Details | |
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Duration | 30 December 2017 – 11 November 2018 |
Edition | 48th |
Tournaments | 58 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (31) WTA Elite Trophy |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Petra Kvitová (5) |
Most tournament finals | Simona Halep (6) |
Prize money leader | Simona Halep ($7,409,564) |
Points leader | Simona Halep (6,921) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Simona Halep |
Doubles team of the year |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
Most improved player of the year | Kiki Bertens |
Newcomer of the year | Aryna Sabalenka |
Comeback player of the year | Serena Williams |
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The 2018 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF); the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier); the WTA International tournaments; the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2018 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points. [1]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Mar 12 Mar |
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $8,648,508 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Naomi Osaka 6–3, 6–2 |
Daria Kasatkina |
Simona Halep Venus Williams |
Petra Martić Karolína Plíšková Carla Suárez Navarro Angelique Kerber |
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–4 |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | ||||
19 Mar 26 Mar |
Miami Open Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $8,648,508 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Sloane Stephens 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Victoria Azarenka Danielle Collins |
Karolína Plíšková Angelique Kerber Elina Svitolina Venus Williams |
Ashleigh Barty CoCo Vandeweghe 6–2, 6–1 |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Nov |
Fed Cup Final Prague, Czech Republic – Hard (i) |
Czech Republic 3–0 |
United States |
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2018 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by:
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Total | Player | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
7 | Demi Schuurs ( NED) | ● ● ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 | Elise Mertens ( BEL) | ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 | Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) | ● | ● | ● | ● ● | ● | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | Petra Kvitová ( CZE) | ● | ● | ● ● | ● | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Tímea Babos ( HUN) | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Gabriela Dabrowski ( CAN) | ● | ● | ● ● | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | Elina Svitolina ( UKR) | ● | ● | ● ● | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Simona Halep ( ROU) | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Kiki Bertens ( NED) | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
3 | Kristina Mladenovic ( FRA) | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Barbora Strýcová ( CZE) | ● ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Nicole Melichar ( USA) | ● | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Květa Peschke ( CZE) | ● | ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Zhang Shuai ( CHN) | ● ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barbora Krejčíková ( CZE) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kateřina Siniaková ( CZE) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Naomi Osaka ( JPN) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | CoCo Vandeweghe ( USA) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Angelique Kerber ( GER) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Latisha Chan ( TPE) | ● | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | Ekaterina Makarova ( RUS) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Aryna Sabalenka ( BLR) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková ( CZE) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Hsieh Su-wei ( TPE) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Karolína Plíšková ( CZE) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Xu Yifan ( CHN) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Mihaela Buzărnescu ( ROU) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Katarina Srebotnik ( SLO) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Vera Zvonareva ( RUS) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Julia Görges ( GER) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Pauline Parmentier ( FRA) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Wang Qiang ( CHN) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Olga Danilović ( SRB) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Johanna Larsson ( SWE) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Tatjana Maria ( GER) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Alison Van Uytvanck ( BEL) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Irina-Camelia Begu ( ROU) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kirsten Flipkens ( BEL) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Raluca Olaru ( ROU) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands ( USA) | ● | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lyudmyla Kichenok ( UKR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Nadiia Kichenok ( UKR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sloane Stephens ( USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elena Vesnina ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lucie Hradecká ( CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Jeļena Ostapenko ( LAT) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Daria Kasatkina ( RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Raquel Atawo ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Timea Bacsinszky ( SUI) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Chan Hao-ching ( TPE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld ( GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Miyu Kato ( JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alla Kudryavtseva ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Makoto Ninomiya ( JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alexandra Panova ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Laura Siegemund ( GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Yang Zhaoxuan ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alizé Cornet ( FRA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Caroline Garcia ( FRA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Margarita Gasparyan ( RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Camila Giorgi ( ITA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Aleksandra Krunić ( SRB) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Svetlana Kuznetsova ( RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Garbiñe Muguruza ( ESP) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ( RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová ( SVK) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasija Sevastova ( LAT) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lesia Tsurenko ( UKR) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Dayana Yastremska ( UKR) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Monique Adamczak ( AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Blinkova ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Naomi Broady ( GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Choi Ji-hee ( KOR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Duan Yingying ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sara Errani ( ITA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alexa Guarachi ( CHI) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Georgina García Pérez ( ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Han Na-lae ( KOR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Han Xinyun ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Eri Hozumi ( JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Dalila Jakupović ( SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Jiang Xinyu ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Darija Jurak ( CRO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Irina Khromacheva ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Andreja Klepač ( SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Desirae Krawczyk ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Liang Chen ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | María José Martínez Sánchez ( ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Greet Minnen ( BEL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Andreea Mitu ( ROU) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Jessica Moore ( AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Asia Muhammad ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasia Potapova ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alicja Rosolska ( POL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Maria Sanchez ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bibiane Schoofs ( NED) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sara Sorribes Tormo ( ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Abigail Spears ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Fanny Stollár ( HUN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Samantha Stosur ( AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tang Qianhui ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wang Yafan ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Heather Watson ( GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tamara Zidanšek ( SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
16 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||||
12 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
11 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
11 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
11 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
7 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (in bold the players who entered the top 10 for the first time):
These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the current date of the 2018 season. [2] [3]
Player competed at the
2018 WTA Finals
Player withdrew from the
2018 WTA Finals
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Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Simona Halep | Year end 2017 | 28 January 2018 |
Caroline Wozniacki | 29 January 2018 | 25 February 2018 |
Simona Halep | 26 February 2018 | Year end 2018 |
Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Latisha Chan Martina Hingis |
Year end 2017 | 11 February 2018 |
Latisha Chan | 12 February 2018 | 18 February 2018 |
Latisha Chan Martina Hingis |
19 February 2018 | 18 March 2018 |
Latisha Chan | 19 March 2018 | 10 June 2018 |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
11 June 2018 | 15 July 2018 |
Tímea Babos | 16 July 2018 | 12 August 2018 |
Latisha Chan | 13 August 2018 | 19 August 2018 |
Tímea Babos | 20 August 2018 | 21 October 2018 |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
22 October 2018 | Year end 2018 |
# | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Year-to-date | |
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1 | Simona Halep | $6,314,890 | $44,674 | $0 | $7,409,564 | |
2 | Caroline Wozniacki | $6,007,719 | $0 | $0 | $6,657,719 | |
3 | Naomi Osaka | $6,394,289 | $0 | $0 | $6,394,289 | |
4 | Elina Svitolina | $5,213,643 | $16,366 | $7,238 | $5,737,247 | |
5 | Angelique Kerber | $5,686,362 | $0 | $0 | $5,686,362 | |
6 | Sloane Stephens | $5,028,342 | $35,280 | $4,477 | $5,068,099 | |
7 | Serena Williams | $3,746,057 | $24,113 | $0 | $3,770,170 | |
8 | Karolína Plíšková | $3,054,150 | $34,900 | $0 | $3,539,050 | |
9 | Petra Kvitová | $3,301,389 | $0 | $0 | $3,301,389 | |
10 | Kiki Bertens | $3,023,982 | $139,706 | $0 | $3,163,688 | |
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Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – |
WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per round robin match; +125 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1080 | 750 | 375 | – | |||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | - | 20 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA International (32S, 32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
WTA International (32S, 24/16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | - | 12 | 1 |
WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.
Month | Winner | Other candidates |
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January [10] | Simona Halep ( ROU) (71%) |
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN) (25%) Angelique Kerber ( GER) (3%) Elina Svitolina ( UKR) (1%) |
February [11] | Petra Kvitová ( CZE) (78%) |
Elina Svitolina (
UKR) (19%) Garbiñe Muguruza ( ESP) (3%) |
March [12] | Naomi Osaka ( JPN) (52%) |
Daria Kasatkina (
RUS) (20%) Sloane Stephens ( USA) (15%) Jeļena Ostapenko ( LAT) (13%) |
April [13] | Karolína Plíšková ( CZE) |
Kiki Bertens (
NED) Garbiñe Muguruza ( ESP) |
May [14] | Simona Halep ( ROU) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Sloane Stephens ( USA) Elina Svitolina ( UKR) |
June [15] | Petra Kvitová ( CZE) |
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN) Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) |
July [16] | Angelique Kerber ( GER) |
Mihaela Buzărnescu (
ROU) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( RUS) Anastasija Sevastova ( LAT) Alizé Cornet ( FRA) |
August [17] | Naomi Osaka ( JPN) |
Simona Halep (
ROU) Serena Williams ( USA) Kiki Bertens ( NED) |
September [18] | Aryna Sabalenka ( BLR) |
Naomi Osaka (
JPN) Karolína Plíšková ( CZE) |
October [19] | Elina Svitolina ( UKR) |
Aryna Sabalenka (
BLR) Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) Sloane Stephens ( USA) |
Month | Winner | Other candidates |
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January [20] | Hsieh Su-wei ( TPE) (42%) |
Elise Mertens (
BEL) (36%) Aliaksandra Sasnovich ( BLR) (20%) Bernarda Pera ( USA) (2%) |
February [21] | Daria Kasatkina ( RUS) (50%) |
Kateryna Kozlova (
UKR) (35%) Viktória Kužmová ( SVK) (15%) |
March [22] | Danielle Collins ( USA) (79%) | Amanda Anisimova ( USA) (21%) |
April [23] | Ana Bogdan ( ROU) |
Marta Kostyuk (
UKR) Bernarda Pera ( USA) |
May [24] | Mihaela Buzărnescu ( ROU) |
Daria Kasatkina (
RUS) Anett Kontaveit ( EST) |
June [25] | Tatjana Maria ( GER) |
Aleksandra Krunić (
SRB) Sofia Kenin ( USA) |
July [26] | Wang Qiang ( CHN) |
Olga Danilović (
SRB) Maria Sakkari ( GRE) Anastasia Potapova ( RUS) |
August [27] | Aryna Sabalenka ( BLR) |
Anastasija Sevastova (
LAT) Lesia Tsurenko ( UKR) Markéta Vondroušová ( CZE) Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) |
September [28] | Anett Kontaveit ( EST) |
Wang Qiang (
CHN) Donna Vekić ( CRO) |
October [29] | Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) |
Kiki Bertens (
NED) Anastasija Sevastova ( LAT) |
Month | Winner | Other candidates |
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January [30] | Agnieszka Radwańska ( POL) (59%) |
Maria Sharapova (
RUS) (20%) Angelique Kerber ( GER) (18%) Daria Gavrilova ( AUS) (2%) Johanna Konta ( GBR) (1%) |
February [31] | Maria Sharapova ( RUS) (32%) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) (27%) Agnieszka Radwańska ( POL) (20%) Anastasia Potapova ( RUS) (13%) Angelique Kerber ( GER) (8%) |
March [32] | Simona Halep ( ROU) (81%) |
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN) (7%) Naomi Osaka ( JPN) (5%) Caroline Dolehide ( USA) (4%) Angelique Kerber ( GER) (3%) |
April [33] | Maria Sharapova ( RUS) |
Julia Görges (
GER) Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) Kiki Bertens ( NED) Alizé Cornet ( FRA) |
May [34] | Simona Halep ( ROU) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Maria Sharapova ( RUS) Angelique Kerber ( GER) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ( RUS) |
June [35] | Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Aleksandra Krunić ( SRB) CoCo Vandeweghe ( USA) Dominika Cibulková ( SVK) |
July [36] | Magda Linette ( POL) |
Venus Williams (
USA) Victoria Azarenka ( BLR) Sloane Stephens ( USA) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( RUS) |
August [37] | Maria Sharapova ( RUS) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( RUS) Caroline Garcia ( FRA) Angelique Kerber ( GER) |
September [38] | Hsieh Su-wei ( TPE) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Naomi Osaka ( JPN) Dominika Cibulková ( SVK) Amanda Anisimova ( USA) |
October [39] | Ons Jabeur ( TUN) |
Elina Svitolina (
UKR) Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) Kiki Bertens ( NED) Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) Wang Qiang ( CHN) |
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 [singles] or top 100 [doubles] for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2018 season:
Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2018 WTA Tour season:
Details | |
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Duration | 30 December 2017 – 11 November 2018 |
Edition | 48th |
Tournaments | 58 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (31) WTA Elite Trophy |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Petra Kvitová (5) |
Most tournament finals | Simona Halep (6) |
Prize money leader | Simona Halep ($7,409,564) |
Points leader | Simona Halep (6,921) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Simona Halep |
Doubles team of the year |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
Most improved player of the year | Kiki Bertens |
Newcomer of the year | Aryna Sabalenka |
Comeback player of the year | Serena Williams |
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2017
2019 → |
The 2018 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF); the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier); the WTA International tournaments; the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2018 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points. [1]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Jan |
Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) |
Switzerland 2–1 |
Germany | Round robin (Group A)
BelgiumAustralia Canada |
Round robin (Group B)
United StatesRussia Japan |
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier $1,000,000 – hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Elina Svitolina 6–2, 6–1 |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
Anastasija Sevastova Karolína Plíšková |
Aleksandra Krunić Alizé Cornet Johanna Konta Kaia Kanepi | |
Kiki Bertens Demi Schuurs 7–5, 6–2 |
Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | ||||
Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA International $750,000 – hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Simona Halep 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 |
Kateřina Siniaková |
Irina-Camelia Begu Maria Sharapova |
Aryna Sabalenka Tímea Babos Zarina Diyas Kristýna Plíšková | |
Irina-Camelia Begu Simona Halep 1–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | ||||
Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International $250,000 – hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Julia Görges 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Caroline Wozniacki |
Sachia Vickery Hsieh Su-wei |
Sofia Kenin Agnieszka Radwańska Barbora Strýcová Polona Hercog | |
Sara Errani Bibiane Schoofs 7–5, 6–1 |
Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | ||||
8 Jan |
Sydney International Sydney, Australia WTA Premier $799,000 – hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4 |
Ashleigh Barty |
Daria Gavrilova Camila Giorgi |
Garbiñe Muguruza Barbora Strýcová Agnieszka Radwańska Dominika Cibulková |
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 6–1 |
Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | ||||
Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International $250,000 – hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Elise Mertens 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Mihaela Buzărnescu |
Lesia Tsurenko Heather Watson |
Aryna Sabalenka Alison Riske Donna Vekić Monica Niculescu | |
Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs 6–2, 6–2 |
Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya | ||||
15 Jan 22 Jan |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – A$25,036,000 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 |
Simona Halep |
Angelique Kerber Elise Mertens |
Karolína Plíšková Madison Keys Elina Svitolina Carla Suárez Navarro |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 6–3 |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | ||||
Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić 2–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
Tímea Babos Rohan Bopanna | ||||
29 Jan |
St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy Saint Petersburg, Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $799,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Petra Kvitová 6–1, 6–2 |
Kristina Mladenovic |
Daria Kasatkina Julia Görges |
Caroline Wozniacki Kateřina Siniaková Elena Rybakina Jeļena Ostapenko |
Timea Bacsinszky Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik | ||||
Taiwan Open Taipei, Taiwan WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Tímea Babos 7–5, 6–1 |
Kateryna Kozlova |
Wang Yafan Sabine Lisicki |
Eugenie Bouchard Magda Linette Monica Niculescu Yulia Putintseva | |
Duan Yingying Wang Yafan 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Feb |
Fed Cup Quarterfinals Minsk, Belarus – hard (i) Prague, Czech Republic – hard (i) La Roche-sur-Yon, France – hard (i) Asheville, North Carolina, United States – hard (i) |
Quarterfinals winners
|
Quarterfinals losers |
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12 Feb |
Qatar Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 Hard – $3,198,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
Petra Kvitová 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Garbiñe Muguruza |
Caroline Wozniacki Simona Halep |
Angelique Kerber Julia Görges Caroline Garcia Catherine Bellis |
Gabriela Dabrowski Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 6–3 |
Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | ||||
19 Feb |
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard – $2,623,485 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–0 |
Daria Kasatkina |
Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza |
Naomi Osaka Karolína Plíšková Elena Vesnina Caroline Garcia |
Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | ||||
Hungarian Ladies Open Budapest, Hungary WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Alison Van Uytvanck 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Dominika Cibulková |
Mona Barthel Viktória Kužmová |
Johanna Larsson Ysaline Bonaventure Petra Martić Zhang Shuai | |
Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson | ||||
26 Feb |
Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Lesia Tsurenko 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Stefanie Vögele |
Rebecca Peterson Daria Gavrilova |
Sloane Stephens Zhang Shuai Verónica Cepede Royg Kristina Mladenovic |
Tatjana Maria Heather Watson 7–5, 2–6, [10–2] |
Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Mar 12 Mar |
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $8,648,508 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Naomi Osaka 6–3, 6–2 |
Daria Kasatkina |
Simona Halep Venus Williams |
Petra Martić Karolína Plíšková Carla Suárez Navarro Angelique Kerber |
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–4 |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | ||||
19 Mar 26 Mar |
Miami Open Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $8,648,508 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Sloane Stephens 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Victoria Azarenka Danielle Collins |
Karolína Plíšková Angelique Kerber Elina Svitolina Venus Williams |
Ashleigh Barty CoCo Vandeweghe 6–2, 6–1 |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Apr |
Charleston Open Charleston, United States WTA Premier Clay – $800,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Kiki Bertens 6–2, 6–1 |
Julia Görges |
Madison Keys Anastasija Sevastova |
Alizé Cornet Bernarda Pera Daria Kasatkina Kristýna Plíšková |
Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–3 |
Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | ||||
Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Garbiñe Muguruza 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Tímea Babos |
Ana Bogdan Sachia Vickery |
Ajla Tomljanović Danielle Collins Monica Puig Magdaléna Rybáriková | |
Naomi Broady Sara Sorribes Tormo 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos | ||||
9 Apr |
Ladies Open Lugano Lugano, Switzerland WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Elise Mertens 7–5, 6–2 |
Aryna Sabalenka |
Stefanie Vögele Vera Lapko |
Tamara Korpatsch Camila Giorgi Kirsten Flipkens Mona Barthel |
Kirsten Flipkens Elise Mertens 6–1, 6–3 |
Vera Lapko Aryna Sabalenka | ||||
Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–2, 6–4 |
Lara Arruabarrena |
Ana Bogdan Dalila Jakupović |
Daniela Seguel Emiliana Arango Johanna Larsson Magda Linette | |
Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 6–4 |
Mariana Duque Mariño Nadia Podoroska | ||||
16 Apr |
Fed Cup Semifinals Stuttgart, Germany – Clay (red) (i) Aix-en-Provence, France – Clay (red) (i) |
Semifinals winners
|
Semifinals losers |
||
23 Apr |
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay (red) (i) – $816,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Karolína Plíšková 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
CoCo Vandeweghe |
Caroline Garcia Anett Kontaveit |
Simona Halep Elina Svitolina Jeļena Ostapenko Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke | ||||
İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Pauline Parmentier 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Polona Hercog |
Irina-Camelia Begu Maria Sakkari |
Caroline Wozniacki Donna Vekić Arantxa Rus Svetlana Kuznetsova | |
Liang Chen Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–4 |
Xenia Knoll Anna Smith | ||||
30 Apr |
Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Petra Kvitová 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Mihaela Buzărnescu |
Camila Giorgi Zhang Shuai |
Kristýna Plíšková Samantha Stosur Jasmine Paolini Kateřina Siniaková |
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–2 |
Mihaela Buzărnescu Lidziya Marozava | ||||
Morocco Open Rabat, Morocco WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Elise Mertens 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Ajla Tomljanović |
Hsieh Su-wei Aleksandra Krunić |
Sara Errani Katarina Zavatska Jana Fett Paula Badosa Gibert | |
Anna Blinkova Raluca Olaru 6–4, 6–4 |
Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 May |
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – €6,685,828 – 64S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
Petra Kvitová 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3 |
Kiki Bertens |
Karolína Plíšková Caroline Garcia |
Simona Halep Daria Kasatkina Carla Suárez Navarro Maria Sharapova |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | ||||
14 May |
Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay (red) – $3,351,720 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
Elina Svitolina 6–0, 6–4 |
Simona Halep |
Maria Sharapova Anett Kontaveit |
Caroline Garcia Jeļena Ostapenko Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki |
Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs 6–3, 6–4 |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | ||||
21 May |
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6) |
Dominika Cibulková |
Ashleigh Barty Mihaela Buzărnescu |
Wang Qiang Zarina Diyas Hsieh Su-wei Samantha Stosur |
Mihaela Buzărnescu Raluca Olaru 7–5, 7–5 |
Nadiia Kichenok Anastasia Rodionova | ||||
Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg, Germany WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Johanna Larsson 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Alison Riske |
Kirsten Flipkens Kateřina Siniaková |
Sorana Cîrstea Kiki Bertens Fanny Stollár Kristýna Plíšková | |
Demi Schuurs Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson | ||||
28 May 4 Jun |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – €18,392,000 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Simona Halep 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Sloane Stephens |
Garbiñe Muguruza Madison Keys |
Angelique Kerber Maria Sharapova Yulia Putintseva Daria Kasatkina |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–3, 6–3 |
Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya | ||||
Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 Jun |
Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Ashleigh Barty 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Johanna Konta |
Naomi Osaka Donna Vekić |
Katie Boulter Mihaela Buzărnescu Dalila Jakupović Mona Barthel |
Alicja Rosolska Abigail Spears 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Mihaela Buzărnescu Heather Watson | ||||
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships Rosmalen, Netherlands WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Aleksandra Krunić 6–7(0–7), 7–5, 6–1 |
Kirsten Flipkens |
CoCo Vandeweghe Viktória Kužmová |
Alison Riske Veronika Kudermetova Aryna Sabalenka Antonia Lottner | |
Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs 3–3, retired |
Kiki Bertens Kirsten Flipkens | ||||
18 Jun |
Birmingham Classic Birmingham, Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $936,128 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Petra Kvitová 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Magdaléna Rybáriková |
Barbora Strýcová Mihaela Buzărnescu |
Lesia Tsurenko Dalila Jakupović Julia Görges Elina Svitolina |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs | ||||
Mallorca Open Santa Ponsa, Spain WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Tatjana Maria 6–4, 7–5 |
Anastasija Sevastova |
Sofia Kenin Samantha Stosur |
Caroline Garcia Lucie Šafářová Ajla Tomljanović Alison Riske | |
Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez 6–1, 3–6, [10–3] |
Lucie Šafářová Barbora Štefková | ||||
25 Jun |
Eastbourne International Eastbourne, Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $917,664 – 48S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
Aryna Sabalenka |
Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwańska |
Ashleigh Barty Daria Kasatkina Jeļena Ostapenko Karolína Plíšková |
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 7–5 |
Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Jul 9 Jul |
Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – £15,950,500 128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–3 |
Serena Williams |
Jeļena Ostapenko Julia Görges |
Dominika Cibulková Daria Kasatkina Kiki Bertens Camila Giorgi |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke | ||||
Alexander Peya Nicole Melichar 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Jamie Murray Victoria Azarenka | ||||
16 Jul |
Bucharest Open Bucharest, Romania WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Anastasija Sevastova 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Petra Martić |
Polona Hercog Mihaela Buzărnescu |
Sorana Cîrstea Ons Jabeur Laura Siegemund Wang Yafan |
Irina-Camelia Begu Andreea Mitu 6–3, 6–4 |
Danka Kovinić Maryna Zanevska | ||||
Ladies Championship Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Alizé Cornet 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Mandy Minella |
Eugenie Bouchard Markéta Vondroušová |
Samantha Stosur Veronika Kudermetova Evgeniya Rodina Sara Sorribes Tormo | |
Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
Lara Arruabarrena Timea Bacsinszky | ||||
23 Jul |
Moscow River Cup Moscow, Russia WTA International Clay – $750,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Olga Danilović 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–4 |
Anastasia Potapova |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich Tamara Zidanšek |
Julia Görges Anastasija Sevastova Valentyna Ivakhnenko Laura Siegemund |
Anastasia Potapova Vera Zvonareva 6–0, 6–3 |
Alexandra Panova Galina Voskoboeva | ||||
Jiangxi Open Nanchang, China WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Wang Qiang 7–5, 4–0 ret. |
Zheng Saisai |
Zhu Lin Magda Linette |
Zhang Shuai Xun Fangying Liang En-shuo Liu Fangzhou | |
Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui 6–4, 6–4 |
Lu Jingjing You Xiaodi | ||||
30 Jul |
Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, United States WTA Premier Hard – $799,000 – 28S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–1, 6–0 |
Maria Sakkari |
Danielle Collins Elise Mertens |
Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Johanna Konta Ajla Tomljanović |
Latisha Chan Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–1 |
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | ||||
Washington Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Svetlana Kuznetsova 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
Donna Vekić |
Zheng Saisai Andrea Petkovic |
Allie Kiick Magda Linette Yulia Putintseva Belinda Bencic | |
Han Xinyun Darija Jurak 6–3, 6–2 |
Alexa Guarachi Erin Routliffe |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Aug |
Canadian Open Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,820,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
Simona Halep 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4 |
Sloane Stephens |
Ashleigh Barty Elina Svitolina |
Caroline Garcia Kiki Bertens Anastasija Sevastova Elise Mertens |
Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova | ||||
13 Aug |
Cincinnati Open Mason, United States WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,874,299 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
Kiki Bertens 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
Simona Halep |
Aryna Sabalenka Petra Kvitová |
Lesia Tsurenko Madison Keys Elise Mertens Elina Svitolina |
Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova 6–2, 7–5 |
Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs | ||||
20 Aug |
Connecticut Open New Haven, United States WTA Premier Hard – $799,000 – 30S/48Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Aryna Sabalenka 6–1, 6–4 |
Carla Suárez Navarro |
Julia Görges Monica Puig |
Belinda Bencic Ekaterina Makarova Petra Kvitová Caroline Garcia |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4] |
Hsieh Su-wei Laura Siegemund | ||||
27 Aug 3 Sep |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $25,282,920 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Naomi Osaka 6–2, 6–4 |
Serena Williams |
Anastasija Sevastova Madison Keys |
Karolína Plíšková Sloane Stephens Carla Suárez Navarro Lesia Tsurenko |
Ashleigh Barty CoCo Vandeweghe 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | ||||
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Jamie Murray 2–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Alicja Rosolska Nikola Mektić |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Sep |
Tournoi de Québec Quebec City, Canada WTA International Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Pauline Parmentier 7–5, 6–2 |
Jessica Pegula |
Heather Watson Sofia Kenin |
Varvara Lepchenko Rebecca Marino Monica Puig Petra Martić |
Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez 6–4, 6–3 |
Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll | ||||
Japan Open Hiroshima, Japan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Hsieh Su-wei 6–2, 6–2 |
Amanda Anisimova |
Zhang Shuai Wang Qiang |
Zarina Diyas Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Magda Linette Ajla Tomljanović | |
Eri Hozumi Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–4 |
Miyu Kato Makoto Ninomiya | ||||
17 Sep |
Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier $799,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Karolína Plíšková 6–4, 6–4 |
Naomi Osaka |
Camila Giorgi Donna Vekić |
Victoria Azarenka Barbora Strýcová Alison Riske Caroline Garcia |
Miyu Kato Makoto Ninomiya 6–4, 6–4 |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | ||||
Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Kiki Bertens 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–2 |
Ajla Tomljanović |
Hsieh Su-wei Maria Sakkari |
Ekaterina Alexandrova Mandy Minella Irina-Camelia Begu Evgeniya Rodina | |
Choi Ji-hee Han Na-lae 6–3, 6–2 |
Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei | ||||
Guangzhou Open Guangzhou, China WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Wang Qiang 6–1, 6–2 |
Yulia Putintseva |
Bernarda Pera Andrea Petkovic |
Kateryna Kozlova Aleksandra Krunić Fiona Ferro Vera Lapko | |
Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Danka Kovinić Vera Lapko | ||||
24 Sep |
Wuhan Open Wuhan, China WTA Premier 5 $2,746,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 6–3 |
Anett Kontaveit |
Ashleigh Barty Wang Qiang |
Dominika Cibulková Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Kateřina Siniaková Monica Puig |
Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs 6–3, 6–3 |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | ||||
Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Margarita Gasparyan 6–2, 6–1 |
Anastasia Potapova |
Kateryna Kozlova Mona Barthel |
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Dalila Jakupović Fanny Stollár Vera Lapko | |
Olga Danilović Tamara Zidanšek 7–5, 6–3 |
Irina-Camelia Begu Raluca Olaru |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Oct |
China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $8,285,274 – 60S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–3 |
Anastasija Sevastova |
Naomi Osaka Wang Qiang |
Dominika Cibulková Zhang Shuai Aryna Sabalenka Kateřina Siniaková |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan | ||||
8 Oct |
Tianjin Open Tianjin, China WTA International Hard – $750,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Caroline Garcia 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Karolína Plíšková |
Timea Bacsinszky Hsieh Su-wei |
Katie Boulter Aryna Sabalenka Elise Mertens Petra Martić |
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–2 |
Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore | ||||
Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International Hard – $750,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Dayana Yastremska 6–2, 6–1 |
Wang Qiang |
Garbiñe Muguruza Zhang Shuai |
Elina Svitolina Luksika Kumkhum Kristína Kučová Daria Gavrilova | |
Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–4 |
Shuko Aoyama Lidziya Marozava | ||||
Linz Open Linz, Austria WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Camila Giorgi 6–3, 6–1 |
Ekaterina Alexandrova |
Andrea Petkovic Alison Van Uytvanck |
Kristina Mladenovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Barbora Strýcová Margarita Gasparyan | |
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld | ||||
15 Oct |
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $932,866 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Daria Kasatkina 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Ons Jabeur |
Johanna Konta Anastasija Sevastova |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Aliaksandra Sasnovich Anett Kontaveit Vera Zvonareva |
Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru | ||||
Luxembourg Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Julia Görges 6–4, 7–5 |
Belinda Bencic |
Eugenie Bouchard Dayana Yastremska |
Donna Vekić Andrea Petkovic Vera Lapko Margarita Gasparyan | |
Greet Minnen Alison Van Uytvanck 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Vera Lapko Mandy Minella | ||||
22 Oct |
WTA Finals Singapore Year-end championships Hard (i) – $7,000,000 – 8S (RR)/8D Singles – Doubles |
Elina Svitolina 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Sloane Stephens |
Karolína Plíšková Kiki Bertens |
Round robin Angelique Kerber Naomi Osaka Caroline Wozniacki Petra Kvitová |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 7–5 |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | ||||
29 Oct |
WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, China Year-end championships Hard – $2,349,363 – 12S (RR)/6D (RR) Singles – Doubles |
Ashleigh Barty 6–3, 6–4 |
Wang Qiang |
Julia Görges Garbiñe Muguruza |
Round robin Madison Keys Daria Kasatkina Anastasija Sevastova Zhang Shuai Aryna Sabalenka Caroline Garcia Elise Mertens Anett Kontaveit |
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Shuko Aoyama Lidziya Marozava |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Nov |
Fed Cup Final Prague, Czech Republic – Hard (i) |
Czech Republic 3–0 |
United States |
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2018 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by:
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Total | Player | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
7 | Demi Schuurs ( NED) | ● ● ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 | Elise Mertens ( BEL) | ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 | Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) | ● | ● | ● | ● ● | ● | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | Petra Kvitová ( CZE) | ● | ● | ● ● | ● | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Tímea Babos ( HUN) | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Gabriela Dabrowski ( CAN) | ● | ● | ● ● | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | Elina Svitolina ( UKR) | ● | ● | ● ● | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Simona Halep ( ROU) | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Kiki Bertens ( NED) | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
3 | Kristina Mladenovic ( FRA) | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Barbora Strýcová ( CZE) | ● ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Nicole Melichar ( USA) | ● | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Květa Peschke ( CZE) | ● | ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Zhang Shuai ( CHN) | ● ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barbora Krejčíková ( CZE) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kateřina Siniaková ( CZE) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Naomi Osaka ( JPN) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | CoCo Vandeweghe ( USA) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Angelique Kerber ( GER) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Latisha Chan ( TPE) | ● | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | Ekaterina Makarova ( RUS) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Aryna Sabalenka ( BLR) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková ( CZE) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Hsieh Su-wei ( TPE) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Karolína Plíšková ( CZE) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Xu Yifan ( CHN) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Mihaela Buzărnescu ( ROU) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Katarina Srebotnik ( SLO) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Vera Zvonareva ( RUS) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Julia Görges ( GER) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Pauline Parmentier ( FRA) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Wang Qiang ( CHN) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Olga Danilović ( SRB) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Johanna Larsson ( SWE) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Tatjana Maria ( GER) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Alison Van Uytvanck ( BEL) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Irina-Camelia Begu ( ROU) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kirsten Flipkens ( BEL) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Raluca Olaru ( ROU) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands ( USA) | ● | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lyudmyla Kichenok ( UKR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Nadiia Kichenok ( UKR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sloane Stephens ( USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elena Vesnina ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lucie Hradecká ( CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Jeļena Ostapenko ( LAT) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Daria Kasatkina ( RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Raquel Atawo ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Timea Bacsinszky ( SUI) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Chan Hao-ching ( TPE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld ( GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Miyu Kato ( JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alla Kudryavtseva ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Makoto Ninomiya ( JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alexandra Panova ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Laura Siegemund ( GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Yang Zhaoxuan ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alizé Cornet ( FRA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Caroline Garcia ( FRA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Margarita Gasparyan ( RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Camila Giorgi ( ITA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Aleksandra Krunić ( SRB) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Svetlana Kuznetsova ( RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Garbiñe Muguruza ( ESP) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ( RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová ( SVK) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasija Sevastova ( LAT) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lesia Tsurenko ( UKR) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Dayana Yastremska ( UKR) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Monique Adamczak ( AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Blinkova ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Naomi Broady ( GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Choi Ji-hee ( KOR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Duan Yingying ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sara Errani ( ITA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alexa Guarachi ( CHI) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Georgina García Pérez ( ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Han Na-lae ( KOR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Han Xinyun ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Eri Hozumi ( JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Dalila Jakupović ( SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Jiang Xinyu ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Darija Jurak ( CRO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Irina Khromacheva ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Andreja Klepač ( SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Desirae Krawczyk ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Liang Chen ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | María José Martínez Sánchez ( ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Greet Minnen ( BEL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Andreea Mitu ( ROU) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Jessica Moore ( AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Asia Muhammad ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasia Potapova ( RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alicja Rosolska ( POL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Maria Sanchez ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bibiane Schoofs ( NED) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sara Sorribes Tormo ( ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Abigail Spears ( USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Fanny Stollár ( HUN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Samantha Stosur ( AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tang Qianhui ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wang Yafan ( CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Heather Watson ( GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tamara Zidanšek ( SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
16 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||||
12 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
11 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
11 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
11 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
7 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (in bold the players who entered the top 10 for the first time):
These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the current date of the 2018 season. [2] [3]
Player competed at the
2018 WTA Finals
Player withdrew from the
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Simona Halep | Year end 2017 | 28 January 2018 |
Caroline Wozniacki | 29 January 2018 | 25 February 2018 |
Simona Halep | 26 February 2018 | Year end 2018 |
Player competed at the
2018 WTA Finals
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Latisha Chan Martina Hingis |
Year end 2017 | 11 February 2018 |
Latisha Chan | 12 February 2018 | 18 February 2018 |
Latisha Chan Martina Hingis |
19 February 2018 | 18 March 2018 |
Latisha Chan | 19 March 2018 | 10 June 2018 |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
11 June 2018 | 15 July 2018 |
Tímea Babos | 16 July 2018 | 12 August 2018 |
Latisha Chan | 13 August 2018 | 19 August 2018 |
Tímea Babos | 20 August 2018 | 21 October 2018 |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
22 October 2018 | Year end 2018 |
# | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Year-to-date | |
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1 | Simona Halep | $6,314,890 | $44,674 | $0 | $7,409,564 | |
2 | Caroline Wozniacki | $6,007,719 | $0 | $0 | $6,657,719 | |
3 | Naomi Osaka | $6,394,289 | $0 | $0 | $6,394,289 | |
4 | Elina Svitolina | $5,213,643 | $16,366 | $7,238 | $5,737,247 | |
5 | Angelique Kerber | $5,686,362 | $0 | $0 | $5,686,362 | |
6 | Sloane Stephens | $5,028,342 | $35,280 | $4,477 | $5,068,099 | |
7 | Serena Williams | $3,746,057 | $24,113 | $0 | $3,770,170 | |
8 | Karolína Plíšková | $3,054,150 | $34,900 | $0 | $3,539,050 | |
9 | Petra Kvitová | $3,301,389 | $0 | $0 | $3,301,389 | |
10 | Kiki Bertens | $3,023,982 | $139,706 | $0 | $3,163,688 | |
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Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – |
WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per round robin match; +125 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1080 | 750 | 375 | – | |||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | - | 20 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA International (32S, 32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
WTA International (32S, 24/16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | - | 12 | 1 |
WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.
Month | Winner | Other candidates |
---|---|---|
January [10] | Simona Halep ( ROU) (71%) |
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN) (25%) Angelique Kerber ( GER) (3%) Elina Svitolina ( UKR) (1%) |
February [11] | Petra Kvitová ( CZE) (78%) |
Elina Svitolina (
UKR) (19%) Garbiñe Muguruza ( ESP) (3%) |
March [12] | Naomi Osaka ( JPN) (52%) |
Daria Kasatkina (
RUS) (20%) Sloane Stephens ( USA) (15%) Jeļena Ostapenko ( LAT) (13%) |
April [13] | Karolína Plíšková ( CZE) |
Kiki Bertens (
NED) Garbiñe Muguruza ( ESP) |
May [14] | Simona Halep ( ROU) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Sloane Stephens ( USA) Elina Svitolina ( UKR) |
June [15] | Petra Kvitová ( CZE) |
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN) Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) |
July [16] | Angelique Kerber ( GER) |
Mihaela Buzărnescu (
ROU) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( RUS) Anastasija Sevastova ( LAT) Alizé Cornet ( FRA) |
August [17] | Naomi Osaka ( JPN) |
Simona Halep (
ROU) Serena Williams ( USA) Kiki Bertens ( NED) |
September [18] | Aryna Sabalenka ( BLR) |
Naomi Osaka (
JPN) Karolína Plíšková ( CZE) |
October [19] | Elina Svitolina ( UKR) |
Aryna Sabalenka (
BLR) Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) Sloane Stephens ( USA) |
Month | Winner | Other candidates |
---|---|---|
January [20] | Hsieh Su-wei ( TPE) (42%) |
Elise Mertens (
BEL) (36%) Aliaksandra Sasnovich ( BLR) (20%) Bernarda Pera ( USA) (2%) |
February [21] | Daria Kasatkina ( RUS) (50%) |
Kateryna Kozlova (
UKR) (35%) Viktória Kužmová ( SVK) (15%) |
March [22] | Danielle Collins ( USA) (79%) | Amanda Anisimova ( USA) (21%) |
April [23] | Ana Bogdan ( ROU) |
Marta Kostyuk (
UKR) Bernarda Pera ( USA) |
May [24] | Mihaela Buzărnescu ( ROU) |
Daria Kasatkina (
RUS) Anett Kontaveit ( EST) |
June [25] | Tatjana Maria ( GER) |
Aleksandra Krunić (
SRB) Sofia Kenin ( USA) |
July [26] | Wang Qiang ( CHN) |
Olga Danilović (
SRB) Maria Sakkari ( GRE) Anastasia Potapova ( RUS) |
August [27] | Aryna Sabalenka ( BLR) |
Anastasija Sevastova (
LAT) Lesia Tsurenko ( UKR) Markéta Vondroušová ( CZE) Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) |
September [28] | Anett Kontaveit ( EST) |
Wang Qiang (
CHN) Donna Vekić ( CRO) |
October [29] | Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) |
Kiki Bertens (
NED) Anastasija Sevastova ( LAT) |
Month | Winner | Other candidates |
---|---|---|
January [30] | Agnieszka Radwańska ( POL) (59%) |
Maria Sharapova (
RUS) (20%) Angelique Kerber ( GER) (18%) Daria Gavrilova ( AUS) (2%) Johanna Konta ( GBR) (1%) |
February [31] | Maria Sharapova ( RUS) (32%) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) (27%) Agnieszka Radwańska ( POL) (20%) Anastasia Potapova ( RUS) (13%) Angelique Kerber ( GER) (8%) |
March [32] | Simona Halep ( ROU) (81%) |
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN) (7%) Naomi Osaka ( JPN) (5%) Caroline Dolehide ( USA) (4%) Angelique Kerber ( GER) (3%) |
April [33] | Maria Sharapova ( RUS) |
Julia Görges (
GER) Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) Kiki Bertens ( NED) Alizé Cornet ( FRA) |
May [34] | Simona Halep ( ROU) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Maria Sharapova ( RUS) Angelique Kerber ( GER) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ( RUS) |
June [35] | Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Aleksandra Krunić ( SRB) CoCo Vandeweghe ( USA) Dominika Cibulková ( SVK) |
July [36] | Magda Linette ( POL) |
Venus Williams (
USA) Victoria Azarenka ( BLR) Sloane Stephens ( USA) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( RUS) |
August [37] | Maria Sharapova ( RUS) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( RUS) Caroline Garcia ( FRA) Angelique Kerber ( GER) |
September [38] | Hsieh Su-wei ( TPE) |
Petra Kvitová (
CZE) Naomi Osaka ( JPN) Dominika Cibulková ( SVK) Amanda Anisimova ( USA) |
October [39] | Ons Jabeur ( TUN) |
Elina Svitolina (
UKR) Caroline Wozniacki ( DEN) Kiki Bertens ( NED) Ashleigh Barty ( AUS) Wang Qiang ( CHN) |
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 [singles] or top 100 [doubles] for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2018 season:
Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2018 WTA Tour season: