# 2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Zhang Shuai was the defending champion, but she withdrew before her first round match against Wang Yafan.
Wang Qiang won the title, defeating Yulia Putintseva in the final, 6–1, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Alizé Cornet (first round)
* Zhang Shuai (withdrew)
* Wang Qiang (champion)
* Aleksandra Krunić (quarterfinals)
* Yulia Putintseva (final)
* Viktória Kužmová (second round)
* Vera Lapko (quarterfinals)
* Zheng Saisai (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bernarda Pera | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Bernarda Pera | 1 | 4 | 5 | Yulia Putintseva | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | 3 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | 3 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 |
| | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Cornet | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brady | 6 | 6 | | | J Brady | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | K Kozlova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jia Lu | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | K Kozlova | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | PR | S Lisicki | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Pera | 1 | 4 |
| | V Golubic | 4 | 3 | | 4 | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | 6 | 3 | 1$^r$ | | C McHale | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 4 | A Krunić | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Pera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | B Pera | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Fręch | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | B Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Jorović | 2 | 3 | | 6 | V Kužmová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | V Kužmová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Guo | 4 | 2 | | 8 | S Zheng | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Ferro | 6 | 6 | | | F Ferro | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Xiy Wang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | F Ferro | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Thandi | 6 | 3 | 2 | WC | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Gibbs | 1 | 2 | | 3 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | V Lapko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Petkovic | 2 | 2 |
| PR | V King | 2 | 1 | | 7 | V Lapko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Khazaniuk | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | D Khazaniuk | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Xin Wang | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | V Lapko | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Petkovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | L Cabrera | 6 | 3 | 3 | | A Petkovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | Y Wang | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Zhu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Zhu Lin (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Claire Liu (qualifying competition)
* Han Xinyun (first round)
* Lizette Cabrera (qualified)
* Danka Kovinić (qualifying competition)
* Lu Jiajing (qualified)
* Ivana Jorović (qualified)
* Xun Fangying (first round)
* Karman Thandi (qualified)
* Deniz Khazaniuk (qualified)
* Zhang Kailin (qualifying competition)
* Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Ivana Jorović
* Deniz Khazaniuk
* Guo Hanyu
* Lizette Cabrera
* Karman Thandi
* Lu Jiajing

### Lucky loser

* Zhu Lin

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 1 | 3 | 1 | Zhu Lin | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 7 | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 6 |
| | Liang En-shuo | 1 | 1 | 7 | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Claire Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ren Jiaqi | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Ren Jiaqi | 3 | 0 | 2 | Claire Liu | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | 10 | Deniz Khazaniuk | 6 | 7 |
| | Abigail Tere-Apisah | 3 | 2 | 10 | Deniz Khazaniuk | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Deniz Khazaniuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Han Xinyun | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Guo Hanyu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Guo Hanyu | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Guo Hanyu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Yuan Yue | 2 | 4 |
| | Yuan Yue | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Yuan Yue | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Xun Fangying | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lizette Cabrera | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Xu Shilin | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Xu Shilin | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | 4 | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 11 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| | Hiroko Kuwata | 1 | 2 | | 11 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| 11 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Liu Yanni | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Liu Yanni | 3 | 1 | 5 | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | 9 | Karman Thandi | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Kang Jiaqi | 2 | 2 | 9 | Karman Thandi | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Karman Thandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Sun Xuliu | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Sun Xuliu | 0 | 1 | | 6 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Junri Namigata | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | Gai Ao | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | Junri Namigata | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | Junri Namigata | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |