2018 French Open – Women's singles

Simona Halep defeated Sloane Stephens in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 French Open.^[1] It was her first major title, following three previous runner-up finishes. Halep was the second Romanian woman to win a major singles title, after Virginia Ruzici at the 1978 French Open.^[2] She became the sixth woman to win both the junior and senior titles at the tournament, having won the former in 2008.^[2]

Women's singles
2018 French Open
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Sloane Stephens
Score	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Further information: 2018 French Open

Jeļena Ostapenko was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Kateryna Kozlova. This made her only the second French Open champion (after Anastasia Myskina in 2005) to lose in the first round of their title defense.^[3]

Halep retained the world No. 1 singles ranking after defeating fellow contender Garbiñe Muguruza in the semifinals.^[4] Halep, Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Elina Svitolina, Karolína Plíšková and Caroline Garcia were all in contention for the top ranking.^[5]

This marked the first major singles appearance of future French Open and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková. This also was the last major appearance of 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone, who lost to Viktória Kužmová in the first round.^[6][7] This was the final French Open appearance of former world No. 1 and two-time champion Maria Sharapova; she lost to Muguruza in the quarterfinals.

This tournament marked the first time that Agnieszka Radwańska did not play in the main draw of a singles major since her debut at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, ending a streak of 47 consecutive appearances.^[8]

This was Serena Williams' first major appearance since the 2017 Australian Open due to her maternity leave. She was unseeded in a singles major for the first time since the 2007 Australian Open.^[9] Williams reached the fourth round before withdrawing due to a pectoral muscle injury, ending her streak of ten consecutive major semifinals dating back to the 2014 US Open.^[10]

Seeds

01.   Simona Halep (champion)

02.   Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)

03.   Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)

04.   Elina Svitolina (third round)

05.   Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)

06.   Karolína Plíšková (third round)

07.   Caroline Garcia (fourth round)

08.   Petra Kvitová (third round)

09.   Venus Williams (first round)

10.   Sloane Stephens (final)

11.   Julia Görges (third round)

12.   Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)

13.   Madison Keys (semifinals)

14.   Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)

15.   CoCo Vandeweghe (second round)

16.   Elise Mertens (fourth round)

17.   Ashleigh Barty (second round)

18.   Kiki Bertens (third round)

19.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (third round)

20.   Anastasija Sevastova (first round)

21.   Naomi Osaka (third round)

22.   Johanna Konta (first round)

23.   Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)

24.   Daria Gavrilova (third round)

25.   Anett Kontaveit (fourth round)

26.   Barbora Strýcová (fourth round)

27.   Zhang Shuai (second round)

28.   Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)

29.   Kristina Mladenovic (first round)

30.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

31.   Mihaela Buzărnescu (fourth round)

32.   Alizé Cornet (second round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2018 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Simona Halep	62	6	6
	12	Angelique Kerber	77	3	2
								1	Simona Halep	6	6
								3	Garbiñe Muguruza	1	4
	3	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
	28	Maria Sharapova	2	1
															1	Simona Halep	3	6	6
															10	Sloane Stephens	6	4	1
		Yulia Putintseva	65	4
	13	Madison Keys	77	6
								13	Madison Keys	4	4
								10	Sloane Stephens	6	6
	10	Sloane Stephens	6	6
	14	Daria Kasatkina	3	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Halep	2	6	6
		A Riske	6	1	1			1	S Halep	6	6
	WC	M Georges	4	2				WC	T Townsend	3	1
	WC	T Townsend	6	6											1	S Halep	7	6
	PR	B Mattek-Sands	6	6												A Petkovic	5	0
		J Larsson	4	3				PR	B Mattek-Sands	0	65
		A Petkovic	712	6					A Petkovic	6	77
	29	K Mladenovic	610	2																		1	S Halep	6	6
	24	D Gavrilova	4	77	6																	16	E Mertens	2	1
		S Cîrstea	6	64	3			24	D Gavrilova	5	7	6
		B Pera	6	6					B Pera	7	5	3
		E Vesnina	3	2											24	D Gavrilova	3	1
		H Watson	6	6											16	E Mertens	6	6
		O Dodin	3	0					H Watson	3	4
		V Lepchenko	711	64	0			16	E Mertens	6	6
	16	E Mertens	69	77	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	A Kerber	6	6
		M Barthel	2	3				12	A Kerber	6	6
		A Bogdan	6	1	6				A Bogdan	2	3
		M Vondroušová	3	6	4										12	A Kerber	77	77
		A Sasnovich	6	6											18	K Bertens	64	64
		D Allertová	4	3					A Sasnovich	4	2
		A Sabalenka	2	1				18	K Bertens	6	6
	18	K Bertens	6	6																		12	A Kerber	6	6
	27	S Zhang	6	7																		7	C Garcia	2	3
	PR	K Kučová	0	5				27	S Zhang	3	4
		I-C Begu	6	5	9				I-C Begu	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová	4	7	7											I-C Begu	1	3
		S Peng	6	6											7	C Garcia	6	6
		A Krunić	3	4					S Peng	4	6	3
		Y Duan	1	0				7	C Garcia	6	3	6
	7	C Garcia	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	G Muguruza	77	6
		S Kuznetsova	60	2				3	G Muguruza	6	6
	WC	F Ferro	6	6				WC	F Ferro	4	3
		C Witthöft	4	2											3	G Muguruza	6	6
		S Stosur	6	6												S Stosur	0	2
		Y Wickmayer	2	4					S Stosur	6	77
		P Hercog	4	61				30	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	61
	30	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	77																		3	G Muguruza	2
	19	M Rybáriková	6	6																			L Tsurenko	0r
		L Kumkhum	3	0				19	M Rybáriková	6	6
		B Bencic	3	77	7				B Bencic	2	4
	Q	D Chiesa	6	62	5										19	M Rybáriková	2	4
		L Tsurenko	4	6	6											L Tsurenko	6	6
		S Vögele	6	2	2				L Tsurenko	3	6	6
		L Siegemund	4	4				15	C Vandeweghe	6	4	0
	15	C Vandeweghe	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	J Görges	6	5	6
		D Cibulková	4	7	0			11	J Görges	7	77
		A Van Uytvanck	6	6					A Van Uytvanck	5	65
	WC	I Wallace	1	0											11	J Görges	3	4
		Kr Plíšková	64	4											PR	S Williams	6	6
	PR	S Williams	77	6				PR	S Williams	3	6	6
		N Vikhlyantseva	3	1				17	A Barty	6	3	4
	17	A Barty	6	6																		PR	S Williams
	28	M Sharapova	6	4	6																	28	M Sharapova	w/o
	Q	R Hogenkamp	1	6	3			28	M Sharapova	7	6
		K Bondarenko	2	4					D Vekić	5	4
		D Vekić	6	6											28	M Sharapova	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	6											6	Ka Plíšková	2	1
	WC	J Ponchet	4	1					L Šafářová	6	4	1
	Q	B Krejčíková	66	4				6	Ka Plíšková	3	6	6
	6	Ka Plíšková	78	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	J Ostapenko	5	3
		K Kozlova	7	6					K Kozlova	77	4	4
		K Siniaková	7	7					K Siniaková	64	6	6
	PR	V Azarenka	5	5												K Siniaková	2	3
	PR	S Zheng	4	1											26	B Strýcová	6	6
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	4	2
		K Nara	6	3	4			26	B Strýcová	6	6
	26	B Strýcová	1	6	6																	26	B Strýcová	4	3
	22	J Konta	4	3																			Y Putintseva	6	6
		Y Putintseva	6	6					Y Putintseva	6	6
		J Brady	6	6					J Brady	4	3
	WC	A Hesse	1	1												Y Putintseva	1	7	6
		P Martić	6	6												Q Wang	6	5	4
		Y Wang	2	3					P Martić	1	1
		Q Wang	6	7					Q Wang	6	6
	9	V Williams	4	5

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	M Keys	6	6
		S Vickery	3	3				13	M Keys	6	6
	Q	C Dolehide	6	6				Q	C Dolehide	4	1
	Q	V Golubic	4	4											13	M Keys	6	79
		M Linette	3	1											21	N Osaka	1	67
		Z Diyas	6	6					Z Diyas	4	5
		S Kenin	2	5				21	N Osaka	6	7
	21	N Osaka	6	7																		13	M Keys	6	6
	31	M Buzărnescu	6	6																		31	M Buzărnescu	1	4
	PR	V King	3	3				31	M Buzărnescu	6	6
	Q	R Peterson	6	6				Q	R Peterson	1	2
		S-w Hsieh	4	3											31	M Buzărnescu	6	7
	Q	F Schiavone	62	62											4	E Svitolina	3	5
		V Kužmová	77	77					V Kužmová	3	4
		A Tomljanović	5	3				4	E Svitolina	6	6
	4	E Svitolina	7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	P Kvitová	3	6	7
		V Cepede Royg	6	1	5			8	P Kvitová	6	6
		L Arruabarrena	77	6					L Arruabarrena	0	4
		T Babos	65	3											8	P Kvitová	66	64
	Q	A Dulgheru	5	77	6										25	A Kontaveit	78	77
		C McHale	7	65	3			Q	A Dulgheru	5	2
		M Brengle	1	6	2			25	A Kontaveit	7	6
	25	A Kontaveit	6	4	6																	25	A Kontaveit	2	0
	20	A Sevastova	6	1	3																	10	S Stephens	6	6
	Q	M Duque Mariño	4	6	6			Q	M Duque Mariño	0	3
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	6	6
	Q	G Min	3	2												C Giorgi	6	1	6
	Q	M Fręch	6	3	6										10	S Stephens	4	6	8
		E Alexandrova	3	6	3			Q	M Fręch	2	2
	LL	A Rus	2	0				10	S Stephens	6	6
	10	S Stephens	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	D Kasatkina	6	6
		K Kanepi	4	1				14	D Kasatkina	6	6
		T Maria	61	4					K Flipkens	3	3
		K Flipkens	77	6											14	D Kasatkina	6	1	6
	PR	M Minella	65	2												M Sakkari	1	6	3
		M Sakkari	77	6					M Sakkari	7	6
		A Konjuh	0	1				23	C Suárez Navarro	5	3
	23	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																		14	D Kasatkina	77	6
	32	A Cornet	2	6	6																	2	C Wozniacki	65	3
		S Errani	6	2	3			32	A Cornet	77	4	2
	WC	C Paquet	6	64	2			WC	P Parmentier	62	6	6
	WC	P Parmentier	3	77	6										WC	P Parmentier	0	3
	LL	D Jakupović	3	4											2	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	G García Pérez	6	6				Q	G García Pérez	1	0
		D Collins	62	1				2	C Wozniacki	6	6
	2	C Wozniacki	77	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Halep	Stephens
1st serve %	60/79 (76%)	61/81 (75%)
1st serve points won	37 of 60 = 62%	34 of 61 = 56%
2nd serve points won	10 of 19 = 53%	9 of 20 = 45%
Total service points won	47 of 79 = 59.49%	43 of 81 = 53.09%
Aces	1	1
Double faults	0	1
Winners	18	16
Unforced errors	26	39
Net points won	8 of 10 = 80%	3 of 6 = 50%
Break points converted	5 of 6 = 83%	3 of 6 = 50%
Return points won	38 of 81 = 47%	32 of 79 = 41%
Total points won	85	75
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