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2018 Australian Open – Women's singles

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep in the final, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. It was her first major title and she became the first Dane to win a major singles title.[1] With the win, Wozniacki also regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2012.[2] She saved two match points en route to the title, in the second round against Jana Fett; Halep also saved match points to reach the final, saving three against Lauren Davis in the third round and two against Angelique Kerber in the semifinals. It was Halep's third runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the French Open a few months later.[3] In addition to Wozniacki and Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza, Elina Svitolina, Karolína Plíšková and Jeļena Ostapenko were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking.[4] The final marked the first time the top two players in the world contested a WTA Tour final and match since the 2015 Australian Open.

Women's singles
2018 Australian Open
Final
ChampionDenmark Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-upRomania Simona Halep
Score7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2018 Australian Open

Serena Williams was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year, stating that she was not fully fit after giving birth in September 2017. As a result, she dropped out of the WTA rankings for the first time since 20 October 1997.

The third round match between Halep and Davis lasted 48 games, tying Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario's 1996 quarterfinal match for the Australian Open's record for most games played in a women's match.[5]

At 15 years and 6 months old, Marta Kostyuk became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the Australian Open since Martina Hingis in 1996 and the youngest to reach the third round at a major since Mirjana Lučić-Baroni at the 1997 US Open.[6] Kostyuk was the youngest player to qualify for a major main draw since Sesil Karatantcheva at the 2005 Australian Open.[7]

Seeds

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01.     Simona Halep (final)
02.     Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
03.     Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
04.     Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
05.     Venus Williams (first round)
06.     Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
07.     Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)
08.     Caroline Garcia (fourth round)
09.     Johanna Konta (second round)
10.     CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
11.     Kristina Mladenovic (first round)
12.     Julia Görges (second round)
13.     Sloane Stephens (first round)
14.     Anastasija Sevastova (second round)
15.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
16.     Elena Vesnina (second round)
17.     Madison Keys (quarterfinals)
18.     Ashleigh Barty (third round)
19.     Magdaléna Rybáriková (fourth round)
20.     Barbora Strýcová (fourth round)
21.     Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
22.     Daria Kasatkina (second round)
23.     Daria Gavrilova (second round)
24.     Dominika Cibulková (first round)
25.     Peng Shuai (first round)
26.     Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
27.     Petra Kvitová (first round)
28.     Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (second round)
29.     Lucie Šafářová (third round)
30.     Kiki Bertens (third round)
31.     Ekaterina Makarova (first round)
32.     Anett Kontaveit (fourth round)

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

Qualifying

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Main article: 2018 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Wildcards

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Main article: 2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Simona Halep 6 6
6   Karolína Plíšková 3 2
1   Simona Halep 6 4 9
21   Angelique Kerber 3 6 7
21   Angelique Kerber 6 6
17   Madison Keys 1 2
1   Simona Halep 62 6 4
2   Caroline Wozniacki 77 3 6
  Elise Mertens 6 6
4   Elina Svitolina 4 0
  Elise Mertens 3 62
2   Caroline Wozniacki 6 77
  Carla Suárez Navarro 0 77 2
2   Caroline Wozniacki 6 63 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Halep 77 6
WC   D Aiava 65 1 1   S Halep 6 6
  E Bouchard 6 77   E Bouchard 2 2
  O Dodin 3 65 1   S Halep 4 6 15
  L Davis 64 6 6   L Davis 6 4 13
  J Čepelová 77 3 1   L Davis 4 6 6
  A Petkovic 6 4 10   A Petkovic 6 0 0
27   P Kvitová 3 6 8 1   S Halep 6 6
18   A Barty 62 6 6   N Osaka 3 2
  A Sabalenka 77 4 4 18   A Barty 5 6 6
  C Giorgi 6 6   C Giorgi 7 4 1
Q   A Kalinskaya 4 3 18   A Barty 4 2
  N Osaka 7 6   N Osaka 6 6
PR   K Kučová 5 2   N Osaka 77 6
  O Jabeur 3 4 16   E Vesnina 64 2
16   E Vesnina 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   J Konta 6 6
  M Brengle 3 1 9   J Konta 4 5
Q   A Blinkova 2 2 LL   B Pera 6 7
LL   B Pera 6 6 LL   B Pera 2 2
  L Arruabarrena 6 6 20   B Strýcová 6 6
  R Hogenkamp 1 2   L Arruabarrena 3 4
WC   K Ahn 1 5 20   B Strýcová 6 6
20   B Strýcová 6 7 20   B Strýcová 77 3 2
29   L Šafářová 7 6 6   Ka Plíšková 65 6 6
WC   A Tomljanović 5 3 29   L Šafářová 6 6
  S Cîrstea 5 6 6   S Cîrstea 2 4
  Z Diyas 7 4 3 29   L Šafářová 66 5
WC   L Cabrera 63 4 6   Ka Plíšková 78 7
  B Haddad Maia 77 6   B Haddad Maia 1 1
  V Cepede Royg 3 4 6   Ka Plíšková 6 6
6   Ka Plíšková 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   G Muguruza 6 6
WC   J Ponchet 4 3 3   G Muguruza 61 4
  S-w Hsieh 0 6 8   S-w Hsieh 77 6
Q   L Zhu 6 0 6   S-w Hsieh 6 7
  N Vikhlyantseva 6 3 4 26   A Radwańska 2 5
  L Tsurenko 3 6 6   L Tsurenko 6 5 3
  Kr Plíšková 6 3 2 26   A Radwańska 2 7 6
26   A Radwańska 2 6 6   S-w Hsieh 6 5 2
21   A Kerber 6 6 21   A Kerber 4 7 6
PR   A-L Friedsam 0 4 21   A Kerber 6 6
  N Hibino 5 3   D Vekić 4 1
  D Vekić 7 6 21   A Kerber 6 6
  T Maria 1 4   M Sharapova 1 3
  M Sharapova 6 6   M Sharapova 6 77
  V Lepchenko 6 3 2 14   A Sevastova 1 64
14   A Sevastova 3 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   K Mladenovic 3 2
  A Bogdan 6 6   A Bogdan 1 6 6
  Y Putintseva 7 78   Y Putintseva 6 2 3
  H Watson 5 66   A Bogdan 3 4
  P Hercog 62 4 17   M Keys 6 6
  E Alexandrova 77 6   E Alexandrova 0 1
  Q Wang 1 5 17   M Keys 6 6
17   M Keys 6 7 17   M Keys 6 6
28   M Lučić-Baroni 78 5 6 8   C Garcia 3 2
  S Rogers 66 7 2 28   M Lučić-Baroni 3 1
  C McHale 3 2   A Sasnovich 6 6
  A Sasnovich 6 6   A Sasnovich 3 7 2
  K Nara 5 4 8   C Garcia 6 5 6
  M Vondroušová 7 6   M Vondroušová 77 2 6
  C Witthöft 5 3 8   C Garcia 63 6 8
8   C Garcia 7 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   V Williams 3 5
  B Bencic 6 7   B Bencic 1 3
Q   L Kumkhum 6 7 Q   L Kumkhum 6 6
  J Larsson 3 5 Q   L Kumkhum 3 6 5
  A Van Uytvanck 65 3   P Martić 6 3 7
  P Martić 77 6   P Martić 6 77
  I-C Begu 3 6 8   I-C Begu 4 63
31   E Makarova 6 4 6   P Martić 65 5
23   D Gavrilova 6 6   E Mertens 77 7
Q   I Falconi 1 1 23   D Gavrilova 5 3
Q   V Kužmová 2 1   E Mertens 7 6
  E Mertens 6 6   E Mertens 7 6
  A Cornet 6 6   A Cornet 5 4
WC   X Wang 4 2   A Cornet 6 6
  S Kenin 4 4 12   J Görges 4 3
12   J Görges 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   S Stephens 6 62 2
  S Zhang 2 77 6   S Zhang 4 65
Q   D Allertová 6 6 Q   D Allertová 6 77
  P Parmentier 3 0 Q   D Allertová 6 6
  J Brady 6 4 3   M Linette 1 4
  M Linette 2 6 6   M Linette 77 6
Q   AK Schmiedlová 0 3 22   D Kasatkina 64 2
22   D Kasatkina 6 6 Q   D Allertová 3 0
25   S Peng 2 2 4   E Svitolina 6 6
Q   M Kostyuk 6 6 Q   M Kostyuk 6 7
WC   J Fourlis 3 77 2 WC   O Rogowska 3 5
WC   O Rogowska 6 63 6 Q   M Kostyuk 2 2
  M Sakkari 2 77 4 4   E Svitolina 6 6
  K Siniaková 6 65 6   K Siniaková 6 2 1
Q   I Jorović 3 2 4   E Svitolina 4 6 6
4   E Svitolina 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   J Ostapenko 6 6
  F Schiavone 1 4 7   J Ostapenko 6 3 6
  Y Duan 6 6   Y Duan 3 6 4
  M Duque Mariño 0 1 7   J Ostapenko 3 6 3
  M Niculescu 4 5 32   A Kontaveit 6 1 6
  M Barthel 6 7   M Barthel 3 6 3
  A Krunić 4 5 32   A Kontaveit 6 4 6
32   A Kontaveit 6 7 32   A Kontaveit 6 4 6
24   D Cibulková 2 2   C Suárez Navarro 4 6 8
  K Kanepi 6 6   K Kanepi 6 6
  S Stosur 6 66 4   M Puig 4 3
  M Puig 4 78 6   K Kanepi 6 1 3
  C Suárez Navarro 7 6   C Suárez Navarro 3 6 6
Q   M Fręch 5 3   C Suárez Navarro 6 2 6
  T Babos 77 6   T Babos 4 6 2
10   C Vandeweghe 64 2

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   A Pavlyuchenkova 3 6 6
  K Kozlova 6 4 3 15   A Pavlyuchenkova 2 3
Q   V Golubic 63 6 2   K Bondarenko 6 6
  K Bondarenko 77 4 6   K Bondarenko 5 6 1
  K Flipkens 2 78 6 19   M Rybáriková 7 3 6
  A Riske 6 66 3   K Flipkens 4 6 2
  T Townsend 0 5 19   M Rybáriková 6 0 6
19   M Rybáriková 6 7 19   M Rybáriková 3 0
30   K Bertens 65 6 6 2   C Wozniacki 6 6
  C Bellis 77 4 2 30   K Bertens 77 6
  N Gibbs 6 6   N Gibbs 63 0
LL   V Tomova 1 1 30   K Bertens 4 3
  J Fett 6 6 2   C Wozniacki 6 6
PR   M Eguchi 3 2   J Fett 6 2 5
  M Buzărnescu 2 3 2   C Wozniacki 3 6 7
2   C Wozniacki 6 6

Championship match statistics

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Category   Wozniacki   Halep
1st serve % 59/102 (58%) 71/116 (61%)
1st serve points won 39 of 59 = 66% 46 of 71 = 65%
2nd serve points won 22 of 43 = 51% 21 of 45 = 47%
Total service points won 61 of 102 = 59.80% 67 of 116 = 57.76%
Aces 2 6
Double faults 6 1
Winners 25 40
Unforced errors 28 47
Net points won 11 of 17 = 65% 11 of 12 = 92%
Break points converted 5 of 14 = 36% 5 of 12 = 42%
Return points won 49 of 116 = 42% 41 of 102 = 40%
Total points won 110 108
Source

References

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  1. ^ "Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open title after epic battle with Halep". Guardian. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ Piers Newberry (27 January 2018). "Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ Simon Cambers (25 January 2018). "Simona Halep to meet Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open final". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ Courtney Nguyen (11 January 2018). "No.1 Chase: The Fab Five hunting Halep in Melbourne". WTA Insider.
  5. ^ "Australian Open: Simona Halep beats Lauren Davis in a record-equalling three-set epic". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Australian Open 2018: Marta Kostyuk, 15, reaches third round in Melbourne". BBC. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ^ Alex MacPherson (15 January 2018). "15-year-old Kostyuk ousts Peng in Slam debut". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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