Singles
2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champion	Wang Qiang
Runner-up	Yulia Putintseva
Score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Zhang Shuai was the defending champion, but she withdrew before her first round match against Wang Yafan.

Wang Qiang won the title, defeating Yulia Putintseva in the final, 6–1, 6–2.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Yulia Putintseva	6	6
		Bernarda Pera	1	4
								5	Yulia Putintseva	1	2
								3	Wang Qiang	6	6
	3	Wang Qiang	6	6
		Andrea Petkovic	2	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Cornet	0	3
		J Brady	6	6					J Brady
		K Kozlova	6	77					K Kozlova	w/o
	Q	Jia Lu	0	64												K Kozlova	4	1
	WC	V Zvonareva	4	2											5	Y Putintseva	6	6
	PR	S Lisicki	6	6				PR	S Lisicki	3	3
		S Sorribes Tormo	1	1				5	Y Putintseva	6	6
	5	Y Putintseva	6	6																		5	Y Putintseva	6	6
	4	A Krunić	6	6																			B Pera	1	4
		V Golubic	4	3				4	A Krunić	6	6
		A Bogdan	6	3	1r				C McHale	3	3
		C McHale	4	6	3										4	A Krunić	6	3	4
		B Pera	77	6												B Pera	4	6	6
		M Fręch	63	1					B Pera	6	6
	Q	I Jorović	2	3				6	V Kužmová	2	3
	6	V Kužmová	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	S Zheng	6	6
	Q	H Guo	4	2				8	S Zheng	6	3	2
		F Ferro	6	6					F Ferro	0	6	6
	WC	Xiy Wang	3	3												F Ferro	4	0
	WC	S Kuznetsova	3	6	6										3	Q Wang	6	6
	Q	K Thandi	6	3	2			WC	S Kuznetsova	2	2
		N Gibbs	1	2				3	Q Wang	6	6
	3	Q Wang	6	6																		3	Q Wang	6	6
	7	V Lapko	6	6																			A Petkovic	2	2
	PR	V King	2	1				7	V Lapko	6	7
	Q	D Khazaniuk	6	4	6			Q	D Khazaniuk	2	5
	WC	Xin Wang	4	6	3										7	V Lapko	2	62
		A Petkovic	1	6	6											A Petkovic	6	77
	Q	L Cabrera	6	3	3				A Petkovic	6	77
		Y Wang	6	6					Y Wang	4	65
	LL	L Zhu	2	2

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Zhu Lin	6	6
	WC	Wang Meiling	1	3
								1	Zhu Lin	2	1
								7	Ivana Jorović	6	6
		Liang En-shuo	1	1
	7	Ivana Jorović	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Claire Liu	6	6
	WC	Ren Jiaqi	3	0
								2	Claire Liu	1	5
								10	Deniz Khazaniuk	6	7
		Abigail Tere-Apisah	3	2
	10	Deniz Khazaniuk	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Han Xinyun	6	3	0
	WC	Guo Hanyu	3	6	6
								WC	Guo Hanyu	6	6
									Yuan Yue	2	4
		Yuan Yue	2	6	6
	8	Xun Fangying	6	4	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lizette Cabrera	3	77	6
		Xu Shilin	6	63	3
								4	Lizette Cabrera	4	7	77
								11	Zhang Kailin	6	5	61
		Hiroko Kuwata	1	2
	11	Zhang Kailin	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Danka Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Liu Yanni	3	1
								5	Danka Kovinić	3	7	3
								9	Karman Thandi	6	5	6
		Kang Jiaqi	2	2
	9	Karman Thandi	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lu Jiajing	6	6
		Sun Xuliu	0	1
								6	Lu Jiajing	6	4	6
								12	Junri Namigata	2	6	4
		Gai Ao	1	6	1
	12	Junri Namigata	6	3	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw