2018 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2018 Italian Open
2017 Champion	Elina Svitolina

Main article: 2018 Italian Open (tennis)

Elina Svitolina is the defending champion.

Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki are in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Halep is defending finalist points from 2017 and must reach at least the quarterfinals in order to have a chance at retaining the top ranking. Wozniacki will become number 1 if she wins the title regardless of Halep's result.

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

Seeds

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

01.   Simona Halep

02.   Caroline Wozniacki

03.   Garbiñe Muguruza (Second round)

04.   Elina Svitolina

05.   Jeļena Ostapenko

06.   Karolína Plíšková (Second round)

07.   Caroline Garcia

08.   Venus Williams

09.   Sloane Stephens

10.   Petra Kvitová (Withdrew)

11.   Angelique Kerber

12.   CoCo Vandeweghe (First round)

13.   Madison Keys

14.   Daria Kasatkina

15.   Anastasija Sevastova

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
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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
		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
	9	S Stephens	64	6	6
		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
		T Babos	6	78											7	C Garcia
	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
	WC	F Schiavone	1	77	2											M Sharapova
		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
	17	M Rybáriková	4	3
		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
		S Zhang	6	77											5	J Ostapenko
		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
		I-C Begu	4	6	6										11	A Kerber
		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
	14	D Kasatkina	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
		P Martić	6	6											4	E Svitolina
		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
		S Kuznetsova	6	6												A Kontaveit
	Q	P Hercog	2	4					S Kuznetsova	5	5
		A Kontaveit	6	6					A Kontaveit	7	7
	12	C Vandeweghe	1	1
	15	A Sevastova	6	3
		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
	WC	S Stosur	78	3	2										2	C Wozniacki
	Q	A Van Uytvanck	66	6	6			Q	A Van Uytvanck	1	4
								2	C Wozniacki	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

2

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

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

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw