2018 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

Singles
2018 WTA Shenzhen Open
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Kateřina Siniaková
Final score	6–1, 2–6, 6–0
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Kateřina Siniaková was the defending champion, but lost in the final to World No. 1 and top-seeded Simona Halep, 1–6, 6–2, 0–6.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Simona Halep	6	6
	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	6	3	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							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							Second Round							Quarterfinals							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	65	6
	Q	A Blinkova	3	4				3	S Zhang	3	77	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	63
		Kr Plíšková	6	6					Kr Plíšková	6	77
	2	J Ostapenko	1	4

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Danka Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Zhang Yuxuan	2	0
								1	Danka Kovinić	6	5	6
								WC	Wang Xinyu	4	7	3
	WC	Wang Xinyu	2	6	6
	6	Jang Su-jeong	6	1	4

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Barbora Krejčíková	61	5
		Çağla Büyükakçay	77	7
									Çağla Büyükakçay	1	2
								8	Stefanie Vögele	6	6
		Irina Bara	4	3
	8	Stefanie Vögele	6	6

Third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Han Xinyun	4	3
		Lesley Kerkhove	6	6
									Lesley Kerkhove	2	0
								5	Anna Blinkova	6	6
		Carol Zhao	2	2
	5	Anna Blinkova	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	3	4
		Jasmine Paolini	6	6
									Jasmine Paolini	6	6
									Lu Jingjing	4	3
		Lu Jingjing	77	6
	7	Tereza Martincová	62	4

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw