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 | |
| Belarus Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
| Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Czech Republic 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 | edit source]Point distribution
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]| 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 | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of France.svg FRA | Caroline Garcia | 5 | 2 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 3 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 8 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | Julia Görges | 10 | 5 |
 AUS |
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| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 22 | 8 |
| AUS
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Daria Gavrilova | 23 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of August 13, 2018[2]
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- United States Danielle Collins
Romania Simona Halep- 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 | edit source]- Before the tournament
- Ashleigh Barty → replaced by 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
Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Greece Maria Sakkari
- During the tournament
Retirements
[edit | edit source]Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]- Rankings are as of 13 August 2018
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]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:
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Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Before the tournament
Retirements
[edit | edit source]Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]- Belarus Aryna Sabalenka defeated
Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
[edit | edit source]- 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]
