title: 2018 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles
text: # 2018 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles
  
  Simona Halep won the title, defeating defending champion Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Simona Halep (champion)
  * Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
  * Zhang Shuai (second round)
  * Irina-Camelia Begu (semifinals)
  * Wang Qiang (first round)
  * Kateřina Siniaková (final)
  * Maria Sakkari (first round)
  * Tímea Babos (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 6 | Kateřina Siniaková | 1 | 6 | 0 |
  | | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Kateřina Siniaková | 1 | 6 | 0 |
  | 6 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 3 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Gibbs | 4 | 1 | | 1 | S Halep | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Duan | 6 | 7 | | | Y Duan | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Rodina | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Sabalenka | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Kovinić | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Kovinić | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | M Sakkari | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I-C Begu | 1 | 4 |
  | WC | F Liu | 1 | 2 | | 4 | I-C Begu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Vögele | 2 | 3 | | | E Alexandrova | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | I-C Begu | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | | M Linette | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | T Babos | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | | J Čepelová | 5 | 6 | 4 | | M Linette | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Xiy Wang | 1 | 1 | | 8 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Q Wang | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Riske | 7 | 6 | | A Riske | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | M Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Buzărnescu | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P Parmentier | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Z Diyas | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | Z Diyas | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Blinkova | 3 | 4 | 3 | S Zhang | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Sharapova | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | 6 | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Siniaková | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | O Jabeur | 1 | 1 | 6 | K Siniaková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Paolini | 0 | 4 | WC | Y Wang | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Kr Plíšková | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | C Giorgi | 4 | 2 | | A Bogdan | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Ostapenko | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Danka Kovinić (qualified)
  * Barbora Krejčíková (first round)
  * Han Xinyun (first round)
  * Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
  * Anna Blinkova (qualified)
  * Jang Su-jeong (first round)
  * Tereza Martincová (first round)
  * Stefanie Vögele (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Danka Kovinić
  * Stefanie Vögele
  * Anna Blinkova
  * Jasmine Paolini
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Zhang Yuxuan | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Zhang Yuxuan | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | | | | | WC | Wang Xinyu | 4 | 7 | 3 |
  | WC | Wang Xinyu | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | Wang Xinyu | 4 | 7 | 3 |
  | 6 | Jang Su-jeong | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Barbora Krejčíková | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | |
  | | Çağla Büyükakçay | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |
  | | Çağla Büyükakçay | $7^7$ | 7 | | Çağla Büyükakçay | 1 | 2 |
  | | | | | 8 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 |
  | | Irina Bara | 4 | 3 | 8 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Han Xinyun | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | Lesley Kerkhove | 2 | 0 |
  | | | | | 5 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 |
  | | Carol Zhao | 2 | 2 | 5 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | | Jasmine Paolini | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Jasmine Paolini | 6 | 6 | Jasmine Paolini | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | Lu Jingjing | 4 | 3 |
  | | Lu Jingjing | $7^7$ | 6 | Lu Jingjing | 4 | 3 |
  | 7 | Tereza Martincová | $6^2$ | 4 | | | |
  