WTA Australian Open 2018 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Caroline Wozniacki won the 2018 Australian Open, defeating Simona Halep 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 15 to January 28, 2018.

Champion
Caroline Wozniacki
def. Simona Halep , 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4
Dates
Jan 15 — Jan 28
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$18,768,094
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Round of 128
Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-2 6-3
Mihaela Buzarnescu #44
Jana Fett #119 6-3 6-2
Misa Eguchi #436
Kiki Bertens #32 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2
Catherine Bellis #49
Nicole Gibbs #113 6-1 6-1
Viktoriya Tomova #139
Magdalena Rybarikova #21 6-0 7-5
Taylor Townsend #89
Kirsten Flipkens #75 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3
Alison Riske-Amritraj #84
Kateryna Volodko #94 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2
Viktorija Golubic #115
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18 3-6 6-4 6-3
Kateryna Baindl #86
Carla Suárez Navarro #39 7-5 6-3
Magdalena Frech #163
Timea Babos #51 7-6(4) 6-2
Coco Vandeweghe #9
Kaia Kanepi #79 6-2 6-2
Dominika Cibulkova #26
Monica Puig #58 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
Samantha Stosur #41
Anett Kontaveit #33 6-4 7-5
Aleksandra Krunic #46
Mona Barthel #53 6-4 7-5
Monica Niculescu #99
Jelena Ostapenko #7 6-1 6-4
Francesca Schiavone #93
Yingying Duan #100 6-0 6-1
Mariana Duque-Mariño #109
Elise Mertens #37 6-2 6-1
Viktoria Hruncakova #125
Daria Saville #23 6-1 6-1
Irina Falconi Hartman #131
Alizé Cornet #42 6-4 6-2
Xinyu Wang #641
Julia Goerges #12 6-4 6-4
Sofia Kenin #102
Petra Martic #81 7-6(5) 6-3
Alison Van Uytvanck #77
Irina-Camelia Begu #40 3-6 6-4 8-6
Ekaterina Makarova #31
Luksika Kumkhum #124 6-3 7-5
Johanna Larsson #83
Belinda Bencic #78 6-3 7-5
Venus Williams #5
Elina Svitolina #4 6-3 6-2
Ivana Jorovic #279
Katerina Siniakova #59 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4
Maria Sakkari #55
Marta Kostyuk #521 6-2 6-2
Shuai Peng #27
Olivia Rogowska #168 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2
Jaimee Fourlis #286
Denisa Satralova #130 6-3 6-0
Pauline Parmentier #82
Shuai Zhang #34 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2
Sloane Stephens #13
Magda Linette #74 2-6 6-4 6-3
Jennifer Brady #65
Daria Kasatkina #25 6-0 6-3
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #137
Simona Halep #1 7-6(5) 6-1
Destanee Aiava #193
Eugenie Bouchard #112 6-3 7-6(5)
Oceane Dodin #85
Lauren Davis #76 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1
Jana Cepelova #110
Andrea Petkovic #98 6-3 4-6 10-8
Petra Kvitova #28
Naomi Osaka #72 7-5 6-2
Kristina Kucova #250
Elena Vesnina #19 6-3 6-4
Ons Jabeur #95
Ashleigh Barty #17 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4
Aryna Sabalenka #66
Camila Giorgi #71 6-4 6-3
Anna Kalinskaya #160
Karolina Pliskova #6 6-3 6-4
Veronica Cepede Royg #80
Beatriz Haddad Maia #70 7-6(3) 6-4
Lizette Cabrera #161
Lucie Safarova #29 7-5 6-3
Ajla Tomljanovic #107
Sorana Cirstea #36 5-7 6-4 6-3
Zarina Diyas #60
Barbora Strycova #24 6-1 7-5
Kristie Ahn #105
Lara Arruabarrena #87 6-1 6-2
Richel Hogenkamp #108
Bernarda Pera #123 6-2 6-2
Anna Blinkova #138
Johanna Konta #10 6-3 6-1
Madison Brengle #90
Angelique Kerber #16 6-0 6-4
Anna-Lena Friedsam #388
Donna Vekic #52 7-5 6-3
Nao Hibino #96
Maria Sharapova #48 6-1 6-4
Tatjana Maria #47
Anastasija Sevastova #15 3-6 6-3 6-2
Varvara Lepchenko #64
Su-Wei Hsieh #88 0-6 6-0 8-6
Lin Zhu #114
Garbiñe Muguruza #3 6-4 6-3
Jessika Ponchet #256
Agnieszka Radwanska #35 2-6 6-3 6-2
Kristyna Pliskova #61
Lesia Tsurenko #43 3-6 6-3 6-4
Natalia Vikhlyantseva #63
Madison Keys #20 6-1 7-5
Qiang Wang #45
Ekaterina Alexandrova #92 7-6(2) 6-4
Polona Hercog #91
Ana Bogdan #104 6-3 6-2
Kristina Mladenovic #11
Yulia Putintseva #54 7-5 7-6(6)
Heather Watson #68
Caroline Garcia #8 7-5 6-3
Carina Witthoeft #50
Marketa Vondrousova #62 7-5 6-4
Kurumi Nara #101
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #56 6-3 6-2
Christina Mchale #73
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #30 7-6(6) 5-7 6-2
Shelby Rogers #67
Round of 64
Caroline Wozniacki #2 3-6 6-2 7-5
Jana Fett #119
Kiki Bertens #32 7-6(3) 6-0
Nicole Gibbs #113
Magdalena Rybarikova #21 6-4 0-6 6-2
Kirsten Flipkens #75
Kateryna Volodko #94 6-2 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18
Carla Suárez Navarro #39 6-4 2-6 6-2
Timea Babos #51
Kaia Kanepi #79 6-4 6-3
Monica Puig #58
Anett Kontaveit #33 6-3 4-6 6-3
Mona Barthel #53
Jelena Ostapenko #7 6-3 3-6 6-4
Yingying Duan #100
Elise Mertens #37 7-5 6-3
Daria Saville #23
Alizé Cornet #42 6-4 6-3
Julia Goerges #12
Petra Martic #81 6-4 7-6(3)
Irina-Camelia Begu #40
Luksika Kumkhum #124 6-1 6-3
Belinda Bencic #78
Elina Svitolina #4 4-6 6-2 6-1
Katerina Siniakova #59
Marta Kostyuk #521 6-3 7-5
Olivia Rogowska #168
Denisa Satralova #130 6-4 7-6(5)
Shuai Zhang #34
Magda Linette #74 7-6(4) 6-2
Daria Kasatkina #25
Simona Halep #1 6-2 6-2
Eugenie Bouchard #112
Lauren Davis #76 4-6 6-0 6-0
Andrea Petkovic #98
Naomi Osaka #72 7-6(4) 6-2
Elena Vesnina #19
Ashleigh Barty #17 5-7 6-4 6-1
Camila Giorgi #71
Karolina Pliskova #6 6-1 6-1
Beatriz Haddad Maia #70
Lucie Safarova #29 6-2 6-4
Sorana Cirstea #36
Barbora Strycova #24 6-3 6-4
Lara Arruabarrena #87
Bernarda Pera #123 6-4 7-5
Johanna Konta #10
Angelique Kerber #16 6-4 6-1
Donna Vekic #52
Maria Sharapova #48 6-1 7-6(4)
Anastasija Sevastova #15
Su-Wei Hsieh #88 7-6(1) 6-4
Garbiñe Muguruza #3
Agnieszka Radwanska #35 2-6 7-5 6-3
Lesia Tsurenko #43
Madison Keys #20 6-0 6-1
Ekaterina Alexandrova #92
Ana Bogdan #104 1-6 6-2 6-3
Yulia Putintseva #54
Caroline Garcia #8 6-7(3) 6-2 8-6
Marketa Vondrousova #62
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #56 6-3 6-1
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #30
Round of 32
Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-4 6-3
Kiki Bertens #32
Magdalena Rybarikova #21 7-5 3-6 6-1
Kateryna Volodko #94
Carla Suárez Navarro #39 3-6 6-1 6-3
Kaia Kanepi #79
Anett Kontaveit #33 6-3 1-6 6-3
Jelena Ostapenko #7
Elise Mertens #37 7-5 6-4
Alizé Cornet #42
Petra Martic #81 6-3 3-6 7-5
Luksika Kumkhum #124
Elina Svitolina #4 6-2 6-2
Marta Kostyuk #521
Denisa Satralova #130 6-1 6-4
Magda Linette #74
Simona Halep #1 4-6 6-4 15-13
Lauren Davis #76
Naomi Osaka #72 6-4 6-2
Ashleigh Barty #17
Karolina Pliskova #6 7-6(6) 7-5
Lucie Safarova #29
Barbora Strycova #24 6-2 6-2
Bernarda Pera #123
Angelique Kerber #16 6-1 6-3
Maria Sharapova #48
Su-Wei Hsieh #88 6-2 7-5
Agnieszka Radwanska #35
Madison Keys #20 6-3 6-4
Ana Bogdan #104
Caroline Garcia #8 6-3 5-7 6-2
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #56
Round of 16
Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-3 6-0
Magdalena Rybarikova #21
Carla Suárez Navarro #39 4-6 6-4 8-6
Anett Kontaveit #33
Elise Mertens #37 7-6(5) 7-5
Petra Martic #81
Elina Svitolina #4 6-3 6-0
Denisa Satralova #130
Simona Halep #1 6-3 6-2
Naomi Osaka #72
Karolina Pliskova #6 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
Barbora Strycova #24
Angelique Kerber #16 4-6 7-5 6-2
Su-Wei Hsieh #88
Madison Keys #20 6-3 6-2
Caroline Garcia #8
Quarterfinals
Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-0 6-7(3) 6-2
Carla Suárez Navarro #39
Elise Mertens #37 6-4 6-0
Elina Svitolina #4
Simona Halep #1 6-3 6-2
Karolina Pliskova #6
Angelique Kerber #16 6-1 6-2
Madison Keys #20
Semifinals
Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-3 7-6(2)
Elise Mertens #37
Simona Halep #1 6-3 4-6 9-7
Angelique Kerber #16
Final
Caroline Wozniacki #2 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4
Simona Halep #1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Australian Open held?
Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.
Who won the most recent Australian Open?
The 2026 Australian Open was won by Elena Rybakina 6-4 4-6 6-4.
Who has won the most Australian Open titles?
Serena Williams has won 7 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Australian Open played?
The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905. The first women's singles edition was held in 1922.
What surface is Australian Open played on?
Australian Open is played on hard courts.