2018 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Singles
2018 Qatar Total Open
Champion	Petra Kvitová
Runner-up	Garbiñe Muguruza
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2018 Qatar Total Open

Petra Kvitová defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 WTA Qatar Open.

Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Catherine Bellis.

Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament.^[1] Wozniacki retained the no. 1 ranking when she won her quarterfinal match and Halep withdrew from the semifinals.

Seeds

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

01.   Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)

02.   Simona Halep (semifinals, withdrew due to a right foot injury)

03.   Elina Svitolina (third round)

04.   Garbiñe Muguruza (final)

05.   Karolína Plíšková (third round)

06.   Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)

07.   Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)

08.   Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)

09.   Julia Görges (quarterfinals, retired)

10.   Johanna Konta (third round)

11.   Kristina Mladenovic (second round)

12.   Madison Keys (second round)

13.   Anastasija Sevastova (third round)

14.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round, retired)

15.   Elise Mertens (second round)

16.   Petra Kvitová (champion)

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

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
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	7^7	1	6
	8	Angelique Kerber	6^4	6	3
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6^3	5
								16	Petra Kvitová	3	7^7	7
	16	Petra Kvitová	6	2
	9	Julia Görges	4	1^r
															16	Petra Kvitová	3	6	6
															4	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	3	4
	7	Caroline Garcia	6	1	4
	4	Garbiñe Muguruza	3	6	6
								4	Garbiñe Muguruza	w/o
								2	Simona Halep
	Q	Catherine Bellis	0	4
	2	Simona Halep	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		T Maria	3	0					C Witthöft	2	0
		C Witthöft	6	6											1	C Wozniacki	7	6
	Q	M Niculescu	4	6	6										Q	M Niculescu	5	1
	WC	M Sharapova	6	4	3			Q	M Niculescu	6^6	6	3
	WC	F Al-Nabhani	3	1				14	M Rybáriková	7^8	2	0^r
	14	M Rybáriková	6	6																		1	C Wozniacki	7^7	1	6
	10	J Konta	7^7	6																		8	A Kerber	6^4	6	3
	Q	B Pera	6^5	1				10	J Konta	6	6
		C Suárez Navarro	3	6	6				C Suárez Navarro	2	2
	Q	K Bondarenko	6	3	3										10	J Konta	6	1	3
		S Stosur	6	6											8	A Kerber	1	6	6
		I-C Begu	4	2					S Stosur	4	1
								8	A Kerber	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	E Svitolina	6	6
		Y Putintseva	3	1				Q	M Vondroušová	2	4
	Q	M Vondroušová	6	6											3	E Svitolina	4	5
		M Barthel	6	3	5										16	P Kvitová	6	7
		A Radwańska	3	6	7				A Radwańska	7^7	3	4
	WC	Ç Büyükakçay	0	3				16	P Kvitová	6^3	6	6
	16	P Kvitová	6	6																		16	P Kvitová	6	2
	9	J Görges	6	7																		9	J Görges	4	1^r
		L Šafářová	1	5				9	J Görges	6	3	6
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	2	6	1
		A Krunić	4	4											9	J Görges	6	6
		L Tsurenko	5	4												M Buzărnescu	2	2
		M Buzărnescu	7	6					M Buzărnescu	6	6
								6	J Ostapenko	1	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	C Garcia	6	6^3	6
		D Cibulková	7^10	6					D Cibulková	3	7^7	0
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6^8	4											7	C Garcia	7^7	7
		E Vesnina	1	3											Q	A Blinkova	6^3	5
	Q	A Blinkova	6	6				Q	A Blinkova	6	6
		S Peng	2	4				11	K Mladenovic	3	3
	11	K Mladenovic	6	6																		7	C Garcia	6	1	4
	15	E Mertens	2	6	6																	4	G Muguruza	3	6	6
		T Babos	6	1	1			15	E Mertens	5	4
		M Sakkari	2	3					S Cîrstea	7	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6												S Cîrstea	0	4
	WC	O Jabeur	2	3											4	G Muguruza	6	6
	Q	Y Duan	6	6				Q	Y Duan	3	4
								4	G Muguruza	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		A Kontaveit	2	1					A Cornet	2	3
		A Cornet	6	6											5	Ka Plíšková	6^4	3
	Q	C Bellis	7	4											Q	C Bellis	7^7	6
		D Kasatkina	5	1^r				Q	C Bellis	2	6	6
		Q Wang	1	4				12	M Keys	6	3	0
	12	M Keys	6	6																		Q	C Bellis	0	4
	13	A Sevastova	6	6																		2	S Halep	6	6
		D Vekić	3	4				13	A Sevastova	6	6
	Q	N Osaka	6	6				Q	N Osaka	4	1
		K Siniaková	4	0											13	A Sevastova	4	3
		E Makarova	7	6											2	S Halep	6	6
		S Zhang	5	0					E Makarova	3	0
								2	S Halep	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Catherine Bellis (qualified)
2. Naomi Osaka (qualified)
3. Markéta Vondroušová (qualified)
4. Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
5. Christina McHale (qualifying competition)
6. Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
7. Ekaterina Alexandrova (qualifying competition, retired)
8. Monica Niculescu (qualified)
9. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
10. Océane Dodin (first round)
11. Duan Yingying (qualified)
12. Andrea Petkovic (qualifying competition)
13. Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualifying competition)
14. Bernarda Pera (qualified)
15. Jana Fett (first round)
16. Danka Kovinić (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Catherine Bellis
2. Naomi Osaka
3. Markéta Vondroušová
4. Duan Yingying
5. Bernarda Pera
6. Kateryna Bondarenko
7. Anna Blinkova
8. Monica Niculescu

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Catherine Bellis	6	6
	WC	Mubaraka Al-Naimi	0	0
								1	Catherine Bellis	6	6
									Sofya Zhuk	1	3
		Sofya Zhuk	6	6
	9	Francesca Schiavone	3	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Naomi Osaka	6	6
		Lu Jingjing	3	4
								2	Naomi Osaka	6	6
								16	Danka Kovinić	3	1
		Michaela Hončová	4	7	1
	16	Danka Kovinić	6	5	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Markéta Vondroušová	6	6
	WC	Sabine Lisicki	1	3
								3	Markéta Vondroušová	6	6
								PR	Kristína Kučová	1	2
	PR	Kristína Kučová	6	6
	10	Océane Dodin	4	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Hsieh Su-wei	4	4
	WC	Vera Zvonareva	6	6
								WC	Vera Zvonareva	6^7	7^7	3
								11	Duan Yingying	7^9	6^5	6
		Barbora Krejčíková	6^3	4
	11	Duan Yingying	7^7	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Christina McHale	6	6
	WC	Anastasiya Vasylyeva	3	0
								5	Christina McHale	3	0
								14	Bernarda Pera	6	6
		Tereza Martincová	2	4
	14	Bernarda Pera	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	4	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	3	6	3
								6	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
								13	Sara Sorribes Tormo	4	3
		Naomi Broady	4	7^7	5
	13	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	6^1	7

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	7
		Arina Rodionova	4	5
								7	Ekaterina Alexandrova	2	2^r
									Anna Blinkova	6	4
		Anna Blinkova	6	6
	15	Jana Fett	1	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Monica Niculescu	6	6
		Risa Ozaki	1	0
								8	Monica Niculescu	6	6
								12	Andrea Petkovic	4	1
		Han Xinyun	3	1
	12	Andrea Petkovic	6	6

References

1. AFP (13 February 2018). "Halep eyes return to No 1 in Qatar". supersport.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw