2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open

The 2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 17 through September 22, 2018.

Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
 * per team

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Xinyu
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Xiyu
 * 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
 * 🇺🇸 Vania King
 * 🇩🇪 Sabine Lisicki

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Lizette Cabrera
 * 🇨🇳 Guo Hanyu
 * 🇷🇸 Ivana Jorović
 * 🇮🇱 Deniz Khazaniuk
 * 🇨🇳 Lu Jiajing
 * 🇮🇳 Karman Thandi

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:
 * 🇨🇳 Zhu Lin

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai → replaced by 🇺🇸 Vania King
 * 🇸🇪 Rebecca Peterson → replaced by 🇵🇱 Magdalena Fręch
 * 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by 🇫🇷 Fiona Ferro
 * 🇧🇪 Yanina Wickmayer → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai → replaced by 🇨🇳 Zhu Lin
 * During the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Jennifer Brady

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018

Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇭🇰 Ng Kwan-yau / 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai

Singles

 * 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang def. 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles

 * 🇦🇺 Monique Adamczak / 🇦🇺 Jessica Moore def. 🇲🇪 Danka Kovinić / 🇧🇾 Vera Lapko,  4–6, 7–5, [10–4]