2018 French Open -- Women 's singles - wikipedia 2018 French Open -- Women 's singles Women 's Singles 2018 French Open Champion Simona Halep Runner - up Sloane Stephens Final score 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1 Events Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls Legends − 45 45 + women WC Singles men women WC Doubles men women ← 2017 French Open 2019 → Main article : 2018 French Open Jeļena Ostapenko was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Kateryna Kozlova, making her only the second French Open champion ( after Anastasia Myskina in 2005 ) to lose in the first round of her title defense. World No. 1 Simona Halep won her first Grand Slam title, defeating Sloane Stephens in the final, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1. She became the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam title after the 1978 French Open champion Virginia Ruzici. She also became the sixth woman to win both the senior and junior title, having won the latter in 2008. Halep retained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking after defeating fellow contender Garbiñe Muguruza in the semifinals. In addition to Halep and Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Elina Svitolina, Karolína Plíšková and Caroline Garcia were also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament. The elimination on the first day of the tournament of Sara Errani, Francesca Schiavone and Venus Williams, in addition to Ostapenko, ensured a first - time French Open finalist from the bottom half of the draw. Williams ' loss to Wang Qiang marked the first time she had lost in the first round in back - to - back majors in her career. This tournament marked the first time that Agnieszka Radwańska did not play in the main draw of a Grand Slam singles event since her debut at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, ending a streak of 47 consecutive appearances. This was Serena Williams ' first Grand Slam appearance since the 2017 Australian Open and giving birth to her daughter in September 2017. She was unseeded in a Grand Slam singles event for the first time since the 2007 Australian Open. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court 's all - time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Steffi Graf, to complete a quadruple career Grand Slam. However, she withdrew before her fourth round match against Maria Sharapova due to a pectoral muscle injury. Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3.1 Key 3.2 Finals 3.3 Top half 3.3. 1 Section 1 3.3. 2 Section 2 3.3. 3 Section 3 3.3. 4 Section 4 3.4 Bottom half 3.4. 1 Section 5 3.4. 2 Section 6 3.4. 3 Section 7 3.4. 4 Section 8 4 References Seeds 01. Simona Halep ( Champion ) 02. Caroline Wozniacki ( Fourth round ) 03. Garbiñe Muguruza ( Semifinals ) 04. Elina Svitolina ( Third round ) 05. Jeļena Ostapenko ( First round ) 06. Karolína Plíšková ( Third round ) 07. Caroline Garcia ( Fourth round ) 08. Petra Kvitová ( Third round ) 09. Venus Williams ( First round ) 10. Sloane Stephens ( Final ) 11. Julia Görges ( Third round ) 12. Angelique Kerber ( Quarterfinals ) 13. Madison Keys ( Semifinals ) 14. Daria Kasatkina ( Quarterfinals ) 15. CoCo Vandeweghe ( Second round ) 16. Elise Mertens ( Fourth round ) 17. Ashleigh Barty ( Second round ) 18. Kiki Bertens ( Third round ) 19. Magdaléna Rybáriková ( Third round ) 20. Anastasija Sevastova ( First round ) 21. Naomi Osaka ( Third round ) 22. Johanna Konta ( First round ) 23. Carla Suárez Navarro ( Second round ) 24. Daria Gavrilova ( Third round ) 25. Anett Kontaveit ( Fourth round ) 26. Barbora Strýcová ( Fourth round ) 27. Zhang Shuai ( Second round ) 28. Maria Sharapova ( Quarterfinals ) 29. Kristina Mladenovic ( First round ) 30. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ( Second round ) 31. Mihaela Buzărnescu ( Fourth round ) 32. Alizé Cornet ( Second round ) Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. Qualifying Main article : 2018 French Open -- Women 's Singles Qualifying Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking w / o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Simona Halep 6 6 6 12 Angelique Kerber 7 Simona Halep 6 6 Garbiñe Muguruza Garbiñe Muguruza 6 6 28 Maria Sharapova Simona Halep 6 6 10 Sloane Stephens 6 Yulia Putintseva 6 13 Madison Keys 7 6 13 Madison Keys 10 Sloane Stephens 6 6 10 Sloane Stephens 6 6 14 Daria Kasatkina Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round S Halep 6 6 A Riske 6 S Halep 6 6 WC M Georges WC T Townsend WC T Townsend 6 6 S Halep 7 6 PR B Mattek - Sands 6 6 A Petkovic 5 0 J Larsson PR B Mattek - Sands 0 6 A Petkovic 7 6 A Petkovic 6 7 29 K Mladenovic 6 S Halep 6 6 24 D Gavrilova 7 6 16 E Mertens S Cîrstea 6 6 24 D Gavrilova 5 7 6 B Pera 6 6 B Pera 7 5 E Vesnina 24 D Gavrilova H Watson 6 6 16 E Mertens 6 6 O Dodin 0 H Watson V Lepchenko 7 6 0 16 E Mertens 6 6 16 E Mertens 6 7 6 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 12 A Kerber 6 6 M Barthel 12 A Kerber 6 6 A Bogdan 6 6 A Bogdan M Vondroušová 6 12 A Kerber 7 7 A Sasnovich 6 6 18 K Bertens 6 6 D Allertová A Sasnovich A Sabalenka 18 K Bertens 6 6 18 K Bertens 6 6 12 A Kerber 6 6 27 S Zhang 6 7 7 C Garcia PR K Kučová 0 5 27 S Zhang I-C Begu 6 5 9 I-C Begu 6 6 AK Schmiedlová 7 7 I-C Begu S Peng 6 6 7 C Garcia 6 6 A Krunić S Peng 6 Y Duan 0 7 C Garcia 6 6 7 C Garcia 6 6 Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round G Muguruza 7 6 S Kuznetsova 6 G Muguruza 6 6 WC F Ferro 6 6 WC F Ferro C Witthöft G Muguruza 6 6 S Stosur 6 6 S Stosur 0 Y Wickmayer S Stosur 6 7 P Hercog 6 30 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 30 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 7 G Muguruza 19 M Rybáriková 6 6 L Tsurenko 0 L Kumkhum 0 19 M Rybáriková 6 6 B Bencic 7 7 B Bencic Q D Chiesa 6 6 5 19 M Rybáriková L Tsurenko 6 6 L Tsurenko 6 6 S Vögele 6 L Tsurenko 6 6 L Siegemund 15 C Vandeweghe 6 0 15 C Vandeweghe 6 6 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 11 J Görges 6 5 6 D Cibulková 7 0 11 J Görges 7 7 A Van Uytvanck 6 6 A Van Uytvanck 5 6 WC I Wallace 0 11 J Görges Kr Plíšková 6 PR S Williams 6 6 PR S Williams 7 6 PR S Williams 6 6 N Vikhlyantseva 17 A Barty 6 17 A Barty 6 6 PR S Williams 28 M Sharapova 6 6 28 M Sharapova w / o Q R Hogenkamp 6 28 M Sharapova 7 6 K Bondarenko D Vekić 5 D Vekić 6 6 28 M Sharapova 6 6 L Šafářová 6 6 6 Ka Plíšková WC J Ponchet L Šafářová 6 Q B Krejčíková 6 6 Ka Plíšková 6 6 6 Ka Plíšková 7 6 Bottom half Section 5 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 5 J Ostapenko 5 K Kozlova 7 6 K Kozlova 7 K Siniaková 7 7 K Siniaková 6 6 6 PR V Azarenka 5 5 K Siniaková PR S Zheng 26 B Strýcová 6 6 E Makarova 6 6 E Makarova K Nara 6 26 B Strýcová 6 6 26 B Strýcová 6 6 26 B Strýcová 22 J Konta Y Putintseva 6 6 Y Putintseva 6 6 Y Putintseva 6 6 J Brady 6 6 J Brady WC A Hesse Y Putintseva 7 6 P Martić 6 6 Q Wang 6 5 Y Wang P Martić Q Wang 6 7 Q Wang 6 6 9 V Williams 5 Section 6 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 13 M Keys 6 6 S Vickery 13 M Keys 6 6 Q C Dolehide 6 6 Q C Dolehide Q V Golubic 13 M Keys 6 7 M Linette 21 N Osaka 6 Z Diyas 6 6 Z Diyas 5 S Kenin 5 21 N Osaka 6 7 21 N Osaka 6 7 13 M Keys 6 6 31 M Buzărnescu 6 6 31 M Buzărnescu PR V King 31 M Buzărnescu 6 6 Q R Peterson 6 6 Q R Peterson S-w Hsieh 31 M Buzărnescu 6 7 Q F Schiavone 6 6 E Svitolina 5 V Kužmová 7 7 V Kužmová A Tomljanović 5 E Svitolina 6 6 E Svitolina 7 6 Section 7 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 8 P Kvitová 6 7 V Cepede Royg 6 5 8 P Kvitová 6 6 L Arruabarrena 7 6 L Arruabarrena 0 T Babos 6 8 P Kvitová 6 6 Q A Dulgheru 5 7 6 25 A Kontaveit 7 7 C McHale 7 6 Q A Dulgheru 5 M Brengle 6 25 A Kontaveit 7 6 25 A Kontaveit 6 6 25 A Kontaveit 0 20 A Sevastova 6 10 S Stephens 6 6 Q M Duque Mariño 6 6 Q M Duque Mariño 0 C Giorgi 6 6 C Giorgi 6 6 Q G Min C Giorgi 6 6 Q M Fręch 6 6 10 S Stephens 6 8 E Alexandrova 6 Q M Fręch LL A Rus 0 10 S Stephens 6 6 10 S Stephens 6 6 Section 8 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 14 D Kasatkina 6 6 K Kanepi 14 D Kasatkina 6 6 T Maria 6 K Flipkens K Flipkens 7 6 14 D Kasatkina 6 6 PR M Minella 6 M Sakkari 6 M Sakkari 7 6 M Sakkari 7 6 A Konjuh 0 23 C Suárez Navarro 5 23 C Suárez Navarro 6 6 14 D Kasatkina 7 6 32 A Cornet 6 6 C Wozniacki 6 S Errani 6 32 A Cornet 7 WC C Paquet 6 6 WC P Parmentier 6 6 6 WC P Parmentier 7 6 WC P Parmentier 0 LL D Jakupović C Wozniacki 6 6 Q G García Pérez 6 6 Q G García Pérez 0 D Collins 6 C Wozniacki 6 6 C Wozniacki 7 6 References Jump up ^ `` French Open 2018 : Venus Williams and Jelena Ostapenko lose in first round ''. BBC Sport. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens to win French Open title -- as it happened ''. Guardian. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018. ^ Jump up to : Jonathan Jurejko ( 9 June 2018 ). `` French Open 2018 : Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens in final ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Simona Halep reaches French Open final and retains number one ranking ''. PA Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018. Jump up ^ Courtney Nguyen ( 23 May 2018 ). `` Battle for No. 1 : Wozniacki, Svitolina, Muguruza aim to unseat Halep in Paris ''. WTA Insider. Retrieved 11 June 2018. Jump up ^ Bonnie D. Ford ( 27 May 2018 ). `` An unhappy ' first ' for Venus Williams this season ''. ESPN. Retrieved 27 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Roland Garros 2018. Agnieszka Radwańska nie zagra. ' Nie chcemy ryzykować ' ''. Sport.pl ( in Polish ). Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 17. Jump up ^ Christopher Clarey ( 27 January 2007 ). `` Williams shocks Sharapova to win Australian Open - Sports - International Herald Tribune ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2018. Jump up ^ Christopher Clarey ( 4 June 2018 ). `` Serena Williams Is Out of French Open With Injury ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018. French Open singles drawsheets Men 's singles 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Women 's singles 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 French Open women 's singles champions ( 1968 ) Nancy Richey ( 1969 ) Margaret Court ( 1970 ) Margaret Court ( 1971 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 1972 ) Billie Jean King ( 1973 ) Margaret Court ( 1974 ) Chris Evert ( 1975 ) Chris Evert ( 1976 ) Sue Barker ( 1977 ) Mima Jaušovec ( 1978 ) Virginia Ruzici ( 1979 ) Chris Evert ( 1980 ) Chris Evert ( 1981 ) Hana Mandlíková ( 1982 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1983 ) Chris Evert ( 1984 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1985 ) Chris Evert ( 1986 ) Chris Evert ( 1987 ) Steffi Graf ( 1988 ) Steffi Graf ( 1989 ) Arantxa Sánchez ( 1990 ) Monica Seles ( 1991 ) Monica Seles ( 1992 ) Monica Seles ( 1993 ) Steffi Graf ( 1994 ) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ( 1995 ) Steffi Graf ( 1996 ) Steffi Graf ( 1997 ) Iva Majoli ( 1998 ) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ( 1999 ) Steffi Graf ( 2000 ) Mary Pierce ( 2001 ) Jennifer Capriati ( 2002 ) Serena Williams ( 2003 ) Justine Henin ( 2004 ) Anastasia Myskina ( 2005 ) Justine Henin ( 2006 ) Justine Henin ( 2007 ) Justine Henin ( 2008 ) Ana Ivanovic ( 2009 ) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( 2010 ) Francesca Schiavone ( 2011 ) Li Na ( 2012 ) Maria Sharapova ( 2013 ) Serena Williams ( 2014 ) Maria Sharapova ( 2015 ) Serena Williams ( 2016 ) Garbiñe Muguruza ( 2017 ) Jeļena Ostapenko ( 2018 ) Simona Halep 2018 WTA Tour `` 2017 2019 '' Grand Slam events Australian Open ( S, D, X ) French Open ( S, D, X ) Wimbledon ( S, D, X ) US Open ( S, D, X ) WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments Indian Wells ( S, D ) Miami ( S, D ) Madrid ( S, D ) Beijing ( S, D ) WTA Premier 5 tournaments Doha ( S, D ) Rome ( S, D ) Montreal ( S, D ) Cincinnati ( S, D ) Wuhan ( S, D ) WTA Premier tournaments Brisbane ( S, D ) Sydney ( S, D ) St. Petersburg ( S, D ) Dubai ( S, D ) Charleston ( S, D ) Stuttgart ( S, D ) Birmingham ( S, D ) Eastbourne ( S, D ) San Jose ( S, D ) New Haven ( S, D ) Tokyo ( S, D ) Moscow ( S, D ) WTA International tournaments Auckland ( S, D ) Shenzhen ( S, D ) Hobart ( S, D ) Taipei ( S, D ) Budapest ( S, D ) Acapulco ( S, D ) Monterrey ( S, D ) Bogotá ( S, D ) Lugano ( S, D ) İstanbul ( S, D ) Prague ( S, D ) Rabat ( S, D ) Nuremberg ( S, D ) Strasbourg ( S, D ) Rosmalen ( S, D ) Nottingham ( S, D ) Santa Ponsa ( S, D ) Bucharest ( S, D ) Gstaad ( S, D ) Moscow ( S, D ) Nanchang ( S, D ) Washington D.C. 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Question: who won the women's french open in 2018
Answer: Simona Halep