2018 Connecticut Open

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.

2018 Connecticut Open
DateAugust 19 – August 25
Edition50th
CategoryWTA Premier
Draw30S / 16D / 48Q
Prize money$799,000
SurfaceHard
LocationNew Haven, United States
VenueCullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová

Points

Point distribution
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 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Prize money
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 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank* Seed
 ROU Simona Halep 1 1
 FRA Caroline Garcia 5 2
 CZE Petra Kvitová 6 3
 CZE Karolína Plíšková 8 4
 GER Julia Görges 10 5
 AUS Ashleigh Barty 16 6
 NED Kiki Bertens 17 7
 CZE Barbora Strycova 22 8
 AUS Daria Gavrilova 23 9
  • Rankings are as of August 13, 2018[2]

Other entrants

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
Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
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

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

Retirements

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2018 Connecticut Open – Singles

Doubles
Main article: 2018 Connecticut Open – Doubles

Notes
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    References
    1. "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
    2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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