The 2018 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2018 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 23–29, 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Rankings are as of September 17, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw: Victoria Azarenka Bernarda Pera Samantha Stosur Wang Qiang Zheng Saisai
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Viktorija Golubic Sofia Kenin Rebecca Peterson Monica Puig Kateřina Siniaková Sara Sorribes Tormo Wang Xiyu Wang Yafan
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Markéta Vondroušová Polona Hercog Monica Niculescu
Withdrawals
Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Markéta Vondroušová
Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić
Naomi Osaka → replaced by Polona Hercog
Magdaléna Rybáriková → replaced by Monica Niculescu
Retirements
Tímea Babos
Madison Keys
CoCo Vandeweghe
Wang Qiang
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Rankings are as of September 17, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Duan Yingying / Wang Yafan Jiang Xinyu / Wang Qiang
Withdrawals
During the tournament
Vania King
Retirements
CoCo Vandeweghe
Champions
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka def. Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles
Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs def. Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–3