# 2018 Tianjin Open – Singles

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a shoulder injury.
Caroline Garcia won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Karolína Plíšková (final)
* Caroline Garcia (champion)
* Elise Mertens (quarterfinals, retired)
* Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
* Hsieh Su-wei (semifinals)
* Petra Martić (quarterfinals, retired)
* Danielle Collins (first round, retired)
* Maria Sakkari (first 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 |
| 1/WC | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Timea Bacsinszky | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| PR | Timea Bacsinszky | 2 | 1 | 1/WC | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Caroline Garcia | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 5 | Hsieh Su-wei | 3 | 4 | 2 | Caroline Garcia | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 2 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1/WC | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | P Hercog | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1/WC | Ka Plíšková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | K Boulter | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | B Krejčíková | 4 | | | Q | B Krejčíková | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boulter | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | K Boulter | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Sakkari | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A Sabalenka | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | PR | T Bacsinszky | 2 | 1 |
| | S Kenin | 6$^4$ | 6 | 0 | 4 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Linette | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | A Sabalenka | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 0 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | PR | T Bacsinszky | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Doi | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | Q | M Doi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 0 | | PR | T Bacsinszky | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Collins | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | S-w Hsieh | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6$^5$ | 5 | | 5 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Kudermetova | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q | V Kudermetova | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J Čepelová | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | E Mertens | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 5 | 6 | 4 | Q | J Čepelová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 5 | 1 | | 3 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | E Mertens | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S-w Hsieh | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | P Martić | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 |
| | Y Duan | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | 6 | P Martić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Yuan | 0 | 6 | 4 | WC | F Liu | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Liu | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | P Martić | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| Q | Y Zhang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Garcia | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 5 | 3 | | Q | Y Zhang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Xun | 4 | 1 | | 2 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
* Misaki Doi (qualified)
* Han Xinyun (qualifying competition)
* Ankita Raina (qualifying competition)
* Sabine Lisicki (qualifying competition)
* Xun Fangying (qualified)
* Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)
* Barbora Krejčíková (qualified)
* Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition)
* Jana Čepelová (qualified)
* Zhang Kailin (qualifying competition)
* Michaela Hončová (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Veronika Kudermetova
* Misaki Doi
* Jana Čepelová
* Zhang Yuxuan
* Barbora Krejčíková
* Xun Fangying

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 2 | 4 | 1 | Veronika Kudermetova | 3 | 7$^9$ | 4 |
| | | | | | Yana Sizikova | 6 | 6$^7$ | 1$^r$ |
| | Yana Sizikova | 6 | 6 | | Yana Sizikova | 6 | 6$^7$ | 1$^r$ |
| 12 | Michaela Hončová | 4 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Misaki Doi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sabrina Santamaria | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Sabrina Santamaria | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 2 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Zhang Kailin | 2 | 0 |
| | Kang Jiaqi | 7$^9$ | 0 | 5 | 11 | Zhang Kailin | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Zhang Kailin | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Han Xinyun | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Cako | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Cako | 4 | 2 | 3 | Han Xinyun | 5 | 0 |
| | | | | 10 | Jana Čepelová | 7 | 6 |
| | Guo Hanyu | 0 | 1 | 10 | Jana Čepelová | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Ankita Raina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Ying | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Ying | 4 | 5 | | 4 | Ankita Raina | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | 7 | Zhang Yuxuan | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | You Xiaodi | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Zhang Yuxuan | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Zhang Yuxuan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Bojana Jovanovski Petrović | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| PR | Bojana Jovanovski Petrović | 2 | 1 | 5 | Sabine Lisicki | 6$^7$ | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 7$^9$ | 5 | 6 |
| WC | Liu Yanni | 1 | 0 | 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 7$^9$ | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Xun Fangying | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Liu Chang | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| WC | Liu Chang | 4 | 6$^3$ | 6 | Xun Fangying | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Hiroko Kuwata | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | Emily Webley-Smith | 3 | 3 | 9 | Hiroko Kuwata | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 6 | | | | | |