The 2018 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2018 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 23–29, 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.[1]
| 2018 Wuhan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 23–29 |
| Edition | 5th |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,746,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Venue | Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Elise Mertens /  Demi Schuurs | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $471,700 | $235,520 | $117,770 | $54,230 | $26,900 | $13,790 | $7,090 | $3,955 | $2,040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $135,000 | $68,200 | $33,635 | $16,990 | $8,600 | $4,255 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 1 | 1 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 3 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 4 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 5 | 5 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
 JPN |
|||
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 8 | 8 |
 USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 9 | 9 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 10 | 10 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | 11 | 11 |
| NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 12 | 12 |
 RUS
|
Daria Kasatkina | 13 | 13 |
 ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 14 | 14 |
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 15 | 15 |
 AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | 17 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of September 17, 2018
Other entrants edit
The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Viktorija Golubic
Sofia Kenin
Rebecca Peterson
Monica Puig
Kateřina Siniaková
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Wang Xiyu- Wang Yafan
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Markéta Vondroušová
Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by 
Kirsten Flipkens
Kaia Kanepi → replaced by 
Aleksandra Krunić
Naomi Osaka → replaced by 
Polona Hercog
Magdaléna Rybáriková → replaced by Monica Niculescu
Retirements edit
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 18 | 2 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | USA
|
CoCo Vandeweghe | 27 | 3 |
 CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 27 | 4 |
 SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 28 | 5 |
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 30 | 6 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 31 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 48 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 17, 2018
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals edit
- During the tournament
Retirements edit
Champions edit
Singles edit
- Aryna Sabalenka def. Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles edit
- Elise Mertens /
Demi Schuurs def. Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–3
References edit
- ^ "Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links edit
- Official website Archived 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine