# 2018 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Petra Kvitová defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 WTA Qatar Open.
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Catherine Bellis.
Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Wozniacki retained the no. 1 ranking when she won her quarterfinal match and Halep withdrew from the semifinals.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
    02. Simona Halep (semifinals, withdrew due to a right foot injury)
    03. Elina Svitolina (third round)
    04. Garbiñe Muguruza (final)
    05. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    06. Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
    07. Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
    08. Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
    09. Julia Görges (quarterfinals, retired)
    10. Johanna Konta (third round)
    11. Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
    12. Madison Keys (second round)
    13. Anastasija Sevastova (third round)
    14. Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round, retired)
    15. Elise Mertens (second round)
    16. Petra Kvitová (champion)
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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Angelique Kerber | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Angelique Kerber | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| 16 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 2 | | 16 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| 9 | Julia Görges | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Julia Görges | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | 16 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Simona Halep | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Catherine Bellis | 0 | 4 | | 2 | Simona Halep | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Simona Halep | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 3 | 0 | | | C Witthöft | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Niculescu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Niculescu | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | M Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | M Niculescu | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Al-Nabhani | 3 | 1 | | 14 | M Rybáriková | 7$^8$ | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | J Konta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Kerber | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| Q | B Pera | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 10 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | J Konta | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | A Kerber | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 4 | 2 | | | S Stosur | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Kerber | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 3 | 1 | | Q | M Vondroušová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 16 | P Kvitová | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Radwańska | 3 | 6 | 7 | | A Radwańska | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ç Büyükakçay | 0 | 3 | | 16 | P Kvitová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | P Kvitová | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | J Görges | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Görges | 4 | 1$^r$ |
| | L Šafářová | 1 | 5 | | 9 | J Görges | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | B Strýcová | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Buzărnescu | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 7 | 6 | | | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | J Ostapenko | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | C Garcia | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | D Cibulková | 3 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | C Garcia | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | A Blinkova | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | A Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 2 | 4 | | 11 | K Mladenovic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Garcia | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | E Mertens | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Babos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | E Mertens | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 2 | 3 | | | S Cîrstea | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | O Jabeur | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Duan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 2 | 1 | | A Cornet | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Ka Plíšková | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| Q | C Bellis | 7 | 4 | | | | | | Q | C Bellis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 5 | 1$^r$ | Q | C Bellis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 1 | 4 | 12 | M Keys | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Bellis | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
| | D Vekić | 3 | 4 | 13 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | Q | N Osaka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 13 | A Sevastova | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 5 | 0 | | E Makarova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Catherine Bellis (qualified)
* Naomi Osaka (qualified)
* Markéta Vondroušová (qualified)
* Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
* Christina McHale (qualifying competition)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
* Ekaterina Alexandrova (qualifying competition, retired)
* Monica Niculescu (qualified)
* Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Océane Dodin (first round)
* Duan Yingying (qualified)
* Andrea Petkovic (qualifying competition)
* Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualifying competition)
* Bernarda Pera (qualified)
* Jana Fett (first round)
* Danka Kovinić (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Catherine Bellis
* Naomi Osaka
* Markéta Vondroušová
* Duan Yingying
* Bernarda Pera
* Kateryna Bondarenko
* Anna Blinkova
* Monica Niculescu

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Catherine Bellis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Mubaraka Al-Naimi | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Mubaraka Al-Naimi | 0 | 0 | 1 | Catherine Bellis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Sofya Zhuk | 1 | 3 |
| | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 6 | | Sofya Zhuk | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Francesca Schiavone | 3 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lu Jingjing | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Lu Jingjing | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 1 |
| | Michaela Hončová | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Markéta Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Sabine Lisicki | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Sabine Lisicki | 1 | 3 | 3 | Markéta Vondroušová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | PR | Kristína Kučová | 1 | 2 |
| PR | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 | PR | Kristína Kučová | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Océane Dodin | 4 | 1 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Hsieh Su-wei | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | WC | Vera Zvonareva | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | 11 | Duan Yingying | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | 6$^3$ | 4 | 11 | Duan Yingying | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| 11 | Duan Yingying | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 3 | 0 | 5 | Christina McHale | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | 14 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 |
| | Tereza Martincová | 2 | 4 | 14 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 3 |
| | Naomi Broady | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 13 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Arina Rodionova | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Arina Rodionova | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 2 | 2$^r$ |
| | | | | | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 4 |
| | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | Jana Fett | 1 | 1 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Risa Ozaki | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Risa Ozaki | 1 | 0 | 8 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Andrea Petkovic | 4 | 1 |
| | Han Xinyun | 3 | 1 | 12 | Andrea Petkovic | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |