2018 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

{{TennisEvents|2018|WTA Shenzhen Open|

| champ= {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep

| runner= {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková

| score= 6–1, 2–6, 6–0

| draw = 32 (4{{abbr| Q | Qualifiers}} / 3{{abbr| WC | Wild Cards}})

| seeds = 8

| type = singles doubles

| before_name=WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

| after_name=WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

}}

{{main|2018 WTA Shenzhen Open}}

Simona Halep won the title, defeating defending champion Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0.

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
  3. {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Shuai (second round)
  4. {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Qiang (first round)
  6. {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková (final)
  7. {{flagicon|GRE}} Maria Sakkari (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos (quarterfinals)

}}

Draw

=Finals=

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|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1=1

|RD1-team1={{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep

|RD1-score1-1=6

|RD1-score1-2=6

|RD1-score1-3=

|RD1-seed2=4

|RD1-team2={{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu

|RD1-score2-1=1

|RD1-score2-2=4

|RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3= 

|RD1-team3={{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova

|RD1-score3-1=2

|RD1-score3-2=6

|RD1-score3-3=3

|RD1-seed4=6

|RD1-team4={{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková

|RD1-score4-1=6

|RD1-score4-2=3

|RD1-score4-3=6

|RD2-seed1=1

|RD2-team1={{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep

|RD2-score1-1=6

|RD2-score1-2=2

|RD2-score1-3=6

|RD2-seed2=6

|RD2-team2={{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková

|RD2-score2-1=1

|RD2-score2-2=6

|RD2-score2-3=0

}}

=Top half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ROU}} S Halep

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} N Gibbs

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score02-2=1

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|CHN}} Y Duan

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=7

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} E Rodina

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ROU}} M Niculescu

| RD1-score05-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=4

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|BLR}} A Sabalenka

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=Q

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|MNE}} D Kovinić

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-seed08=7

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GRE}} M Sakkari

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=2

| RD1-score08-3=3

| RD1-seed09=4

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ROU}} I-C Begu

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=WC

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|CHN}} F Liu

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SUI}} S Vögele

| RD1-score11-1=2

| RD1-score11-2=3

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|RUS}} E Alexandrova

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|POL}} M Linette

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score13-2=2

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SVK}} J Čepelová

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=4

| RD1-seed15=WC

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiy Wang

| RD1-score15-1=1

| RD1-score15-2=1

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-seed16=8

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|HUN}} T Babos

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ROU}} S Halep

| RD2-score01-1=3

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|CHN}} Y Duan

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-score02-3=2

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|BLR}} A Sabalenka

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=Q

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|MNE}} D Kovinić

| RD2-score04-1=1

| RD2-score04-2=0

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ROU}} I-C Begu

| RD2-score05-1=4

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RUS}} E Alexandrova

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=1

| RD2-score06-3=2

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|POL}} M Linette

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=1

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD2-seed08=8

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|HUN}} T Babos

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ROU}} S Halep

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|BLR}} A Sabalenka

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ROU}} I-C Begu

| RD3-score03-1=7

| RD3-score03-2=7

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=8

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|HUN}} T Babos

| RD3-score04-1=5

| RD3-score04-2=5

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ROU}} S Halep

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ROU}} I-C Begu

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score02-2=4

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

=Bottom half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=5

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|CHN}} Q Wang

| RD1-score01-1=5

| RD1-score01-2=0

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} A Riske

| RD1-score02-1=7

| RD1-score02-2=6

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|RUS}} M Sharapova

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ROU}} M Buzărnescu

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=0

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} P Parmentier

| RD1-score05-1=3

| RD1-score05-2=4

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|KAZ}} Z Diyas

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=Q

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|RUS}} A Blinkova

| RD1-score07-1=3

| RD1-score07-2=4

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=3

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|CHN}} S Zhang

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|CZE}} K Siniaková

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|TUN}} O Jabeur

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score10-2=1

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ITA}} J Paolini

| RD1-score11-1=0

| RD1-score11-2=4

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=WC

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CHN}} Y Wang

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ROU}} A Bogdan

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ITA}} C Giorgi

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score14-2=2

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CZE}} Kr Plíšková

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|LAT}} J Ostapenko

| RD1-score16-1=1

| RD1-score16-2=4

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} A Riske

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=3

| RD2-score01-3=2

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} M Sharapova

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|KAZ}} Z Diyas

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=65

| RD2-score03-3=6

| RD2-seed04=3

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} S Zhang

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=77

| RD2-score04-3=4

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} K Siniaková

| RD2-score05-1=7

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=WC

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|CHN}} Y Wang

| RD2-score06-1=5

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ROU}} A Bogdan

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=63

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CZE}} Kr Plíšková

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=77

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|RUS}} M Sharapova

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|KAZ}} Z Diyas

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|CZE}} K Siniaková

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} Kr Plíšková

| RD3-score04-1=2

| RD3-score04-2=2

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|RUS}} M Sharapova

| RD4-score01-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=3

| RD4-seed02=6

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} K Siniaková

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score02-3=6

}}

Qualifying

=Seeds=

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  1. {{flagicon|MNE}} Danka Kovinić (qualified)
  2. {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková (first round)
  3. {{flagicon|CHN}} Han Xinyun (first round)
  4. {{flagicon|SVK}} Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
  5. {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Blinkova (qualified)
  6. {{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Su-jeong (first round)
  7. {{flagicon|CZE}} Tereza Martincová (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefanie Vögele (qualified)

}}

=Qualifiers=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|MNE}} Danka Kovinić
  2. {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefanie Vögele
  3. {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Blinkova
  4. {{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini

}}

=Qualifying draw=

==First qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|MNE}} Danka Kovinić

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=WC

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yuxuan

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=0

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=WC

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xinyu

| RD1-score3-1=2

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=6

| RD1-seed4=6

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Su-jeong

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=1

| RD1-score4-3=4

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|MNE}} Danka Kovinić

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=5

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-seed2=WC

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xinyu

| RD2-score2-1=4

| RD2-score2-2=7

| RD2-score2-3=3

}}

==Second qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková

| RD1-score1-1=61

| RD1-score1-2=5

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Çağla Büyükakçay

| RD1-score2-1=77

| RD1-score2-2=7

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ROU}} Irina Bara

| RD1-score3-1=4

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=8

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|SUI}} Stefanie Vögele

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|TUR}} Çağla Büyükakçay

| RD2-score1-1=1

| RD2-score1-2=2

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=8

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Stefanie Vögele

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Third qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=3

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Han Xinyun

| RD1-score1-1=4

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Kerkhove

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CAN}} Carol Zhao

| RD1-score3-1=2

| RD1-score3-2=2

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Blinkova

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Kerkhove

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=0

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Blinkova

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Fourth qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|SVK}} Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Jingjing

| RD1-score3-1=77

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=7

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CZE}} Tereza Martincová

| RD1-score4-1=62

| RD1-score4-2=4

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Jingjing

| RD2-score2-1=4

| RD2-score2-2=3

| RD2-score2-3=

}}