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

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

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	7																			D Cibulková	6	6
		N Vikhlyantseva	5	6				22	J Konta	3	4
		A Cornet	6	1					D Cibulková	6	6
		D Cibulková	7	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	7
	WC	K Dunne	3	6				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	6	7	6			Q	V Diatchenko	6	6
	24	M Sharapova	7	6	4																	12	J Ostapenko	7	6
	26	D Gavrilova	6	6																			A Sasnovich	6	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	6	6										28	A Kontaveit	2	3
		K Kozlova	2	7	2				J Brady	2	6
		D Allertová	2	2				28	A Kontaveit	6	7
	28	A Kontaveit	6	6																			A Van Uytvanck	7	3	2
	17	A Barty	7	6																		14	D Kasatkina	6	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	7	3			Q	C Liu	6	2	4
	Q	C Liu	6	6	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	7
	27	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																			B Bencic	3	6
		C Witthöft	2	4				27	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	Q	S Sorribes Tormo	7	6				Q	S Sorribes Tormo	4	1
		K Kanepi	6	1											27	C Suárez Navarro	1	6
		A Riske	6	6												B Bencic	6	7
	LL	M Duque Mariño	1	1					A Riske	6	6	2
		B Bencic	7	6					B Bencic	1	7	6
	6	C Garcia	6	3

Bottom half

Section 5

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

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	J Görges	6	7
		M Puig	4	6				13	J Görges	6	3	6
		V Lapko	5	7	7				V Lapko	2	6	2
		C McHale	7	5	5										13	J Görges	7	3	10
		L Tsurenko	7	6											23	B Strýcová	6	6	8
		T Babos	5	2					L Tsurenko	1	4
		S Kuznetsova	6	5				23	B Strýcová	6	6
	23	B Strýcová	7	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	6	1
		V Kužmová	6	6												D Vekić	7	6
		R Peterson	7	7					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	6	6	1
		T Maria	7	4	6				T Maria	2	2
		AK Schmiedlová	7	2	2				K Mladenovic	6	6
		K Mladenovic	5	6	6											K Mladenovic	5	6
	WC	T Smitková	6	1											25/PR	S Williams	7	7
	Q	V Tomova	7	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	7	3	6
		K Siniaková	6	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	6	2
		A Krunić	6	3	3											C Giorgi	3	7	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	6	6	3											E Makarova	4	6	6
		E Makarova	7	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

References

1. "Kerber claims third major crown, shocks Serena at Wimbledon". wtatennis.com. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
2. "Angelique Kerber powers past Serena Williams to claim first Wimbledon title". Guardian. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
3. "Wimbledon 2018: Champion Garbine Muguruza beaten by Alison van Uytvanck". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
4. "Wimbledon Draw Insider Analysis: Serena emerges as big winner". WTA Tennis. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
5. Simon Cambers (7 July 2018). "Federer and Serena Williams remain but exodus of seeds raises questions". The Observer. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
6. Sonia Oxley (7 July 2018). "Wimbledon 2018: Why are so many seeds out already?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

External links

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

• 2018 Wimbledon Championships
• Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles