# 2018 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles

Petra Kvitová defeated Kiki Bertens in the final, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Madrid Open. It was Kvitová's third Madrid Open title, and she became the first player to win three women's singles titles at the Madrid Open.
Simona Halep was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Karolína Plíšková in the quarterfinals.
Halep and Caroline Wozniacki were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Halep retained the top ranking when Wozniacki lost to Bertens in the third round.

## Seeds

    01. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
    02. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
    03. Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
    04. Elina Svitolina (second round)
    05. Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
    06. Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
    07. Caroline Garcia (semifinals)
    08. Venus Williams (first round)
    09. Sloane Stephens (third round)
    10. Petra Kvitová (champion)
    11. Julia Görges (third round)
    12. CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
    13. Madison Keys (first round)
    14. Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)
    15. Anastasija Sevastova (second round)
    16. Magdaléna Rybáriková (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Simona Halep | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 14 | Daria Kasatkina | 4 | 0 | | 10 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 10 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kiki Bertens | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Kiki Bertens | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 |
| | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2 | 3 | | 7 | Caroline Garcia | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kiki Bertens | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 1 | 0 | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 4 | 4 | | | E Mertens | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | Kr Plíšková | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | N Vikhlyantseva | 4 | 4 | | Q | Kr Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Sorribes Tormo | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Sorribes Tormo | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Keys | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 3 | 2 | | 9 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | S Stosur | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 9 | S Stephens | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | PR | V Azarenka | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 4 | 2 | | 6 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 4 | 2 | | 3 | G Muguruza | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | D Vekić | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G García Pérez | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | G Muguruza | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 4 | 6 | 4 | | S Cîrstea | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 5 | 6$^6$ | | 14 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Kasatkina | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | D Kasatkina | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| | L Tsurenko | 1 | 2 | | 10 | P Kvitová | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Puig | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | M Puig | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | P Kvitová | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Collins | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 7 | 6 | | | A Sasnovich | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | C Garcia | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 1 | 5 | | 7 | C Garcia | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | P Martić | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Kostyuk | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | J Görges | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 2 | 4 | | 11 | J Görges | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | M Rybáriková | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 3 |
| | J Konta | 6 | 7 | | | J Konta | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sabalenka | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | B Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Pera | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Q | B Pera | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 2 | 2 | | 4 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | E Svitolina | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | J Ostapenko | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | I-C Begu | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 4 | 1 | | | M Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Osaka | 1 | 5 | | | S Zhang | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 7 | 6 | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Vandeweghe | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | M Sharapova | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | A Sevastova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | K Bertens | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | AK Schmiedlová | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | A Sevastova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Errani | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | A Barty | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 3 | 1 | | 2 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Danielle Collins (qualified)
* Aryna Sabalenka (qualified)
* Hsieh Su-wei (withdrew, still playing in Rabat)
* Polona Hercog (first round)
* Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
* Mona Barthel (qualifying competition, retired)
* Ana Bogdan (qualifying competition)
* Magda Linette (qualifying competition)
* Kirsten Flipkens (qualifying competition)
* Kristýna Plíšková (qualified)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
* Sachia Vickery (qualifying competition)
* Jennifer Brady (first round)
* Johanna Larsson (qualifying competition)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualified)
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Danielle Collins
* Aryna Sabalenka
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
* Bernarda Pera
* Sara Errani
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa
* Kristýna Plíšková
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Danielle Collins | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Alison Riske | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | Alison Riske | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | Danielle Collins | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Johanna Larsson | 3 | 1 |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 3 | 3 | | 14 | Johanna Larsson | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Carlota Martínez Círez | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| WC | Carlota Martínez Círez | 1 | 6$^5$ | | 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Olga Danilović | 4 | 2 |
| WC | Olga Danilović | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | Olga Danilović | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Caroline Dolehide | 6 | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Caroline Dolehide | 6 | 6$^1$ | 1 | Alt | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | 16 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Alt | Gabriela Dabrowski | 3 | 5 | | 16 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Polona Hercog | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 | | | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Sachia Vickery | 4 | 4 |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Sachia Vickery | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Sachia Vickery | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Sara Errani | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Sara Errani | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Sara Errani | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Kirsten Flipkens | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| | Christina McHale | 6$^8$ | 2 | 9 | Kirsten Flipkens | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Kirsten Flipkens | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3 | 1 | 6 | Mona Barthel | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 2 |
| | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Jennifer Brady | 2 | 4 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Miyu Kato | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Miyu Kato | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Irina Bara | 1 | 2 | | 10 | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sofia Kenin | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Sofia Kenin | 3 | 4 | 8 | Magda Linette | 5 | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | 15 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 7 | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Paula Badosa Gibert | 2 | 4 | 15 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 7 | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| 15 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |