2018 Wuhan Open
| 2018 Wuhan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 23–29 |
| Edition | 5th |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,746,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Venue | Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
| Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs | |
The 2018 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2018 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 23–29, 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.[1]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $471,700 | $235,520 | $117,770 | $54,230 | $26,900 | $13,790 | $7,090 | $3,955 | $2,040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $135,000 | $68,200 | $33,635 | $16,990 | $8,600 | $4,255 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Simona Halep | 1 | 1 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 3 | 3 |
| FRA | Caroline Garcia | 4 | 4 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 5 | 5 |
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 8 | 8 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 9 | 9 |
| LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 10 | 10 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 11 | 11 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | 12 | 12 |
| RUS | Daria Kasatkina | 13 | 13 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 14 | 14 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | 15 | 15 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 17 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of September 17, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Viktorija Golubic
- Sofia Kenin
- Rebecca Peterson
- Monica Puig
- Kateřina Siniaková
- Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Wang Xiyu
- Wang Yafan
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Markéta Vondroušová
- Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
- Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić
- Naomi Osaka → replaced by Polona Hercog
- Magdaléna Rybáriková → replaced by Monica Niculescu
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN | Tímea Babos | FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 1 |
| CZE | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 18 | 2 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | USA | CoCo Vandeweghe | 27 | 3 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Xu Yifan | 27 | 4 |
| SLO | Andreja Klepač | ESP | María José Martínez Sánchez | 28 | 5 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | NED | Demi Schuurs | 30 | 6 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | CZE | Květa Peschke | 31 | 7 |
| CZE | Lucie Hradecká | RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | 48 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 17, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
Retirements
Champions
Singles
- Aryna Sabalenka def. Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles
- Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs def. Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–3
References
- ^ "Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
- Official website Archived 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine