WTA Championships 2018

WTA Championships 2018
date	October 21, 2018 - October 28, 2018
Edition	48
navigation	2017  ◄  2018  ►  2019
WTA tour
venue	Singapore Singapore
Tournament number	808
category	WTA Tour Championships
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	8E / 8D
Prize money	US $ 7,000,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Caroline Wozniacki
Last year's winner (double)	Tímea Babos Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Winner (singles)	Elina Switolina
Winner (doubles)	Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos
Tournament director	Melissa Pine
Tournament supervisor	Laura Ceccarelli Giulia Orlandi
As of October 28, 2018

The WTA Championships 2018 (also known as BNP Paribas WTA Finals - Singapore 2018 ) were the tennis tournament with the highest value in points and prize money in the women's tournament calendar after the four Grand Slam tournaments . The hard court tournament of the WTA Tour 2018 took place from October 21-28, 2018 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium .

The defending champions in Singapore were Caroline Wozniacki in singles and Tímea Babos and Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková in doubles. In the singles Elina Switolina won , in the doubles the French-Hungarian pairing Kristina Mladenovic and Tímea Babos was successful.

Prize money and points

The total prize money was $ 7 million. In doubles, the prize money mentioned was paid out per team.

singles round Prize money Points Tournament winner + $ 1,750,000 + 420 Semi-final winner + $ 590,000 + 330 Semi-finalist + $ 40,000 Group stage per win + $ 153,000 + 250 Group stage per loss - + 125 Entry fees Main field 3 games = $ 151,000 2 games = $ 130,000 1 game = $ 110,000 Substitute player 2 games = $ 109,000 1 game = $ 89,000 no game = $ 68,000

Double round Prize money Points victory $ 500,000 1500 final $ 260,000 1080 Semifinals $ 157,500 750 Quarter finals $ 81,250 375 Entry fees Main field 3 games = $ 75,000 2 games = $ 60,000 1 game = $ 50,000 Substitutes 2 games = $ 50,500 1 game = $ 35,000 no game = $ 25,000

singles

qualification

The eight best placed women of the WTA Tour 2018 were qualified . In addition, the two next best points came as reservists.

WTA race in individual
#	Player	Points	Tournaments	Qualification date
-	Simona Halep 1	6921	16	13th August 2018
1	Angelique Kerber	5375	18th	5th September 2018
2	Caroline Wozniacki	5086	18th	4th October 2018
3	Naomi Osaka	4740	19th	October 2, 2018
4th	Petra Kvitová	4255	20th	4th October 2018
5	Sloane Stephens	3943	19th	October 14, 2018
6th	Elina Switolina	3850	18th	17th October 2018
7th	Karolína Plíšková	3840	22nd	17th October 2018
8th	Kiki Bertens	3710	24	October 18, 2018
9	Darja Kassatkina	3315	24
10	Anastasija Sevastova	3185	22nd
11	Aryna Sabalenka	3145	26th
12	Elise Mertens	3065	22nd
13	Julia Goerges	2995	23
14th	Serena Williams	2976	9
15th	Madison Keys	2817	16
16	Garbiñe Muguruza	2725	22nd
17th	Caroline Garcia	2600	22nd
18th	Ashleigh Barty	2420	20th
19th	Jeļena Ostapenko	2363	21st

¹ Simona Halep resigned her participation in the WTA Championships on October 18th due to a back injury.

Competition mode

In the round of the tournament four players each played in two groups, each against each other (round robin) . The top two in each group qualified for the semi-finals, which were played in a knockout system . The winner of each group played against the second in the other group and the winners of those games played the final.

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Angelique Kerber Round robin 02.  Caroline Wozniacki Round robin 03.  Naomi Osaka Round robin 04th  Petra Kvitová Round robin

No. Player Round reached 05.  Sloane Stephens final 06th  Elina Switolina victory 07th  Karolína Plíšková Semifinals 08th.  Kiki Bertens Semifinals

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

5

Sloane Stephens

0

6th

6th

7th

Karolína Plíšková

6th

4th

1

5

Sloane Stephens

6th

2

2

6th

Elina Switolina

3

6th

6th

6th

Elina Switolina

7th

6 5

6th

8th

Kiki Bertens

5

7th

4th

Red group

		Kerber	Osaka	Stephens	Bertens	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
1	Angelique Kerber		6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4	3: 6, 3: 6	6: 1, 3: 6, 4: 6	1: 2	3: 5	36:40	3
3	Naomi Osaka	4: 6, 7: 5, 4: 6		5: 7, 6: 4, 1: 6	3: 6, task	0: 3	2: 6	30:46	4th
5	Sloane Stephens	6: 3, 6: 3	7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 1		7: 6 4 , 2: 6, 6: 3	3-0	6: 2	44:33	1
8th	Kiki Bertens	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4	6: 3, task	6: 7 4 , 6: 2, 3: 6		2: 1	5: 3	40:31	2

White group

		Wozniacki	Kvitová	Switolina	Plíšková	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
2	Caroline Wozniacki		7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 2	7: 5, 5: 7, 3: 6	2: 6, 4: 6	1: 2	3: 5	37:43	3
4th	Petra Kvitová	5: 7, 6: 3, 2: 6		3: 6, 3: 6	3: 6, 4: 6	0: 3	1: 6	26:40	4th
6th	Elina Switolina	5: 7, 7: 5, 6: 3	6: 3, 6: 3		6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3	3-0	6: 2	44:33	1
7th	Karolína Plíšková	6: 2, 6: 4	6: 3, 6: 4	3: 6, 6: 2, 3: 6		2: 1	5: 2	36:27	2

Double

qualification

The eight best-placed doubles pairing of the WTA Tour 2018 were qualified for the tournament.

WTA race in doubles
#	pairing	Points	Tournaments	Qualification date
1	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	6815	14th	August 9, 2018
2	Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos	6455	14th	20th August 2018
3	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	4795	14th	September 30, 2018
4th	Xu Yifan Gabriela Dabrowski	4180	17th	October 6, 2018
5	Demi Schuurs Elise Mertens	4025	14th	September 30, 2018
-	Jelena Wesnina 1 Ekaterina Makarova	3715	6th
6th	Květa Peschke Nicole Melichar	3705	22nd	October 6, 2018
7th	María José Martínez Sánchez Andreja Klepač	3505	20th	October 6, 2018
8th	Coco Vandeweghe Ashleigh Barty	3237	7th	October 6, 2018
9	Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld	2445	23
10	Abigail Spears Alicja Rosolska	2390	27
11	Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan	2115	16

¹ season ended due to pregnancy.

Competition mode

In doubles, the main field was played in the knockout system .

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková   final 02.  Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos   victory 03.  Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová   Semifinals 04th  Xu Yifan Gabriela Dabrowski   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Demi Schuurs Elise Mertens   Quarter finals 06th  Květa Peschke Nicole Melichar   Quarter finals 07th  María José Martínez Sánchez Andreja Klepač   Quarter finals 08th.  Coco Vandeweghe Ashleigh Barty   Semifinals

Results

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková

6th

6th

6th

Květa Peschke Nicole Melichar

1

4th

1

Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková

6th

6th

3

Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová

3

2

3

Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová

6th

6th

7th

María José Martínez Sánchez Andreja Klepač

1

2

1

Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková

4th

5

2

Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos

6th

7th

8th

Coco Vandeweghe Ashleigh Barty

6th

6th

5

Demi Schuurs Elise Mertens

1

4th

8th

Coco Vandeweghe Ashleigh Barty

7th

3

[8th]

2

Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos

6 5

6th

[10]

4th

Xu Yifan Gabriela Dabrowski

0

2

2

Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos

6th

6th

See also

• WTA Tour Championships
• WTA Tournament of Champions
• WTA Elite Trophy

Web links

• Website of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships (English)
• Race to the WTA Championships Standings
• Tournament schedule single as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Tournament schedule doubles as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Calendar 2018 (wtatennis.com, accessed December 25, 2017, English)
2. ↑ Road To Singapore - Singles Leaderboard In: wtachampionships.com
3. ^ Simona Strong: How Halep became the first to qualify for Singapore. In: wtatennis.com. August 13, 2018, accessed on August 14, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Henrike Maas: WTA Finals: Kerber in Singapore. In: insideout-tennis.de. September 5, 2018, accessed September 6, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki Book Their Spots at 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. In: wtafinals.com. October 4, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Naomi Osaka Earns First Ever Qualification at 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. In: wtafinals.com. October 2, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Sloane Stephens Earns First Ever Qualification at 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. In: wtafinals.com. October 14, 2018, accessed October 15, 2018 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b} Svitolina, Pliskova round out 2018 WTA Finals field. In: wtafinals.com. October 17, 2018, accessed October 18, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Simona Halep withdraws from WTA Finals with back injury, Kiki Bertens in. In: wtatennis.com. October 18, 2018, accessed October 19, 2018 . 
10. ↑ World number one Halep cancels WTA final , spiegel.de from October 18, 2018, accessed on October 19, 2018.
11. ↑ Road To Singapore - Doubles Leaderboard In: wtachampionships.com
12. ↑ Krejcikova and Siniakova first to punch tickets to Singapore (wtatennis.com August 9, 2018, accessed August 27, 2018)
13. ↑ Babos and Mladenovic qualify for Singapore (wtatennis.com August 20, retrieved August 27, 2018)
14. ↑ ^{a b} Doubles Teams of Andrea Sestini Hlavackova / Barbora Strycova and Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs Qualify for 2018 WTA Finals (wtafinals.com from September 30, 2018, accessed October 6, 2018)
15. ↑ ^{a b c d} 2018 WTA Finals: Dabrowski / Xu, Klepac / Martínez Sánchez, Melichar / Peschke and Barty / Vandeweghe qualify (wtatennis.com from October 6, accessed on October 6, English)