2018 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Elina Svitolina defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Women's singles
2018 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Elina Svitolina
Runner-up Daria Kasatkina
Score6–4, 6–0
Draw28
Seeds8
Main article: 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships

En route to the final, Kasatkina saved match points in two different matches: against Johanna Konta and Garbiñe Muguruza in her second-round and semifinal matches, respectively.

Since Caroline Wozniacki was defending finalist points from 2017 and chose not to participate this year, Simona Halep regained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the conclusion of the tournament.

Seeds

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

  1. Elina Svitolina (champion)
  2. Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)
  3. Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
  4. Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
  5. Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
  6. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
  7. Johanna Konta (second round)
  8. Kristina Mladenovic (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Elina Svitolina 6 6
6 Angelique Kerber 3 3
1 Elina Svitolina 6 6
  Daria Kasatkina 4 0
Daria Kasatkina 3 713 6
2 Garbiñe Muguruza 6 611 1

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 E Svitolina 6 5 6
LL Q Wang 6 6 LL Q Wang 1 7 2
K Bertens 3 0 1 E Svitolina 6 6
A Kontaveit 1 6 6 WC N Osaka 2 4
Q S Stosur 6 2 4 A Kontaveit 2 65
WC N Osaka 6 6 WC N Osaka 6 77
8 K Mladenovic 2 2 1 E Svitolina 6 6
6 A Kerber 3 3
3 Ka Plíšková 5 6 6
Q S Zhuk 2 2 C Suárez Navarro 7 2 4
C Suárez Navarro 6 6 3 Ka Plíšková 4 3
Q S Errani 6 6 6 A Kerber 6 6
Q L Tsurenko 4 3 Q S Errani 4 2
B Strýcová 2 1 6 A Kerber 6 6
6 A Kerber 6 6

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7/WC J Konta 77 6
A Pavlyuchenkova 62 2 7/WC J Konta 6 66 2
D Kasatkina 7 6 D Kasatkina 4 78 6
A Radwańska 5 4 D Kasatkina 77 6
E Vesnina 6 7 E Vesnina 65 1
S Peng 4 5 E Vesnina 6 78
4/WC J Ostapenko 1 66
D Kasatkina 3 713 6
5 C Garcia 6 7 2 G Muguruza 6 611 1
L Šafářová 3 5 5 C Garcia 6 6
E Makarova 3 711 6 E Makarova 4 2
A Sevastova 6 69 3 5 C Garcia 5 2
WC C Bellis 6 6 2 G Muguruza 7 6
E Mertens 3 3 WC C Bellis 3 5
2 G Muguruza 6 7

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Carla Suárez Navarro (moved to main draw)
  2. Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
  3. Samantha Stosur (qualified)
  4. Wang Qiang (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
  5. Naomi Osaka (Received wildcard to main draw)
  6. Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
  7. Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
  8. Maria Sakkari (qualifying competition)
  9. Camila Giorgi (second round, retired)
  10. Aryna Sabalenka (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
  1. Sara Errani
  2. Lesia Tsurenko
  3. Samantha Stosur
  4. Sofya Zhuk

Lucky loser
  1. Wang Qiang

First qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
10 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
  Zhu Lin 1 3
10 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
  Miyu Kato 3 4
  Chantal Škamlová 2 0
  Miyu Kato 6 6
10 Aryna Sabalenka 2 6 64
  Sara Errani 6 1 77
  Sara Errani 6 6
Alt Shuko Aoyama 1 0
  Sara Errani 6 6
  Bernarda Pera 4 4
  Bernarda Pera 0 6 6
7 Markéta Vondroušová 6 3 0

Second qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Lesia Tsurenko 5 7 6
  Duan Yingying 7 5 4
2 Lesia Tsurenko 6 6
WC Ons Jabeur 3 3
WC Ons Jabeur 65 6 6
WC Fatma Al-Nabhani 77 0 2
2 Lesia Tsurenko 6 6
6 Zarina Diyas 1 2
Alt Veronika Kudermetova 6 6
Alt Katarina Zavatska 3 0
Alt Veronika Kudermetova 0 5
6 Zarina Diyas 6 7
WC Eden Silva 1 3
6 Zarina Diyas 6 6

Third qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3/WC Samantha Stosur 6 6
Alt Ankita Raina 4 4
3/WC Samantha Stosur 6 6
  Christina McHale 4 2
  Christina McHale 7 6
  Amandine Hesse 5 3
3/WC Samantha Stosur 6 6
8 Maria Sakkari 1 4
PR Kristína Kučová 3 6 0
  Hsieh Su-wei 6 4 6
  Hsieh Su-wei 5 5
8 Maria Sakkari 7 7
  Wang Yafan 6 3 4
8 Maria Sakkari 4 6 6

Fourth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Wang Qiang 6 6
  Valentyna Ivakhnenko 1 0
4 Wang Qiang 6 5 6
  Danka Kovinić 2 7 3
  Junri Namigata 6 65 3
  Danka Kovinić 4 77 6
4 Wang Qiang 1 2
  Sofya Zhuk 6 6
  Alexandra Dulgheru 62 67
  Sofya Zhuk 77 79
  Sofya Zhuk 4 4
9 Camila Giorgi 6 3r
  Nao Hibino 2 3
9 Camila Giorgi 6 6

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