2018 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2018 Western & Southern Open
Final
Champion	Kiki Bertens
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (12 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Kiki Bertens defeated Simona Halep in the final, 2–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Cincinnati Masters. She saved a championship point en route to her first hard court and Premier 5-level title, and defeated the world No. 2 and No. 1 players, in the second round and final, respectively.^[1] Bertens became the first Dutchwoman to win the title.

Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Lesia Tsurenko.^[2]

Seeds

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

01.

Simona Halep (final)

02.

Caroline Wozniacki (second round, retired)

03.

Sloane Stephens (third round)

04.

Angelique Kerber (third round)

05.

Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)

06.

Caroline Garcia (third round)

07.

Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

08.

Petra Kvitová (semifinals)

09.

Karolína Plíšková (second round)

10.

Julia Görges (first round, retired)

11.

Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)

12.

Daria Kasatkina (first round)

13.

Madison Keys (quarterfinals)

14.

Venus Williams (withdrew)

15.

Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)

16.

Ashleigh Barty (third round)

17.

Naomi Osaka (first round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Simona Halep	6	6

	Lesia Tsurenko	4	1
					1	Simona Halep	6	6

						Aryna Sabalenka	3	4
13	Madison Keys	3	4

	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
										1	Simona Halep	6	6⁶	2

											Kiki Bertens	2	7⁸	6
8	Petra Kvitová	7	5	6

15	Elise Mertens	5	7	3
					8	Petra Kvitová	6	4	2

						Kiki Bertens	3	6	6
5	Elina Svitolina	4	3

	Kiki Bertens	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	S Halep	4	6	6
	I-C Begu	6	3	3	Q	A Tomljanović	6	3	3
Q	A Tomljanović	4	6	6						1	S Halep	7	6
Q	K Kanepi	2	6	6						16	A Barty	5	4
Q	V Lepchenko	6	3	1	Q	K Kanepi	5	3
WC	M Vondroušová	3	5		16	A Barty	7	6
16	A Barty	6	7											1	S Halep	6	6
11	J Ostapenko	6	5	0											L Tsurenko	4	1
Q	A Cornet	1	7	6	Q	A Cornet	2	0
Q	A Bogdan	3	2			E Makarova	6	6
	E Makarova	6	6								E Makarova	6⁵	2
	D Collins	0	2								L Tsurenko	7⁷	6
	L Tsurenko	6	6			L Tsurenko	2	6	6
					7	G Muguruza	6	4	4

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	A Kerber	4	7	6
	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6			A Pavlyuchenkova	6	5	4
	A Krunić	1	0							4	A Kerber	6	6³	4
	A Sevastova	2	3							13	M Keys	2	7⁷	6
LL	C Giorgi	6	6		LL	C Giorgi	2	2
WC	B Mattek-Sands	6	6³	4	13	M Keys	6	6
13	M Keys	3	7⁷	6											13	M Keys	3	4
9	Ka Plíšková	6	6													A Sabalenka	6	6
	A Radwańska	3	3		9	Ka Plíšková	6	3	5
	J Konta	6	3	4		A Sabalenka	2	6	7
	A Sabalenka	4	6	6							A Sabalenka	6	3	7
WC	V Azarenka	6⁵	6	6						6	C Garcia	4	6	5
	C Suárez Navarro	7⁷	2	4	WC	V Azarenka	4	5
					6	C Garcia	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	P Kvitová	6	2	6
	D Gavrilova	1	2		PR	S Williams	3	6	3
PR	S Williams	6	6							8	P Kvitová	6	6
Q	A Sasnovich	0	6	1							K Mladenovic	4	2
Q	V Kužmová	6	4	6	Q	V Kužmová	3	0
	K Mladenovic	6	3			K Mladenovic	6	6
10	J Görges	4	2^r											8	P Kvitová	7	5	6
15	E Mertens	6	6											15	E Mertens	5	7	3
	M Rybáriková	4	2		15	E Mertens	3	6	7⁷
Q	R Peterson	2	6	6	Q	R Peterson	6	2	6¹
	K Siniaková	6	4	1						15	E Mertens	7¹⁰	6
Q	T Maria	5	6	6						3	S Stephens	6⁸	2
Q	A Kiick	7	3	3	Q	T Maria	3	2
					3	S Stephens	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					5	E Svitolina	7⁷	4	6
WC	S Kuznetsova	6	2	7⁷	WC	S Kuznetsova	6¹	6	4
Q	S Vögele	4	6	6⁵						5	E Svitolina	6	6
	T Babos	3	4							WC	A Anisimova	4	4
WC	A Anisimova	6	6		WC	A Anisimova	6	6
Q	P Martić	4	6	6	Q	P Martić	4	3
12	D Kasatkina	6	4	3											5	E Svitolina	4	3
17	N Osaka	3	6⁸													K Bertens	6	6
	M Sakkari	6	7¹⁰			M Sakkari	1	3
	A Kontaveit	6	6			A Kontaveit	6	6
	B Strýcová	3	0								A Kontaveit	3	6	3
	K Bertens	6	6								K Bertens	6	2	6
	C Vandeweghe	2	0			K Bertens	6	0
					2	C Wozniacki	4	0^r

Qualifying

Seeds

Alizé Cornet (qualified)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualified)
Donna Vekić (qualifying competition)
Camila Giorgi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Alison Van Uytvanck (first round, retired)
Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
Belinda Bencic (first round)
Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
Yulia Putintseva (qualifying competition)
Petra Martić (qualified)
Sorana Cîrstea (qualifying competition)
Viktória Kužmová (qualified)
Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
Magda Linette (first round)
Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
Samantha Stosur (first round)
Vera Lapko (qualifying competition)
Jennifer Brady (qualifying competition)
Sofia Kenin (qualifying competition)
Monica Niculescu (first round)
Monica Puig (first round)
Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
Sachia Vickery (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Camila Giorgi

Draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Alizé Cornet	6	6

	Nicole Gibbs	2	1
				1	Alizé Cornet	6	6

				20	Sofia Kenin	1	3
WC	Francesca Di Lorenzo	3	3

20	Sofia Kenin	6	6

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	2	7	6

	Alison Riske	6	5	2
					2	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	7⁷	6

					18	Vera Lapko	6⁵	2
	Anna Blinkova	3	5

18	Vera Lapko	6	7

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Donna Vekić	6	6

	Andrea Petkovic	3	3
				3	Donna Vekić	3	2

					Ana Bogdan	6	6
	Ana Bogdan	6	7¹⁰

21	Monica Niculescu	2	6⁸

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Camila Giorgi	6	6

	Lara Arruabarrena	3	4
				4	Camila Giorgi	6	3	5

				13	Viktória Kužmová	3	6	7
WC	Caroline Dolehide	4	4

13	Viktória Kužmová	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Alison Van Uytvanck	6	2	0^r

WC	Jamie Loeb	1	6	3
					WC	Jamie Loeb	4	1

						Stefanie Vögele	6	6
	Stefanie Vögele	6	6

22	Monica Puig	2	0

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

6	Hsieh Su-wei	5	3

	Tatjana Maria	7	6
					Tatjana Maria	6	6

				19	Jennifer Brady	3	2
	Dalila Jakupović	6	0^r

19	Jennifer Brady	2	4

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Belinda Bencic	7	6³	3

	Christina McHale	5	7⁷	6
						Christina McHale	3	6	2

						Varvara Lepchenko	6	2	6
	Varvara Lepchenko	4	6	6

24	Sachia Vickery	6	3	4

Eighth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

8	Kirsten Flipkens	3	3

	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6
					Natalia Vikhlyantseva	5	1

				WC	Allie Kiick	7	6
WC	Allie Kiick	7⁷	6

17	Samantha Stosur	6⁴	1

Ninth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

9	Kaia Kanepi	4	6	6

WC	Sabine Lisicki	6	4	3
					9	Kaia Kanepi	6	6

					16	Zarina Diyas	3	3
	Evgeniya Rodina	5	3

16	Zarina Diyas	7	6

Tenth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

10	Yulia Putintseva	7	3	6

	Johanna Larsson	5	6	0
					10	Yulia Putintseva	4	1

					23	Rebecca Peterson	6	6
	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	4	2

23	Rebecca Peterson	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

11	Petra Martić	7	6

WC	Lauren Davis	5	2
					11	Petra Martić	6	6

						Bernarda Pera	2	1
	Bernarda Pera	6	3	6

15	Magda Linette	4	6	3

Twelfth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

12	Sorana Cîrstea	2	6	6

PR	Vania King	6	2	3
					12	Sorana Cîrstea	3	2

					14	Ajla Tomljanović	6	6
	Kurumi Nara	4	3

14	Ajla Tomljanović	6	6

References

^ "Brilliant Bertens blasts past Halep for Cincinnati title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
^ "Western & Southern Open Results Archive". WTA Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

Sources

[1] "Brilliant Bertens blasts past Halep for Cincinnati title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[2] "Western & Southern Open Results Archive". WTA Tour. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

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