Volvo Car Open 2018

WTA tour
Volvo Car Open 2018
date	2.4.2018 - 8.4.2018
navigation	2017 ◄ 2018 ► 2019
venue	Charleston (South Carolina) United States United States
Tournament number	804
category	WTA Premier
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	56E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 734,000
Financial. Obligation	US $ 800,000

Last year's winner (individual)	Russia Darja Kassatkina
Last year's winner (double)	United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová Czech Republic

Winner (singles)	Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Winner (doubles)	Russia Alla Kudrjawzewa Katarina Srebotnik Slovenia

As of April 14, 2018

The 2018 Volvo Car Open was a women's tennis tournament in Charleston , South Carolina . The clay court tournament in the Premier category was part of the WTA Tour 2018 and took place from April 2 to 8, 2018.

The defending champions were Darja Kassatkina in singles and the pairing Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová in doubles.

qualification

Qualification for the Volvo Car Open 2018 took place from March 31 to April 1, 2018.

singles

Seeding list

No.	Player	Round reached
01.	France Caroline Garcia	Round of 16
02.	Czech Republic Petra Kvitová	2nd round
03.	Russia Darja Kassatkina	Quarter finals
04th	United States Sloane Stephens	retreat
05.	Germany Julia Goerges	final
06th	United Kingdom Johanna Konta	2nd round
07th	United States Madison Keys	Semifinals
08th.	Latvia Anastasija Sevastova	Semifinals

No.	Player	Round reached
09.	Australia Ashleigh Barty	Round of 16
10.	Japan Naomi Osaka	Round of 16
11.	Australia Daria Gavrilova	2nd round
12.	Netherlands Kiki Bertens	victory
13.	Romania Irina-Camelia Begu	Round of 16
14th	France Alizé Cornet	Quarter finals
15th	Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu	2nd round
16.	Russia Jelena Wesnina	Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

12

Netherlands Kiki Bertens

6th

6 ²

7th

7th

Madison Keys

4th

7th

6 ⁵

12

Netherlands Kiki Bertens

6th

5

Julia Goerges

2

1

5

Germany Julia Goerges

7th

6th

8th

Anastasija Sevastova

6 ⁵

3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

France C. Garcia

6th

United States V. Lepchenko

6th

7th

V. Lepchenko

2

3

A. Petković

4th

5

1

C. Garcia

7th

1

4th

Slovenia P. Hercog

6th

14th

France A. Cornet

5

6th

Q

M. Sanewska

1

4th

P. Hercog

2

3

K. Bondarenko

1

2

14th

France A. Cornet

6th

14th

France A. Cornet

6th

14th

A. Cornet

2

5

12

Netherlands K. Bertens

6th

12

Netherlands K. Bertens

6th

7th

V. Cepede Royg

4th

1

12

Netherlands K. Bertens

6th

Serbia A. Krunić

6th

A. Krunić

4th

2

WC

B. Mattek-Sands

2

12

Netherlands K. Bertens

6th

Q

Hungary F. Stollár

7th

6th

Q

F. Stollár

2

4th

Q

F. Di Lorenzo

5

1

Q

Hungary F. Stollár

6th

6th

J. Konta

3

4th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

LL

D. Jastremska

6 ⁴

6th

4th

United States B. Pera

6th

United States B. Pera

7th

1

6th

J. Čepelová

2

United States B. Pera

6th

2

6th

E. Bouchard

4th

WC

S. Errani

3

6th

4th

WC

Italy S. Errani

6th

WC

Italy S. Errani

3

7th

6th

Q

W. Lapko

4th

r

15th

M. Buzarnescu

6th

6 ⁵

2

15th

Romania M. Buzarnescu

6th

B. Pera

2

7th

5

11

Australia D. Gavrilova

1

6th

7th

United States M. Keys

6th

6 ⁵

7th

O. Jabeur

6th

4th

3

11

D. Gavrilova

2

6th

3

Q

S. Soler Espinosa

1

4th

Italy C. Giorgi

6th

2

6th

Italy C. Giorgi

6th

C. Giorgi

4th

3

B. Haddad Maia

6th

6 ⁶

0r

7th

United States M. Keys

6th

Spain L. Arruabarrena

4th

7th

1

L. Arruabarrena

1

6th

3

7th

United States M. Keys

6th

3

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

Germany J. Goerges

2

6th

7th

United States K. Ahn

6th

K. Ahn

6th

4th

6 ¹

S. Stosur

2

4th

5

Germany J. Goerges

7th

6th

Germany L. Siegemund

7th

6th

10

N. Osaka

6 ⁴

3

N. Vichljanzewa

5

2

L. Siegemund

3

6 ⁸

J. Brady

4th

10

Japan N. Osaka

6th

7th

10

Japan N. Osaka

6th

5

Germany J. Goerges

6th

13

Romania I.-C. Begu

6th

3

D. Kassatkina

4th

3

Q

G. García Pérez

3

4th

13

Romania I.-C. Begu

6th

Q

United States C. Liu

1

6th

Q

C. Liu

4th

2

M. Linette

6th

3

13

I.-C. Begu

2

1

United States C. McHale

6th

3

Russia D. Kassatkina

6th

S. Dijas

4th

2

C. McHale

3

6th

2

3

Russia D. Kassatkina

6th

3

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

Latvia A. Sevastova

7th

6 ⁵

6th

J. Larsson

7th

0

4th

Q

C. Dolehide

5

7th

1

Q

United States C. Dolehide

5

6th

8th

Latvia A. Sevastova

6th

L. Davis

3

0

9

A. Barty

3

4th

Germany T. Maria

6th

T. Maria

6th

3

2

S. Kenin

3

2

9

Australia A. Barty

4th

6th

9

Australia A. Barty

6th

8th

Latvia A. Sevastova

6th

16

Russia J. Wesnina

6th

2

6th

K. Plíšková

4th

0

M. Brengle

3

6th

2

16

Russia J. Wesnina

6th

H. Watson

3

4th

T. Townsend

4th

1

United States T. Townsend

6th

16

J. Wesnina

3

6th

2

K. Siniaková

4th

1

Czech Republic K. Plíšková

6th

1

6th

Czech Republic K. Plíšková

6th

Czech Republic K. Plíšková

1

6th

2

P. Kvitová

6th

1

3

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Canada Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan China People's Republic	1 round
02.	United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Czech Republic	Quarter finals
03.	Slovenia Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez Spain	final
04th	Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková Czech Republic	1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

G. Dabrowski Y. Xu

5

6th

[7]

United States R. Atawo A.-L. Grönefeld
Germany

7th

4th

[10]

R. Atawo A.-L. Grönefeld

6th

3

[1]

WC

M. Doi C. McHale

6th

3

[8th]

Romania M. Buzarnescu H. Watson
United Kingdom

4th

6th

[10]

Romania M. Buzarnescu H. Watson
United Kingdom

3

6th

[10]

M. Buzarnescu H. Watson

4th

0

3

Slovenia A. Klepač, M. J. Martínez Sánchez
Spain

6th

3

Slovenia A. Klepač, M. J. Martínez Sánchez
Spain

6th

A. Rosolska A. Spears

1

3

Slovenia A. Klepač, M. J. Martínez Sánchez
Spain

w.

O.

T. Maria K. Plíšková

4th

5

WC

L. Arruabarrena S. Errani

WC

Spain L. Arruabarrena S. Errani
Italy

6th

7th

3

A. Klepač, M. J. Martínez Sánchez

3

M. Adamczak L. Kitschenok

5

6th

[7]

Russia A. Kudrjawzewa K. Srebotnik
Slovenia

6th

Ukraine N. Kitschenok A. Rodionova
Australia

7th

1

[10]

N. Kitschenok A. Rodionova

3

Ukraine K. Bondarenko A. Krunić
Serbia

6th

1

[10]

Ukraine K. Bondarenko A. Krunić
Serbia

6th

4th

B. Krejčíková K. Siniaková

2

6th

[5]

K. Bondarenko A. Krunić

5

2

N. Melichar K. Peschke

1

6th

[8th]

Russia A. Kudrjawzewa K. Srebotnik
Slovenia

7th

6th

Russia A. Kudrjawzewa K. Srebotnik
Slovenia

6th

4th

[10]

Russia A. Kudrjawzewa K. Srebotnik
Slovenia

7th

6th

S. Aoyama Z. Yang

3

2

B. Mattek-Sands A. Sestini Hlaváčková

5

2

United States B. Mattek-Sands A. Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic

6th

Web links

Tournament schedule single as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
Tournament schedule doubles as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage