her serve, despite saving the first break point. Wozniacki then held serve to 5 -- 4, leaving Halep to serve to stay in the match. Despite Halep leading 30 - 15, Wozniacki won two points in a row ( the first of them being the first and only double fault of the match from the Romanian ) to reach championship point at 40 - 30. Wozniacki won the point, the match and the championship, after Halep hit a backhand into the net. Statistics Halep Wozniacki 1st serve % 61 % 58 % 1st serve points won 46 of 71 = 65 % 39 of 59 = 66 % 2nd serve points won 21 of 45 = 47 % 22 of 43 = 51 % Total service points won 67 of 116 = 58 % 61 of 102 = 60 % Aces 6 Double faults 6 Winners 40 25 Unforced errors 47 27 Net points won 43 of 60 = 72 % 15 of 26 = 58 % Break points converted 5 of 12 = 42 % 5 of 14 = 36 % Return points won 41 of 102 = 40 % 49 of 116 = 42 % Total points won 108 110 Source References Jump up ^ http://www.stevegtennis.com/head-to-head/women/Caroline_Wozniacki/Simona_Halep/ Jump up ^ Courtney Nguyen ( 11 January 2018 ). `` No. 1 Chase : The Fab Five hunting Halep in Melbourne ''. WTA Insider. Jump up ^ Pearce, Linda ( 28 January 2018 ). `` Great Dane : Wozniacki wins maiden Slam ''. Australian Open. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open title after epic battle with Halep ''. Guardian. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018. Jump up ^ Piers Newberry ( 27 January 2018 ). `` Australian Open : Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title ''. BBC Sport. Caroline Wozniacki Entourage Piotr Woźniacki ( father & coach ) David Lee ( fiance ) Former coach Sven Groeneveld ( 2011 - 2012 ) Ricardo Sanchez ( 2012 ) Thomas Johansson ( 2012 ) Thomas Högstedt ( 2013 - 2014 ) Michael Mortensen ( 2014 ) Career Achievements Statistics World No. 1 2018 season Year - end No. 1 2011 Australian Open Juniors 2006 runner - up Singles 2018 winner ( Report ) French Open None Wimbledon Championships Juniors 2006 winner US Open Singles 2009 runner - up 2014 runner - up WTA Finals Singles 2010 runner - up 2017 winner Premier Mandatory titles 2010 China Open 2011 BNP Paribas Open Premier 5 titles 2010 Rogers Cup 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships Related articles Denmark Fed Cup team Denmark Hopman Cup team Denmark Olympics Flagbearer Official Website * WTA Profile Simona Halep Entourage Darren Cahill ( coach ) Andrei Pavel ( coach ) Thomas Högstedt ( former coach ) Victor Ioniță ( former coach ) Wim Fissette ( former coach ) Career Statistics World No. 1 Romania Fed Cup team Year - end No. 1 2017 Australian Open Singles 2018 runner - up ( Report ) French Open Juniors 2008 winner Singles 2014 runner - up 2017 runner - up Wimbledon Championships None US Open None WTA Finals Singles 2014 runner - up Premier Mandatory titles 2015 BNP Paribas Open 2016 Mutua Madrid Open 2017 Mutua Madrid Open Premier 5 titles 2014 Qatar Total Open 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships 2016 Rogers Cup WTA Profile Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Australian_Open_ -- _Women % 27s_singles_final&oldid = 843343059 '' Categories : 2018 Australian Open Caroline Wozniacki Simona Halep Tennis matches Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 May 2018, at 14 : 34. 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Question: who won the 2018 australian open women's
Answer: Caroline Wozniacki