The 2018 Shenzhen Open (known as 2018 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 1 to 7 January 2018.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | |||
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Doubles | 1 |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | $163,260 | $81,251 | $43,663 | $13,121 | $7,238 | $4,698 | $2,720 | $1,588 | ||
Doubles * | $26,031 | $13,544 | $7,271 | $3,852 | $2,031 |
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
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Simona Halep | 1 | 1 | ||
Jeļena Ostapenko | 7 | 2 | ||
China | Zhang Shuai | 35 | 3 | |
Romania | Irina-Camelia Begu | 43 | 4 | |
China | Wang Qiang | 45 | 5 | |
Czech Republic | Kateřina Siniaková | 47 | 6 | |
Maria Sakkari | 51 | 7 | ||
Hungary | Tímea Babos | 55 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
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Czech Republic | Barbora Krejčíková | Czech Republic | Kateřina Siniaková | 67 | 1 | |
Romania | Raluca Olaru | Ukraine | Olga Savchuk | 69 | 2 | |
Czech Republic | Kristýna Plíšková | Czech Republic | Renata Voráčová | 106 | 3 | |
Russian Federation | Natela Dzalamidze | Xenia Knoll | 129 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2018 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles.
See main article: 2018 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles.