2018 Sydney International – Women's singles

Johanna Konta was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Agnieszka Radwańska in a rematch of the previous year's final.

Women's singles
2018 Sydney International
Final
ChampionGermany Angelique Kerber
Runner-upAustralia Ashleigh Barty
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw30 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Angelique Kerber won the title, defeating Ashleigh Barty in the final, 6–4, 6–4. Kerber won the title despite being two match points down in the second set in her first-round match against Lucie Šafářová.

Seeds

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

  1.   Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals, withdrew due to right leg injury)
  2.   Venus Williams (second round)
  3.   Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
  4.   Johanna Konta (first round)
  5.   Kristina Mladenovic (first round, retired)
  6.   Sloane Stephens (first round)
  7.   Julia Görges (withdrew)
  8.   Anastasija Sevastova (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Daria Gavrilova 6 4 2
    Ashleigh Barty 3 6 6
    Ashleigh Barty 4 4
    Angelique Kerber 6 6
Q   Camila Giorgi 2 3
    Angelique Kerber 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC   G Muguruza 6 78
Q   K Ahn 2 4   K Bertens 3 66
  K Bertens 6 6 1/WC   G Muguruza
  D Gavrilova 6 1 7   D Gavrilova w/o
WC   O Rogowska 4 6 5   D Gavrilova 6 6
WC   S Stosur 4 7 6 WC   S Stosur 4 2
LL   C Witthöft 6 5 3   D Gavrilova 6 4 2
3   J Ostapenko 63 1   A Barty 3 6 6
  E Makarova 77 6   E Makarova 4 1
  D Kasatkina 5 6 4   B Strýcová 6 6
  B Strýcová 7 1 6   B Strýcová 3 2
  A Barty 6 6   A Barty 6 6
Q   V Cepede Royg 3 4   A Barty 77 6
WC   E Perez 6 4 WC   E Perez 64 1
5   K Mladenovic 4 2r

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   S Stephens 3 0
Q   C Giorgi 6 6 Q   C Giorgi 79 6
  M Lučić-Baroni 1 0r   P Kvitová 67 2
  P Kvitová 6 0 Q   C Giorgi 6 6
Q   C Bellis 77 6   A Radwańska 1 2
  M Rybáriková 62 0 Q   C Bellis 64 0
  A Radwańska 6 7   A Radwańska 77 6
4   J Konta 3 5 Q   C Giorgi 2 3
8   A Sevastova 3 1   A Kerber 6 6
  D Cibulková 6 6   D Cibulková 6 6
  E Vesnina 6 6   E Vesnina 4 4
LL   L Arruabarrena 2 2   D Cibulková 3 1
  L Šafářová 77 68 2   A Kerber 6 6
  A Kerber 63 710 6   A Kerber 5 6 6
2   V Williams 7 3 1

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Ekaterina Makarova (moved to main draw)
  2.   Anett Kontaveit (first round, retired)
  3.   Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
  4.   Lauren Davis (first round)
  5.   Carina Witthöft (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6.   Maria Sakkari (first round)
  7.   Monica Puig (qualifying competition)
  8.   Catherine Bellis (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
Alt   Abigail Spears 2 6 3
    Gabriela Dabrowski 6 3 6
    Gabriela Dabrowski 2 7 4
    Ekaterina Alexandrova 6 5 6
    Alicja Rosolska 0 0
    Ekaterina Alexandrova 6 6
    Ekaterina Alexandrova 6 3 1
8   Catherine Bellis 3 6 6
    Kristína Kučová 6 6
    Yang Zhaoxuan 1 2
    Kristína Kučová 5 2
8   Catherine Bellis 7 6
    Jennifer Brady 62 5
8   Catherine Bellis 77 7

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   Anett Kontaveit 5 6 0r
    Shuko Aoyama 7 4 3
    Shuko Aoyama 2 65
    Camila Giorgi 6 77
    Camila Giorgi 7 6
WC   Olivia Tjandramulia 5 2
    Camila Giorgi 6 6
5   Carina Witthöft 4 1
WC   Belinda Woolcock 5 7 6
    Xu Yifan 7 5 3
WC   Belinda Woolcock 1 4
5   Carina Witthöft 6 6
    Anastasia Rodionova 1 4
5   Carina Witthöft 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Carla Suárez Navarro 1 4
    Kristie Ahn 6 6
    Kristie Ahn 6 6
    Johanna Larsson 1 2
WC   Tammi Patterson 3 62
    Johanna Larsson 6 77
    Kristie Ahn 6 6
7   Monica Puig 4 1
    Duan Yingying 6 6
    Isabelle Wallace 2 2
    Duan Yingying 6 4 5
7   Monica Puig 3 6 7
    Alizé Lim 2 2
7   Monica Puig 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Lauren Davis 4 4
    Lara Arruabarrena 6 6
    Lara Arruabarrena 6 6
WC   Sara Tomic 2 3
WC   Sara Tomic 2 7 6
    Ons Jabeur 6 5 4
    Lara Arruabarrena 4 1
    Verónica Cepede Royg 6 6
    Kateryna Bondarenko 64 78 0
    Christina McHale 77 66 0r
    Kateryna Bondarenko 6 3 64
    Verónica Cepede Royg 2 6 77
    Verónica Cepede Royg 6 3 6
6   Maria Sakkari 4 6 3

References

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