# 2018 China Open – Women's singles

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.

## Seeds

    01. Simona Halep (first round, retired)
    02. Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
    03. Angelique Kerber (third round)
    04. Caroline Garcia (third round)
    05. Petra Kvitová (first round)
    06. Elina Svitolina (first round)
    07. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    08. Naomi Osaka (semifinals)
    09. Sloane Stephens (third round)
    10. Julia Görges (third round)
    11. Kiki Bertens (third round)
    12. Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
    13. Daria Kasatkina (first round, retired)
    14. Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
    15. Elise Mertens (first round)
    16. Ashleigh Barty (withdrew)
    17. Madison Keys (second round, withdrew)
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

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | S Halep | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 0 | | Q | O Jabeur | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 1 | 4 | | | D Vekić | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ |
| 9 | S Stephens | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^{10}$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 2 | 2 | | 3 | A Kerber | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Putintseva | 1 | 0 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6$^4$ | 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 | 6$^2$ | | | L Tsurenko | 4 | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^3$ | | 12 | J Ostapenko | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | C Garcia | 7 | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | |
| Q | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Hercog | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 6$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | C Garcia | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Garcia | 7$^{12}$ | 6$^4$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | E Svitolina | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | A Krunić | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 5 | 4 | | Q | K Siniaková | 7$^7$ | 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 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
* Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
* Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
* Monica Puig (first round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Sofia Kenin (first round)
* Alison Riske (first round)
* Andrea Petkovic (qualified)
* Magda Linette (first round)
* Bernarda Pera (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lara Arruabarrena (qualifying competition)
* Tatjana Maria (qualifying competition)
* Ana Bogdan (first round)
* Monica Niculescu (first round)
* Polona Hercog (qualified)
* Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Dayana Yastremska
* Yulia Putintseva
* Kateřina Siniaková
* Ons Jabeur
* Polona Hercog
* Zarina Diyas
* Katie Boulter
* Andrea Petkovic

### Lucky losers

* Sorana Cîrstea
* Bernarda Pera

### Draw
#### First qualifier

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

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Xu Yifan | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Xu Yifan | 4 | 0 | 2 | Yulia Putintseva | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Christina McHale | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| | Christina McHale | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Christina McHale | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| 9 | Magda Linette | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

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

#### Fourth qualifier

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

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | 5 | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 15 | Polona Hercog | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 2 | | 15 | Polona Hercog | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Sofia Kenin | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | Heather Watson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | Heather Watson | 6 | 4 | 6 | Heather Watson | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 |
| | Zarina Diyas | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Monica Niculescu | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

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

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Zhu Lin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Zhu Lin | 1 | 4 | | 8 | Andrea Petkovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | Jennifer Brady | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | 16 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |