Caroline Wozniacki defeated Anastasija Sevastova in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 China Open. It was Wozniacki's 30th WTA Tour title.

Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Aryna Sabalenka.

Seeds

The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows: Ashleigh Barty Anett Kontaveit Aryna Sabalenka Wang Qiang

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

References

External links Main Draw Qualifying Draw