2018 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2018 US Open
Champion	Naomi Osaka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2018 US Open (tennis)

Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 US Open. It was her first major title, and she lost only one set en route (to Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round). Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a major singles title.^[1][2] Following the win, Osaka made her top 10 rankings debut. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, and to set a new Open Era record by winning a seventh US Open singles title.

Sloane Stephens was the defending champion, but lost to Anastasija Sevastova in the quarterfinals.

Simona Halep's first-round loss to Kaia Kanepi marked the first time in the Open Era that the top seed lost in the first round.^[3] The losses of Halep in the first round and second seed Caroline Wozniacki in the second round marked the first time that the top two seeds failed to reach the third round, and the second time this happened at any major in the Open Era (following the 2014 French Open).

This marked the final major appearance for former world No. 2 and 2015 WTA Finals champion Agnieszka Radwańska, who lost in the first round to Tatjana Maria.

Seeds

01.   Simona Halep (first round)

02.   Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

03.   Sloane Stephens (quarterfinals)

04.   Angelique Kerber (third round)

05.   Petra Kvitová (third round)

06.   Caroline Garcia (third round)

07.   Elina Svitolina (fourth round)

08.   Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)

09.   Julia Görges (second round)

10.   Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)

11.   Daria Kasatkina (second round)

12.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

13.   Kiki Bertens (third round)

14.   Madison Keys (semifinals)

15.   Elise Mertens (fourth round)

16.   Venus Williams (third round)

17.   Serena Williams (final)

18.   Ashleigh Barty (fourth round)

19.   Anastasija Sevastova (semifinals)

20.   Naomi Osaka (champion)

21.   Mihaela Buzărnescu (withdrew)

22.   Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

23.   Barbora Strýcová (third round)

24.   CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)

25.   Daria Gavrilova (second round)

26.   Aryna Sabalenka (fourth round)

27.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

28.   Anett Kontaveit (first round)

29.   Dominika Cibulková (fourth round)

30.   Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)

31.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)

32.   Maria Sakkari (second round)

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

Qualifying

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	17	Serena Williams	6	6
	8	Karolína Plíšková	4	3
								17	Serena Williams	6	6
								19	Anastasija Sevastova	3	0
	3	Sloane Stephens	2	3
	19	Anastasija Sevastova	6	6
															17	Serena Williams	2	4
															20	Naomi Osaka	6	6
	30	Carla Suárez Navarro	4	3
	14	Madison Keys	6	6
								14	Madison Keys	2	4
								20	Naomi Osaka	6	6
	20	Naomi Osaka	6	6
		Lesia Tsurenko	1	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Halep	2	4
		K Kanepi	6	6					K Kanepi	6	6
	Q	J Teichmann	6	6				Q	J Teichmann	4	3
		D Jakupović	3	0												K Kanepi	6	7^7
	PR	V King	7^7	6												R Peterson	3	6^3
		N Vikhlyantseva	6^4	3				PR	V King	5	1
		R Peterson	1	6	6				R Peterson	7	6
	27	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	4	3																		K Kanepi	0	6	3
	17	S Williams	6	6																		17	S Williams	6	4	6
		M Linette	4	0				17	S Williams	6	6
		C Dolehide	3	6^6					C Witthöft	2	2
		C Witthöft	6	7^8											17	S Williams	6	6
		C Giorgi	6	6											16	V Williams	1	2
	WC	W Osuigwe	4	1					C Giorgi	4	5
	WC	S Kuznetsova	3	7	3			16	V Williams	6	7
	16	V Williams	6	5	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	G Muguruza	6	6
		S Zhang	3	0				12	G Muguruza	6	4	4
	Q	K Muchová	6	6				Q	K Muchová	3	6	6
		D Yastremska	4	2											Q	K Muchová	3	4
		P Martić	4	4											18	A Barty	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	6					L Šafářová	5	3
	Q	O Jabeur	1	3				18	A Barty	7	6
	18	A Barty	6	6																		18	A Barty	4	4
	32	M Sakkari	6	6																		8	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	WC	A Muhammad	3	3				32	M Sakkari	6	1	4
	LL	M Brengle	0	6	6^4				S Kenin	4	6	6
		S Kenin	6	4	7^7											S Kenin	4	6^2
	Q	M Bouzková	4	2											8	Ka Plíšková	6	7^7
		A Bogdan	6	6					A Bogdan	2	3
		Z Diyas	4	6^4				8	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	8	Ka Plíšková	6	7^7

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	S Stephens	6	7
		E Rodina	1	5				3	S Stephens	4	7	6
	Q	K von Deichmann	6	6^0	2^r			Q	A Kalinina	6	5	2
	Q	A Kalinina	1	7^7	5										3	S Stephens	6	6
	WC	V Azarenka	6	7											WC	V Azarenka	3	4
		V Kužmová	3	5				WC	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Sorribes Tormo	0	0				25	D Gavrilova	1	2
	25	D Gavrilova	6	6																		3	S Stephens	6	6
	23	B Strýcová	6	6																		15	E Mertens	3	3
	Q	D Lao	3	4				23	B Strýcová	6	6
		K Kozlova	0	3					L Arruabarrena	0	1
		L Arruabarrena	6	6											23	B Strýcová	3	6^4
		V Lapko	6	6											15	E Mertens	6	7^7
		K Bondarenko	3	3					V Lapko	2	0
		K Nara	2	7^7	5			15	E Mertens	6	6
	15	E Mertens	6	6^5	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	J Görges	6	6^5	6
	Q	A Kalinskaya	2	7^7	2			9	J Görges	6^10	3
	Q	H Watson	1	6	3				E Makarova	7^12	6
		E Makarova	6	3	6											E Makarova	6	1	2
		P Hercog	6^4	6	4										19	A Sevastova	4	6	6
	WC	C Liu	7^7	1	6			WC	C Liu	3	1
		D Vekić	2	6	3			19	A Sevastova	6	6
	19	A Sevastova	6	2	6																	19	A Sevastova	6	1	6
	31	M Rybáriková	2	2																		7	E Svitolina	3	6	0
		Q Wang	6	6					Q Wang	6	6
		J Brady	3	3					I-C Begu	3	1
		I-C Begu	6	6												Q Wang	4	4
		A Radwańska	3	3											7	E Svitolina	6	6
		T Maria	6	6					T Maria	2	3
		S Vickery	3	6	1			7	E Svitolina	6	6
	7	E Svitolina	6	1	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	C Garcia	6	6
		J Konta	2	2				6	C Garcia	6	1	6
		M Puig	6	6					M Puig	2	6	4
		S Vögele	0	0											6	C Garcia	7	4	6^4
		K Mladenovic	6	6											30	C Suárez Navarro	5	6	7^7
		T Zidanšek	0	3					K Mladenovic	1	6	4
	Q	N Gibbs	7	3	4			30	C Suárez Navarro	6	4	6
	30	C Suárez Navarro	5	6	6																	30	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	22	M Sharapova	6	7^8																		22	M Sharapova	4	3
	Q	P Schnyder	2	6^6				22	M Sharapova	6	7
		S Cîrstea	6	3	7				S Cîrstea	2	5
		A Riske	3	6	5										22	M Sharapova	6	6
		T Townsend	3	6	6										10	J Ostapenko	3	2
	WC	A Anisimova	6	4	3				T Townsend	6	3	4
		A Petkovic	4	6	5			10	J Ostapenko	4	6	6
	10	J Ostapenko	6	4	7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	M Keys	6	6
		P Parmentier	4	4				14	M Keys	6	6
		Y Putintseva	6^6	4					B Pera	4	1
		B Pera	7^8	6											14	M Keys	4	6	6
	PR	T Bacsinszky	2	6	0											A Krunić	6	1	2
		A Krunić	6	3	6				A Krunić	6	6
		K Flipkens	6	7^7					K Flipkens	1	3
	24	C Vandeweghe	3	6^3																		14	M Keys	6	6
	29	D Cibulková	4	6	6																	29	D Cibulková	1	3
	Q	A Rus	6	2	3			29	D Cibulková	7^7	4	6
		E Alexandrova	3	6	3				S-w Hsieh	6^3	6	4
		S-w Hsieh	6	4	6										29	D Cibulková	3	6	6
		A Cornet	6	3	2										4	A Kerber	6	3	3
		J Larsson	4	6	6				J Larsson	2	7	4
	PR	M Gasparyan	6^5	3				4	A Kerber	6	5	6
	4	A Kerber	7^7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	P Kvitová	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	1	4				5	P Kvitová	7	6
		Y Wang	6	3	6				Y Wang	5	3
		AK Schmiedlová	1	6	4										5	P Kvitová	5	1
	Q	V Zvonareva	6	6^6	7										26	A Sabalenka	7	6
		A Blinkova	2	7^8	5			Q	V Zvonareva	3	6^7
		D Collins	0	6	4			26	A Sabalenka	6	7^9
	26	A Sabalenka	6	4	6																	26	A Sabalenka	3	6	4
	20	N Osaka	6	6																		20	N Osaka	6	2	6
	PR	L Siegemund	3	2				20	N Osaka	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	5	4			Q	J Glushko	2	0
	Q	J Glushko	3	7	6										20	N Osaka	6	6
		A Sasnovich	2	6	6											A Sasnovich	0	0
		B Bencic	6	1	2				A Sasnovich	6	7^7
		T Babos	4	7	4			11	D Kasatkina	2	6^3
	11	D Kasatkina	6	5	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	K Bertens	6	7
		Kr Plíšková	0	5				13	K Bertens	6	6
	Q	F Di Lorenzo	6	7^7				Q	F Di Lorenzo	2	1
		C McHale	1	6^1											13	K Bertens	6^4	6	6^1
	WC	H Tan	3	1												M Vondroušová	7^7	2	7^7
	Q	E Bouchard	6	6				Q	E Bouchard	4	3
		M Vondroušová	6	6					M Vondroušová	6	6
	LL	M Barthel	1	4																			M Vondroušová	7^7	5	2
	28	A Kontaveit	7^7	3	5																		L Tsurenko	6^3	7	6
		K Siniaková	6^3	6	7				K Siniaková	6	6^3	7^7
	WC	L Cabrera	4	1					A Tomljanović	3	7^7	6^4
		A Tomljanović	6	6												K Siniaková	4	0
		A Van Uytvanck	3	2												L Tsurenko	6	6
		L Tsurenko	6	6					L Tsurenko	6	6
		S Stosur	3	2				2	C Wozniacki	4	2
	2	C Wozniacki	6	6

Statistics

Category	S. Williams	Osaka
1st serve %	30/55 (55%)	40/55 (73%)
1st serve points won	19 of 30 = 63%	29 of 40 = 73%
2nd serve points won	11 of 25 = 44%	6 of 15 = 40%
Total service points won	30 of 55 = 54.54%	35 of 55 = 63.64%
Aces	3	6
Double faults	6	1
Winners	21	16
Unforced errors	21	14
Net points won	6 of 8 = 75%	0 of 1 = 0%
Break points converted	1 of 6 = 17%	4 of 5 = 80%
Return points won	20 of 55 = 36%	25 of 55 = 46%
Total points won	50	60
Source

References

1. "Serena Williams rails at umpire as superb Naomi Osaka wins US Open". Guardian. September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
2. "Naomi Osaka wins after Serena Williams outburst". BBC Sport. September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
3. "Top seeds, first-round losses and the US Open". US Open. May 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

External links

• Women's Singles main draw
• 2018 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation