2018 Volvo Car Open
| 2018 Volvo Car Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 2–8 |
| Edition | 46th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $776,000 |
| Surface | Green clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Netherlands Kiki Bertens | |
| Doubles | |
| Russia Alla Kudryavtseva / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik | |
The 2018 Volvo Car Open was a women's tennis event on the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place between April 2 and April 8, 2018 and was the 46th edition of the Charleston Open tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event took place at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay court season played on green clay. Kiki Bertens, seeded 12th, won the singles title.[1][2][3]
Finals
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[edit | edit source]Netherlands Kiki Bertens defeated Germany Julia Görges, 6–2, 6–1
- It was Bertens' 1st singles title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Doubles
[edit | edit source]Russia Alla Kudryavtseva / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik defeated Slovenia Andreja Klepač / Spain María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–3, 6–3
Points and prize money
[edit | edit source]Point distribution
[edit | edit source]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit | edit source]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $137,125 | $72,841 | $35,890 | $18,387 | $9,568 | $4,898 | $2,516 | $1,150 | $700 |
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| Doubles | $42,850 | $22,900 | $12,510 | $6,365 | $3,460 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
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- 1 Rankings as of March 19, 2018.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- United States Francesca Di Lorenzo
- United States Caroline Dolehide
- Spain Georgina García Pérez
- Belarus Vera Lapko
- United States Claire Liu
- Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa
- Hungary Fanny Stollár
- Belgium Maryna Zanevska
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The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Before the tournament
- United States Catherine Bellis → replaced by United States Kristie Ahn
- Estonia Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Slovenia Polona Hercog
- Croatia Ana Konjuh → replaced by Germany Andrea Petkovic
- Croatia Petra Martić → replaced by United States Sofia Kenin
- United States Shelby Rogers → replaced by United States Jennifer Brady
- Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová → replaced by United States Taylor Townsend
- Greece Maria Sakkari → replaced by United States Bernarda Pera
- United States Sloane Stephens → replaced by Ukraine Dayana Yastremska
- Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Retirements
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Doubles main draw entrants
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- 1 Rankings as of March 19, 2018.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
References
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