2018 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2018 Australian Open
Champion	Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep in the final, 7–6^(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. She became the first Dane to win a major singles title.[1] With the win, Wozniacki also regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2012.[2] She saved two match points en route to the title, in the second round against Jana Fett; Halep also saved match points to reach the final, saving three against Lauren Davis in the third round and two against Angelique Kerber in the semifinals. It was Halep's third runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the French Open a few months later.[3] In addition to Wozniacki and Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza, Elina Svitolina, Karolína Plíšková and Jeļena Ostapenko were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking.[4]

The final marked the first time the top two players in the world contested a WTA Tour final and match since the 2015 Australian Open.

Serena Williams was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year, stating that she was not fully fit after giving birth in September 2017. As a result, she dropped out of the WTA rankings for the first time since 20 October 1997.

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 a major since Mirjana Lučić-Baroni at the 1997 US Open.[6] Kostyuk was the youngest player to qualify for a major main draw since Sesil Karatantcheva at the 2005 Australian Open.[7]

Seeds

01.

Simona Halep (final)

02.

Caroline Wozniacki (champion)

03.

Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

04.

Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)

05.

Venus Williams (first round)

06.

Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)

07.

Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)

08.

Caroline Garcia (fourth round)

09.

Johanna Konta (second round)

10.

CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)

11.

Kristina Mladenovic (first round)

12.

Julia Görges (second round)

13.

Sloane Stephens (first round)

14.

Anastasija Sevastova (second round)

15.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

16.

Elena Vesnina (second round)

17.

Madison Keys (quarterfinals)

18.

Ashleigh Barty (third round)

19.

Magdaléna Rybáriková (fourth round)

20.

Barbora Strýcová (fourth round)

21.

Angelique Kerber (semifinals)

22.

Daria Kasatkina (second round)

23.

Daria Gavrilova (second round)

24.

Dominika Cibulková (first round)

25.

Peng Shuai (first round)

26.

Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)

27.

Petra Kvitová (first round)

28.

Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (second round)

29.

Lucie Šafářová (third round)

30.

Kiki Bertens (third round)

31.

Ekaterina Makarova (first round)

32.

Anett Kontaveit (fourth round)

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

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Key

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

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

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

Championship match statistics

Category	Wozniacki	Halep
1st serve %	59/102 (58%)	71/116 (61%)
1st serve points won	39 of 59 = 66%	46 of 71 = 65%
2nd serve points won	22 of 43 = 51%	21 of 45 = 47%
Total service points won	61 of 102 = 59.80%	67 of 116 = 57.76%
Aces	2	6
Double faults	6	1
Winners	25	40
Unforced errors	28	47
Net points won	11 of 17 = 65%	11 of 12 = 92%
Break points converted	5 of 14 = 36%	5 of 12 = 42%
Return points won	49 of 116 = 42%	41 of 102 = 40%
Total points won	110	108
Source

References

"Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open title after epic battle with Halep". Guardian. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
Piers Newberry (27 January 2018). "Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.
Simon Cambers (25 January 2018). "Simona Halep to meet Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open final". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
Courtney Nguyen (11 January 2018). "No.1 Chase: The Fab Five hunting Halep in Melbourne". WTA Insider.
"Australian Open: Simona Halep beats Lauren Davis in a record-equalling three-set epic". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
"Australian Open 2018: Marta Kostyuk, 15, reaches third round in Melbourne". BBC. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
Alex MacPherson (15 January 2018). "15-year-old Kostyuk ousts Peng in Slam debut". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

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[1] "Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open title after epic battle with Halep". Guardian. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[2] Piers Newberry (27 January 2018). "Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.

[3] Simon Cambers (25 January 2018). "Simona Halep to meet Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open final". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[4] Courtney Nguyen (11 January 2018). "No.1 Chase: The Fab Five hunting Halep in Melbourne". WTA Insider.

[5] "Australian Open: Simona Halep beats Lauren Davis in a record-equalling three-set epic". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[6] "Australian Open 2018: Marta Kostyuk, 15, reaches third round in Melbourne". BBC. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[7] Alex MacPherson (15 January 2018). "15-year-old Kostyuk ousts Peng in Slam debut". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

Australian Open (Open Era) singles drawsheets
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Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
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2018 WTA Tour « 2017 2019 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)
WTA Premier 5 tournaments	Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan (S, D)
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