The 2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 17 through September 22, 2018.
Points and prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600Doubles *$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAlizé Cornet331Zhang Shuai402Wang Qiang433Aleksandra Krunić514Yulia Putintseva555Viktória Kužmová586Vera Lapko647Zheng Saisai768 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Svetlana Kuznetsova Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu Vera Zvonareva
The following players received entry using a protected ranking: Vania King Sabine Lisicki
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lizette Cabrera Guo Hanyu Ivana Jorović Deniz Khazaniuk Lu Jiajing Karman Thandi
The following players received entry as a lucky loser: Zhu Lin
Withdrawals Before the tournament Peng Shuai → replaced by Vania King Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Magdalena Fręch Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by Fiona Ferro Yanina Wickmayer → replaced by Viktorija Golubic Zhang Shuai → replaced by Zhu Lin During the tournament Jennifer Brady
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedKaitlyn ChristianSabrina Santamaria1081Galina VoskoboevaVera Zvonareva1482Monique AdamczakJessica Moore1493Jiang XinyuTang Qianhui2354 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Ng Kwan-yau / Zheng Saisai
Finals Singles
Wang Qiang def. Yulia Putintseva, 6–1, 6–2
Doubles
Monique Adamczak / Jessica Moore def. Danka Kovinić / Vera Lapko, 4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
References
External links Official website