2018 Connecticut Open
| 2018 Connecticut Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 19 – August 25 |
| Edition | 50th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 30S / 16D / 48Q |
| Prize money | $799,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | New Haven, United States |
| Venue | Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová | |
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.
Contents
1 Points
1.1 Point distribution
2 Prize money
3 Singles main draw entrants
3.1 Seeds
3.2 Other entrants
3.3 Withdrawals
3.4 Retirements
4 Doubles main draw entrants
4.1 Seeds
4.2 Other entrants
4.3 Withdrawals
4.4 Retirements
5 Champions
5.1 Singles
5.2 Doubles
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
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 | |||
 FRA | Caroline Garcia | 5 | 2 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 3 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 8 | 4 |
 GER | Julia Görges | 10 | 5 |
 AUS | |||
 NED | |||
| 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:
Danielle Collins
Simona Halep
Karolína Plíšková- CoCo Vandeweghe
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
Timea Bacsinszky
Laura Siegemund
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Ana Bogdan
Zarina Diyas
Camila Giorgi
Monica Puig
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Dayana Yastremska
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
- Belinda Bencic
Pauline Parmentier
Samantha Stosur
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Ashleigh Barty → replaced by Samantha Stosur
Kiki Bertens → replaced by Pauline Parmentier- Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu
- Simona Halep → replaced by Belinda Bencic
Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
Maria Sakkari
- During the tournament
Johanna Konta
Retirements
- Petra Kvitová
- Monica Puig
- CoCo Vandeweghe
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:
- Desirae Krawczyk / Sachia Vickery
- Karolína Plíšková / Kristýna Plíšková
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
- Monique Adamczak /
Oksana Kalashnikova 
Kirsten Flipkens / Alison Van Uytvanck
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Johanna Konta
- CoCo Vandeweghe
Retirements
- Demi Schuurs
Champions
Singles
- Aryna Sabalenka def.
Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
- Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová def.
Hsieh Su-wei / Laura Siegemund, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4]
Notes
References
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External links
- Official website
