2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Tennis tournament
| 2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | September 17–22 | |||
| Edition | 15th | |||
| Category | WTA International | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $250,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Guangzhou, China | |||
| Venue | Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Wang Qiang | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Monique Adamczak / Jessica Moore | ||||
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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.[1]
Points and prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Doubles * | $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 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA | Alizé Cornet | 33 | 1 |
| CHN | |||
| CHN | Wang Qiang | 43 | 3 |
 SRB | Aleksandra Krunić | 51 | 4 |
 KAZ | Yulia Putintseva | 55 | 5 |
 SVK | Viktória Kužmová | 58 | 6 |
 BLR | Vera Lapko | 64 | 7 |
| CHN | Zheng Saisai | 76 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA | Kaitlyn Christian | USA | Sabrina Santamaria | 108 | 1 |
| KAZ | Galina Voskoboeva |  RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 148 | 2 |
| AUS | Monique Adamczak | AUS | Jessica Moore | 149 | 3 |
| CHN | Jiang Xinyu | CHN | Tang Qianhui | 235 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
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
- ^ "Guangzhou Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
- Official website
