| 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 | |
The 2018 Taiwan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour.
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 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Women's doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
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 |
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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:
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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
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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
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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:
Champions
Singles
- Tímea Babos def. Kateryna Kozlova, 7–5, 6–1
Doubles
- Duan Yingying / Wang Yafan def. Nao Hibino /
Oksana Kalashnikova, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
See also
References
- General
- Specific
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