2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open
The 2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 17 through September 22, 2018. Points and prize money Prize money 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team Singles main-draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Svetlana Kuznetsova Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu Vera Zvonareva The following players received entry using a protected ranking: Vania King Sabine Lisicki The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lizette Cabrera Guo Hanyu Ivana Jorović Deniz Khazaniuk Lu Jiajing Karman Thandi The following players received entry as a lucky loser: Zhu Lin Withdrawals Before the tournament Peng Shuai → replaced by Vania King Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Magdalena Fręch Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by Fiona Ferro Yanina Wickmayer → replaced by Viktorija Golubic Zhang Shuai → replaced by Zhu Lin During the tournament Jennifer Brady Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings