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Women's singles
2018 Sydney International
Final
Champion	Angelique Kerber
Runner-up	Ashleigh Barty
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	30 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Johanna Konta was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Agnieszka Radwańska in a rematch of the previous year's final.

Angelique Kerber won the title, defeating Ashleigh Barty in the final, 6–4, 6–4. Kerber won the title despite being two match points down in the second set in her first-round match against Lucie Šafářová.

Seeds

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

1. Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals, withdrew due to right leg injury)
2. Venus Williams (second round)
3. Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
4. Johanna Konta (first round)
5. Kristina Mladenovic (first round, retired)
6. Sloane Stephens (first round)
7. Julia Görges (withdrew)
8. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Daria Gavrilova	6	4	2
		Ashleigh Barty	3	6	6
									Ashleigh Barty	4	4
									Angelique Kerber	6	6
	Q	Camila Giorgi	2	3
		Angelique Kerber	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1/WC	G Muguruza	6	7
	Q	K Ahn	2	4					K Bertens	3	6
		K Bertens	6	6											1/WC	G Muguruza
		D Gavrilova	6	1	7											D Gavrilova	w/o
	WC	O Rogowska	4	6	5				D Gavrilova	6	6
	WC	S Stosur	4	7	6			WC	S Stosur	4	2
	LL	C Witthöft	6	5	3																		D Gavrilova	6	4	2
	3	J Ostapenko	6	1																			A Barty	3	6	6
		E Makarova	7	6					E Makarova	4	1
		D Kasatkina	5	6	4				B Strýcová	6	6
		B Strýcová	7	1	6											B Strýcová	3	2
		A Barty	6	6												A Barty	6	6
	Q	V Cepede Royg	3	4					A Barty	7	6
	WC	E Perez	6	4				WC	E Perez	6	1
	5	K Mladenovic	4	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S Stephens	3	0
	Q	C Giorgi	6	6				Q	C Giorgi	7	6
		M Lučić-Baroni	1	0					P Kvitová	6	2
		P Kvitová	6	0											Q	C Giorgi	6	6
	Q	C Bellis	7	6												A Radwańska	1	2
		M Rybáriková	6	0				Q	C Bellis	6	0
		A Radwańska	6	7					A Radwańska	7	6
	4	J Konta	3	5																		Q	C Giorgi	2	3
	8	A Sevastova	3	1																			A Kerber	6	6
		D Cibulková	6	6					D Cibulková	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	6					E Vesnina	4	4
	LL	L Arruabarrena	2	2												D Cibulková	3	1
		L Šafářová	7	6	2											A Kerber	6	6
		A Kerber	6	7	6				A Kerber	5	6	6
								2	V Williams	7	3	1

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Ekaterina Makarova (moved to main draw)
2. Anett Kontaveit (first round, retired)
3. Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
4. Lauren Davis (first round)
5. Carina Witthöft (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Maria Sakkari (first round)
7. Monica Puig (qualifying competition)
8. Catherine Bellis (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Catherine Bellis
2. Camila Giorgi
3. Kristie Ahn
4. Verónica Cepede Royg

Lucky losers

1. Lara Arruabarrena
2. Carina Witthöft

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Abigail Spears	2	6	3
		Gabriela Dabrowski	6	3	6
									Gabriela Dabrowski	2	7	4
									Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	5	6
		Alicja Rosolska	0	0
		Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	6
																Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	3	1
															8	Catherine Bellis	3	6	6
		Kristína Kučová	6	6
		Yang Zhaoxuan	1	2
									Kristína Kučová	5	2
								8	Catherine Bellis	7	6
		Jennifer Brady	6	5
	8	Catherine Bellis	7	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anett Kontaveit	5	6	0
		Shuko Aoyama	7	4	3
									Shuko Aoyama	2	6
									Camila Giorgi	6	7
		Camila Giorgi	7	6
	WC	Olivia Tjandramulia	5	2
																Camila Giorgi	6	6
															5	Carina Witthöft	4	1
	WC	Belinda Woolcock	5	7	6
		Xu Yifan	7	5	3
								WC	Belinda Woolcock	1	4
								5	Carina Witthöft	6	6
		Anastasia Rodionova	1	4
	5	Carina Witthöft	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Carla Suárez Navarro	1	4
		Kristie Ahn	6	6
									Kristie Ahn	6	6
									Johanna Larsson	1	2
	WC	Tammi Patterson	3	6
		Johanna Larsson	6	7
																Kristie Ahn	6	6
															7	Monica Puig	4	1
		Duan Yingying	6	6
		Isabelle Wallace	2	2
									Duan Yingying	6	4	5
								7	Monica Puig	3	6	7
		Alizé Lim	2	2
	7	Monica Puig	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lauren Davis	4	4
		Lara Arruabarrena	6	6
									Lara Arruabarrena	6	6
								WC	Sara Tomic	2	3
	WC	Sara Tomic	2	7	6
		Ons Jabeur	6	5	4
																Lara Arruabarrena	4	1
																Verónica Cepede Royg	6	6
		Kateryna Bondarenko	6	7	0
		Christina McHale	7	6	0
									Kateryna Bondarenko	6	3	6
									Verónica Cepede Royg	2	6	7
		Verónica Cepede Royg	6	3	6
	6	Maria Sakkari	4	6	3

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw

• 2018 Sydney International