Women's singles
2018 Sydney International
Champion	Angelique Kerber
Runner-up	Ashleigh Barty
Final score	6-4, 6-4
Details
Draw	30 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Johanna Konta was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Agnieszka Radwa?ska in a rematch of the previous year's final.

Angelique Kerber won the title, defeating Ashleigh Barty in the final, 6-4, 6-4. Kerber won the title despite being two match points down in the second set in her first-round match against Lucie ?afá?ová.

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Daria Gavrilova	6	4	2
		Ashleigh Barty	3	6	6
									Ashleigh Barty	4	4
									Angelique Kerber	6	6
	Q	Camila Giorgi	2	3
		Angelique Kerber	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1/WC	G Muguruza	6	78
	Q	K Ahn	2	4					K Bertens	3	66
		K Bertens	6	6											1/WC	G Muguruza
		D Gavrilova	6	1	7											D Gavrilova	w/o
	WC	O Rogowska	4	6	5				D Gavrilova	6	6
	WC	S Stosur	4	7	6			WC	S Stosur	4	2
	LL	C Witthöft	6	5	3																		D Gavrilova	6	4	2
	3	J Ostapenko	63	1																			A Barty	3	6	6
		E Makarova	77	6					E Makarova	4	1
		D Kasatkina	5	6	4				B Strýcová	6	6
		B Strýcová	7	1	6											B Strýcová	3	2
		A Barty	6	6												A Barty	6	6
	Q	V Cepede Royg	3	4					A Barty	77	6
	WC	E Perez	6	4				WC	E Perez	64	1
	5	K Mladenovic	4	2r

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S Stephens	3	0
	Q	C Giorgi	6	6				Q	C Giorgi	79	6
		M Lu?i?-Baroni	1	0r					P Kvitová	67	2
		P Kvitová	6	0											Q	C Giorgi	6	6
	Q	C Bellis	77	6												A Radwa?ska	1	2
		M Rybáriková	62	0				Q	C Bellis	64	0
		A Radwa?ska	6	7					A Radwa?ska	77	6
	4	J Konta	3	5																		Q	C Giorgi	2	3
	8	A Sevastova	3	1																			A Kerber	6	6
		D Cibulková	6	6					D Cibulková	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	6					E Vesnina	4	4
	LL	L Arruabarrena	2	2												D Cibulková	3	1
		L ?afá?ová	77	68	2											A Kerber	6	6
		A Kerber	63	710	6				A Kerber	5	6	6
								2	V Williams	7	3	1

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Abigail Spears	2	6	3
		Gabriela Dabrowski	6	3	6
									Gabriela Dabrowski	2	7	4
									Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	5	6
		Alicja Rosolska	0	0
		Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	6
																Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	3	1
															8	Catherine Bellis	3	6	6
		Kristína Ku?ová	6	6
		Yang Zhaoxuan	1	2
									Kristína Ku?ová	5	2
								8	Catherine Bellis	7	6
		Jennifer Brady	62	5
	8	Catherine Bellis	77	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anett Kontaveit	5	6	0r
		Shuko Aoyama	7	4	3
									Shuko Aoyama	2	65
									Camila Giorgi	6	77
		Camila Giorgi	7	6
	WC	Olivia Tjandramulia	5	2
																Camila Giorgi	6	6
															5	Carina Witthöft	4	1
	WC	Belinda Woolcock	5	7	6
		Xu Yifan	7	5	3
								WC	Belinda Woolcock	1	4
								5	Carina Witthöft	6	6
		Anastasia Rodionova	1	4
	5	Carina Witthöft	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Carla Suárez Navarro	1	4
		Kristie Ahn	6	6
									Kristie Ahn	6	6
									Johanna Larsson	1	2
	WC	Tammi Patterson	3	62
		Johanna Larsson	6	77
																Kristie Ahn	6	6
															7	Monica Puig	4	1
		Duan Yingying	6	6
		Isabelle Wallace	2	2
									Duan Yingying	6	4	5
								7	Monica Puig	3	6	7
		Alizé Lim	2	2
	7	Monica Puig	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lauren Davis	4	4
		Lara Arruabarrena	6	6
									Lara Arruabarrena	6	6
								WC	Sara Tomic	2	3
	WC	Sara Tomic	2	7	6
		Ons Jabeur	6	5	4
																Lara Arruabarrena	4	1
																Verónica Cepede Royg	6	6
		Kateryna Bondarenko	64	78	0
		Christina McHale	77	66	0r
									Kateryna Bondarenko	6	3	64
									Verónica Cepede Royg	2	6	77
		Verónica Cepede Royg	6	3	6
	6	Maria Sakkari	4	6	3

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw