2018 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2018 Australian Open
Champion	Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Final score	7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, stating that she was not fully fit after giving birth to her daughter in September 2017.

Caroline Wozniacki became the first Danish player to win a Grand Slam singles title, defeating Simona Halep in the final, 7–6^(7–2), 3–6, 6–4.^[1] Wozniacki also regained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2012.^[2] Both finalists saved match points earlier in the tournament: Halep saved three match points against Lauren Davis in the third round and two match points against Angelique Kerber in the semifinals, while Wozniacki saved two match points against Jana Fett in the second round. Halep lost in a Grand Slam final for the third time, though she would eventually win the French Open months later.^[3]

In addition to Wozniacki and Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza, Elina Svitolina, Karolína Plíšková and Jeļena Ostapenko were also in contention for the no. 1 singles ranking at the start of the tournament.^[4]

The third round match between Halep and Davis lasted 48 games, tying Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario's 1996 quarterfinal match for the Australian Open's record for most games played in a women's match.^[5]

At 15 years and 6 months old, Marta Kostyuk became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the Australian Open since Martina Hingis in 1996 and the youngest to reach the third round at any Grand Slam event since Mirjana Lučić-Baroni at the 1997 US Open.^[6] Kostyuk was the youngest player to qualify for a Grand Slam main draw since Sesil Karatantcheva at the 2005 Australian Open.^[7]

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Simona Halep	6	6
	6	Karolína Plíšková	3	2
								1	Simona Halep	6	4	9
								21	Angelique Kerber	3	6	7
	21	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	17	Madison Keys	1	2
															1	Simona Halep	62	6	4
															2	Caroline Wozniacki	77	3	6
		Elise Mertens	6	6
	4	Elina Svitolina	4	0
									Elise Mertens	3	62
								2	Caroline Wozniacki	6	77
		Carla Suárez Navarro	0	77	2
	2	Caroline Wozniacki	6	63	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Halep	77	6
	WC	D Aiava	65	1				1	S Halep	6	6
		E Bouchard	6	77					E Bouchard	2	2
		O Dodin	3	65											1	S Halep	4	6	15
		L Davis	64	6	6											L Davis	6	4	13
		J Čepelová	77	3	1				L Davis	4	6	6
		A Petkovic	6	4	10				A Petkovic	6	0	0
	27	P Kvitová	3	6	8																	1	S Halep	6	6
	18	A Barty	62	6	6																		N Osaka	3	2
		A Sabalenka	77	4	4			18	A Barty	5	6	6
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	7	4	1
	Q	A Kalinskaya	4	3											18	A Barty	4	2
		N Osaka	7	6												N Osaka	6	6
	PR	K Kučová	5	2					N Osaka	77	6
		O Jabeur	3	4				16	E Vesnina	64	2
	16	E Vesnina	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	J Konta	6	6
		M Brengle	3	1				9	J Konta	4	5
	Q	A Blinkova	2	2				LL	B Pera	6	7
	LL	B Pera	6	6											LL	B Pera	2	2
		L Arruabarrena	6	6											20	B Strýcová	6	6
		R Hogenkamp	1	2					L Arruabarrena	3	4
	WC	K Ahn	1	5				20	B Strýcová	6	6
	20	B Strýcová	6	7																		20	B Strýcová	77	3	2
	29	L Šafářová	7	6																		6	Ka Plíšková	65	6	6
	WC	A Tomljanović	5	3				29	L Šafářová	6	6
		S Cîrstea	5	6	6				S Cîrstea	2	4
		Z Diyas	7	4	3										29	L Šafářová	66	5
	WC	L Cabrera	63	4											6	Ka Plíšková	78	7
		B Haddad Maia	77	6					B Haddad Maia	1	1
		V Cepede Royg	3	4				6	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	6	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	G Muguruza	6	6
	WC	J Ponchet	4	3				3	G Muguruza	61	4
		S-w Hsieh	0	6	8				S-w Hsieh	77	6
	Q	L Zhu	6	0	6											S-w Hsieh	6	7
		N Vikhlyantseva	6	3	4										26	A Radwańska	2	5
		L Tsurenko	3	6	6				L Tsurenko	6	5	3
		Kr Plíšková	6	3	2			26	A Radwańska	2	7	6
	26	A Radwańska	2	6	6																		S-w Hsieh	6	5	2
	21	A Kerber	6	6																		21	A Kerber	4	7	6
	PR	A-L Friedsam	0	4				21	A Kerber	6	6
		N Hibino	5	3					D Vekić	4	1
		D Vekić	7	6											21	A Kerber	6	6
		T Maria	1	4												M Sharapova	1	3
		M Sharapova	6	6					M Sharapova	6	77
		V Lepchenko	6	3	2			14	A Sevastova	1	64
	14	A Sevastova	3	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	K Mladenovic	3	2
		A Bogdan	6	6					A Bogdan	1	6	6
		Y Putintseva	7	78					Y Putintseva	6	2	3
		H Watson	5	66												A Bogdan	3	4
		P Hercog	62	4											17	M Keys	6	6
		E Alexandrova	77	6					E Alexandrova	0	1
		Q Wang	1	5				17	M Keys	6	6
	17	M Keys	6	7																		17	M Keys	6	6
	28	M Lučić-Baroni	78	5	6																	8	C Garcia	3	2
		S Rogers	66	7	2			28	M Lučić-Baroni	3	1
		C McHale	3	2					A Sasnovich	6	6
		A Sasnovich	6	6												A Sasnovich	3	7	2
		K Nara	5	4											8	C Garcia	6	5	6
		M Vondroušová	7	6					M Vondroušová	77	2	6
		C Witthöft	5	3				8	C Garcia	63	6	8
	8	C Garcia	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	V Williams	3	5
		B Bencic	6	7					B Bencic	1	3
	Q	L Kumkhum	6	7				Q	L Kumkhum	6	6
		J Larsson	3	5											Q	L Kumkhum	3	6	5
		A Van Uytvanck	65	3												P Martić	6	3	7
		P Martić	77	6					P Martić	6	77
		I-C Begu	3	6	8				I-C Begu	4	63
	31	E Makarova	6	4	6																		P Martić	65	5
	23	D Gavrilova	6	6																			E Mertens	77	7
	Q	I Falconi	1	1				23	D Gavrilova	5	3
	Q	V Kužmová	2	1					E Mertens	7	6
		E Mertens	6	6												E Mertens	7	6
		A Cornet	6	6												A Cornet	5	4
	WC	X Wang	4	2					A Cornet	6	6
		S Kenin	4	4				12	J Görges	4	3
	12	J Görges	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	S Stephens	6	62	2
		S Zhang	2	77	6				S Zhang	4	65
	Q	D Allertová	6	6				Q	D Allertová	6	77
		P Parmentier	3	0											Q	D Allertová	6	6
		J Brady	6	4	3											M Linette	1	4
		M Linette	2	6	6				M Linette	77	6
	Q	AK Schmiedlová	0	3				22	D Kasatkina	64	2
	22	D Kasatkina	6	6																		Q	D Allertová	3	0
	25	S Peng	2	2																		4	E Svitolina	6	6
	Q	M Kostyuk	6	6				Q	M Kostyuk	6	7
	WC	J Fourlis	3	77	2			WC	O Rogowska	3	5
	WC	O Rogowska	6	63	6										Q	M Kostyuk	2	2
		M Sakkari	2	77	4										4	E Svitolina	6	6
		K Siniaková	6	65	6				K Siniaková	6	2	1
	Q	I Jorović	3	2				4	E Svitolina	4	6	6
	4	E Svitolina	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	J Ostapenko	6	6
		F Schiavone	1	4				7	J Ostapenko	6	3	6
		Y Duan	6	6					Y Duan	3	6	4
		M Duque Mariño	0	1											7	J Ostapenko	3	6	3
		M Niculescu	4	5											32	A Kontaveit	6	1	6
		M Barthel	6	7					M Barthel	3	6	3
		A Krunić	4	5				32	A Kontaveit	6	4	6
	32	A Kontaveit	6	7																		32	A Kontaveit	6	4	6
	24	D Cibulková	2	2																			C Suárez Navarro	4	6	8
		K Kanepi	6	6					K Kanepi	6	6
		S Stosur	6	66	4				M Puig	4	3
		M Puig	4	78	6											K Kanepi	6	1	3
		C Suárez Navarro	7	6												C Suárez Navarro	3	6	6
	Q	M Fręch	5	3					C Suárez Navarro	6	2	6
		T Babos	77	6					T Babos	4	6	2
	10	C Vandeweghe	64	2

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	6	6
		K Kozlova	6	4	3			15	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	3
	Q	V Golubic	63	6	2				K Bondarenko	6	6
		K Bondarenko	77	4	6											K Bondarenko	5	6	1
		K Flipkens	2	78	6										19	M Rybáriková	7	3	6
		A Riske	6	66	3				K Flipkens	4	6	2
		T Townsend	0	5				19	M Rybáriková	6	0	6
	19	M Rybáriková	6	7																		19	M Rybáriková	3	0
	30	K Bertens	65	6	6																	2	C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Bellis	77	4	2			30	K Bertens	77	6
		N Gibbs	6	6					N Gibbs	63	0
	LL	V Tomova	1	1											30	K Bertens	4	3
		J Fett	6	6											2	C Wozniacki	6	6
	PR	M Eguchi	3	2					J Fett	6	2	5
		M Buzărnescu	2	3				2	C Wozniacki	3	6	7
	2	C Wozniacki	6	6

References

General

Specific

External links

• 2018 Australian Open – Women's Singles at the International Tennis Federation