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Women's singles
2018 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Elina Svitolina
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	6–0, 6–4
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Defending champion Elina Svitolina defeated Simona Halep in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Italian Open.

Halep and Caroline Wozniacki were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Halep retained the top ranking when Wozniacki lost in the quarterfinals.

This tournament marked the retirement of former US Open finalist Roberta Vinci. She lost in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.

Seeds

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

01.   Simona Halep (final)

02.   Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

03.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

04.   Elina Svitolina (champion)

05.   Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)

06.   Karolína Plíšková (second round)

07.   Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)

08.   Venus Williams (third round)

09.   Sloane Stephens (third round)

10.   Petra Kvitová (withdrew)

11.   Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)

12.   CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)

13.   Madison Keys (third round, withdrew)

14.   Daria Kasatkina (third round)

15.   Anastasija Sevastova (third round)

16.   Ashleigh Barty (first round)

17.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)

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

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
	7	Caroline Garcia	2	3
								1	Simona Halep	4	6	6
									Maria Sharapova	6	1	4
		Maria Sharapova	6	6	7
	5	Jeļena Ostapenko	7	4	5
															1	Simona Halep	0	4
															4	Elina Svitolina	6	6
	11	Angelique Kerber	4	4
	4	Elina Svitolina	6	6
								4	Elina Svitolina	6	6
									Anett Kontaveit	4	3
		Anett Kontaveit	6	6
	2	Caroline Wozniacki	3	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Halep	6	6
	PR	V Azarenka	0	3					N Osaka	1	0
		N Osaka	6	6											1	S Halep	w/o
		C Suárez Navarro	1	2											13	M Keys
	Q	D Vekić	6	6				Q	D Vekić	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	4	1				13	M Keys	7	7
	13	M Keys	6	6																		1	S Halep	6	6
	9	S Stephens	6	6	6																	7	C Garcia	2	3
		B Strýcová	7	3	1			9	S Stephens	6	5	6
	Q	K Kanepi	6	6				Q	K Kanepi	0	7	4
	WC	C Rosatello	1	2											9	S Stephens	1	6
		T Babos	6	7											7	C Garcia	6	7
	WC	S Errani	3	6					T Babos	3	4
								7	C Garcia	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	G Muguruza	7	2	6
		D Gavrilova	5	6	6				D Gavrilova	5	6	7
	Q	N Vikhlyantseva	7	4	3											D Gavrilova	3	4
	WC	F Schiavone	1	7	2											M Sharapova	6	6
		D Cibulková	6	6	6				D Cibulková	6	4	2
		M Sharapova	7	3	6				M Sharapova	3	6	6
	16	A Barty	5	6	2																		M Sharapova	6	6	7
	17	M Rybáriková	4	3																		5	J Ostapenko	7	4	5
		J Konta	6	6					J Konta	6	6
	Q	S-w Hsieh	6	6				Q	S-w Hsieh	0	4
	LL	A Sabalenka	2	4												J Konta	6	3	4
		S Zhang	6	7											5	J Ostapenko	2	6	6
		M Buzărnescu	3	6					S Zhang	2	5
								5	J Ostapenko	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	Ka Plíšková	6	3	5
		K Bertens	2	6	3				M Sakkari	3	6	7
		M Sakkari	6	4	6											M Sakkari	1	1
		I-C Begu	4	6	6										11	A Kerber	6	6
		S Peng	6	4	1				I-C Begu	6	5	5
	LL	Z Diyas	2	6				11	A Kerber	3	7	7
	11	A Kerber	6	7																		11	A Kerber	4	4
	14	D Kasatkina	6	6																		4	E Svitolina	6	6
	Q	A Tomljanović	0	4				14	D Kasatkina	6	6
	Q	D Collins	6	4	6			Q	D Collins	2	3
		S Cîrstea	3	6	4										14	D Kasatkina	6	3	2
		P Martić	6	6											4	E Svitolina	0	6	6
		L Tsurenko	1	2					P Martić	1	2
								4	E Svitolina	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	V Williams	6	4	7
		E Vesnina	7	6					E Vesnina	2	6	5
	PR	L Siegemund	6	2											8	V Williams	2	6
		S Kuznetsova	6	6												A Kontaveit	6	7
	Q	P Hercog	2	4					S Kuznetsova	5	5
		A Kontaveit	6	6					A Kontaveit	7	7
	12	C Vandeweghe	1	1																			A Kontaveit	6	6
	15	A Sevastova	6	3																		2	C Wozniacki	3	1
		K Mladenovic	3	0				15	A Sevastova	6	6
	LL	A Krunić	2	6	6			LL	A Krunić	4	4
	WC	R Vinci	6	0	3										15	A Sevastova	2	7	3
	WC	S Stosur	7	3	2										2	C Wozniacki	6	5	6
	Q	A Van Uytvanck	6	6	6			Q	A Van Uytvanck	1	4
								2	C Wozniacki	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Aleksandra Krunić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Alison Van Uytvanck (qualified)
4. Danielle Collins (qualified)
5. Donna Vekić (qualified)
6. Kateřina Siniaková (qualifying competition)
7. Hsieh Su-wei (qualified)
8. Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
9. Camila Giorgi (qualifying competition)
10. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
11. Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
12. Monica Niculescu (withdrew)
13. Polona Hercog (qualified)
14. Wang Qiang (qualifying competition)
15. Monica Puig (qualifying competition, retired)
16. Magda Linette (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Polona Hercog
2. Natalia Vikhlyantseva
3. Alison Van Uytvanck
4. Danielle Collins
5. Donna Vekić
6. Kaia Kanepi
7. Hsieh Su-wei
8. Ajla Tomljanović

Lucky losers

1. Aleksandra Krunić
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Zarina Diyas

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Aleksandra Krunić	6	6
		Wang Yafan	4	4
								1	Aleksandra Krunić	6	4
								13	Polona Hercog	7	6
	WC	Federica Di Sarra	3	3
	13	Polona Hercog	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Aryna Sabalenka	6	1	6
		Alison Riske	3	6	3
								2	Aryna Sabalenka	2	6	4
									Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	1	6
		Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	5	7
	Alt	Bernarda Pera	4	7	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alison Van Uytvanck	7	1	6
	PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	5	6	1
								3	Alison Van Uytvanck	3	6	6
								14	Wang Qiang	6	3	1
		Lara Arruabarrena	6	1
	14	Wang Qiang	7	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Danielle Collins	6	6
		Varvara Lepchenko	2	3
								4	Danielle Collins	2	6	6
								9	Camila Giorgi	6	4	2
	WC	Deborah Chiesa	2	3
	9	Camila Giorgi	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Donna Vekić	3	6	6
		Jennifer Brady	6	3	1
								5	Donna Vekić	4
								15	Monica Puig	1
	WC	Martina Trevisan	2	5
	15	Monica Puig	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
		Christina McHale	3	2
								6	Kateřina Siniaková	3	6	3
								11	Kaia Kanepi	6	3	6
		Sofia Kenin	6	2	2
	11	Kaia Kanepi	2	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Hsieh Su-wei	1	7	6
		Yulia Putintseva	6	5	3
								7	Hsieh Su-wei	6	7
									Mona Barthel	2	6
		Mona Barthel	7	6
	10	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	5	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Zarina Diyas	6	7
	WC	Anastasia Grymalska	4	6
								8	Zarina Diyas	6	3
									Ajla Tomljanović	7	6
		Ajla Tomljanović	6	3	6
	16	Magda Linette	2	6	4

References

1. Admin (10 May 2018). "Internazionali BNL d'Italia Results Archive". WTA Tennis.
2. "Vinci preparing to retire before home fans at Italian Open". Associated Press. 12 May 2018.

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

• 2018 Italian Open (tennis)