title: 2018 Wuhan Open – Singles
text: # 2018 Wuhan Open – Singles
  
  Aryna Sabalenka defeated Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 Wuhan Open.
  
  Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Kateřina Siniaková.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
      01. Simona Halep (second round)
      02. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
      03. Angelique Kerber (third round)
      04. Caroline Garcia (second round)
      05. Petra Kvitová (third round)
      06. Elina Svitolina (second round)
      07. Naomi Osaka (withdrew)
      08. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
      09. Sloane Stephens (first round)
      10. Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
      11. Julia Görges (second round)
      12. Kiki Bertens (second round)
      13. Daria Kasatkina (third round)
      14. Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
      15. Elise Mertens (first round)
      16. Ashleigh Barty (semifinals)
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dominika Cibulková | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Aryna Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Aryna Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | Aryna Sabalenka | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | 16 | Ashleigh Barty | $6^2$ | 4 | | | |
  | 16 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Ashleigh Barty | $6^2$ | 4 | | | |
  | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Anett Kontaveit | 3 | 3 |
  | | Anett Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Anett Kontaveit | 3 | 3 |
  | Q | Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 4 | | | Anett Kontaveit | 6 | 2 | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Wang Qiang | 2 | $1^r$ | | | |
  | WC | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | WC | Wang Qiang | 2 | $1^r$ | | | |
  | Q | Monica Puig | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | M Niculescu | 4 | 3 | | | D Cibulková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 6 | $7^7$ | | | |
  | WC | B Pera | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | D Kasatkina | 3 | $6^3$ | | | |
  | Q | Xiyu Wang | 6 | 6 | | Q | Xiy Wang | 1 | 6 | $6^8$ | | | | | | | |
  | | L Tsurenko | 4 | 5 | | 13 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 3 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 5 | 3 |
  | 11 | J Görges | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | A Sabalenka | 7 | 6 |
  | LL | M Vondroušová | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ | 11 | J Görges | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Kenin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | S Kenin | 3 | 3 | | | |
  | | A Sabalenka | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | C Suárez Navarro | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | | A Sabalenka | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 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 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Y Wang | 3 | 3 | | | M Keys | 0 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Kerber | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Zheng | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | A Barty | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | D Collins | 6 | 4 | 2 | WC | S Zheng | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Konta | 5 | 4 | | 16 | A Barty | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | A Barty | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Barty | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | 12 | K Bertens | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 7 | 4 |
  | | B Bencic | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | K Bertens | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sevastova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Krunić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | C Giorgi | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Krunić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | LL | P Hercog | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Stosur | 2 | 2 | | | S Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | C Vandeweghe | 4 | 6 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Vekić | 6 | 3 | 2 | | D Vekić | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kontaveit | 4 | 7 | 6 | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | S Stephens | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Siniaková | 4 | 4 |
  | | A Van Uytvanck | 4 | 0 | | 14 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 7 | 4 | Q | V Golubic | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Golubic | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | G Muguruza | $6^3$ | $6^1$ | | | | | |
  | | K Mladenovic | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | Q | K Siniaková | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | Q | K Siniaková | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | K Siniaková | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | C Garcia | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | Ka Plíšková | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Q Wang | 7 | 6 | | WC | Q Wang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Sakkari | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | Q Wang | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Cornet | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Gavrilova | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | B Strýcová | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | D Gavrilova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | J Ostapenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Q Wang | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | E Mertens | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Puig | 3 | 1 |
  | | A Sasnovich | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | A Sasnovich | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Puig | 7 | 5 | 6 | Q | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Flipkens | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | Q | M Puig | $7^{12}$ | 7 | | | | |
  | | T Babos | $7^7$ | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | | 2 | C Wozniacki | $6^{10}$ | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | R Peterson | $6^0$ | 6 | 4 | Q | R Peterson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Ekaterina Makarova (first round)
  * Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
  * Monica Puig (qualified)
  * Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
  * Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
  * Viktória Kužmová (first round)
  * Yulia Putintseva (withdrew, still playing in Guangzhou)
  * Sofia Kenin (qualified)
  * Magda Linette (first round)
  * Markéta Vondroušová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Lara Arruabarrena (first round)
  * Wang Yafan (qualified)
  * Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Ana Bogdan (first round)
  * Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Andrea Petkovic (withdrew, still playing in Guangzhou)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Wang Yafan
  * Kateřina Siniaková
  * Monica Puig
  * Viktorija Golubic
  * Rebecca Peterson
  * Wang Xiyu
  * Sara Sorribes Tormo
  * Sofia Kenin
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Markéta Vondroušová
  * Polona Hercog
  * Monica Niculescu
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ekaterina Makarova | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Lizette Cabrera | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Lizette Cabrera | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Lizette Cabrera | $6^2$ | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | | 12 | Wang Yafan | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | | Amanda Anisimova | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | Wang Yafan | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | 12 | Wang Yafan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Jil Teichmann | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Jil Teichmann | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 10 | Markéta Vondroušová | 1 | 1 |
  | | Caroline Dolehide | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Markéta Vondroušová | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | Markéta Vondroušová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Monica Puig | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Claire Liu | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | | Claire Liu | 3 | $6^5$ | 3 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 13 | Polona Hercog | 4 | 4 |
  | | Christina McHale | $6^2$ | 1 | 13 | Polona Hercog | 4 | 4 |
  | 13 | Polona Hercog | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 7 | | Nicole Gibbs | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 |
  | | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Sabine Lisicki | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Han Xinyun | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Han Xinyun | 3 | 1 | | 5 | Rebecca Peterson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Duan Yingying | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | | Duan Yingying | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Duan Yingying | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | 14 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Viktória Kužmová | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Wang Xiyu | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Wang Xiyu | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | Wang Xiyu | 6 | 0 |
  | | | | | PR | Vania King | 1 | $0^r$ |
  | PR | Vania King | 6 | 6 | PR | Vania King | 1 | $0^r$ |
  | 11 | Lara Arruabarrena | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Anna Zaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Xun Fangying | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Xun Fangying | 3 | 2 | | Alt | Anna Zaja | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 |
  | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | Magda Linette | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  
  **Eighth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 1 | 2 | 8 | Sofia Kenin | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | 15 | Monica Niculescu | $6^5$ | 6 | 2 |
  | | Liu Fangzhou | 2 | 3 | 15 | Monica Niculescu | $6^5$ | 6 | 2 |
  | 15 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  