2018 Tianjin Open – Singles

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a shoulder injury.

Singles
2018 Tianjin Open
Champion	Caroline Garcia
Runner-up	Karolína Plíšková
Score	7–6(9–7), 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 Tianjin Open

Caroline Garcia won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, 7–6^(9–7), 6–3.

Seeds

1. Karolína Plíšková (final)
2. Caroline Garcia (champion)
3. Elise Mertens (quarterfinals, retired)
4. Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
5. Hsieh Su-wei (semifinals)
6. Petra Martić (quarterfinals, retired)
7. Danielle Collins (first round, retired)
8. Maria Sakkari (first round)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Karolína Plíšková	6	6
	PR	Timea Bacsinszky	2	1
								1/WC	Karolína Plíšková	67	3
								2	Caroline Garcia	79	6
	5	Hsieh Su-wei	3	4
	2	Caroline Garcia	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1/WC	Ka Plíšková	6	63	6
		V Lepchenko	2	77	3			1/WC	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		L Arruabarrena	65	2					P Hercog	1	2
		P Hercog	77	6											1/WC	Ka Plíšková	5	6	6
		K Kozlova	1r													K Boulter	7	0	3
	Q	B Krejčíková	4					Q	B Krejčíková	3	6	3
		K Boulter	77	6					K Boulter	6	1	6
	8	M Sakkari	64	3																		1/WC	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	4	A Sabalenka	77	4	6																	PR	T Bacsinszky	2	1
		S Kenin	64	6	0			4	A Sabalenka	6	6
		M Linette	2	6	6				M Linette	1	3
		E Rodina	6	1	4										4	A Sabalenka	62	65
		Y Putintseva	0	6	66										PR	T Bacsinszky	77	77
	Q	M Doi	6	3	78			Q	M Doi	6	3	5
	PR	T Bacsinszky	6	0				PR	T Bacsinszky	1	6	7
	7	D Collins	3	0r

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	S-w Hsieh	77	7
		A Tomljanović	65	5				5	S-w Hsieh	6	2	6
	Q	V Kudermetova	5	6	7			Q	V Kudermetova	2	6	2
		A Riske	7	1	5										5	S-w Hsieh	6	4
	Q	J Čepelová	7	3	6										3	E Mertens	2	0r
		Y Wang	5	6	4			Q	J Čepelová	2	3
		L Zhu	5	1				3	E Mertens	6	6
	3	E Mertens	7	6																		5	S-w Hsieh	3	4
	6	P Martić	3	6	77																	2	C Garcia	6	6
		Y Duan	6	3	63			6	P Martić	1	6	6
	WC	Y Yuan	0	6	4			WC	F Liu	6	0	1
	WC	F Liu	6	1	6										6	P Martić	2	0r
	Q	Y Zhang	7	6											2	C Garcia	6	1
		I-C Begu	5	3				Q	Y Zhang	3	4
	Q	F Xun	4	1				2	C Garcia	6	6
	2	C Garcia	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
2. Misaki Doi (qualified)
3. Han Xinyun (qualifying competition)
4. Ankita Raina (qualifying competition)
5. Sabine Lisicki (qualifying competition)
6. Xun Fangying (qualified)
7. Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)
8. Barbora Krejčíková (qualified)
9. Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition)
10. Jana Čepelová (qualified)
11. Zhang Kailin (qualifying competition)
12. Michaela Hončová (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Veronika Kudermetova
2. Misaki Doi
3. Jana Čepelová
4. Zhang Yuxuan
5. Barbora Krejčíková
6. Xun Fangying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
	WC	Wang Meiling	2	4
								1	Veronika Kudermetova	3	79	4
									Yana Sizikova	6	67	1r
		Yana Sizikova	6	6
	12	Michaela Hončová	4	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Misaki Doi	77	6
		Sabrina Santamaria	65	4
								2	Misaki Doi	6	6
								11	Zhang Kailin	2	0
		Kang Jiaqi	79	0	5
	11	Zhang Kailin	67	6	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Han Xinyun	6	6
		Jacqueline Cako	4	2
								3	Han Xinyun	5	0
								10	Jana Čepelová	7	6
		Guo Hanyu	0	1
	10	Jana Čepelová	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Ankita Raina	6	7
	WC	Zhang Ying	4	5
								4	Ankita Raina	7	0	3
								7	Zhang Yuxuan	5	6	6
		You Xiaodi	6	2	4
	7	Zhang Yuxuan	4	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Sabine Lisicki	6	6
	PR	Bojana Jovanovski Petrović	2	1
								5	Sabine Lisicki	67	7	3
								8	Barbora Krejčíková	79	5	6
	WC	Liu Yanni	1	0
	8	Barbora Krejčíková	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Xun Fangying	6	77
	WC	Liu Chang	4	63
								6	Xun Fangying	6	3	6
								9	Hiroko Kuwata	2	6	4
		Emily Webley-Smith	3	3
	9	Hiroko Kuwata	6	6

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw