2018 Australian Open – Women's singles

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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.

Women's singles
2018 Australian Open
Final
ChampionDenmark Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-upRomania Simona Halep
Score7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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.[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

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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 (details) 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
  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.