2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

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

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

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
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• 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	7^7					K Kozlova	w/o
	Q	Jia Lu	0	6^4												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	1^r				C McHale	3	3
		C McHale	4	6	3										4	A Krunić	6	3	4
		B Pera	7^7	6												B Pera	4	6	6
		M Fręch	6^3	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	6^2
		A Petkovic	1	6	6											A Petkovic	6	7^7
	Q	L Cabrera	6	3	3				A Petkovic	6	7^7
		Y Wang	6	6					Y Wang	4	6^5
	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

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	7^7	6
		Xu Shilin	6	6^3	3
								4	Lizette Cabrera	4	7	7^7
								11	Zhang Kailin	6	5	6^1
		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

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw