2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Singles
2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champion	Wang Qiang
Runner-up	Yulia Putintseva
Score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open

Zhang Shuai was the defending champion, but she withdrew before her first round match against Wang Yafan.

Wang Qiang won the title, defeating Yulia Putintseva in the final, 6–1, 6–2.

Seeds

1. Alizé Cornet (first round)
2. Zhang Shuai (withdrew)
3. Wang Qiang (champion)
4. Aleksandra Krunić (quarterfinals)
5. Yulia Putintseva (final)
6. Viktória Kužmová (second round)
7. Vera Lapko (quarterfinals)
8. Zheng Saisai (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Yulia Putintseva	6	6
		Bernarda Pera	1	4
								5	Yulia Putintseva	1	2
								3	Wang Qiang	6	6
	3	Wang Qiang	6	6
		Andrea Petkovic	2	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Cornet	0	3
		J Brady	6	6					J Brady
		K Kozlova	6	77					K Kozlova	w/o
	Q	Jia Lu	0	64												K Kozlova	4	1
	WC	V Zvonareva	4	2											5	Y Putintseva	6	6
	PR	S Lisicki	6	6				PR	S Lisicki	3	3
		S Sorribes Tormo	1	1				5	Y Putintseva	6	6
	5	Y Putintseva	6	6																		5	Y Putintseva	6	6
	4	A Krunić	6	6																			B Pera	1	4
		V Golubic	4	3				4	A Krunić	6	6
		A Bogdan	6	3	1r				C McHale	3	3
		C McHale	4	6	3										4	A Krunić	6	3	4
		B Pera	77	6												B Pera	4	6	6
		M Fręch	63	1					B Pera	6	6
	Q	I Jorović	2	3				6	V Kužmová	2	3
	6	V Kužmová	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	S Zheng	6	6
	Q	H Guo	4	2				8	S Zheng	6	3	2
		F Ferro	6	6					F Ferro	0	6	6
	WC	Xiy Wang	3	3												F Ferro	4	0
	WC	S Kuznetsova	3	6	6										3	Q Wang	6	6
	Q	K Thandi	6	3	2			WC	S Kuznetsova	2	2
		N Gibbs	1	2				3	Q Wang	6	6
	3	Q Wang	6	6																		3	Q Wang	6	6
	7	V Lapko	6	6																			A Petkovic	2	2
	PR	V King	2	1				7	V Lapko	6	7
	Q	D Khazaniuk	6	4	6			Q	D Khazaniuk	2	5
	WC	Xin Wang	4	6	3										7	V Lapko	2	62
		A Petkovic	1	6	6											A Petkovic	6	77
	Q	L Cabrera	6	3	3				A Petkovic	6	77
		Y Wang	6	6					Y Wang	4	65
	LL	L Zhu	2	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Zhu Lin (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
2. Claire Liu (qualifying competition)
3. Han Xinyun (first round)
4. Lizette Cabrera (qualified)
5. Danka Kovinić (qualifying competition)
6. Lu Jiajing (qualified)
7. Ivana Jorović (qualified)
8. Xun Fangying (first round)
9. Karman Thandi (qualified)
10. Deniz Khazaniuk (qualified)
11. Zhang Kailin (qualifying competition)
12. Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Ivana Jorović
2. Deniz Khazaniuk
3. Guo Hanyu
4. Lizette Cabrera
5. Karman Thandi
6. Lu Jiajing

Lucky loser

1. Zhu Lin

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Zhu Lin	6	6
	WC	Wang Meiling	1	3
								1	Zhu Lin	2	1
								7	Ivana Jorović	6	6
		Liang En-shuo	1	1
	7	Ivana Jorović	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Claire Liu	6	6
	WC	Ren Jiaqi	3	0
								2	Claire Liu	1	5
								10	Deniz Khazaniuk	6	7
		Abigail Tere-Apisah	3	2
	10	Deniz Khazaniuk	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Han Xinyun	6	3	0
	WC	Guo Hanyu	3	6	6
								WC	Guo Hanyu	6	6
									Yuan Yue	2	4
		Yuan Yue	2	6	6
	8	Xun Fangying	6	4	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lizette Cabrera	3	77	6
		Xu Shilin	6	63	3
								4	Lizette Cabrera	4	7	77
								11	Zhang Kailin	6	5	61
		Hiroko Kuwata	1	2
	11	Zhang Kailin	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Danka Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Liu Yanni	3	1
								5	Danka Kovinić	3	7	3
								9	Karman Thandi	6	5	6
		Kang Jiaqi	2	2
	9	Karman Thandi	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lu Jiajing	6	6
		Sun Xuliu	0	1
								6	Lu Jiajing	6	4	6
								12	Junri Namigata	2	6	4
		Gai Ao	1	6	1
	12	Junri Namigata	6	3	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw