Coco Gauff defeated Karolína Muchová in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 China Open.

Gauff became the second American woman to win the China Open, after Serena Williams, and the youngest women's singles champion at the tournament since Caroline Wozniacki in 2010.

49, Muchová was the lowest ranked woman to reach the final since the tournament's inception in 2004.

[7] Zhang's second round win against Emma Navarro also saw her become the lowest ranked player (at No.

[10] Under the 2024 WTA Rulebook, points from six of the seven combined/virtually combined ATP/WTA 1000 tournaments (which include Beijing) are required to be counted in a player's ranking.