2018 Connecticut Open
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Tennis tournament
| 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 | |
| Belarus Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
| Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová | |
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Connecticut Open
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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ドル
70,880ドル
37,850ドル
20,350ドル
10,915ドル
6,925ドル
3,110ドル
1,650ドル
920ドル
Doubles*
41,520ドル
22,180ドル
12,120ドル
6,165ドル
3,350ドル
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1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | Caroline Garcia | 5 | 2 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 3 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 8 | 4 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 10 | 5 |
| 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:
- United States Danielle Collins
(削除) Romania Simona Halep (削除ここまで)- Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
- United States CoCo Vandeweghe
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Romania Ana Bogdan
- Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas
- Italy Camila Giorgi
- Puerto Rico Monica Puig
- Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Ukraine Dayana Yastremska
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Before the tournament
- Australia Ashleigh Barty → replaced by Australia Samantha Stosur
- Netherlands Kiki Bertens → replaced by France Pauline Parmentier
- Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
- Romania Simona Halep → replaced by Switzerland Belinda Bencic
- Russia Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Greece 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:
- United States Desirae Krawczyk / United States Sachia Vickery
- Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková / Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
- Australia Monique Adamczak / Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
- Belgium Kirsten Flipkens / Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Before the tournament
Retirements
[edit ]Finals
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]Main article: 2018 Connecticut Open – Singles
- Belarus Aryna Sabalenka defeated Spain Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
[edit ]Main article: 2018 Connecticut Open – Doubles
- Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová defeated Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Germany Laura Siegemund, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4]
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 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 August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.