2018 Taiwan Open
 | This article needs to be updated. (January 2018) |
| 2018 Taiwan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 January – 4 February |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Venue | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Elina Svitolina | |
| Doubles | |
 Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan | |
The 2018 Taiwan Open is an upcoming women's tennis tournament to be played on indoor hard courts. It will be 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 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 4 | 1 |
 AUS
|
Daria Gavrilova | 23 | 2 |
 CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 27 | 3 |
| CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 34 | 4 |
| AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 41 | 5 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | 51 | 6 |
 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 54 | 7 |
| KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 60 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 15, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Belinda Bencic → replaced by 
Kurumi Nara
Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by 
Polona Hercog- Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by
Ana Bogdan 
Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei
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
Doubles
References
- General
- Specific