2018 Angelique Kerber tennis season

Kerber began her season at the Hopman Cup paired with Alexander Zverev. At the group stage she defeated Elise Mertens, Genie Bouchard and Daria Gavrilova all in straight sets, helping Germany to reach the final at this tournament. At the final stage she defeated Belinda Bencic, but they lost at the doubles match in straight sets.

Next tournament was the Sydney Open. She defeated Lucie Šafářová, despite being two match points in the second set, the no. 2 seed Venus Williams, Dominika Cibulková, qualifier Camila Giorgi and Daria Gavrilova. In the final match she faced Ashleigh Barty and went to win the title, defeating her 6–4, 6–4, claiming her first title since 2016 US Open.[1]

Her next tournament was the Australian Open. She was 21st seed. She defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in straight sets. She then beat Donna Vekic, the former Australian Open champion and the world no.1 Maria Sharapova in straight sets. She went on to defeat Hsieh Su-Wei in the 4th round in three sets and former world No. 7 Madison Keys in the quarter-finals, in straight sets. She faced the world No. 1 Simona Halep in the semi-finals. In the 3rd set she saved 3 match points. However, she felt down at the 9–7.[2] After Australian Open, she returned to top ten.[3]

Kerber then played the Qatar Open, where she received a bye in the opening round. At the second and third round she defeated Samantha Stosur and Johanna Konta respectively. In quarterfinals, she faced the no. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki, whom she lost in three sets.[4]

Kerber's 2018 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date	Championship	Location	Category	Surface	2017 result	2017 points	2018 points	Outcome
7 January – 13 January	Sydney International	Sydney	Premier	Hard	2R	1	470	Winner defeated Ashleigh Barty 6–4, 6–4
15 January – 28 January	Australian Open	Melbourne	Grand Slam	Hard	4R	240	780	Semifinals lost to Simona Halep 3–6, 6–4, 7–9
12 February – 17 February	Qatar Open	Doha	Premier 5[lower-alpha 1]	Hard	2R	1	190	Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Wozniacki 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6
19 February – 25 February	Dubai Tennis Championships	Doha	Premier[lower-alpha 2]	Hard	SF	350	185	Semifinals lost to Elina Svitolina 3–6, 3–6
5 March – 18 March	Indian Wells Open	Indian Wells	Premier Mandatory	Hard	4R	120	215	Quarterfinals lost to Daria Kasatkina 0–6, 2–6
19 March – 1 April	Miami Open	Miami	Premier Mandatory	Hard	QF	215	215	Quarterfinals lost to Sloane Stephens 1–6, 2–6
23 April – 29 April	Stuttgart Open	Stuttgart	Premier	Clay (i)	2R	1	55	Second round lost to Anett Kontaveit 0–6, 0–2 retired
14 May – 20 May	Italian Open	Rome	Premier 5	Clay	2R	1	190	Quarterfinals lost to Elina Svitolina 4–6, 4–6
27 May – 10 June	French Open	Paris	Grand Slam	Clay	1R	10	430	Quarterfinals lost to Simona Halep 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 2–6
18 June – 24 June	Mallorca Open	Majorca	International	Hard	DNP	0	1	First round lost to Alison Riske 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
24 June – 30 June	Eastbourne International	United Kingdom	Premier	Grass	QF	100	185	Semifinals lost to Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
2 July – 15 July	Wimbledon	London	Grand Slam	Grass	4R	240	2000	Winner defeated Serena Williams 6–3, 6–3
6 August – 12 August	Canadian Open	Montréal	Premier 5	Hard	3R	105	1	Second round lost to Alizé Cornet 4–6, 1–6
13 August – 19 August	Cincinnati Open	Cincinnati	Premier 5	Hard	2R	1	105	Third round lost to Madison Keys 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
27 August – 9 September	US Open	New York	Grand Slam	Hard	1R	10	130	Third round lost to Dominika Cibulková 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
23 September – 29 September	Wuhan Open	Wuhan	Premier 5	Hard	1R	1	105	Third round lost to Ashleigh Barty 5–7, 1–6
1 October – 7 October	China Open	Beijing	Premier Mandatory	Hard	2R	65	120	Third round lost to Zhang Shuai 1–6, 6–2, 0–6
21 October – 28 October	WTA Finals	Singapore	WTA Finals	Hard	DNP	0	500	Failed to advance into the semifinals Round robin: 1 win & 2 losses
Total year-end points						2121	5875	3754 difference