2018 Wuhan Open
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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
Point distribution
| 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
| 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
Summarize
Perspective
Seeds
| 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 |
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| 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
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
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Victoria Azarenka → replaced by
Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by
Kirsten Flipkens
Kaia Kanepi → replaced by
Aleksandra Krunić
Naomi Osaka → replaced by
Polona Hercog
Magdaléna Rybáriková → replaced by
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
Retirements
Champions
Singles
Doubles
Demi Schuurs def.
References
External links
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