2018 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2018 Western & Southern Open
Champion Kiki Bertens
Runner-up Simona Halep
Score2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Draw56 (12 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Main article: 2018 Western & Southern Open

Kiki Bertens defeated Simona Halep in the final, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Cincinnati Masters. She saved a championship point en route to her first hard court and Premier 5-level title, and defeated the world No. 2 and No. 1 players, in the second round and final, respectively.[1] Bertens became the first Dutchwoman to win the title.

Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Lesia Tsurenko.[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.   Simona Halep (final)
2.   Caroline Wozniacki (second round, retired)
3.   Sloane Stephens (third round)
4.   Angelique Kerber (third round)
5.   Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
6.   Caroline Garcia (third round)
7.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
8.   Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
9.   Karolína Plíšková (second round)
10.   Julia Görges (first round, retired)
11.   Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
12.   Daria Kasatkina (first round)
13.   Madison Keys (quarterfinals)
14.   Venus Williams (withdrew)
15.   Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
16.   Ashleigh Barty (third round)
17.   Naomi Osaka (first round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Simona Halep 6 6
Lesia Tsurenko 4 1
1 Simona Halep 6 6
Aryna Sabalenka 3 4
13 Madison Keys 3 4
Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
1 Simona Halep 6 66 2
Kiki Bertens 2 78 6
8 Petra Kvitová 7 5 6
15 Elise Mertens 5 7 3
8 Petra Kvitová 6 4 2
Kiki Bertens 3 6 6
5 Elina Svitolina 4 3
Kiki Bertens 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 S Halep 4 6 6
I-C Begu 6 3 3 Q A Tomljanović 6 3 3
Q A Tomljanović 4 6 6 1 S Halep 7 6
Q K Kanepi 2 6 6 16 A Barty 5 4
Q V Lepchenko 6 3 1 Q K Kanepi 5 3
WC M Vondroušová 3 5 16 A Barty 7 6
16 A Barty 6 7 1 S Halep 6 6
11 J Ostapenko 6 5 0 L Tsurenko 4 1
Q A Cornet 1 7 6 Q A Cornet 2 0
Q A Bogdan 3 2 E Makarova 6 6
E Makarova 6 6 E Makarova 65 2
D Collins 0 2 L Tsurenko 77 6
L Tsurenko 6 6 L Tsurenko 2 6 6
7 G Muguruza 6 4 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 A Kerber 4 7 6
A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 5 4
A Krunić 1 0 4 A Kerber 6 63 4
A Sevastova 2 3 13 M Keys 2 77 6
LL C Giorgi 6 6 LL C Giorgi 2 2
WC B Mattek-Sands 6 63 4 13 M Keys 6 6
13 M Keys 3 77 6 13 M Keys 3 4
9 Ka Plíšková 6 6 A Sabalenka 6 6
A Radwańska 3 3 9 Ka Plíšková 6 3 5
J Konta 6 3 4 A Sabalenka 2 6 7
A Sabalenka 4 6 6 A Sabalenka 6 3 7
WC V Azarenka 65 6 6 6 C Garcia 4 6 5
C Suárez Navarro 77 2 4 WC V Azarenka 4 5
6 C Garcia 6 7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 P Kvitová 6 2 6
D Gavrilova 1 2 PR S Williams 3 6 3
PR S Williams 6 6 8 P Kvitová 6 6
Q A Sasnovich 0 6 1 K Mladenovic 4 2
Q V Kužmová 6 4 6 Q V Kužmová 3 0
K Mladenovic 6 3 K Mladenovic 6 6
10 J Görges 4 2r 8 P Kvitová 7 5 6
15 E Mertens 6 6 15 E Mertens 5 7 3
M Rybáriková 4 2 15 E Mertens 3 6 77
Q R Peterson 2 6 6 Q R Peterson 6 2 61
K Siniaková 6 4 1 15 E Mertens 710 6
Q T Maria 5 6 6 3 S Stephens 68 2
Q A Kiick 7 3 3 Q T Maria 3 2
3 S Stephens 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 E Svitolina 77 4 6
WC S Kuznetsova 6 2 77 WC S Kuznetsova 61 6 4
Q S Vögele 4 6 65 5 E Svitolina 6 6
T Babos 3 4 WC A Anisimova 4 4
WC A Anisimova 6 6 WC A Anisimova 6 6
Q P Martić 4 6 6 Q P Martić 4 3
12 D Kasatkina 6 4 3 5 E Svitolina 4 3
17 N Osaka 3 68 K Bertens 6 6
M Sakkari 6 710 M Sakkari 1 3
A Kontaveit 6 6 A Kontaveit 6 6
B Strýcová 3 0 A Kontaveit 3 6 3
K Bertens 6 6 K Bertens 6 2 6
C Vandeweghe 2 0 K Bertens 6 0
2 C Wozniacki 4 0r

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Alizé Cornet (qualified)
  2. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualified)
  3. Donna Vekić (qualifying competition)
  4. Camila Giorgi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Alison Van Uytvanck (first round, retired)
  6. Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
  7. Belinda Bencic (first round)
  8. Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
  9. Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
  10. Yulia Putintseva (qualifying competition)
  11. Petra Martić (qualified)
  12. Sorana Cîrstea (qualifying competition)
  13. Viktória Kužmová (qualified)
  14. Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
  15. Magda Linette (first round)
  16. Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
  17. Samantha Stosur (first round)
  18. Vera Lapko (qualifying competition)
  19. Jennifer Brady (qualifying competition)
  20. Sofia Kenin (qualifying competition)
  21. Monica Niculescu (first round)
  22. Monica Puig (first round)
  23. Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
  24. Sachia Vickery (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Alizé Cornet
  2. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
  3. Ana Bogdan
  4. Viktória Kužmová
  5. Stefanie Vögele
  6. Tatjana Maria
  7. Varvara Lepchenko
  8. Allie Kiick
  9. Kaia Kanepi
  10. Rebecca Peterson
  11. Petra Martić
  12. Ajla Tomljanović

Lucky loser

  1. Camila Giorgi

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Alizé Cornet 6 6
  Nicole Gibbs 2 1
1 Alizé Cornet 6 6
20 Sofia Kenin 1 3
WC Francesca Di Lorenzo 3 3
20 Sofia Kenin 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 2 7 6
  Alison Riske 6 5 2
2 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 77 6
18 Vera Lapko 65 2
  Anna Blinkova 3 5
18 Vera Lapko 6 7

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Donna Vekić 6 6
  Andrea Petkovic 3 3
3 Donna Vekić 3 2
  Ana Bogdan 6 6
  Ana Bogdan 6 710
21 Monica Niculescu 2 68

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Camila Giorgi 6 6
  Lara Arruabarrena 3 4
4 Camila Giorgi 6 3 5
13 Viktória Kužmová 3 6 7
WC Caroline Dolehide 4 4
13 Viktória Kužmová 6 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Alison Van Uytvanck 6 2 0r
WC Jamie Loeb 1 6 3
WC Jamie Loeb 4 1
  Stefanie Vögele 6 6
  Stefanie Vögele 6 6
22 Monica Puig 2 0

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Hsieh Su-wei 5 3
  Tatjana Maria 7 6
  Tatjana Maria 6 6
19 Jennifer Brady 3 2
  Dalila Jakupović 6 0r
19 Jennifer Brady 2 4

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Belinda Bencic 7 63 3
  Christina McHale 5 77 6
  Christina McHale 3 6 2
  Varvara Lepchenko 6 2 6
  Varvara Lepchenko 4 6 6
24 Sachia Vickery 6 3 4

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Kirsten Flipkens 3 3
  Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6 6
  Natalia Vikhlyantseva 5 1
WC Allie Kiick 7 6
WC Allie Kiick 77 6
17 Samantha Stosur 64 1

Ninth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
9 Kaia Kanepi 4 6 6
WC Sabine Lisicki 6 4 3
9 Kaia Kanepi 6 6
16 Zarina Diyas 3 3
  Evgeniya Rodina 5 3
16 Zarina Diyas 7 6

Tenth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
10 Yulia Putintseva 7 3 6
  Johanna Larsson 5 6 0
10 Yulia Putintseva 4 1
23 Rebecca Peterson 6 6
  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 4 2
23 Rebecca Peterson 6 6

Eleventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
11 Petra Martić 7 6
WC Lauren Davis 5 2
11 Petra Martić 6 6
  Bernarda Pera 2 1
  Bernarda Pera 6 3 6
15 Magda Linette 4 6 3

Twelfth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
12 Sorana Cîrstea 2 6 6
PR Vania King 6 2 3
12 Sorana Cîrstea 3 2
14 Ajla Tomljanović 6 6
  Kurumi Nara 4 3
14 Ajla Tomljanović 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Brilliant Bertens blasts past Halep for Cincinnati title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Western & Southern Open Results Archive". WTA Tour. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

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