2018 Italian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Elina Svitolina defeated Simona Halep in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Italian Open.[1]

Women's singles
2018 Italian Open
ChampionUkraine Elina Svitolina
Runner-upRomania Simona Halep
Score6–0, 6–4
Draw56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Main article: 2018 Italian Open (tennis)

Halep and Caroline Wozniacki were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Halep retained the top ranking when Wozniacki lost in the quarterfinals.

This tournament marked the retirement of former US Open finalist Roberta Vinci. She lost in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.  Romania Simona Halep (final)
02.  Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
03.  Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
04.  Ukraine Elina Svitolina (champion)
05.  Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)
06.  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (second round)
07.  France Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
08.  United States Venus Williams (third round)
09.  United States Sloane Stephens (third round)
10.  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (withdrew)
11.  Germany Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
12.  United States CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
13.  United States Madison Keys (third round, withdrew)
14.  Russia Daria Kasatkina (third round)
15.  Latvia Anastasija Sevastova (third round)
16.  Australia Ashleigh Barty (first round)
17.  Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Romania Simona Halep 6 6
7 France Caroline Garcia 2 3
1 Romania Simona Halep 4 6 6
Russia Maria Sharapova 6 1 4
Russia Maria Sharapova 66 6 7
5 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 78 4 5
1 Romania Simona Halep 0 4
4 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 6 6
11 Germany Angelique Kerber 4 4
4 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 6 6
4 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 6 6
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 4 3
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 6 6
2 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 3 1

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Romania S Halep 6 6
PR Belarus V Azarenka 0 3 Japan N Osaka 1 0
Japan N Osaka 6 6 1 Romania S Halep w/o
Spain C Suárez Navarro 1 2 13 United States M Keys
Q Croatia D Vekić 6 6 Q Croatia D Vekić 62 60
Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 4 1 13 United States M Keys 77 77
13 United States M Keys 6 6 1 Romania S Halep 6 6
9 United States S Stephens 64 6 6 7 France C Garcia 2 3
Czech Republic B Strýcová 77 3 1 9 United States S Stephens 6 5 6
Q Estonia K Kanepi 6 6 Q Estonia K Kanepi 0 7 4
WC Italy C Rosatello 1 2 9 United States S Stephens 1 67
Hungary T Babos 6 78 7 France C Garcia 6 79
WC Italy S Errani 3 66 Hungary T Babos 3 4
7 France C Garcia 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Spain G Muguruza 7 2 66
Australia D Gavrilova 5 6 6 Australia D Gavrilova 5 6 78
Q Russia N Vikhlyantseva 7 4 3 Australia D Gavrilova 3 4
WC Italy F Schiavone 1 77 2 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
Slovakia D Cibulková 6 65 6 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 4 2
Russia M Sharapova 7 3 6 Russia M Sharapova 3 6 6
16 Australia A Barty 5 6 2 Russia M Sharapova 66 6 7
17 Slovakia M Rybáriková 4 3 5 Latvia J Ostapenko 78 4 5
United Kingdom J Konta 6 6 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
Q Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 6 6 Q Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 0 4
LL Belarus A Sabalenka 2 4 United Kingdom J Konta 6 3 4
China S Zhang 6 77 5 Latvia J Ostapenko 2 6 6
Romania M Buzărnescu 3 62 China S Zhang 2 5
5 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 7

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 3 5
Netherlands K Bertens 2 6 3 Greece M Sakkari 3 6 7
Greece M Sakkari 6 4 6 Greece M Sakkari 1 1
Romania I-C Begu 4 6 6 11 Germany A Kerber 6 6
China S Peng 6 4 1 Romania I-C Begu 6 5 5
LL Kazakhstan Z Diyas 2 66 11 Germany A Kerber 3 7 7
11 Germany A Kerber 6 78 11 Germany A Kerber 4 4
14 Russia D Kasatkina 6 6 4 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6
Q Australia A Tomljanović 0 4 14 Russia D Kasatkina 6 6
Q United States D Collins 6 4 6 Q United States D Collins 2 3
Romania S Cîrstea 3 6 4 14 Russia D Kasatkina 6 3 2
Croatia P Martić 6 6 4 Ukraine E Svitolina 0 6 6
Ukraine L Tsurenko 1 2 Croatia P Martić 1 2
4 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 United States V Williams 6 4 7
Russia E Vesnina 77 6 Russia E Vesnina 2 6 5
PR Germany L Siegemund 65 2 8 United States V Williams 2 63
Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 77
Q Slovenia P Hercog 2 4 Russia S Kuznetsova 5 5
Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6 Estonia A Kontaveit 7 7
12 United States C Vandeweghe 1 1 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6
15 Latvia A Sevastova 6 3 2 Denmark C Wozniacki 3 1
France K Mladenovic 3 0r 15 Latvia A Sevastova 6 6
LL Serbia A Krunić 2 6 6 LL Serbia A Krunić 4 4
WC Italy R Vinci 6 0 3 15 Latvia A Sevastova 2 7 3
WC Australia S Stosur 78 3 2 2 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 5 6
Q Belgium A Van Uytvanck 66 6 6 Q Belgium A Van Uytvanck 1 4
2 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Serbia Aleksandra Krunić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck (qualified)
  4. United States Danielle Collins (qualified)
  5. Croatia Donna Vekić (qualified)
  6. Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (qualifying competition)
  7. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (qualified)
  8. Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  9. Italy Camila Giorgi (qualifying competition)
  10. Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
  11. Estonia Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
  12. Romania Monica Niculescu (withdrew)
  13. Slovenia Polona Hercog (qualified)
  14. China Wang Qiang (qualifying competition)
  15. Puerto Rico Monica Puig (qualifying competition, retired)
  16. Poland Magda Linette (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Slovenia Polona Hercog
  2. Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva
  3. Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
  4. United States Danielle Collins
  5. Croatia Donna Vekić
  6. Estonia Kaia Kanepi
  7. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
  8. Australia Ajla Tomljanović

Lucky losers
  1. Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
  2. Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
  3. Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 6 6
  China Wang Yafan 4 4
1 Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 64 4
13 Slovenia Polona Hercog 77 6
WC Italy Federica Di Sarra 3 3
13 Slovenia Polona Hercog 6 6

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 6 1 6
  United States Alison Riske 3 6 3
2 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 2 6 4
  Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6 1 6
  Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6 5 7
Alt United States Bernarda Pera 4 7 5

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 7 1 6
PR United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 5 6 1
3 Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 3 6 6
14 China Wang Qiang 6 3 1
  Spain Lara Arruabarrena 64 1
14 China Wang Qiang 77 6

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 United States Danielle Collins 6 6
  United States Varvara Lepchenko 2 3
4 United States Danielle Collins 2 6 6
9 Italy Camila Giorgi 6 4 2
WC Italy Deborah Chiesa 2 3
9 Italy Camila Giorgi 6 6

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Croatia Donna Vekić 3 6 6
  United States Jennifer Brady 6 3 1
5 Croatia Donna Vekić 4
15 Puerto Rico Monica Puig 1r
WC Italy Martina Trevisan 2 5
15 Puerto Rico Monica Puig 6 7

Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 6 6
  United States Christina McHale 3 2
6 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 3 6 3
11 Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6 3 6
  United States Sofia Kenin 6 2 2
11 Estonia Kaia Kanepi 2 6 6

Seventh qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 1 7 6
  Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 6 5 3
7 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 6 77
  Germany Mona Barthel 2 63
  Germany Mona Barthel 7 6
10 Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 5 2

Eighth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas 6 77
WC Italy Anastasia Grymalska 4 64
8 Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas 64 3
  Australia Ajla Tomljanović 77 6
  Australia Ajla Tomljanović 6 3 6
16 Poland Magda Linette 2 6 4

References
  1. "Internazionali BNL d'Italia Results Archive". 10 May 2018.
  2. "Vinci preparing to retire before home fans at Italian Open". Associated Press. 12 May 2018.
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