2018 Silicon Valley Classic – Singles

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Singles
2018 Silicon Valley Classic
Final
Champion Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Runner-up Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
Score6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Silicon Valley Classic ·  2019  

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

Contents

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. Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza (withdrew)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys (withdrew)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu (champion)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (first round)
  7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai (first round)
  8. Flag of Hungary.svg 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

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Collins 65 2
  Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 3 76
  Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 1 0
5 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu 66
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 63 1
5 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu 4 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova 1 0
  Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 6677  Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66
  Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 3 795   Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 770r
  Flag of the United States.svg D Collins 776  Flag of the United States.svg D Collins 643
Q Flag of the United States.svg D Lao 623   Flag of the United States.svg D Collins 63 6
  Flag of Belarus.svg V Lapko 776  Flag of Belarus.svg V Lapko 1 61
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 620   Flag of the United States.svg D Collins 65 2
  Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 3 76
3/WC Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 64 6
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Watson 63 6  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Watson 4 60
WC Flag of the United States.svg C Liu 4 64 3/WC Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 4 62
  Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 66  Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 677
  Flag of the United States.svg C McHale 2 2   Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 66
Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 4 2 8 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 0 1
8 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6/PR Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 1 0
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 66  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 66
  Flag of the United States.svg S Kenin 66  Flag of the United States.svg S Kenin 1 4
Q Flag of Paraguay.svg V Cepede Royg 4 4   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 643
WC Flag of the United States.svg A Kratzer 64 74 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 776
  Flag of the United States.svg A Riske 4 65 WC Flag of the United States.svg A Kratzer 2 0
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 66
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 63 1
5 Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 64 65 Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 4 66
  Flag of the United States.svg S Vickery 3 63 5 Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 72 6
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 2 5 Q Flag of the United States.svg A Anisimova 5 61
Q Flag of the United States.svg A Anisimova 675 Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 67
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 66  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 1 5
Q Flag of Spain.svg G García Pérez 4 1   Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 63 6
LL Flag of Poland.svg M Fręch 4 63

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka (first round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs (first round)
  4. Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg (qualified)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez (qualified)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka 65 4
  Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez 2 76
  Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez 6463
7 Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez 7777
  Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato 4 2
7 Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova 66
WC Flag of France.svg Sybille Gauvain 0 3
2 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova 73 65
8 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova 5 677
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon 1 3
8 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs 62 2
  Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Lao 3 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Lao 66
6 Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi 1 3
  Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Cako 2 5
6 Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi 67

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch 63 6
WC Flag of Colombia.svg Emiliana Arango 3 61
4 Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch 4 64
5 Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg 64 6
  Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh 3 64
5 Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg 64 6

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