2018 US Open – 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
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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. Osaka became the first Japanese to win a major singles title.^[1][2] With the win, she 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).

Kathinka von Diechmann became the first player from Liechtenstein to qualify for the main draw of a major for the first time.

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. This also marked the first main-draw US Open appearance for future two-time champion Aryna Sabalenka, who reached the fourth round and was the only player in the tournament to win a set against Osaka.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

	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

	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

	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

	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	2r			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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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

• Women's Singles main draw
• 2018 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation