2018 Silicon Valley Classic – Singles

Singles
2018 Silicon Valley Classic
Champion	Mihaela Buzărnescu
Runner-up	Maria Sakkari
Score	6–1, 6–0
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 Silicon Valley Classic

Madison Keys was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a wrist injury.

Mihaela Buzărnescu won her first WTA Tour singles title, defeating Maria Sakkari in the final, 6–1, 6–0.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Garbiñe Muguruza (withdrew)
2. Madison Keys (withdrew)
3. Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
4. Elise Mertens (semifinals)
5. Mihaela Buzărnescu (champion)
6. Serena Williams (first round)
7. Zhang Shuai (first round)
8. Tímea Babos (second round)

Note: Aryna Sabalenka, who would have been placed in the entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of June 18, 2018 and seeded 7th, entered late and played the qualifying tournament. But she was eliminated in qualifying matches.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Danielle Collins	6	5	2
		Maria Sakkari	3	7	6
									Maria Sakkari	1	0
								5	Mihaela Buzărnescu	6	6
	4	Elise Mertens	6	3	1
	5	Mihaela Buzărnescu	4	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								LL	A Blinkova	1	0
		V Azarenka	6	67	7				V Azarenka	6	6
		K Bondarenko	3	79	5											V Azarenka	77	0r
		D Collins	77	6												D Collins	64	3
	Q	D Lao	62	3					D Collins	6	3	6
		V Lapko	77	6					V Lapko	1	6	1
	7	S Zhang	62	0																			D Collins	6	5	2
																							M Sakkari	3	7	6
								3/WC	V Williams	6	4	6
		H Watson	6	3	6				H Watson	4	6	0
	WC	C Liu	4	6	4										3/WC	V Williams	4	62
		M Sakkari	6	6												M Sakkari	6	77
		C McHale	2	2					M Sakkari	6	6
		K Mladenovic	4	2				8	T Babos	0	1
	8	T Babos	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6/PR	S Williams	1	0
		J Konta	6	6					J Konta	6	6
		S Kenin	6	6					S Kenin	1	4
	Q	V Cepede Royg	4	4												J Konta	64	3
	WC	A Kratzer	6	4	7										4	E Mertens	77	6
		A Riske	4	6	5			WC	A Kratzer	2	0
								4	E Mertens	6	6
																						4	E Mertens	6	3	1
	5	M Buzărnescu	6	4	6																	5	M Buzărnescu	4	6	6
		S Vickery	3	6	3			5	M Buzărnescu	7	2	6
		Q Wang	2	5				Q	A Anisimova	5	6	1
	Q	A Anisimova	6	7											5	M Buzărnescu	6	7
		A Tomljanović	6	6												A Tomljanović	1	5
	Q	G García Pérez	4	1					A Tomljanović	6	3	6
								LL	M Fręch	4	6	3

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Aryna Sabalenka (first round)
2. Anna Blinkova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Nicole Gibbs (first round)
4. Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Verónica Cepede Royg (qualified)
6. Irina Falconi (qualifying competition)
7. Georgina García Pérez (qualified)
8. Amanda Anisimova (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Georgina García Pérez
2. Amanda Anisimova
3. Danielle Lao
4. Verónica Cepede Royg

Lucky losers

1. Anna Blinkova
2. Magdalena Fręch

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Aryna Sabalenka	6	5	4
		Maria Sanchez	2	7	6
									Maria Sanchez	64	63
								7	Georgina García Pérez	77	77
		Miyu Kato	4	2
	7	Georgina García Pérez	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anna Blinkova	6	6
	WC	Sybille Gauvain	0	3
								2	Anna Blinkova	7	3	65
								8	Amanda Anisimova	5	6	77
		Priscilla Hon	1	3
	8	Amanda Anisimova	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Nicole Gibbs	6	2	2
		Danielle Lao	3	6	6
									Danielle Lao	6	6
								6	Irina Falconi	1	3
		Jacqueline Cako	2	5
	6	Irina Falconi	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Magdalena Fręch	6	3	6
	WC	Emiliana Arango	3	6	1
								4	Magdalena Fręch	4	6	4
								5	Verónica Cepede Royg	6	4	6
		Valeria Savinykh	3	6	4
	5	Verónica Cepede Royg	6	4	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw