Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated Zheng Qinwen in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2024 Wuhan Open. Sabalenka became the first player to win three consecutive titles at the Wuhan Open, and extended her unbeaten win streak at the tournament to 17 matches dating back to her tournament debut in 2018. The final was a rematch of the 2024 Australian Open final, which Sabalenka also won. One week later, on 21 October 2024, Sabalenka reclaimed the WTA No. 1 singles ranking from Iga Świątek, who lost her fourth round points from Miami earlier this year.
Zheng became the first Chinese finalist in the tournament's history, and the semifinal between Zheng and Wang Xinyu was the first all-Chinese semifinal at a WTA 1000 event.
Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Seeded players The following are the seeded players based on WTA rankings as of 23 September 2024. Rankings and points before are as of 7 October 2024.
Under the 2024 Rulebook, points from one of the three non-combined WTA 1000 tournaments (which include Wuhan) are required to be counted in a player's ranking.
Because the tournament was not held in 2023, the points dropping column reflects (a) the points from the tournaments held during the week of 9 October 2023 (Zhengzhou, Seoul and Hong Kong), (b) the points from a non-combined WTA 1000 tournament or (c) the player's best 18th result. The points won column reflects (a) the points of the 2024 tournament, (b) the player's 18th best result or (c) the player's 19th best result.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints droppingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 2 Aryna Sabalenka 8,716 0 1,000 9,716 Champion, defeated Zheng Qinwen 2 3 Jessica Pegula 5,945 280 120 5,785 Third round lost to Wang Xinyu 3 6 Jasmine Paolini 5,293 185 215 5,323 Quarterfinals lost to Zheng Qinwen 4 4 Coco Gauff 5,593 0 390 5,983 Semifinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka 5 7 Zheng Qinwen 4,300 470 650 4,480 Runner-up, lost to Aryna Sabalenka 6 8 Emma Navarro 3,698 (98)‡ (98)§ 3,698 Second round lost to Magdalena Fręch 7 10 Barbora Krejčíková 3,161 305 10 2,866 Second round lost to Hailey Baptiste [Q] 8 11 Daria Kasatkina 3,075 (10)† 120 3,185 Third round lost to Magda Linette 9 12 Beatriz Haddad Maia 3,036 (10)† 120 3,146 Third round lost to Magdalena Fręch 10 13 Anna Kalinskaya 2,825 (13)‡ 65 2,877 Second round lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 11 23 2,080 55 10 2,035 First round lost to Magda Linette 12 16 Diana Shnaider 2,641 (30)† (30)§ 2,641 First round lost to Leylah Fernandez 13 17 Marta Kostyuk 2,383 (32)‡ 120 2,471 Third round lost to Coco Gauff 14 15 Paula Badosa 2,714 (1)‡ 0 2,713 Withdrew due to gastroenteritis 15 18 Donna Vekić 2,298 55 65 2,308 Second round lost to Yulia Putintseva 16 19 Mirra Andreeva 2,218 30 65 2,253 † The player is defending points from a non-combined WTA 1000 tournament. ‡ The player is defending points from her 18th best result. § The player is keeping her 18th best result as it is higher than the Wuhan result which does not need to count in her rankings.
Withdrawn seeded players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints droppingPoints after Withdrawal reason 1 Iga Świątek 9,785 0 9,785 Seeking new coach 5 Elena Rybakina 5,481 108 5,373 Back injury 9 Danielle Collins 3,177 1 3,176 Illness 14 Jeļena Ostapenko 2,748 60 2,688 Abdominal injury 22 Maria Sakkari 2,118 1 2,117 Shoulder injury 28 Ons Jabeur 1,826 100 1,726 Shoulder injury
Other entry information Wildcards
Protected ranking
Withdrawals
† – not included on entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list § – withdrew from main draw
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links Main draw Qualifying draw