Defending champion:
Elina Svitolina (4) who defeated Simona Halep (1) 6-0 6-4
The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:
- Bianca Andreescu replaced by Johanna Konta
- Camila Giorgi replaced by Barbora Strycova
- Angie Kerber replaced by Alison Riske
- Maria Sharapova replaced by Viktoria Kuzmova
Donna Vekic withdrew after the main draw was published with a hip injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Amanda Anisimova
Naomi Osaka, world number 1, is top seed.
The other seeds are all in the top 18
The top 8 seeds have first round byes.
Early first round results
- Dominika Cibulkova defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-3
- Katerina Siniakova defeated Wang Qiang (15) 1-6 7-5 6-4
- Serena Williams (10) defeated qualifier Rebecca Peterson 6-4 6-2
- Johanna Konta defeated Alison Riske 6-4 6-1
- Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Zheng Saisai 6-3 6-4
- Ajla Tomljanovic defeated qualifier Tamara Zidansek 7-6(1) 6-4
- Viktoria Kuzmova defeated wildcard Sara Errani 6-1 6-0
- Yulia Putintseva defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-4 6-2
- Lucky loser Amanda Anisimova defeated wildcard Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3 6-3
- Wildcard Venus Williams defeated Elise Mertens 7-5 3-6 7-6(4)
- Madison Keys (13) defeated qualifier Polona Hercog 6-4 7-6(3)
- Anett Kontaveit (14) defeated qualifier Mona Barthel 4-6 6-4 6-4
- Wildcard Victoria Azarenka defeated Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-1
- Sofia Kenin defeated wildcard Jasmine Paolini 6-1 6-2
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