2018 Australian Open – Women's Singles
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Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep in the final, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. Wozniacki was the first Danish player to win a Grand Slam singles title.[1]
Wozniacki also regained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2012.[2] Both finalists saved match points earlier in the tournament: Halep saved three match points against Lauren Davis in the third round and two match points against Angelique Kerber in the semifinals, while Wozniacki saved two match points against Jana Fett in the second round. Halep lost in a Grand Slam final for the third time, though she would eventually win the French Open months later.[3]
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, stating that she was not fully fit after giving birth to her daughter in September 2017.
In addition to Wozniacki and Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza, Elina Svitolina, Karolína Plíšková and Jeļena Ostapenko were also in contention for the no. 1 singles ranking at the start of the tournament.[4]
The third round match between Halep and Davis lasted 48 games, tying Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario's 1996 quarterfinal match for the Australian Open's record for most games played in a women's match.[5]
At 15 years and 6 months old, Marta Kostyuk became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the Australian Open since Martina Hingis in 1996 and the youngest to reach the third round at any Grand Slam event since Mirjana Lučić-Baroni at the 1997 US Open.[6] Kostyuk was the youngest player to qualify for a Grand Slam main draw since Sesil Karatantcheva at the 2005 Australian Open.[7]
Seeds
[edit]Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEN|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias DENの旗]] Caroline Wozniacki (Champion) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias ESP|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias ESPの旗]] Garbiñe Muguruza (Second round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias UKR|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias UKRの旗]] Elina Svitolina (Quarterfinals) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias USA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias USAの旗]] Venus Williams (First round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias CZE|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias CZEの旗]] Karolína Plíšková (Quarterfinals) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias LAT|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias LATの旗]] Jeļena Ostapenko (Third round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias FRA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias FRAの旗]] Caroline Garcia (Fourth round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias GBRの旗]] Johanna Konta (Second round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias USA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias USAの旗]] CoCo Vandeweghe (First round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias FRA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias FRAの旗]] Kristina Mladenovic (First round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GER|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias GERの旗]] Julia Görges (Second round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias USA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias USAの旗]] Sloane Stephens (First round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias LAT|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias LATの旗]] Anastasija Sevastova (Second round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias RUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias RUSの旗]] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias RUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias RUSの旗]] Elena Vesnina (Second round)
Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias USA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias USAの旗]] Madison Keys (Quarterfinals) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias AUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias AUSの旗]] Ashleigh Barty (Third round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias SVK|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias SVKの旗]] Magdaléna Rybáriková (Fourth round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias CZE|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias CZEの旗]] Barbora Strýcová (Fourth round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GER|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias GERの旗]] Angelique Kerber (Semifinals) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias RUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias RUSの旗]] Daria Kasatkina (Second round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias AUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias AUSの旗]] Daria Gavrilova (Second round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias SVK|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias SVKの旗]] Dominika Cibulková (First round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias CHN|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias CHNの旗]] Peng Shuai (First round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias POL|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias POLの旗]] Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias CZE|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias CZEの旗]] Petra Kvitová (First round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias CRO|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias CROの旗]] Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (Second round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias CZE|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias CZEの旗]] Lucie Šafářová (Third round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias NED|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias NEDの旗]] Kiki Bertens (Third round) Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias RUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias RUSの旗]] Ekaterina Makarova (First round)
Template:Seeds [[Image:Template:Country flag alias EST|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias ESTの旗]] Anett Kontaveit (Fourth round)Qualifying
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Bottom half
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Championship match statistics
[edit]| Category | [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEN|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias DENの旗]] Wozniacki | [[Image:Template:Country flag alias ROU|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias ROUの旗]] Halep |
|---|---|---|
| 1st serve % | 59/102 (58%) | 71/116 (61%) |
| 1st serve points won | 39 of 59 = 66% | 46 of 71 = 65% |
| 2nd serve points won | 22 of 43 = 51% | 21 of 45 = 47% |
| Total service points won | 61 of 102 = 59.80% | 67 of 116 = 57.76% |
| Aces | 2 | 6 |
| Double faults | 6 | 1 |
| Winners | 25 | 40 |
| Unforced errors | 28 | 47 |
| Net points won | 11 of 17 = 65% | 11 of 12 = 92% |
| Break points converted | 5 of 14 = 36% | 5 of 12 = 42% |
| Return points won | 49 of 116 = 42% | 41 of 102 = 40% |
| Total points won | 110 | 108 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open title after epic battle with Halep". Guardian. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Piers Newberry (27 January 2018). "Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.
- ^ Simon Cambers (25 January 2018). "Simona Halep to meet Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open final". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Courtney Nguyen (11 January 2018). "No.1 Chase: The Fab Five hunting Halep in Melbourne". WTA Insider.
- ^ "Australian Open: Simona Halep beats Lauren Davis in a record-equalling three-set epic". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Australian Open 2018: Marta Kostyuk, 15, reaches third round in Melbourne". BBC. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Alex MacPherson (15 January 2018). "15-year-old Kostyuk ousts Peng in Slam debut". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]| Preceded by 2017 US Open – Women's Singles |
Grand Slam women's singles | Succeeded by 2018 French Open – Women's Singles |
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