2018 US Open – Women's singles

Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 US Open. It was her first major title, and she lost only one set en route (to Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round). Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a major singles title.[1][2] Following the win, Osaka made her top 10 rankings debut. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, and to set a new Open Era record by winning a seventh US Open singles title.

Women's singles
2018 US Open
Final
ChampionJapan Naomi Osaka
Runner-upUnited States Serena Williams
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
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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Sloane Stephens was the defending champion, but lost to Anastasija Sevastova in the quarterfinals.

Simona Halep's first-round loss to Kaia Kanepi marked the first time in the Open Era that the top seed lost in the first round.[3] The losses of Halep in the first round and second seed Caroline Wozniacki in the second round marked the first time that the top two seeds failed to reach the third round, and the second time this happened at any major in the Open Era (following the 2014 French Open).

This marked the final major appearance for former world No. 2 and 2015 WTA Finals champion Agnieszka Radwańska, who lost in the first round to Tatjana Maria.

Seeds

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01.     Simona Halep (first round)
02.     Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
03.     Sloane Stephens (quarterfinals)
04.     Angelique Kerber (third round)
05.     Petra Kvitová (third round)
06.     Caroline Garcia (third round)
07.     Elina Svitolina (fourth round)
08.     Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
09.     Julia Görges (second round)
10.     Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)
11.     Daria Kasatkina (second round)
12.     Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
13.     Kiki Bertens (third round)
14.     Madison Keys (semifinals)
15.     Elise Mertens (fourth round)
16.     Venus Williams (third round)
17.     Serena Williams (final)
18.     Ashleigh Barty (fourth round)
19.     Anastasija Sevastova (semifinals)
20.     Naomi Osaka (champion)
21.     Mihaela Buzărnescu (withdrew)
22.     Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
23.     Barbora Strýcová (third round)
24.     CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
25.     Daria Gavrilova (second round)
26.     Aryna Sabalenka (fourth round)
27.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
28.     Anett Kontaveit (first round)
29.     Dominika Cibulková (fourth round)
30.     Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
31.     Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
32.     Maria Sakkari (second round)

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

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
17   Serena Williams 6 6
8   Karolína Plíšková 4 3
17   Serena Williams 6 6
19   Anastasija Sevastova 3 0
3   Sloane Stephens 2 3
19   Anastasija Sevastova 6 6
17   Serena Williams 2 4
20   Naomi Osaka 6 6
30   Carla Suárez Navarro 4 3
14   Madison Keys 6 6
14   Madison Keys 2 4
20   Naomi Osaka 6 6
20   Naomi Osaka 6 6
  Lesia Tsurenko 1 1

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Halep 2 4
  K Kanepi 6 6   K Kanepi 6 6
Q   J Teichmann 6 6 Q   J Teichmann 4 3
  D Jakupović 3 0   K Kanepi 6 77
PR   V King 77 6   R Peterson 3 63
  N Vikhlyantseva 64 3 PR   V King 5 1
  R Peterson 1 6 6   R Peterson 7 6
27   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 4 3   K Kanepi 0 6 3
17   S Williams 6 6 17   S Williams 6 4 6
  M Linette 4 0 17   S Williams 6 6
  C Dolehide 3 66   C Witthöft 2 2
  C Witthöft 6 78 17   S Williams 6 6
  C Giorgi 6 6 16   V Williams 1 2
WC   W Osuigwe 4 1   C Giorgi 4 5
WC   S Kuznetsova 3 7 3 16   V Williams 6 7
16   V Williams 6 5 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   G Muguruza 6 6
  S Zhang 3 0 12   G Muguruza 6 4 4
Q   K Muchová 6 6 Q   K Muchová 3 6 6
  D Yastremska 4 2 Q   K Muchová 3 4
  P Martić 4 4 18   A Barty 6 6
  L Šafářová 6 6   L Šafářová 5 3
Q   O Jabeur 1 3 18   A Barty 7 6
18   A Barty 6 6 18   A Barty 4 4
32   M Sakkari 6 6 8   Ka Plíšková 6 6
WC   A Muhammad 3 3 32   M Sakkari 6 1 4
LL   M Brengle 0 6 64   S Kenin 4 6 6
  S Kenin 6 4 77   S Kenin 4 62
Q   M Bouzková 4 2 8   Ka Plíšková 6 77
  A Bogdan 6 6   A Bogdan 2 3
  Z Diyas 4 64 8   Ka Plíšková 6 6
8   Ka Plíšková 6 77

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   S Stephens 6 7
  E Rodina 1 5 3   S Stephens 4 7 6
Q   K von Deichmann 6 60 2r Q   A Kalinina 6 5 2
Q   A Kalinina 1 77 5 3   S Stephens 6 6
WC   V Azarenka 6 7 WC   V Azarenka 3 4
  V Kužmová 3 5 WC   V Azarenka 6 6
  S Sorribes Tormo 0 0 25   D Gavrilova 1 2
25   D Gavrilova 6 6 3   S Stephens 6 6
23   B Strýcová 6 6 15   E Mertens 3 3
Q   D Lao 3 4 23   B Strýcová 6 6
  K Kozlova 0 3   L Arruabarrena 0 1
  L Arruabarrena 6 6 23   B Strýcová 3 64
  V Lapko 6 6 15   E Mertens 6 77
  K Bondarenko 3 3   V Lapko 2 0
  K Nara 2 77 5 15   E Mertens 6 6
15   E Mertens 6 65 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   J Görges 6 65 6
Q   A Kalinskaya 2 77 2 9   J Görges 610 3
Q   H Watson 1 6 3   E Makarova 712 6
  E Makarova 6 3 6   E Makarova 6 1 2
  P Hercog 64 6 4 19   A Sevastova 4 6 6
WC   C Liu 77 1 6 WC   C Liu 3 1
  D Vekić 2 6 3 19   A Sevastova 6 6
19   A Sevastova 6 2 6 19   A Sevastova 6 1 6
31   M Rybáriková 2 2 7   E Svitolina 3 6 0
  Q Wang 6 6   Q Wang 6 6
  J Brady 3 3   I-C Begu 3 1
  I-C Begu 6 6   Q Wang 4 4
  A Radwańska 3 3 7   E Svitolina 6 6
  T Maria 6 6   T Maria 2 3
  S Vickery 3 6 1 7   E Svitolina 6 6
7   E Svitolina 6 1 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   C Garcia 6 6
  J Konta 2 2 6   C Garcia 6 1 6
  M Puig 6 6   M Puig 2 6 4
  S Vögele 0 0 6   C Garcia 7 4 64
  K Mladenovic 6 6 30   C Suárez Navarro 5 6 77
  T Zidanšek 0 3   K Mladenovic 1 6 4
Q   N Gibbs 7 3 4 30   C Suárez Navarro 6 4 6
30   C Suárez Navarro 5 6 6 30   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
22   M Sharapova 6 78 22   M Sharapova 4 3
Q   P Schnyder 2 66 22   M Sharapova 6 7
  S Cîrstea 6 3 7   S Cîrstea 2 5
  A Riske 3 6 5 22   M Sharapova 6 6
  T Townsend 3 6 6 10   J Ostapenko 3 2
WC   A Anisimova 6 4 3   T Townsend 6 3 4
  A Petkovic 4 6 5 10   J Ostapenko 4 6 6
10   J Ostapenko 6 4 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   M Keys 6 6
  P Parmentier 4 4 14   M Keys 6 6
  Y Putintseva 66 4   B Pera 4 1
  B Pera 78 6 14   M Keys 4 6 6
PR   T Bacsinszky 2 6 0   A Krunić 6 1 2
  A Krunić 6 3 6   A Krunić 6 6
  K Flipkens 6 77   K Flipkens 1 3
24   C Vandeweghe 3 63 14   M Keys 6 6
29   D Cibulková 4 6 6 29   D Cibulková 1 3
Q   A Rus 6 2 3 29   D Cibulková 77 4 6
  E Alexandrova 3 6 3   S-w Hsieh 63 6 4
  S-w Hsieh 6 4 6 29   D Cibulková 3 6 6
  A Cornet 6 3 2 4   A Kerber 6 3 3
  J Larsson 4 6 6   J Larsson 2 7 4
PR   M Gasparyan 65 3 4   A Kerber 6 5 6
4   A Kerber 77 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   P Kvitová 6 6
  Y Wickmayer 1 4 5   P Kvitová 7 6
  Y Wang 6 3 6   Y Wang 5 3
  AK Schmiedlová 1 6 4 5   P Kvitová 5 1
Q   V Zvonareva 6 66 7 26   A Sabalenka 7 6
  A Blinkova 2 78 5 Q   V Zvonareva 3 67
  D Collins 0 6 4 26   A Sabalenka 6 79
26   A Sabalenka 6 4 6 26   A Sabalenka 3 6 4
20   N Osaka 6 6 20   N Osaka 6 2 6
PR   L Siegemund 3 2 20   N Osaka 6 6
  M Niculescu 6 5 4 Q   J Glushko 2 0
Q   J Glushko 3 7 6 20   N Osaka 6 6
  A Sasnovich 2 6 6   A Sasnovich 0 0
  B Bencic 6 1 2   A Sasnovich 6 77
  T Babos 4 7 4 11   D Kasatkina 2 63
11   D Kasatkina 6 5 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   K Bertens 6 7
  Kr Plíšková 0 5 13   K Bertens 6 6
Q   F Di Lorenzo 6 77 Q   F Di Lorenzo 2 1
  C McHale 1 61 13   K Bertens 64 6 61
WC   H Tan 3 1   M Vondroušová 77 2 77
Q   E Bouchard 6 6 Q   E Bouchard 4 3
  M Vondroušová 6 6   M Vondroušová 6 6
LL   M Barthel 1 4   M Vondroušová 77 5 2
28   A Kontaveit 77 3 5   L Tsurenko 63 7 6
  K Siniaková 63 6 7   K Siniaková 6 63 77
WC   L Cabrera 4 1   A Tomljanović 3 77 64
  A Tomljanović 6 6   K Siniaková 4 0
  A Van Uytvanck 3 2   L Tsurenko 6 6
  L Tsurenko 6 6   L Tsurenko 6 6
  S Stosur 3 2 2   C Wozniacki 4 2
2   C Wozniacki 6 6

Statistics

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Category   S. Williams   Osaka
1st serve % 30/55 (55%) 40/55 (73%)
1st serve points won 19 of 30 = 63% 29 of 40 = 73%
2nd serve points won 11 of 25 = 44% 6 of 15 = 40%
Total service points won 30 of 55 = 54.54% 35 of 55 = 63.64%
Aces 3 6
Double faults 6 1
Winners 21 16
Unforced errors 21 14
Net points won 6 of 8 = 75% 0 of 1 = 0%
Break points converted 1 of 6 = 17% 4 of 5 = 80%
Return points won 20 of 55 = 36% 25 of 55 = 46%
Total points won 50 60
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References

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  1. ^ "Serena Williams rails at umpire as superb Naomi Osaka wins US Open". Guardian. September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Naomi Osaka wins after Serena Williams outburst". BBC Sport. September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Top seeds, first-round losses and the US Open". US Open. May 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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