2018 US Open – Women's singles

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

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

Draw

Key

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	7⁷
PR	V King	7⁷	6							R Peterson	3	6³
	N Vikhlyantseva	6⁴	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	6⁶			C Witthöft	2	2
	C Witthöft	6	7⁸						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	6⁴		S Kenin	4	6	6
	S Kenin	6	4	7⁷							S Kenin	4	6²
Q	M Bouzková	4	2							8	Ka Plíšková	6	7⁷
	A Bogdan	6	6			A Bogdan	2	3
	Z Diyas	4	6⁴		8	Ka Plíšková	6	6
8	Ka Plíšková	6	7⁷

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	6⁰	2^r	Q	A Kalinina	6	5	2
Q	A Kalinina	1	7⁷	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	6⁴
	V Lapko	6	6							15	E Mertens	6	7⁷
	K Bondarenko	3	3			V Lapko	2	0
	K Nara	2	7⁷	5	15	E Mertens	6	6
15	E Mertens	6	6⁵	7

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

9	J Görges	6	6⁵	6
Q	A Kalinskaya	2	7⁷	2	9	J Görges	6¹⁰	3
Q	H Watson	1	6	3		E Makarova	7¹²	6
	E Makarova	6	3	6						E Makarova	6	1	2
	P Hercog	6⁴	6	4					19	A Sevastova	4	6	6
WC	C Liu	7⁷	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	6⁴
	K Mladenovic	6	6							30	C Suárez Navarro	5	6	7⁷
	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	7⁸												22	M Sharapova	4	3
Q	P Schnyder	2	6⁶		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	6⁶	4			B Pera	4	1
	B Pera	7⁸	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	7⁷			K Flipkens	1	3
24	C Vandeweghe	3	6³												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	7⁷	4	6
	E Alexandrova	3	6	3		S-w Hsieh	6³	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	6⁵	3		4	A Kerber	6	5	6
4	A Kerber	7⁷	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	6⁶	7					26	A Sabalenka	7	6
	A Blinkova	2	7⁸	5	Q	V Zvonareva	3	6⁷
	D Collins	0	6	4	26	A Sabalenka	6	7⁹
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	7⁷
	T Babos	4	7	4	11	D Kasatkina	2	6³
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	7⁷		Q	F Di Lorenzo	2	1
	C McHale	1	6¹							13	K Bertens	6⁴	6	6¹
WC	H Tan	3	1								M Vondroušová	7⁷	2	7⁷
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	7⁷	5	2
28	A Kontaveit	7⁷	3	5												L Tsurenko	6³	7	6
	K Siniaková	6³	6	7		K Siniaková	6	6³	7⁷
WC	L Cabrera	4	1			A Tomljanović	3	7⁷	6⁴
	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