2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon title and third major singles title overall. She became the first German to win the title since Steffi Graf in 1996. She lost only one set during the tournament, to Claire Liu in the second round. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, and to become the first mother to win a major singles title since Kim Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open.

Women's singles
2018 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Angelique Kerber
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships

Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck.

Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and Sloane Stephens were in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking. Despite losing in the third round, Halep retained the No. 1 ranking after Wozniacki and Stephens lost in the second and first rounds, respectively.

With each of the top ten seeds losing before the quarterfinals, it was the worst overall Wimbledon performance of the top ten women's seeds in the Open Era. This was also the first time in the Open Era that none of the top four women's singles seeds reached the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Seeds

01.   Simona Halep (third round)

02.   Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

03.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

04.   Sloane Stephens (first round)

05.   Elina Svitolina (first round)

06.   Caroline Garcia (first round)

07.   Karolína Plíšková (fourth round)

08.   Petra Kvitová (first round)

09.   Venus Williams (third round)

10.   Madison Keys (third round)

11.   Angelique Kerber (champion)

12.   Jeļena Ostapenko (semifinals)

13.   Julia Görges (semifinals)

14.   Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)

15.   Elise Mertens (third round)

16.   CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)

17.   Ashleigh Barty (third round)

18.   Naomi Osaka (third round)

19.   Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)

20.   Kiki Bertens (quarterfinals)

21.   Anastasija Sevastova (first round)

22.   Johanna Konta (second round)

23.   Barbora Strýcová (third round)

24.   Maria Sharapova (first round)

25.   Serena Williams (final)

26.   Daria Gavrilova (third round)

27.   Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)

28.   Anett Kontaveit (third round)

29.   Mihaela Buzărnescu (third round)

30.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

31.   Zhang Shuai (first round)

32.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Dominika Cibulková	5	4
	12	Jeļena Ostapenko	7	6
								12	Jeļena Ostapenko	3	3
								11	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	14	Daria Kasatkina	3	5
	11	Angelique Kerber	6	7
															11	Angelique Kerber	6	6
															25/PR	Serena Williams	3	3
	20	Kiki Bertens	6	5	1
	13	Julia Görges	3	7	6
								13	Julia Görges	2	4
								25/PR	Serena Williams	6	6
	25/PR	Serena Williams	3	6	6
		Camila Giorgi	6	3	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Halep	6	6
		K Nara	2	4				1	S Halep	7	6
	PR	S Zheng	6	4	6			PR	S Zheng	5	0
		Q Wang	3	6	1										1	S Halep	6	4	5
		A Bogdan	1	6	6											S-w Hsieh	3	6	7
		L Arruabarrena	6	3	8				L Arruabarrena	3	3
		S-w Hsieh	6	4	6				S-w Hsieh	6	6
	30	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	3																		S-w Hsieh	4	1
	22	J Konta	7	79																			D Cibulková	6	6
		N Vikhlyantseva	5	67				22	J Konta	3	4
		A Cornet	63	1					D Cibulková	6	6
		D Cibulková	77	6												D Cibulková	6	6
		M Vondroušová	1	2											15	E Mertens	2	2
		S Vickery	6	6					S Vickery	1	3
		D Collins	3	2				15	E Mertens	6	6
	15	E Mertens	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	J Ostapenko	6	77
	WC	K Dunne	3	65				12	J Ostapenko	6	6
		H Watson	4	5					K Flipkens	1	3
		K Flipkens	6	7											12	J Ostapenko	6	6
		S Kenin	6	1	6										Q	V Diatchenko	0	4
		M Sakkari	4	6	1				S Kenin	4	1
	Q	V Diatchenko	63	77	6			Q	V Diatchenko	6	6
	24	M Sharapova	77	63	4																	12	J Ostapenko	77	6
	26	D Gavrilova	6	6																			A Sasnovich	64	0
	LL	C Dolehide	2	3				26	D Gavrilova	6	6
		S Peng	4	5					S Stosur	4	1
		S Stosur	6	7											26	D Gavrilova	3	1
		P Parmentier	2	4												A Sasnovich	6	6
		T Townsend	6	6					T Townsend	0	4
		A Sasnovich	6	4	6				A Sasnovich	6	6
	8	P Kvitová	4	6	0

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	G Muguruza	6	7
	WC	N Broady	2	5				3	G Muguruza	7	2	1
		A Van Uytvanck	6	6					A Van Uytvanck	5	6	6
		P Hercog	2	2												A Van Uytvanck	6	6
		J Brady	6	64	6										28	A Kontaveit	2	3
		K Kozlova	2	77	2				J Brady	2	64
		D Allertová	2	2				28	A Kontaveit	6	77
	28	A Kontaveit	6	6																			A Van Uytvanck	78	3	2
	17	A Barty	7	6																		14	D Kasatkina	66	6	6
		S Vögele	5	3				17	A Barty	6	7
	WC	G Taylor	0	6	3			Q	E Bouchard	4	5
	Q	E Bouchard	6	4	6										17	A Barty	5	3
		M Linette	3	6	8										14	D Kasatkina	7	6
		Y Putintseva	6	3	10				Y Putintseva	2	3
		J Fett	2	5				14	D Kasatkina	6	6
	14	D Kasatkina	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	A Kerber	7	6
	Q	V Zvonareva	5	3				11	A Kerber	3	6	6
		A Konjuh	2	77	3			Q	C Liu	6	2	4
	Q	C Liu	6	62	6										11	A Kerber	6	6
	WC	K Boulter	6	5	6										18	N Osaka	2	4
		V Cepede Royg	4	7	4			WC	K Boulter	3	4
		M Niculescu	4	1				18	N Osaka	6	6
	18	N Osaka	6	6																		11	A Kerber	6	77
	27	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																			B Bencic	3	65
		C Witthöft	2	4				27	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	Q	S Sorribes Tormo	77	6				Q	S Sorribes Tormo	4	1
		K Kanepi	65	1											27	C Suárez Navarro	1	63
		A Riske	6	6												B Bencic	6	77
	LL	M Duque Mariño	1	1					A Riske	6	610	2
		B Bencic	77	6					B Bencic	1	712	6
	6	C Garcia	62	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	Ka Plíšková	77	2	6
	WC	H Dart	62	6	1			7	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		E Alexandrova	64	3					V Azarenka	3	3
		V Azarenka	77	6											7	Ka Plíšková	3	77	6
		I-C Begu	2	2											29	M Buzărnescu	6	63	1
	WC	K Swan	6	6				WC	K Swan	0	3
		A Sabalenka	77	1	4			29	M Buzărnescu	6	6
	29	M Buzărnescu	63	6	6																	7	Ka Plíšková	3	61
	20	K Bertens	6	6																		20	K Bertens	6	77
	Q	B Štefková	3	2				20	K Bertens	6	6
		Y Wang	77	4	4				A Blinkova	4	0
		A Blinkova	64	6	6										20	K Bertens	6	65	8
	Q	A Dulgheru	6	1	6										9	V Williams	2	77	6
		Kr Plíšková	4	6	2			Q	A Dulgheru	6	0	1
		J Larsson	77	2	1			9	V Williams	4	6	6
	9	V Williams	63	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	J Görges	6	79
		M Puig	4	67				13	J Görges	6	3	6
		V Lapko	5	7	7				V Lapko	2	6	2
		C McHale	7	5	5										13	J Görges	77	3	10
		L Tsurenko	7	6											23	B Strýcová	63	6	8
		T Babos	5	2					L Tsurenko	1	4
		S Kuznetsova	66	5				23	B Strýcová	6	6
	23	B Strýcová	78	7																		13	J Görges	6	6
	31	S Zhang	4	6	2																		D Vekić	3	2
		A Petkovic	6	4	6				A Petkovic	4	3
	Q	M Barthel	5	4					Y Wickmayer	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	7	6												Y Wickmayer	62	1
		V Kužmová	63	69												D Vekić	77	6
		R Peterson	77	711					R Peterson	5	4
		D Vekić	6	6					D Vekić	7	6
	4	S Stephens	1	3

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	E Svitolina	63	6	1
		T Maria	77	4	6				T Maria	2	2
		AK Schmiedlová	7	2	2				K Mladenovic	6	6
		K Mladenovic	5	6	6											K Mladenovic	5	62
	WC	T Smitková	63	1											25/PR	S Williams	7	77
	Q	V Tomova	77	6				Q	V Tomova	1	4
		A Rus	5	3				25/PR	S Williams	6	6
	25/PR	S Williams	7	6																		25/PR	S Williams	6	6
	19	M Rybáriková	5	3																		Q	E Rodina	2	2
		S Cîrstea	7	6					S Cîrstea	6	3	3
	Q	E Rodina	3	7	6			Q	E Rodina	1	6	6
	Q	A Lottner	6	5	4										Q	E Rodina	7	5	6
		L Kumkhum	4	6	6										10	M Keys	5	7	4
		B Pera	6	2	3				L Kumkhum	4	3
		A Tomljanović	4	2				10	M Keys	6	6
	10	M Keys	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	C Vandeweghe	77	3	6
		K Siniaková	63	6	8				K Siniaková	5	6	9
		V Golubic	6	3	3			WC	O Jabeur	7	4	7
	WC	O Jabeur	2	6	6											K Siniaková	6	66	2
		A Krunić	6	3	3											C Giorgi	3	78	6
		M Brengle	2	6	6				M Brengle	4	4
		C Giorgi	6	2	6				C Giorgi	6	6
	21	A Sevastova	1	6	4																		C Giorgi	6	6
	32	A Radwańska	6	4	7																		E Makarova	3	4
	Q	E-G Ruse	3	6	5			32	A Radwańska	5	4
		K Bondarenko	4	4					L Šafářová	7	6
		L Šafářová	6	6												L Šafářová	6	4	1
		P Martić	60	6	3											E Makarova	4	6	6
		E Makarova	77	2	6				E Makarova	6	1	7
		V Lepchenko	0	3				2	C Wozniacki	4	6	5
	2	C Wozniacki	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Kerber	S. Williams
1st serve %	33/50 (66%)	38/51 (75%)
1st serve points won	23 of 33 = 70%	24 of 38 = 63%
2nd serve points won	10 of 17 = 59%	4 of 13 = 31%
Total service points won	33 of 50 = 66.00%	28 of 51 = 54.90%
Aces	1	4
Double faults	1	2
Winners	11	23
Unforced errors	5	24
Net points won	2 of 6 = 33%	12 of 24 = 50%
Break points converted	4 of 7 = 57%	1 of 1 = 100%
Return points won	23 of 51 = 45%	17 of 50 = 34%
Total points won	56	45
Source

External links

• Women's Singles draw
• 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation