2018 WTA Tour

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]

2018 WTA Tour
Simona Halep finished as the year-end number 1 player for the second time in succession. She also won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.
Details
Duration1 January – 11 November 2018
Edition48th
Tournaments58
CategoriesGrand 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
2017
2019
Caroline Wozniacki won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open by defeating Simona Halep in the final and returned to the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2012. Halep then went on to win her first major at the French Open on her fourth appearance at a Grand Slam final, defeating Sloane Stephens in three sets. Angelique Kerber won her third Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Serena Williams in the final and becoming the first German since Steffi Graf in 1996 to lift the trophy. Naomi Osaka won her first Grand Slam title, defeating Serena Williams in the final. At the age of 20, Osaka became the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest US Open champion since Maria Sharapova in 2006.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 1Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
  Switzerland
2–1
 Germany
Round robin (Group A)
 Belgium
 Australia
 Canada
Round robin (Group B)
 United States
 Russia
 Japan
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA Premier
$1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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 DrawDoubles Draw
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 DrawDoubles Draw
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
January 8Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
$799,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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 Draw Doubles Draw
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
January 15
January 22
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
A$25,036,000 – Hard
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
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
January 29St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
WTA Premier
$799,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 5Fed Cup Quarterfinals
Minsk, Belarus – Hard (i)
Prague, Czech Republic – Hard (i)
La Roche-sur-Yon, France – Hard (i)
Asheville, United States – Hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
Quarterfinals losers
February 12Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier 5
$3,198,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
February 19Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
$2,623,485 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
February 26Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 5
March 12
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$8,648,508 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
March 19
March 26
Miami Open
Key Biscayne, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$8,648,508 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 2Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
$800,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
April 9Ladies Open Lugano
Lugano, Switzerland
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
April 16Fed Cup Semifinals
Stuttgart, Germany – Clay (Red) (i)
Aix-en-Provence, France – Clay (Red) (i)
Semifinals winners
Semifinals losers
April 23Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
$816,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
İstanbul, Turkey
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
April 30Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 7Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
€6,685,828 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
May 14Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
$3,351,720 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
May 21Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
May 28
June 4
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
€18,392,000 – Clay (Red)
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
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

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 11Nottingham Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
WTA International
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
June 18Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA Premier
$936,128 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
June 25Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
WTA Premier
$917,664 – Grass – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 2
July 9
Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
£15,950,500 – Grass
128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
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
July 16Bucharest Open
Bucharest, Romania
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
July 23Moscow River Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA International
$750,000 – Clay – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
July 30Silicon Valley Classic
San Jose, United States
WTA Premier
$799,000 – Hard – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 6Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
WTA Premier 5
$2,820,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 13Cincinnati Open
Mason, United States
WTA Premier 5
$2,874,299 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 20Connecticut Open
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
$799,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
August 27
September 3
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$25,282,920 – Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
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

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 10Tournoi de Québec
Quebec City, Canada
WTA International
$250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
September 17Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier
$799,000  – Hard (i) – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
September 24Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
$2,746,000  – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 1China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
$8,285,274 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 8Tianjin Open
Tianjin, China
WTA International
$750,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$750,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 15Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
$932,866 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 22WTA Finals
Singapore
Year-end championships
$7,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 29WTA Elite Trophy
Zhuhai, China
Year-end championships
$2,349,363 – Hard – 12S (RR)/6D (RR)
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

November

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
November 5Fed Cup Final
Prague, Czech Republic – Hard (i)
 Czech Republic
3–0
 United States

Statistical information

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:

1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);

2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins);

3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;

4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International

Titles won by player

Total Player Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
7 Demi Schuurs (NED) 070
7 Elise Mertens (BEL) 340
6 Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 240
5 Petra Kvitová (CZE) 500
4 Tímea Babos (HUN)130
4 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 031
4 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 400
4 Simona Halep (ROU)310
4 Kiki Bertens (NED)310
3 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)030
3 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)300
3 Barbora Strýcová (CZE) 030
3 Nicole Melichar (USA) 021
3 Květa Peschke (CZE) 030
3 Zhang Shuai (CHN) 030
2 Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) 020
2 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 020
2 Naomi Osaka (JPN)200
2 CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)020
2 Angelique Kerber (GER)200
2 Latisha Chan (TPE)011
2 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)020
2 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)200
2 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (CZE)020
2 Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)110
2 Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 200
2 Xu Yifan (CHN) 020
2 Mihaela Buzărnescu (ROU)110
2 Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)020
2 Vera Zvonareva (RUS)020
2 Julia Görges (GER) 200
2 Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 200
2 Wang Qiang (CHN) 200
2 Olga Danilović (SRB)110
2 Johanna Larsson (SWE)110
2 Tatjana Maria (GER)110
2 Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)110
2 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 020
2 Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 020
2 Raluca Olaru (ROU) 020
1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)001
1 Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)010
1 Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)010
1 Sloane Stephens (USA)100
1 Elena Vesnina (RUS)010
1 Lucie Hradecká (CZE)010
1 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT)010
1 Daria Kasatkina (RUS)100
1 Raquel Atawo (USA)010
1 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)010
1 Chan Hao-ching (TPE)010
1 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER)010
1 Miyu Kato (JPN)010
1 Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)010
1 Makoto Ninomiya (JPN)010
1 Alexandra Panova (RUS)010
1 Laura Siegemund (GER)010
1 Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN)010
1 Alizé Cornet (FRA)100
1 Caroline Garcia (FRA)100
1 Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)100
1 Camila Giorgi (ITA)100
1 Aleksandra Krunić (SRB)100
1 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)100
1 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)100
1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)100
1 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK)100
1 Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)100
1 Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)100
1 Dayana Yastremska (UKR)100
1 Monique Adamczak (AUS)010
1 Anna Blinkova (RUS)010
1 Naomi Broady (GBR)010
1 Choi Ji-hee (KOR)010
1 Duan Yingying (CHN)010
1 Sara Errani (ITA)010
1 Alexa Guarachi (CHI)010
1 Georgina García Pérez (ESP)010
1 Han Na-lae (KOR)010
1 Han Xinyun (CHN)010
1 Eri Hozumi (JPN)010
1 Dalila Jakupović (SLO)010
1 Jiang Xinyu (CHN)010
1 Darija Jurak (CRO)010
1 Irina Khromacheva (RUS)010
1 Andreja Klepač (SLO)010
1 Desirae Krawczyk (USA)010
1 Liang Chen (CHN)010
1 María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP)010
1 Greet Minnen (BEL)010
1 Andreea Mitu (ROU)010
1 Jessica Moore (AUS)010
1 Asia Muhammad (USA)010
1 Anastasia Potapova (RUS)010
1 Alicja Rosolska (POL)010
1 Maria Sanchez (USA)010
1 Bibiane Schoofs (NED)010
1 Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)010
1 Abigail Spears (USA)010
1 Fanny Stollár (HUN)010
1 Samantha Stosur (AUS)010
1 Tang Qianhui (CHN)010
1 Wang Yafan (CHN)010
1 Heather Watson (GBR)010
1 Tamara Zidanšek (SLO)010

Titles won by nation

Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
16 Czech Republic (CZE)212114212790
12 Russia (RUS)111333480
11 United States (USA)121115182
11 Netherlands (NED)131114380
11 China (CHN)326290
10 Belgium (BEL)145460
8 Romania (ROU)11114440
8 Germany (GER)11231530
8 Australia (AUS)111212260
7 France (FRA)1114430
7 Ukraine (UKR)11122610
5 Hungary (HUN)11111140
5 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1121131
5 Slovenia (SLO)14050
4 Canada (CAN)112031
4 Japan (JPN)1111220
4 Spain (ESP)13130
3 Denmark (DEN)111300
3 Serbia (SRB)21210
2 Belarus (BLR)11200
2 Latvia (LAT)11110
2 Italy (ITA)11110
2 Sweden (SWE)11110
2 Great Britain (GBR)2020
1  Switzerland (SUI)1010
1 Slovakia (SVK)1100
1 Chile (CHI)1010
1 Croatia (CRO)1010
1 Poland (POL)1010
1 South Korea (KOR)1010

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles
Mixed Doubles

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles

Best ranking

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):

Singles
Doubles

WTA Rankings

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]

Singles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
Simona Halep Year end 2017 28 January 2018
Caroline Wozniacki 29 January 2018 25 February 2018
Simona Halep 26 February 2018 Year end 2018

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
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

Prize money leaders

# Player Singles Doubles Mixed Year-to-date
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$3,163,688
  • prize money given in US$
  • as of November 5, 2018[8]

Statistics leaders

as of December 4, 2018[9]

Points distribution

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (S)2000130078043024013070104030202
Grand Slam (D)200013007804302401301040
WTA Finals (S)1500*1080*750*(+125 per Round Robin Match; +250 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Finals (D)15001080750375
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)100065039021512065351030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)1000650390215120651030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)100065039021512010
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 64Q)9005853501901056013022151
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 48/32Q)90058535019010560130-201
WTA Premier 5 (28D)9005853501901051
WTA Premier 5 (16D)9005853501901-
WTA Premier (56S)4703051851005530125131
WTA Premier (32S)4703051851005512518131
WTA Premier (16D)4703051851001
WTA Elite Trophy (S)700*440*240*(+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win)
WTA International (32S, 32Q)280180110603011814101
WTA International (32S, 24/16Q)2801801106030118-121
WTA International (16D)280180110601

S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.

WTA fan polls

Player of the month

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)

Breakthrough of the month

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)

Shot of the month

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)

Retirements

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:

  • Annika Beck (born 16 February 1994 in Gießen, Germany) joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 37 in singles and no. 84 in doubles. She won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. After having not played since October 2017 (2017 ITF Poitiers) due to ongoing injuries, Beck decided to end her tennis career in October 2018 in favour of academic pursuits.[40]
  • Eva Birnerová (born 14 August 1984 in Duchcov, Czechoslovakia, (modern day Czech Republic)) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 59 in singles and no. 52 in doubles. She reached one WTA singles final in Tashkent in 2011. She also won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eight singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. After having not played in over four years, Birnerová decided to retire in November 2018.
  • Chuang Chia-jung (born 10 January 1985 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) joined the professional tour in 2001 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 177 in singles and no. 5 in doubles. Partnering Latisha Chan, Chuang reached the final of the 2007 Australian Open and the 2007 US Open women's doubles events. She also won twenty-two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, two doubles titles in the WTA 125K series, as well as ten singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Chuang decided to retire in November 2018.
  • Casey Dellacqua (born 11 February 1985 in Perth, Australia) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 26 in singles and no. 3 in doubles. She has reached seven grand slam doubles finals and won 7 doubles titles. She also won the 2011 French Open mixed doubles event alongside Scott Lipsky. Dellacqua played her last professional match in February during a deciding Fed Cup doubles tie.[41]
  • Marina Erakovic (born 6 March 1988 in Split, SFR Yugoslavia, (modern day Croatia)) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 39 in singles and no. 25 in doubles. She won 1 WTA Singles title in Memphis in 2013, along with 8 WTA doubles titles. She enjoyed more success at Grand Slam level in doubles, reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2011, as well as the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2008 and the French Open in 2013 and 2014. She was plagued by injury throughout her career and, after missing the entirety of the 2018 season with a back injury, she announced her retirement in December 2018.[42]
  • Bojana Jovanovski Petrović (born 31 December 1991 in Belgrade, Serbia) joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 32 in singles and no. 203 in doubles. She won 2 WTA Tour singles titles, as well as 1 WTA 125K Series Title in 2013 and 4 ITF singles titles. She was part of the Serbian team that finished runner-up to the Czech Republic at the 2012 Fed Cup. Jovanovski Petrović underwent surgery for a shoulder injury in 2016, and despite making a limited comeback on the ITF Circuit at the beginning of the season, she decided to end her career in November 2018.[43]
  • Karin Knapp (born 28 June 1987 in Bruneck, Italy) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 33 in singles and no. 49 in doubles. Knapp won 2 singles titles during her career. As a member of the Italian Fed Cup team, Knapp was part of the squad that won the title in 2013. After having not played tournaments since the previous year's Australian Open, she announced her retirement in May 2018.[44]
  • Anabel Medina Garrigues (born 12 April 1982 in Valencia, Spain) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 16 in singles and no. 3 in doubles. Medina Garrigues won 11 singles titles and 28 doubles titles during her career. She won two Grand Slams titles at the 2008 and 2009 French Open and an olympics silver medal alongside partner Virginia Ruano Pascual also in 2008. Later in her career, she became part of Jeļena Ostapenko's coaching staff, coaching her to win the 2017 French Open singles title. She announced that the 2018 US Open would be her final tournament.[45]
  • Agnieszka Radwańska (born 6 March 1989 in Kraków, Poland) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 2 in singles and no. 16 in doubles. Radwańska won 20 singles titles and 2 doubles titles during her career. She reached the final of the 2012 Wimbledon singles event, becoming the first Polish woman in the Open era to reach a grand slam singles final. Her biggest title came at 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore where she again became the first Pole to lift the trophy. She also won the 2015 Hopman Cup with Jerzy Janowicz for her nation. Her other achievements include winning the WTA Fan Favourite Award six times and Shot of the Year five times. Radwańska announced her retirement on 14 November 2018 due to health issues.[46]
  • Virginie Razzano (born 12 May 1983 in Dijon, France) joined the professional tour in 1999 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 16 in singles and no. 82 in doubles. Razzano won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007, as well as 1 WTA doubles title and 5 ITF singles titles. She was, however, perhaps most well known for being so far the only player to defeat Serena Williams in the first round of a Grand Slam singles tournament, namely the 2012 French Open. She announced her retirement in December 2018.[47]
  • Olga Savchuk (born 20 September 1987 in Makiivka, Soviet Union (modern day Ukraine)) joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 79 in singles and no. 33 in doubles. Her greatest achievement in singles came at the 2006 Australian Open, reaching the third round as a qualifier. Savchuk was primarily a doubles specialist, winning 3 titles in her career, and reaching the quarterfinals of Roland Garros in 2017. She announced that the 2018 US Open would be her last tournament.[48]
  • Francesca Schiavone (born 23 June 1980 in Milan, Italy) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 4 in singles and no. 8 in doubles. Schiavone won 8 singles titles and 7 doubles titles during her career, including her most prestigious, the 2010 French Open singles title. She also reached the French Open final in 2011 and made quarterfinal appearances in all the other three majors. Schiavone also reached the semifinals or better at all Grand Slam doubles events, finishing runner-up at the 2008 French Open alongside partner Casey Dellacqua. As a member of the Italian Fed Cup team, Schiavone was part of the squads that won the title in 2006, 2009 and 2010. Initially first planned to be retired after the 2017 season, she announced her retirement from tennis via a press conference during the 2018 US Open following her last tournament (Gstaad) in July.[49]
  • Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 in Basel, Switzerland) joined the professional tour in 1996 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 7 in singles. Schnyder was a six-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist, and won 11 singles titles and 5 doubles titles during her career. After initially retiring in 2011, Schnyder returned to the tour in 2015, playing mostly on the ITF Women's Circuit and reaching a peak of number 139 in the rankings. Schnyder retired for a second and final time in November 2018.[50]
  • Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994 in Caransebeș, Romania) joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 83 in singles and no. 155 in doubles. Țig reached 1 WTA singles final and 2 doubles finals during her career, losing all 3 of them. She also made first round appearances in all four majors. After a period of struggling with her performances in the second half of 2017 season, she decided to focus on her health, citing back pain as the main source of discomfort. Her last played tournament was the (Guangzhou Open) in September 2017. Țig became an inactive player on 24 September 2018 after not playing for 52 consecutive weeks.[51][52]
  • Roberta Vinci (born 18 February 1983 in Taranto, Italy) joined the professional tour in 1999 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 7 in singles and no. 1 in doubles. Vinci won 10 singles titles and 25 doubles titles during her career. She reached the final of the 2015 US Open singles event and won five grand slams doubles titles alongside compatriot Sara Errani, with whom she completed the Career Grand Slam. As a member of the Italian Fed Cup team, Vinci was part of the four Italian title-winning squads in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013. Vinci announced that the 2018 Italian Open would be her final tournament.[53]
  • Aleksandra Wozniak (born 7 September 1987 in Montreal, Canada) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 21 in singles and no. 136 in doubles. Wozniak won one WTA singles title in Stanford in 2008, as well as 11 ITF singles titles. Wozniak struggled with injuries throughout most of her career, and had played predominantly on the ITF Circuit since 2015. She announced her retirement from tennis in December 2018 at the age of 31.[54]

Comebacks

Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2018 WTA Tour season:

  • Marion Bartoli (born 2 October 1984 in Le Puy-en-Velay, France) joined the professional tour in 2000 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 7 in singles and no. 15 in doubles. Bartoli won 8 singles titles and 3 doubles titles during her career, with her final singles title being her most prestigious, at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships where she defeated Sabine Lisicki to claim her only grand slam title. In addition, she reached the final of Wimbledon in 2007 where she lost to Venus Williams, and also reached the quarterfinals or better at each of the other three majors. Bartoli announced her retirement in August 2013 after the Cincinnati Open. In December 2017 she announced that she would return to the professional tennis tour in 2018.[55] Bartoli was awarded a wildcard at the 2018 Mexican Open but withdrew before the tournament stating that she was injured and that she hoped to be fully fit for the grass season. However, as a result of ongoing injuries, Bartoli decided to abandon her comeback attempt in June.[56][57]
  • Rebecca Marino (born 16 December 1990 in Toronto, Canada) joined the professional tour in 2008 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 38 in singles. She reached her first and only tour-level final at the 2011 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, losing to Magdaléna Rybáriková. She took a break from tennis to deal with mental and physical fatigue from February to August 2012. After playing some ITF and WTA tournaments, she decided in late February 2013 to take a second break from tennis with no timetable for her return. Marino started training again during the first week of September 2017 and decided to return to competition in October 2017, after being away from the game for nearly five years. She was scheduled to play an ITF 60K event in Saguenay but her comeback was delayed of three months due to ITF administrative regulations. She returned at an ITF 15K event in Antalya at the end of January 2018 and won the title in her first tournament back.[58]

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