2018 Wuhan Open

The 2018 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2018 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 23–29, 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of September 17, 2018

Other entrants
The following players received wild card s into the singles main draw:
 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka
 * 🇺🇸 Bernarda Pera
 * 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang
 * 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 * Viktorija Golubic
 * 🇺🇸 Sofia Kenin
 * 🇸🇪 Rebecca Peterson
 * Monica Puig
 * 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková
 * 🇪🇸 Sara Sorribes Tormo
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Xiyu
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Yafan

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇨🇿 Markéta Vondroušová
 * Polona Hercog
 * 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu

Withdrawals

 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka → replaced by 🇨🇿 Markéta Vondroušová
 * 🇷🇴 Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens
 * 🇪🇪 Kaia Kanepi → replaced by 🇷🇸 Aleksandra Krunić
 * 🇯🇵 Naomi Osaka → replaced by   Polona Hercog
 * 🇸🇰 Magdaléna Rybáriková → replaced by  🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu

Retirements

 * 🇭🇺 Tímea Babos
 * 🇺🇸 Madison Keys
 * 🇺🇸 CoCo Vandeweghe
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of September 17, 2018

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Duan Yingying / 🇨🇳 Wang Yafan
 * 🇨🇳 Jiang Xinyu / 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang

Withdrawals

 * During the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Vania King

Retirements

 * 🇺🇸 CoCo Vandeweghe

Singles

 * 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka def. 🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

 * 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs def. 🇨🇿 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / 🇨🇿 Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–3