2018 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

Simona Halep won the title, defeating defending champion Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0.

Singles
2018 WTA Shenzhen Open
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Kateřina Siniaková
Final score	6–1, 2–6, 6–0
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Seeds

1. Simona Halep (Champion)
2. Jeļena Ostapenko (First round)
3. Zhang Shuai (Second round)
4. Irina-Camelia Begu (Semifinals)
5. Wang Qiang (First round)
6. Kateřina Siniaková (Final)
7. Maria Sakkari (First round)
8. Tímea Babos (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Simona Halep	6	6
	4	Irina-Camelia Begu	1	4
								1	Simona Halep	6	2	6
								6	Kateřina Siniaková	1	6	0
		Maria Sharapova	2	6	3
	6	Kateřina Siniaková	6	3	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Halep	6	6
		N Gibbs	4	1				1	S Halep	3	6	6
		Y Duan	6	7					Y Duan	6	1	2
		E Rodina	2	5											1	S Halep	6	6
		M Niculescu	4	4												A Sabalenka	2	2
		A Sabalenka	6	6					A Sabalenka	6	6
	Q	D Kovinić	4	6	6			Q	D Kovinić	1	0
	7	M Sakkari	6	2	3																	1	S Halep	6	6
	4	I-C Begu	6	6																		4	I-C Begu	1	4
	WC	F Liu	1	2				4	I-C Begu	4	6	6
	Q	S Vögele	2	3					E Alexandrova	6	1	2
		E Alexandrova	6	6											4	I-C Begu	7	7
		M Linette	7	2	6										8	T Babos	5	5
		J Čepelová	5	6	4				M Linette	2	1
	WC	Xiy Wang	1	1				8	T Babos	6	6
	8	T Babos	6	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	Q Wang	5	0
		A Riske	7	6					A Riske	6	3	2
		M Sharapova	6	6					M Sharapova	4	6	6
		M Buzărnescu	3	0												M Sharapova	6	6
		P Parmentier	3	4												Z Diyas	3	3
		Z Diyas	6	6					Z Diyas	6	6^5	6
	Q	A Blinkova	3	4				3	S Zhang	3	7^7	4
	3	S Zhang	6	6																			M Sharapova	2	6	3
	6	K Siniaková	6	6																		6	K Siniaková	6	3	6
		O Jabeur	1	1				6	K Siniaková	7	6
	Q	J Paolini	0	4				WC	Y Wang	5	3
	WC	Y Wang	6	6											6	K Siniaková	6	6
		A Bogdan	6	6												Kr Plíšková	2	2
		C Giorgi	4	2					A Bogdan	4	6^3
		Kr Plíšková	6	6					Kr Plíšková	6	7^7
	2	J Ostapenko	1	4

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Danka Kovinić (Qualified)
2. Barbora Krejčíková (First round)
3. Han Xinyun (First round)
4. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (First round)
5. Anna Blinkova (Qualified)
6. Jang Su-jeong (First round)
7. Tereza Martincová (First round)
8. Stefanie Vögele (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Danka Kovinić
2. Stefanie Vögele
3. Anna Blinkova
4. Jasmine Paolini

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Danka Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Zhang Yuxuan	2	0
								1	Danka Kovinić	6	5	6
								WC	Wang Xinyu	4	7	3
	WC	Wang Xinyu	2	6	6
	6	Jang Su-jeong	6	1	4

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Barbora Krejčíková	6^1	5
		Çağla Büyükakçay	7^7	7
									Çağla Büyükakçay	1	2
								8	Stefanie Vögele	6	6
		Irina Bara	4	3
	8	Stefanie Vögele	6	6

Third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Han Xinyun	4	3
		Lesley Kerkhove	6	6
									Lesley Kerkhove	2	0
								5	Anna Blinkova	6	6
		Carol Zhao	2	2
	5	Anna Blinkova	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	3	4
		Jasmine Paolini	6	6
									Jasmine Paolini	6	6
									Lu Jingjing	4	3
		Lu Jingjing	7^7	6
	7	Tereza Martincová	6^2	4

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw