2018 Wuhan Open

The 2018 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2018 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 23–29, 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

• Rankings are as of September 17, 2018

Other entrants

The following players received wild card<nowiki>s</nowiki> into the singles main draw:

• <s> Victoria Azarenka</s>
• Bernarda Pera
• Samantha Stosur
• Wang Qiang
• Zheng Saisai

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

• Viktorija Golubic
• Sofia Kenin
• Rebecca Peterson
• Monica Puig
• Kateřina Siniaková
• Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Wang Xiyu
• Wang Yafan

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Markéta VondrouÅ¡ová
• Polona Hercog
• Monica Niculescu

Withdrawals

• Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Markéta VondrouÅ¡ová
• Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
• Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić
• Naomi Osaka → replaced by Polona Hercog
• Magdaléna Rybáriková → replaced by Monica Niculescu

Retirements

• Tímea Babos
• Madison Keys
• CoCo Vandeweghe
• Wang Qiang

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

• Rankings are as of September 17, 2018

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Duan Yingying / Wang Yafan
• Jiang Xinyu / Wang Qiang

Withdrawals

During the tournament

• Vania King

Retirements

• CoCo Vandeweghe

Champions

Singles

• Aryna Sabalenka def. Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

• Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs def. Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–3

References

External links

• Official website