2018 Italian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Elina Svitolina defeated Simona Halep in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Italian Open.^[1]

Women's singles
2018 Italian Open
Champion	Elina Svitolina
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	6–0, 6–4
Draw	56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2018 Italian Open (tennis)

Halep and Caroline Wozniacki were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Halep retained the top ranking when Wozniacki lost in the quarterfinals.

This tournament marked the retirement of former US Open finalist Roberta Vinci. She lost in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.^[2]

Seeds

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

01.   Simona Halep (final)

02.   Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

03.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

04.   Elina Svitolina (champion)

05.   Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)

06.   Karolína Plíšková (second round)

07.   Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)

08.   Venus Williams (third round)

09.   Sloane Stephens (third round)

10.   Petra Kvitová (withdrew)

11.   Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)

12.   CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)

13.   Madison Keys (third round, withdrew)

14.   Daria Kasatkina (third round)

15.   Anastasija Sevastova (third round)

16.   Ashleigh Barty (first round)

17.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)

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

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	6	6
	7	Caroline Garcia	2	3
								1	Simona Halep	4	6	6
									Maria Sharapova	6	1	4
		Maria Sharapova	66	6	7
	5	Jeļena Ostapenko	78	4	5
															1	Simona Halep	0	4
															4	Elina Svitolina	6	6
	11	Angelique Kerber	4	4
	4	Elina Svitolina	6	6
								4	Elina Svitolina	6	6
									Anett Kontaveit	4	3
		Anett Kontaveit	6	6
	2	Caroline Wozniacki	3	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Halep	6	6
	PR	V Azarenka	0	3					N Osaka	1	0
		N Osaka	6	6											1	S Halep	w/o
		C Suárez Navarro	1	2											13	M Keys
	Q	D Vekić	6	6				Q	D Vekić	62	60
		A Pavlyuchenkova	4	1				13	M Keys	77	77
	13	M Keys	6	6																		1	S Halep	6	6
	9	S Stephens	64	6	6																	7	C Garcia	2	3
		B Strýcová	77	3	1			9	S Stephens	6	5	6
	Q	K Kanepi	6	6				Q	K Kanepi	0	7	4
	WC	C Rosatello	1	2											9	S Stephens	1	67
		T Babos	6	78											7	C Garcia	6	79
	WC	S Errani	3	66					T Babos	3	4
								7	C Garcia	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	G Muguruza	7	2	66
		D Gavrilova	5	6	6				D Gavrilova	5	6	78
	Q	N Vikhlyantseva	7	4	3											D Gavrilova	3	4
	WC	F Schiavone	1	77	2											M Sharapova	6	6
		D Cibulková	6	65	6				D Cibulková	6	4	2
		M Sharapova	7	3	6				M Sharapova	3	6	6
	16	A Barty	5	6	2																		M Sharapova	66	6	7
	17	M Rybáriková	4	3																		5	J Ostapenko	78	4	5
		J Konta	6	6					J Konta	6	6
	Q	S-w Hsieh	6	6				Q	S-w Hsieh	0	4
	LL	A Sabalenka	2	4												J Konta	6	3	4
		S Zhang	6	77											5	J Ostapenko	2	6	6
		M Buzărnescu	3	62					S Zhang	2	5
								5	J Ostapenko	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	Ka Plíšková	6	3	5
		K Bertens	2	6	3				M Sakkari	3	6	7
		M Sakkari	6	4	6											M Sakkari	1	1
		I-C Begu	4	6	6										11	A Kerber	6	6
		S Peng	6	4	1				I-C Begu	6	5	5
	LL	Z Diyas	2	66				11	A Kerber	3	7	7
	11	A Kerber	6	78																		11	A Kerber	4	4
	14	D Kasatkina	6	6																		4	E Svitolina	6	6
	Q	A Tomljanović	0	4				14	D Kasatkina	6	6
	Q	D Collins	6	4	6			Q	D Collins	2	3
		S Cîrstea	3	6	4										14	D Kasatkina	6	3	2
		P Martić	6	6											4	E Svitolina	0	6	6
		L Tsurenko	1	2					P Martić	1	2
								4	E Svitolina	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	V Williams	6	4	7
		E Vesnina	77	6					E Vesnina	2	6	5
	PR	L Siegemund	65	2											8	V Williams	2	63
		S Kuznetsova	6	6												A Kontaveit	6	77
	Q	P Hercog	2	4					S Kuznetsova	5	5
		A Kontaveit	6	6					A Kontaveit	7	7
	12	C Vandeweghe	1	1																			A Kontaveit	6	6
	15	A Sevastova	6	3																		2	C Wozniacki	3	1
		K Mladenovic	3	0r				15	A Sevastova	6	6
	LL	A Krunić	2	6	6			LL	A Krunić	4	4
	WC	R Vinci	6	0	3										15	A Sevastova	2	7	3
	WC	S Stosur	78	3	2										2	C Wozniacki	6	5	6
	Q	A Van Uytvanck	66	6	6			Q	A Van Uytvanck	1	4
								2	C Wozniacki	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Aleksandra Krunić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Alison Van Uytvanck (qualified)
4. Danielle Collins (qualified)
5. Donna Vekić (qualified)
6. Kateřina Siniaková (qualifying competition)
7. Hsieh Su-wei (qualified)
8. Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
9. Camila Giorgi (qualifying competition)
10. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
11. Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
12. Monica Niculescu (withdrew)
13. Polona Hercog (qualified)
14. Wang Qiang (qualifying competition)
15. Monica Puig (qualifying competition, retired)
16. Magda Linette (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Polona Hercog
2. Natalia Vikhlyantseva
3. Alison Van Uytvanck
4. Danielle Collins
5. Donna Vekić
6. Kaia Kanepi
7. Hsieh Su-wei
8. Ajla Tomljanović

Lucky losers

1. Aleksandra Krunić
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Zarina Diyas

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Aleksandra Krunić	6	6
		Wang Yafan	4	4
								1	Aleksandra Krunić	64	4
								13	Polona Hercog	77	6
	WC	Federica Di Sarra	3	3
	13	Polona Hercog	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Aryna Sabalenka	6	1	6
		Alison Riske	3	6	3
								2	Aryna Sabalenka	2	6	4
									Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	1	6
		Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	5	7
	Alt	Bernarda Pera	4	7	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alison Van Uytvanck	7	1	6
	PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	5	6	1
								3	Alison Van Uytvanck	3	6	6
								14	Wang Qiang	6	3	1
		Lara Arruabarrena	64	1
	14	Wang Qiang	77	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Danielle Collins	6	6
		Varvara Lepchenko	2	3
								4	Danielle Collins	2	6	6
								9	Camila Giorgi	6	4	2
	WC	Deborah Chiesa	2	3
	9	Camila Giorgi	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Donna Vekić	3	6	6
		Jennifer Brady	6	3	1
								5	Donna Vekić	4
								15	Monica Puig	1r
	WC	Martina Trevisan	2	5
	15	Monica Puig	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
		Christina McHale	3	2
								6	Kateřina Siniaková	3	6	3
								11	Kaia Kanepi	6	3	6
		Sofia Kenin	6	2	2
	11	Kaia Kanepi	2	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Hsieh Su-wei	1	7	6
		Yulia Putintseva	6	5	3
								7	Hsieh Su-wei	6	77
									Mona Barthel	2	63
		Mona Barthel	7	6
	10	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	5	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Zarina Diyas	6	77
	WC	Anastasia Grymalska	4	64
								8	Zarina Diyas	64	3
									Ajla Tomljanović	77	6
		Ajla Tomljanović	6	3	6
	16	Magda Linette	2	6	4