# 2018 Rogers Cup – Women's singles

Simona Halep defeated Sloane Stephens in the final, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Canadian Open.
Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but lost to Stephens in the semifinals.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Simona Halep (champion)
    02. Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
    03. Sloane Stephens (final)
    04. Angelique Kerber (second round)
    05. Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
    06. Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
    07. Garbiñe Muguruza (withdrew)
    08. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    09. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
    10. Julia Görges (third round)
    11. Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
    12. Daria Kasatkina (second round)
    13. Venus Williams (third round)
    14. Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
    15. Ashleigh Barty (semifinals)
    16. Naomi Osaka (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Simona Halep | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Caroline Garcia | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Caroline Garcia | 5 | 1 | 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | Ashleigh Barty | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 15 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | 15 | Ashleigh Barty | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Kiki Bertens | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kiki Bertens | 3 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Simona Halep | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Sloane Stephens | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 |
| | Anastasija Sevastova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sloane Stephens | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 | 3 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Elina Svitolina | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Elina Svitolina | 7 | 6 | 5 | Elina Svitolina | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 14 | Elise Mertens | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^9$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | V Williams | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dolehide | 5 | 1 | | 13 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Garcia | 5 | 1 |
| | M Sakkari | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | D Kasatkina | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Karatantcheva | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Sharapova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | 6 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | M Rybáriková | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Garcia | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | T Maria | 6 | 1 | 3 | | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Cornet | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | A Barty | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Zhuk | 1 | 2 | | | A Van Uytvanck | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | A Barty | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Barty | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Barty | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | K Bertens | 3 | 1 |
| | K Siniaková | 4 | 4 | | 9 | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Zhao | 1 | 2 | | | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 8 | P Kvitová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Kontaveit | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | M Puig | 6 | 6$^9$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 1 | 0 | | | A Sevastova | 4 | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | L Šafářová | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 10 | J Görges | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6 | 4 | 5 | Q | L Šafářová | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | 10 | J Görges | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Görges | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | N Osaka | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 |
| Q | C Suárez Navarro | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | L Tsurenko | 4 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Boulter | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | F Abanda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Stephens | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | K Flipkens | 3 | 2 | | WC | F Abanda | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Q Wang | 2 | 5 | | | M Buzărnescu | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Konta | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 0 | 1 | | WC | V Azarenka | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Konta | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Ostapenko | 7$^8$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | E Mertens | 5 | 3 |
| WC | E Bouchard | 2 | 4 | | 14 | E Mertens | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 7 | 7 | | | S Zhang | 2 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Krejčíková | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | E Mertens | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6$^1$ | 0 | | | | |
| Q | A Bogdan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | A Sabalenka | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Carla Suárez Navarro (qualified)
* Donna Vekić (withdrew, still competing in Washington)
* Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
* Yulia Putintseva (withdrew, still competing in Washington)
* Wang Qiang (qualified)
* Lucie Šafářová (qualified)
* Monica Niculescu (qualified)
* Magda Linette (withdrew, still competing in Washington)
* Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Monica Puig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Alison Riske (qualifying competition)
* Sofia Kenin (qualifying competition)
* Vera Lapko (first round)
* Jennifer Brady (qualifying competition)
* Sachia Vickery (qualifying competition, retired)
* Stefanie Vögele (first round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition, retired)
* Tatjana Maria (moved to main draw)
* Zheng Saisai (withdrew, still competing in Washington)
* Ana Bogdan (qualified)
* Andrea Petkovic (withdrew, still competing in Washington)
* Dalila Jakupović (qualifying competition)
* Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
* Bernarda Pera (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Carla Suárez Navarro
* Katie Boulter
* Kirsten Flipkens
* Barbora Krejčíková
* Wang Qiang
* Lucie Šafářová
* Monica Niculescu
* Sesil Karatantcheva
* Sofya Zhuk
* Caroline Dolehide
* Christina McHale
* Ana Bogdan

### Lucky loser

* Monica Puig

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | 17 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 0 | 0$^r$ |
| | Irina Falconi | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 0 | 0$^r$ |
| 17 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Donna Vekić | | | | | | | |
| | Katie Boulter | w/o | | | | | | |
| | Katie Boulter | w/o | | | Katie Boulter | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Leylah Fernandez | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Leylah Fernandez | 6 | 6 | WC | Leylah Fernandez | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Alt | Alicja Rosolska | 3 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 1 | 4 | 3 | Kirsten Flipkens | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 1 | 2 |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Yulia Putintseva | | | | | | |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | w/o | | | | | |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | w/o | | | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | 15 | Sachia Vickery | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| WC | Isabelle Boulais | 2 | 1 | 15 | Sachia Vickery | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| 15 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Wang Qiang | w/o | | | | | | |
| | Ysaline Bonaventure | | | | | | | |
| | Ysaline Bonaventure | | | | 5 | Wang Qiang | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Rebecca Marino | 5 | 4 |
| | Rebecca Marino | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Rebecca Marino | 5 | 4 |
| 13 | Vera Lapko | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Katherine Sebov | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Katherine Sebov | 4 | 6$^4$ | 6 | Lucie Šafářová | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | Verónica Cepede Royg | 1 | 2 | 14 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | 3 | 7 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 22 | Dalila Jakupović | 1 | 6$^0$ |
| WC | Catherine Leduc | 2 | 2 | 22 | Dalila Jakupović | 1 | 6$^0$ |
| 22 | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Demi Schuurs | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Lizette Cabrera | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | Lizette Cabrera | w/o | | Lizette Cabrera | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Zheng Saisai | | | | | | |

#### Ninth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Samantha Stosur | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Sofya Zhuk | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 24 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | 1 | 2 | 24 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Tenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 10 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Carson Branstine | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Carson Branstine | 3 | 3 | 10 | Monica Puig | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | Caroline Dolehide | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Caroline Dolehide | 6 | 6 | | Caroline Dolehide | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | Yanina Wickmayer | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Eleventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 11 | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Renata Voráčová | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Renata Voráčová | 3 | 1 | 11 | Alison Riske | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | Christina McHale | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Christina McHale | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | Christina McHale | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Stefanie Vögele | 6$^2$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | |

#### Twelfth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 12 | Sofia Kenin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Alexandra Vagramov | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Alexandra Vagramov | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 20 | Ana Bogdan | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 3 | 1$^r$ | | 20 | Ana Bogdan | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |