2018 Connecticut Open
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| 2018 Connecticut Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 19–25 |
| Edition | 50th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 30S / 16D / 48Q |
| Prize money | $799,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Venue | Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová | |
The 2018 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2018 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 50th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 19 through August 25. It was the last event of the 2018 US Open Series before the 2018 US Open.
Points
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $132,740 | $70,880 | $37,850 | $20,350 | $10,915 | $6,925 | $3,110 | $1,650 | $920 |
| Doubles* | $41,520 | $22,180 | $12,120 | $6,165 | $3,350 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU |
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 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 5 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 6 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 8 | 4 |
 GER
|
Julia Görges | 10 | 5 |
 AUS |
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 NED |
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| CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 22 | 8 |
| AUS
|
Daria Gavrilova | 23 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of August 13, 2018[2]
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
- Ashleigh Barty → replaced by Samantha Stosur
- Kiki Bertens → replaced by Pauline Parmentier
- Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu
- Simona Halep → replaced by
Belinda Bencic 
Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
Maria Sakkari
- During the tournament
Retirements
[edit]Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 15 | 1 |
| NED
|
Demi Schuurs |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 38 | 2 |
| NED
|
Kiki Bertens |  SWE
|
Johanna Larsson | 41 | 3 |
| ROU
|
Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 57 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 13 August 2018
Other entrants
[edit]The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Retirements
[edit]Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Aryna Sabalenka defeated
Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
[edit]- Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová defeated
Hsieh Su-wei / Laura Siegemund, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "VANDEWEGHE AND PLISKOVA ACCEPT WILD CARDS AS 2018 CONNECTICUT OPEN CONFIRMS FIVE OF THE TOP 10 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD | Tournament-Info - News | | Connecticut Open". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.