2018 Australian Open – Women's singles

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep in the final, 7–6^(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. It was her first major title and she became the first Dane to win a major singles title.^[1] With the win, Wozniacki also regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2012.^[2] She saved two match points en route to the title, in the second round against Jana Fett; Halep also saved match points to reach the final, saving three against Lauren Davis in the third round and two against Angelique Kerber in the semifinals. It was Halep's third runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the French Open a few months later.^[3] In addition to Wozniacki and Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza, Elina Svitolina, Karolína Plíšková and Jeļena Ostapenko were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking.^[4] The final marked the first time the top two players in the world contested a WTA Tour final and match since the 2015 Australian Open.

Women's singles
2018 Australian Open
Champion	Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2018 Australian Open

Serena Williams was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year, stating that she was not fully fit after giving birth in September 2017. As a result, she dropped out of the WTA rankings for the first time since 20 October 1997.

The third round match between Halep and Davis lasted 48 games, tying Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario's 1996 quarterfinal match for the Australian Open's record for most games played in a women's match.^[5]

At 15 years and 6 months old, Marta Kostyuk became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the Australian Open since Martina Hingis in 1996 and the youngest to reach the third round at a major since Mirjana Lučić-Baroni at the 1997 US Open.^[6] Kostyuk was the youngest player to qualify for a major main draw since Sesil Karatantcheva at the 2005 Australian Open.^[7]

Seeds

01.   Simona Halep (final)

02.   Caroline Wozniacki (champion)

03.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

04.   Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)

05.   Venus Williams (first round)

06.   Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)

07.   Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)

08.   Caroline Garcia (fourth round)

09.   Johanna Konta (second round)

10.   CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)

11.   Kristina Mladenovic (first round)

12.   Julia Görges (second round)

13.   Sloane Stephens (first round)

14.   Anastasija Sevastova (second round)

15.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

16.   Elena Vesnina (second round)

17.   Madison Keys (quarterfinals)

18.   Ashleigh Barty (third round)

19.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (fourth round)

20.   Barbora Strýcová (fourth round)

21.   Angelique Kerber (semifinals)

22.   Daria Kasatkina (second round)

23.   Daria Gavrilova (second round)

24.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)

25.   Peng Shuai (first round)

26.   Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)

27.   Petra Kvitová (first round)

28.   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (second round)

29.   Lucie Šafářová (third round)

30.   Kiki Bertens (third round)

31.   Ekaterina Makarova (first round)

32.   Anett Kontaveit (fourth round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2018 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Wildcards

Main article: 2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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
	1	Simona Halep	6	6
	6	Karolína Plíšková	3	2
								1	Simona Halep	6	4	9
								21	Angelique Kerber	3	6	7
	21	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	17	Madison Keys	1	2
															1	Simona Halep	62	6	4
															2	Caroline Wozniacki	77	3	6
		Elise Mertens	6	6
	4	Elina Svitolina	4	0
									Elise Mertens	3	62
								2	Caroline Wozniacki	6	77
		Carla Suárez Navarro	0	77	2
	2	Caroline Wozniacki	6	63	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Halep	77	6
	WC	D Aiava	65	1				1	S Halep	6	6
		E Bouchard	6	77					E Bouchard	2	2
		O Dodin	3	65											1	S Halep	4	6	15
		L Davis	64	6	6											L Davis	6	4	13
		J Čepelová	77	3	1				L Davis	4	6	6
		A Petkovic	6	4	10				A Petkovic	6	0	0
	27	P Kvitová	3	6	8																	1	S Halep	6	6
	18	A Barty	62	6	6																		N Osaka	3	2
		A Sabalenka	77	4	4			18	A Barty	5	6	6
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	7	4	1
	Q	A Kalinskaya	4	3											18	A Barty	4	2
		N Osaka	7	6												N Osaka	6	6
	PR	K Kučová	5	2					N Osaka	77	6
		O Jabeur	3	4				16	E Vesnina	64	2
	16	E Vesnina	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	J Konta	6	6
		M Brengle	3	1				9	J Konta	4	5
	Q	A Blinkova	2	2				LL	B Pera	6	7
	LL	B Pera	6	6											LL	B Pera	2	2
		L Arruabarrena	6	6											20	B Strýcová	6	6
		R Hogenkamp	1	2					L Arruabarrena	3	4
	WC	K Ahn	1	5				20	B Strýcová	6	6
	20	B Strýcová	6	7																		20	B Strýcová	77	3	2
	29	L Šafářová	7	6																		6	Ka Plíšková	65	6	6
	WC	A Tomljanović	5	3				29	L Šafářová	6	6
		S Cîrstea	5	6	6				S Cîrstea	2	4
		Z Diyas	7	4	3										29	L Šafářová	66	5
	WC	L Cabrera	63	4											6	Ka Plíšková	78	7
		B Haddad Maia	77	6					B Haddad Maia	1	1
		V Cepede Royg	3	4				6	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	6	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	G Muguruza	6	6
	WC	J Ponchet	4	3				3	G Muguruza	61	4
		S-w Hsieh	0	6	8				S-w Hsieh	77	6
	Q	L Zhu	6	0	6											S-w Hsieh	6	7
		N Vikhlyantseva	6	3	4										26	A Radwańska	2	5
		L Tsurenko	3	6	6				L Tsurenko	6	5	3
		Kr Plíšková	6	3	2			26	A Radwańska	2	7	6
	26	A Radwańska	2	6	6																		S-w Hsieh	6	5	2
	21	A Kerber	6	6																		21	A Kerber	4	7	6
	PR	A-L Friedsam	0	4				21	A Kerber	6	6
		N Hibino	5	3					D Vekić	4	1
		D Vekić	7	6											21	A Kerber	6	6
		T Maria	1	4												M Sharapova	1	3
		M Sharapova	6	6					M Sharapova	6	77
		V Lepchenko	6	3	2			14	A Sevastova	1	64
	14	A Sevastova	3	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	K Mladenovic	3	2
		A Bogdan	6	6					A Bogdan	1	6	6
		Y Putintseva	7	78					Y Putintseva	6	2	3
		H Watson	5	66												A Bogdan	3	4
		P Hercog	62	4											17	M Keys	6	6
		E Alexandrova	77	6					E Alexandrova	0	1
		Q Wang	1	5				17	M Keys	6	6
	17	M Keys	6	7																		17	M Keys	6	6
	28	M Lučić-Baroni	78	5	6																	8	C Garcia	3	2
		S Rogers	66	7	2			28	M Lučić-Baroni	3	1
		C McHale	3	2					A Sasnovich	6	6
		A Sasnovich	6	6												A Sasnovich	3	7	2
		K Nara	5	4											8	C Garcia	6	5	6
		M Vondroušová	7	6					M Vondroušová	77	2	6
		C Witthöft	5	3				8	C Garcia	63	6	8
	8	C Garcia	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	V Williams	3	5
		B Bencic	6	7					B Bencic	1	3
	Q	L Kumkhum	6	7				Q	L Kumkhum	6	6
		J Larsson	3	5											Q	L Kumkhum	3	6	5
		A Van Uytvanck	65	3												P Martić	6	3	7
		P Martić	77	6					P Martić	6	77
		I-C Begu	3	6	8				I-C Begu	4	63
	31	E Makarova	6	4	6																		P Martić	65	5
	23	D Gavrilova	6	6																			E Mertens	77	7
	Q	I Falconi	1	1				23	D Gavrilova	5	3
	Q	V Kužmová	2	1					E Mertens	7	6
		E Mertens	6	6												E Mertens	7	6
		A Cornet	6	6												A Cornet	5	4
	WC	X Wang	4	2					A Cornet	6	6
		S Kenin	4	4				12	J Görges	4	3
	12	J Görges	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	S Stephens	6	62	2
		S Zhang	2	77	6				S Zhang	4	65
	Q	D Allertová	6	6				Q	D Allertová	6	77
		P Parmentier	3	0											Q	D Allertová	6	6
		J Brady	6	4	3											M Linette	1	4
		M Linette	2	6	6				M Linette	77	6
	Q	AK Schmiedlová	0	3				22	D Kasatkina	64	2
	22	D Kasatkina	6	6																		Q	D Allertová	3	0
	25	S Peng	2	2																		4	E Svitolina	6	6
	Q	M Kostyuk	6	6				Q	M Kostyuk	6	7
	WC	J Fourlis	3	77	2			WC	O Rogowska	3	5
	WC	O Rogowska	6	63	6										Q	M Kostyuk	2	2
		M Sakkari	2	77	4										4	E Svitolina	6	6
		K Siniaková	6	65	6				K Siniaková	6	2	1
	Q	I Jorović	3	2				4	E Svitolina	4	6	6
	4	E Svitolina	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	J Ostapenko	6	6
		F Schiavone	1	4				7	J Ostapenko	6	3	6
		Y Duan	6	6					Y Duan	3	6	4
		M Duque Mariño	0	1											7	J Ostapenko	3	6	3
		M Niculescu	4	5											32	A Kontaveit	6	1	6
		M Barthel	6	7					M Barthel	3	6	3
		A Krunić	4	5				32	A Kontaveit	6	4	6
	32	A Kontaveit	6	7																		32	A Kontaveit	6	4	6
	24	D Cibulková	2	2																			C Suárez Navarro	4	6	8
		K Kanepi	6	6					K Kanepi	6	6
		S Stosur	6	66	4				M Puig	4	3
		M Puig	4	78	6											K Kanepi	6	1	3
		C Suárez Navarro	7	6												C Suárez Navarro	3	6	6
	Q	M Fręch	5	3					C Suárez Navarro	6	2	6
		T Babos	77	6					T Babos	4	6	2
	10	C Vandeweghe	64	2

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	6	6
		K Kozlova	6	4	3			15	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	3
	Q	V Golubic	63	6	2				K Bondarenko	6	6
		K Bondarenko	77	4	6											K Bondarenko	5	6	1
		K Flipkens	2	78	6										19	M Rybáriková	7	3	6
		A Riske	6	66	3				K Flipkens	4	6	2
		T Townsend	0	5				19	M Rybáriková	6	0	6
	19	M Rybáriková	6	7																		19	M Rybáriková	3	0
	30	K Bertens	65	6	6																	2	C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Bellis	77	4	2			30	K Bertens	77	6
		N Gibbs	6	6					N Gibbs	63	0
	LL	V Tomova	1	1											30	K Bertens	4	3
		J Fett	6	6											2	C Wozniacki	6	6
	PR	M Eguchi	3	2					J Fett	6	2	5
		M Buzărnescu	2	3				2	C Wozniacki	3	6	7
	2	C Wozniacki	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Wozniacki	Halep
1st serve %	59/102 (58%)	71/116 (61%)
1st serve points won	39 of 59 = 66%	46 of 71 = 65%
2nd serve points won	22 of 43 = 51%	21 of 45 = 47%
Total service points won	61 of 102 = 59.80%	67 of 116 = 57.76%
Aces	2	6
Double faults	6	1
Winners	25	40
Unforced errors	28	47
Net points won	11 of 17 = 65%	11 of 12 = 92%
Break points converted	5 of 14 = 36%	5 of 12 = 42%
Return points won	49 of 116 = 42%	41 of 102 = 40%
Total points won	110	108
Source

References

1. "Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open title after epic battle with Halep". Guardian. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
2. Piers Newberry (27 January 2018). "Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.
3. Simon Cambers (25 January 2018). "Simona Halep to meet Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open final". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
4. Courtney Nguyen (11 January 2018). "No.1 Chase: The Fab Five hunting Halep in Melbourne". WTA Insider.
5. "Australian Open: Simona Halep beats Lauren Davis in a record-equalling three-set epic". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
6. "Australian Open 2018: Marta Kostyuk, 15, reaches third round in Melbourne". BBC. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
7. Alex MacPherson (15 January 2018). "15-year-old Kostyuk ousts Peng in Slam debut". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Draw
• 2018 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2017 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2018 French Open – Women's singles