WTA Tour 2018

◄ WTA Tour 2018 ►
Period:	December 2017 - November 2018
Edition:	48
Number of tournaments:	58
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (31)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Petra Kvitová (5)
Most of the finals:	Simona Halep (6)
Most prize money:	Simona Halep ($ 7,409,564)
Most points:	Simona Halep (6921)
Awards
Player of the year:	Simona Halep
Double team of the year:	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
Newcomer of the year:	Kiki Bertens
Newcomer of the year:	Aryna Sabalenka
Returner of the year:	Serena Williams

The 2018 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open
Caroline Wozniacki

French Open
Simona Halep

Wimbledon Championships
Angelique Kerber

US Open
Naomi Osaka

The WTA Tour 2018 was the 48th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Hopman Cup and Fed Cup team competitions were not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . They are listed here anyway, as the top players usually played these tournaments as well.

Tour information

Changes

Compared to 2017, the tournament calendar has undergone the following changes:

• The tournaments WTA Biel , WTA Kuala Lumpur , WTA Båstad , WTA Stanford and WTA Tokyo (Kōtō) were no longer part of the tour.
• The WTA Lugano tournament was back in the tournament calendar.
• The tournaments WTA San José , WTA Moscow-2 and WTA Hiroshima were new in the tournament calendar.
• The WTA Doha and WTA Dubai tournaments again swapped categories.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Year-end event Premier Mandatory Premier 5 premier International

Others Hopman Cup Fed Cup

Explanations
The string of z. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification in single
64D = 64 pairings play in double
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.01.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - AU $ hard court (indoor) - 8 teams	Belinda Bencic Roger Federer	Angelique Kerber Alexander Zverev	2: 1
	Brisbane International Brisbane , Australia Premier - $ 1,000,000 / $ 894,700 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D	Elina Switolina	Aljaksandra Sasnovich	6: 2, 6: 1
		Kiki Bertens Demi Schuurs	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	7: 5, 6: 2
	Shenzhen Open Shenzhen , People's Republic of China International - $ 750,000 / $ 626,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Simona Halep	Kateřina Siniaková	6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 0
		Irina-Camelia Begu Simona Halep	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	1: 6, 6: 1, [10: 8]
	ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Julia Goerges	Caroline Wozniacki	6: 4, 7: 6 4
		Sara Errani Bibiane Schoofs	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	7: 5, 6: 1
08.01.	Sydney International Sydney , Australia Premier - $ 799,000 / $ 733,900 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D	Angelique Kerber	Ashleigh Barty	6: 4, 6: 4
		Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková	6: 3, 6: 1
	Hobart International Hobart , Australia International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Elise Mertens	Mihaela Buzărnescu	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 2
		Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	Ljudmyla Kitschenok Makoto Ninomiya	6: 2, 6: 2
15.01.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - AU $ 55,000,000 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Caroline Wozniacki	Simona Halep	7: 6 2 , 3: 6, 6: 4
		Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	6: 4, 6: 3
		Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić	Tímea Babos Rohan Bopanna	2: 6, 6: 4, [11: 9]
29.01.	St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy St. Petersburg , Russia Premier - $ 799,000 / $ 733,900 Hard court (indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Petra Kvitová	Kristina Mladenovic	6: 1, 6: 2
		Timea Bacsinszky Vera Swonaryova	Alla Kudrjawzewa Katarina Srebotnik	2: 6, 6: 1, [10: 3]
	Taiwan Open Taipei , Taiwan International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court ( Indoor ) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Tímea Babos	Kateryna Koslowa	7: 5, 6: 1
		Duan Yingying Wang Yafan	Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova	7: 6 4 , 7: 6 5

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.02.	Fed Cup , 1st round Minsk , Belarus Hard court (indoor) Prague , Czech Republic Hard court (indoor) La Roche-sur-Yon , France Hard court (indoor) Asheville , United States Hard court (indoor)	Germany Czech Republic France United States	Belarus Switzerland Belgium Netherlands	3: 2 3: 1 3: 2 3: 1
02/12	Qatar Total Open Doha , Qatar Premier 5 - $ 3,173,000 / $ 2,897,250 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Petra Kvitová	Garbiñe Muguruza	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
		Gabriela Dabrowski Jeļena Ostapenko	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	6: 3, 6: 3
19.02.	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates Premier - $ 799,000 / $ 733,900 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Elina Switolina	Darja Kassatkina	6: 4, 6: 0
		Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	4: 6, 6: 2, [10: 8]
	Hungarian Ladies Open Budapest , Hungary International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Alison Van Uytvanck	Dominika Cibulková	6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 5
		Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár	Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 3]
02/26	Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco , Mexico International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Lesja Zurenko	Stefanie Vögele	5: 7, 7: 6 2 , 6: 2
		Tatjana Maria Heather Watson	Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria	7: 5, 2: 6, [10: 2]

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.03.	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 7,669,423 / $ 6,814,635 Hard - 96E / 48Q / 32D	Naomi Osaka	Darja Kassatkina	6: 3, 6: 2
		Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	6: 4, 6: 4
19.03.	Miami Open Key Biscayne , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 7,669,423 / $ 6,814,635 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D	Sloane Stephens	Jeļena Ostapenko	7: 6 5 , 6: 1
		Ashleigh Barty Coco Vandeweghe	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	6: 2, 6: 1

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/02	Volvo Car Open Charleston , United States Premier - $ 800,000 / $ 734,900 Clay (Green) - 56E / 48Q / 16D	Kiki Bertens	Julia Goerges	6: 2, 6: 1
		Alla Kudrjawzewa Katarina Srebotnik	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	6: 3, 6: 3
	Abierto GNP Seguros Monterrey , Mexico International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Garbiñe Muguruza	Tímea Babos	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
		Naomi Broady Sara Sorribes Tormo	Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos	3: 6, 6: 4, [10: 8]
04/09	Samsung Open Lugano , Switzerland International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Sand - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Elise Mertens	Aryna Sabalenka	7: 5, 6: 2
		Kirsten Flipkens Elise Mertens	Wera Lapko Aryna Sabalenka	6: 1, 6: 3
	Claro Open Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	Lara Arruabarrena	6: 2, 6: 4
		Dalila Jakupović Irina Chromatschowa	Mariana Duque Mariño Nadia Podoroska	6: 3, 6: 4
04/16	Fed Cup , semi-finals Stuttgart , Germany sand (hall) Aix-en-Provence , France sand (hall)	Czech Republic United States	Germany France	4: 1 3: 2
04/23	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart , Germany Premier - $ 816,000 / $ 750,900 Clay Court (red) (indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Karolína Plíšková	Coca Vandeweghe	7: 6 2 , 6: 4
		Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke	6: 4, 6: 7 5 , [10: 5]
	TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup Istanbul , Turkey International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Pauline Parmentier	Polona Hercog	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Liang Chen Zhang Shuai	Xenia Knoll Anna Smith	6: 4, 6: 4
04/30	Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Rabat , Morocco International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Elise Mertens	Ajla Tomljanović	6: 2, 7: 6 4
		Anna Blinkowa Raluca Olaru	Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár	6: 4, 6: 4
	J&T Banka Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Petra Kvitová	Mihaela Buzărnescu	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke	Mihaela Buzărnescu Lidsija Marosawa	6: 4, 6: 2

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.05.	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid , Spain Premier Mandatory - € 6,685,828 / € 6,045,855 Clay Court (red) - 64E / 32Q / 28D	Petra Kvitová	Kiki Bertens	7: 6 6 , 4: 6, 6: 3
		Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	2: 6, 6: 4, [10: 8]
14.05.	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome , Italy Premier 5 - $ 3,351,720 / $ 3,050,970 Clay Court (Red) - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Elina Switolina	Simona Halep	6-0, 6-4
		Ashleigh Barty Demi. Schuurs	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6: 3, 6: 4
05/21	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay (red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	Dominika Cibulková	6: 7 5 , 7: 6 3 , 7: 6 6
		Mihaela Buzărnescu Raluca Olaru	Nadija Kitschenok Anastasija Rodionova	7: 5, 7: 5
	NÜRNBERGER Insurance Cup Nuremberg , Germany International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay court (red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Johanna Larsson	Alison Riske	7: 6 4 , 6: 4
		Demi Schuurs Katarina Srebotnik	Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson	3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 7]
05/28	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - € 28,028,600 clay court (red) - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Simona Halep	Sloane Stephens	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1
		Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya	6: 3, 6: 3
		Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig	Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić	6: 1, 6: 7 5 , [10: 8]

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06/11	Nature Valley Open Nottingham , UK International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Lawn - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Ashleigh Barty	Johanna Konta	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4
		Alicja Rosolska Abigail Spears	Mihaela Buzărnescu Heather Watson	6: 3, 7: 6 5
	Libéma Open ’s-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Turf - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Aleksandra Krunić	Kirsten Flipkens	6: 7 0 , 7: 5, 6: 1
		Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	Kiki Bertens Kirsten Flipkens	3: 3 task
06/18	Nature Valley Classic Birmingham , UK Premier - $ 936,128 / $ 871,028 Lawn - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Petra Kvitová	Magdaléna Rybáriková	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
		Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	4: 6, 6: 3, [10: 8]
	Mallorca Open Mallorca , Spain International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Turf - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Tatiana Maria	Anastasija Sevastova	6: 4, 7: 5
		Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	Lucie Šafářová Barbora Štefková	6: 1, 3: 6, [10: 3]
25.06.	Nature Valley International Eastbourne , UK Premier - $ 917,664 / $ 852,564 Lawn - 48E / 21Q / 16D	Caroline Wozniacki	Aryna Sabalenka	7: 5, 7: 6 5
		Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu	6: 3, 7: 5

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.07.	Wimbledon London , UK Grand Slam - £ Lawn - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Angelique Kerber	Serena Williams	6: 3, 6: 3
		Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 0
		Alexander Peya Nicole Melichar	Jamie Murray Wiktoryja Asaranka	7: 6 1 , 6: 3
July 16	Bucharest Open Bucharest , Romania International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anastasija Sevastova	Petra Martić	7: 6 4 , 6: 2
		Irina-Camelia Begu Andreea Mitu	Danka Kovinić Maryna Sanewska	6: 3, 6: 4
	Ladies Championship Gstaad Gstaad , Switzerland International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay court (red) - 32E / 24Q / 15D	Alizé Cornet	Mandy Minella	6: 4, 7: 6 6
		Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk	Lara Arruabarrena Timea Bacsinszky	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 6]
07/23	Moscow River Cup Moscow , Russia International - $ 750,000 / $ 626,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Olga Danilović	Anastassija Potapova	7: 5, 6: 7 1 , 6: 4
		Anastassija Potapova Vera Swonaryova	Alexandra Panova Galina Voskoboyeva	6: 0, 6: 3
	Jiangxi Open Nanchang , People's Republic of China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Wang Qiang	Zheng Saisai	7: 5, 4: 0 task
		Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui	Lu Jingjing You Xiadi	6: 4, 6: 4
07/30	Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic San Jose , United States Premier - $ 799,000 / $ 733,900 Hard Court - 28E / 16Q / 16D	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Maria Sakkari	6: 1, 6: 0
		Latisha Chan Květa Peschke	Lyudmyla Kitschenok Nadija Kitschenok	6: 4, 6: 1
	Citi Open Washington DC , United States International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Donna Vekic	4: 6, 7: 6 7 , 6: 2
		Han Xinyun Darija Jurak	Alexa Guarachi Erin Routliffe	6.3, 6: 2

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.08.	Coupe Rogers Montreal , Canada Premier 5 Hard Court - 56E / 47Q / 28D	Simona Halep	Sloane Stephens	7: 6 6 , 3: 6, 6: 4
		Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs	Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova	4: 6, 6: 3, [10: 8]
08/13	Western & Southern Open Cincinnati , United States Premier 5 Hard - 56E / 48Q / 28D	Kiki Bertens	Simona Halep	2: 6, 7: 6 6 , 6: 2
		Lucie Hradecká Jekaterina Makarowa	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	6: 2, 7: 5
08/20	Connecticut Open New Haven , United States Premier Hard Court - 30E / 48Q / 16D	Aryna Sabalenka	Carla Suarez Navarro	6: 1, 6: 4
		Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	Hsieh Su-wei Laura Siegemund	6: 4, 6: 7 7 , [10: 4]
08/27	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 53,000,000 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Naomi Osaka	Serena Williams	6: 2, 6: 4
		Ashleigh Barty Coco Vandeweghe	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	3: 6, 7: 6 2 , 7: 6 6
		Jamie Murray Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Nikola Mektić Alicja Rosolska	2: 6, 6: 3, [11: 9]

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
10.09.	Coupe Banque Nationale Quebec , Canada International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Pauline Parmentier	Jessica Pegula	7: 5, 6: 2
		Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez	Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll	6: 4, 6: 3
	Hana-cupid Japan Women's Open Hiroshima , Japan International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Hsieh Su-wei	Amanda Anisimova	6: 2, 6: 2
		Eri Hozumi Zhang Shuai	Miyu Katō Makoto Ninomiya	6: 2, 6: 4
17.09.	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tachikawa , Japan Premier Hard Court (Indoor) - 28E / 24Q / 16D	Karolína Plíšková	Naomi Osaka	6: 4, 6: 4
		Miyu Katō Makoto Ninomiya	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6: 4, 6: 4
	Korea Open Seoul , South Korea International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Kiki Bertens	Ajla Tomljanović	7: 6 2 , 4: 6, 6: 2
		Choi Ji-hee Han Na-lae	Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei	6: 3, 6: 2
	Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Wang Qiang	Yulia Putinseva	6: 1, 6: 2
		Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore	Danka Kovinić Wera Lapko	4: 6, 7: 5, [10: 4]
24.09.	Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Wuhan , People's Republic of China Premier 5 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 16D	Aryna Sabalenka	Anett Kontaveit	6: 3, 6: 3
		Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6: 3, 6: 3
	Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Margarita Gasparjan	Anastassija Potapova	6: 2, 6: 1
		Olga Danilović Tamara Zidanšek	Irina-Camelia Begu Raluca Olaru	7: 5, 6: 3

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.10.	China Open Beijing , China Premier Mandatory Hard Court - 60E / 32Q / 28D	Caroline Wozniacki	Anastasija Sevastova	6: 3, 6: 3
		Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 8]
08.10.	Upper Austria Ladies Linz Linz , Austria International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Camila Giorgi	Ekaterina Alexandrowa	6: 3, 6: 1
		Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson	Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 5]
	Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open Hong Kong , China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Dajana Jastremska	Wang Qiang	6: 2, 6: 1
		Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai	Shūko Aoyama Lidsija Marosawa	6: 4, 6: 4
	Tianjin Open Tianjin , China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Caroline Garcia	Karolína Plíšková	7: 6 7 , 6: 3
		Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke	Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore	6: 4, 6: 2
15.10.	Kremlin Cup Moscow , Russia Premier hard court (indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Darja Kassatkina	Ons Jabeur	2: 6, 7: 6 3 , 6: 4
		Alexandra Panowa Laura Siegemund	Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru	6: 2, 7: 6 3
	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City , Luxembourg International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Julia Goerges	Belinda Bencic	6: 4, 7: 5
		Greet Minnen Alison Van Uytvanck	Wera Lapko Mandy Minella	7: 6 3 , 6: 2
10/22	BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore Singapore Year End Event - $ 7,000,000 Hard Court - 8E / 8D	Elina Switolina	Sloane Stephens	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
		Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	6: 4, 7: 5
29.10.	Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai Zhuhai , China Year-End Event - $ 2,349,363 Hard Court ( Indoor ) - 12E / 6D	Ashleigh Barty	Wang Qiang	6: 3, 6: 4
		Nadija Kitschenok Lyudmyla Kitschenok	Lidsija Marosawa Shūko Aoyama	6: 4, 3: 6, [10: 7]

November

Date 1	competition	Winners	Final opponents	Result
05.11.	Fed Cup , Final Prague , Czech Republic hard court (indoor)	Czech Republic	United States	3-0

¹ the date marks the beginning of each week

Resignations

The following players ended their tennis careers in 2018:

•  Casey Dellacqua - April 10, 2018
•  Karin Knapp - May 12, 2018
•  Roberta Vinci - May 14, 2018
•  Anabel Medina Garrigues - after the US Open 2018
•  Olha Savchuk - after the US Open 2018
•  Francesca Schiavone - September 5, 2018
•  Annika Beck - October 20, 2018
•  Agnieszka Radwańska - November 14, 2018
•  Patty Schnyder - November 21, 2018
•  Bojana Jovanovski Petrović - November 28, 2018
•  Marina Eraković - December 10, 2018
•  Virginie Razzano - December 15, 2018
•  Aleksandra Wozniak - December 19, 2018

Money ranking

In total, over 160 million US dollars in prize money was awarded on the WTA Tour in 2018. In addition to the tournament prize money, the WTA transferred a total of 3,000,000 US dollars as bonus payments to the players.

The top earners of the 2018 season (in US dollars)

space	Player	singles	Double	Mixed	total
1.	Simona Halep	6,314,890	44,674		7,409,564
2.	Caroline Wozniacki	6.007.719			6,657,719
3.	Naomi Osaka	6,394,289			6,394,289
4th	Elina Switolina	5,213,643	16,366	7,238	5,737,247
5.	Angelique Kerber	5,686,362			5,686,362
6th	Sloane Stephens	5,028,342	35,280	4,477	5,068,099
7th	Serena Williams	3,746,057	24,113		3,770,170
8th.	Karolína Plíšková	3,054,150	34,900		3,539,050
9.	Petra Kvitová	3,301,389			3,301,389
10.	Kiki Bertens	3,023,982	139,706		3,163,688
11.	Ashleigh Barty	1,943,108	879.144	1,119	2,823,371
12.	Anastasija Sevastova	2,553,435	143,979		2,765,414
13.	Darja Kassatkina	2,646,711	32,730		2,747,441
14th	Garbiñe Muguruza	2,071,708	3,781		2,675,489
15th	Jeļena Ostapenko	2,069,794	179,576	2,794	2,602,164
16.	Madison Keys	2,547,212	7,641		2,554,853
17th	Elise Mertens	1,969,985	394.021		2,364,006
18th	Kateřina Siniaková	985.335	1,075,482	2,794	2,063,611
19th	Kristina Mladenovic	759.380	1,051,243	5,587	2,041,210
20th	Caroline Garcia	1,814,824			2,039,824
21st	Julia Goerges	1,965,025	28,396		1,993,421
22nd	Barbora Strýcová	1,031,796	926,409		1,958,205
23.	Aryna Sabalenka	1,778,083	89,789		1,867,872
24.	Carla Suarez Navarro	1,645,782			1,645,782
25th	Wang Qiang	1,554,967	41,237		1,596,204
26th	Tímea Babos	492,492	1,049,268	36,937	1,578,697
27.	Ekaterina Makarova	761.694	780.181	20,980	1,562,855
28.	Anett Kontaveit	1,502,536	10,793		1,513,329
29	Maria Sharapova	1,312,643			1,312,643
30th	Coco Vandeweghe	493.474	706.981	2,794	1,303,249
31.	Hsieh Su-wei	824.277	433,651		1,270,928
32.	Lesja Zurenko	1,205,770	21,820		1,227,590
33.	Barbora Krejčíková	118,643	1,064,898		1,183,541
34.	Dominika Cibulková	1,170,659	4,717		1,175,376
35.	Mihaela Buzărnescu	871.123	196.013	5,032	1,112,168
36.	Johanna Konta	740.050	75,252	2,794	1,043,096
37.	Venus Williams	1,000,725	29,834		1,030,559
38.	Aljaksandra Sasnovich	965.927	41,723		1,007,650

All players who earned more than one million US dollars in prize money in the 2018 season are taken into account.

See also

• WTA Challenger Series 2018
• ITF Women's Circuit 2018
• ATP World Tour 2018
• ATP Challenger Tour 2018

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2018 Calendar. (PDF) wtatennis.com, accessed on July 27, 2017 (English). 
2. ^ Casey Dellacqua retires from tennis, players pay tribute. In: wtatennis.com. April 10, 2018, accessed April 14, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Karin Knapp dice addio al tennis: “Si tratta di una decisione molto sofferta, ma purtroppo devo rassegnarmi all'idea che il mio ginocchio destro non ce la fa più”. In: livetennis.it. May 12, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018 (Italian). 
4. ↑ Vinci vanquished by Krunic in farewell match in Rome. In: wtatennis.com. May 14, 2018, accessed May 14, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Medina Garrigues to retire at the US Open. In: wtatennis.com. July 27, 2018, accessed July 28, 2018 (28). 
6. ↑ Ukrainian double threat Olga Savchuk ends career at US Open. In: wtatennis.com. September 4, 2018, accessed September 4, 2018 . 
7. ^ Francesca Schiavone of Italy retires after outstanding career. In: wtatennis.com. September 5, 2018, accessed September 5, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Nikolas Fink: WTA: Annika Beck announces the end of her career - medical studies instead of tennis. In: spox.com. October 21, 2018, accessed October 21, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Former Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska ends her career. In: eurosport.de. Eurosport Germany, November 14, 2018, accessed on November 14, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Florian Goosmann: Patty Schnyder finally says good-bye. In: spox.com. November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Haley Hunt: Former No. 32 Jovanovski retires at age 26. In: baseline.tennis.com. November 30, 2018, accessed December 15, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Nikolaus Fink: WTA: Marina Erakovic announces the end of her career. In: spox.com. December 10, 2018, accessed December 12, 2018 . 
13. ↑ Florian Goosmann: Williams-Schreck Razzano also stops. In: spox.com. December 15, 2018, accessed December 15, 2018 . 
14. ↑ Former World No.21 Aleksandra Wozniak announces retirement. In: wtatennis.com. December 19, 2018, accessed December 21, 2018 . 
15. ↑ WTA prize money leaders (wtatennis.com, accessed November 5, 2018)