2018 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2018 French Open
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Sloane Stephens
Final score	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
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World No. 1 Simona Halep won her first Grand Slam title, defeating Sloane Stephens in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 French Open.^[1] She became the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam title in Women's Singles after the 1978 French Open champion Virginia Ruzici.^[2] She also became the sixth woman to win both the senior and junior title, having won the latter in 2008.^[2]

Halep retained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking after defeating fellow contender Garbiñe Muguruza in the semifinals.^[3] In addition to Halep and Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Elina Svitolina, Karolína Plíšková and Caroline Garcia were also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.^[4]

Jeļena Ostapenko was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Kateryna Kozlova, making her only the second French Open champion (after Anastasia Myskina in 2005) to lose in the first round of her title defense.^[5]

This was the first Grand Slam singles appearance for future French Open champion Barbora Krejčíková.

This was the final appearance of 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone in a Grand Slam tournament, and she lost to Viktória Kužmová in the first round; she would announce her retirement months later.^[6][7]

This tournament marked the first time that Agnieszka Radwańska did not play in the main draw of a Grand Slam singles event since her debut at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, ending a streak of 47 consecutive appearances.^[8]

This was Serena Williams' first Grand Slam appearance since the 2017 Australian Open and giving birth to her daughter in September 2017. She was unseeded in a Grand Slam singles event for the first time since the 2007 Australian Open.^[9] Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Steffi Graf, to complete a quadruple career Grand Slam, however she withdrew before her fourth round match against Maria Sharapova due to a pectoral muscle injury, ending her streak of 10 consecutive major quarterfinals dating back to the 2014 US Open (she did not play between the 2017 French Open and 2018 Australian Open due to pregnancy and maternity leave).^[10]

This was also the final French Open appearance of former World No. 1 and two time (2012, 2014) champion Maria Sharapova. She lost to former World No. 1 and the 2016 champion Garbiñe Muguruza in the quarterfinals.

Seeds[]

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

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Simona Halep	62	6	6
	12	Angelique Kerber	77	3	2
								1	Simona Halep	6	6
								3	Garbiñe Muguruza	1	4
	3	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
	28	Maria Sharapova	2	1
															1	Simona Halep	3	6	6
															10	Sloane Stephens	6	4	1
		Yulia Putintseva	65	4
	13	Madison Keys	77	6
								13	Madison Keys	4	4
								10	Sloane Stephens	6	6
	10	Sloane Stephens	6	6
	14	Daria Kasatkina	3	1

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Halep	2	6	6
		A Riske	6	1	1			1	S Halep	6	6
	WC	M Georges	4	2				WC	T Townsend	3	1
	WC	T Townsend	6	6											1	S Halep	7	6
	PR	B Mattek-Sands	6	6												A Petkovic	5	0
		J Larsson	4	3				PR	B Mattek-Sands	0	65
		A Petkovic	712	6					A Petkovic	6	77
	29	K Mladenovic	610	2																		1	S Halep	6	6
	24	D Gavrilova	4	77	6																	16	E Mertens	2	1
		S Cîrstea	6	64	3			24	D Gavrilova	5	7	6
		B Pera	6	6					B Pera	7	5	3
		E Vesnina	3	2											24	D Gavrilova	3	1
		H Watson	6	6											16	E Mertens	6	6
		O Dodin	3	0					H Watson	3	4
		V Lepchenko	711	64	0			16	E Mertens	6	6
	16	E Mertens	69	77	6

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	A Kerber	6	6
		M Barthel	2	3				12	A Kerber	6	6
		A Bogdan	6	1	6				A Bogdan	2	3
		M Vondroušová	3	6	4										12	A Kerber	77	77
		A Sasnovich	6	6											18	K Bertens	64	64
		D Allertová	4	3					A Sasnovich	4	2
		A Sabalenka	2	1				18	K Bertens	6	6
	18	K Bertens	6	6																		12	A Kerber	6	6
	27	S Zhang	6	7																		7	C Garcia	2	3
	PR	K Kučová	0	5				27	S Zhang	3	4
		I-C Begu	6	5	9				I-C Begu	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová	4	7	7											I-C Begu	1	3
		S Peng	6	6											7	C Garcia	6	6
		A Krunić	3	4					S Peng	4	6	3
		Y Duan	1	0				7	C Garcia	6	3	6
	7	C Garcia	6	6

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	G Muguruza	77	6
		S Kuznetsova	60	2				3	G Muguruza	6	6
	WC	F Ferro	6	6				WC	F Ferro	4	3
		C Witthöft	4	2											3	G Muguruza	6	6
		S Stosur	6	6												S Stosur	0	2
		Y Wickmayer	2	4					S Stosur	6	77
		P Hercog	4	61				30	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	61
	30	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	77																		3	G Muguruza	2
	19	M Rybáriková	6	6																			L Tsurenko	0r
		L Kumkhum	3	0				19	M Rybáriková	6	6
		B Bencic	3	77	7				B Bencic	2	4
	Q	D Chiesa	6	62	5										19	M Rybáriková	2	4
		L Tsurenko	4	6	6											L Tsurenko	6	6
		S Vögele	6	2	2				L Tsurenko	3	6	6
		L Siegemund	4	4				15	C Vandeweghe	6	4	0
	15	C Vandeweghe	6	6

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	J Görges	6	5	6
		D Cibulková	4	7	0			11	J Görges	7	77
		A Van Uytvanck	6	6					A Van Uytvanck	5	65
	WC	I Wallace	1	0											11	J Görges	3	4
		Kr Plíšková	64	4											PR	S Williams	6	6
	PR	S Williams	77	6				PR	S Williams	3	6	6
		N Vikhlyantseva	3	1				17	A Barty	6	3	4
	17	A Barty	6	6																		PR	S Williams
	28	M Sharapova	6	4	6																	28	M Sharapova	w/o
	Q	R Hogenkamp	1	6	3			28	M Sharapova	7	6
		K Bondarenko	2	4					D Vekić	5	4
		D Vekić	6	6											28	M Sharapova	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	6											6	Ka Plíšková	2	1
	WC	J Ponchet	4	1					L Šafářová	6	4	1
	Q	B Krejčíková	66	4				6	Ka Plíšková	3	6	6
	6	Ka Plíšková	78	6

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	J Ostapenko	5	3
		K Kozlova	7	6					K Kozlova	77	4	4
		K Siniaková	7	7					K Siniaková	64	6	6
	PR	V Azarenka	5	5												K Siniaková	2	3
	PR	S Zheng	4	1											26	B Strýcová	6	6
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	4	2
		K Nara	6	3	4			26	B Strýcová	6	6
	26	B Strýcová	1	6	6																	26	B Strýcová	4	3
	22	J Konta	4	3																			Y Putintseva	6	6
		Y Putintseva	6	6					Y Putintseva	6	6
		J Brady	6	6					J Brady	4	3
	WC	A Hesse	1	1												Y Putintseva	1	7	6
		P Martić	6	6												Q Wang	6	5	4
		Y Wang	2	3					P Martić	1	1
		Q Wang	6	7					Q Wang	6	6
	9	V Williams	4	5

Section 6[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	M Keys	6	6
		S Vickery	3	3				13	M Keys	6	6
	Q	C Dolehide	6	6				Q	C Dolehide	4	1
	Q	V Golubic	4	4											13	M Keys	6	79
		M Linette	3	1											21	N Osaka	1	67
		Z Diyas	6	6					Z Diyas	4	5
		S Kenin	2	5				21	N Osaka	6	7
	21	N Osaka	6	7																		13	M Keys	6	6
	31	M Buzărnescu	6	6																		31	M Buzărnescu	1	4
	PR	V King	3	3				31	M Buzărnescu	6	6
	Q	R Peterson	6	6				Q	R Peterson	1	2
		S-w Hsieh	4	3											31	M Buzărnescu	6	7
	Q	F Schiavone	62	62											4	E Svitolina	3	5
		V Kužmová	77	77					V Kužmová	3	4
		A Tomljanović	5	3				4	E Svitolina	6	6
	4	E Svitolina	7	6

Section 7[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	P Kvitová	3	6	7
		V Cepede Royg	6	1	5			8	P Kvitová	6	6
		L Arruabarrena	77	6					L Arruabarrena	0	4
		T Babos	65	3											8	P Kvitová	66	64
	Q	A Dulgheru	5	77	6										25	A Kontaveit	78	77
		C McHale	7	65	3			Q	A Dulgheru	5	2
		M Brengle	1	6	2			25	A Kontaveit	7	6
	25	A Kontaveit	6	4	6																	25	A Kontaveit	2	0
	20	A Sevastova	6	1	3																	10	S Stephens	6	6
	Q	M Duque Mariño	4	6	6			Q	M Duque Mariño	0	3
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	6	6
	Q	G Min	3	2												C Giorgi	6	1	6
	Q	M Fręch	6	3	6										10	S Stephens	4	6	8
		E Alexandrova	3	6	3			Q	M Fręch	2	2
	LL	A Rus	2	0				10	S Stephens	6	6
	10	S Stephens	6	6

Section 8[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	D Kasatkina	6	6
		K Kanepi	4	1				14	D Kasatkina	6	6
		T Maria	61	4					K Flipkens	3	3
		K Flipkens	77	6											14	D Kasatkina	6	1	6
	PR	M Minella	65	2												M Sakkari	1	6	3
		M Sakkari	77	6					M Sakkari	7	6
		A Konjuh	0	1				23	C Suárez Navarro	5	3
	23	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																		14	D Kasatkina	77	6
	32	A Cornet	2	6	6																	2	C Wozniacki	65	3
		S Errani	6	2	3			32	A Cornet	77	4	2
	WC	C Paquet	6	64	2			WC	P Parmentier	62	6	6
	WC	P Parmentier	3	77	6										WC	P Parmentier	0	3
	LL	D Jakupović	3	4											2	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	G García Pérez	6	6				Q	G García Pérez	1	0
		D Collins	62	1				2	C Wozniacki	6	6
	2	C Wozniacki	77	6

Championship match statistics[]

Category	Halep	Stephens
1st serve %	60/79 (76%)	61/81 (75%)
1st serve points won	37 of 60 = 62%	34 of 61 = 56%
2nd serve points won	10 of 19 = 53%	9 of 20 = 45%
Total service points won	47 of 79 = 59.49%	43 of 81 = 53.09%
Aces	1	1
Double faults	0	1
Winners	18	16
Unforced errors	26	39
Net points won	8 of 10 = 80%	3 of 6 = 50%
Break points converted	5 of 6 = 83%	3 of 6 = 50%
Return points won	38 of 81 = 47%	32 of 79 = 41%
Total points won	85	75
Source

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Preceded by 2018 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

• 2018 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation