2018 Taiwan Open
Tennis tournament
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The 2018 Taiwan Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Taipei, Taiwan. It was the third edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. Fourth-seeded Tímea Babos won the singles title.[1][2]
| 2018 Taiwan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 January – 4 February |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard (i) |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Venue | Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Tímea Babos | |
| Doubles | |
 Duan Yingying / Wang Yafan | |
Finals
Singles
Tímea Babos defeated 
Kateryna Kozlova, 7–5, 6–1- It was Babos' only singles title of the year and the third of her career.
Doubles
Duan Yingying / Wang Yafan defeated 
Nao Hibino / 
Oksana Kalashnikova, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event1 | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
1 Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHN |
Peng Shuai | 27 | 1 |
| CHN |
Zhang Shuai | 34 | 2 |
 AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 41 | 3 |
| HUN |
Tímea Babos | 51 | 4 |
 KAZ |
Yulia Putintseva | 54 | 5 |
| KAZ |
Zarina Diyas | 60 | 6 |
 POL |
Magda Linette | 74 | 7 |
 FRA |
Pauline Parmentier | 82 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 15, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Belinda Bencic → replaced by 
Kurumi Nara
Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by 
Wang Yafan
Daria Gavrilova → replaced by Zhu Lin- Elina Svitolina → replaced by Lu Jingjing
- Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by
Ana Bogdan 
Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Risa Ozaki
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN |
Tímea Babos |  TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | 24 | 1 |
| JPN |
Miyu Kato | JPN |
Makoto Ninomiya | 79 | 2 |
 UKR |
Lyudmyla Kichenok | UKR |
Nadiia Kichenok | 96 | 3 |
| AUS |
Monique Adamczak | AUS |
Storm Sanders | 121 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 15, 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: