2018 WTA Finals
| 2018 WTA Finals | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 21 – 28 |
| Edition | 48th (singles) / 43rd (doubles) |
| Draw | 8S / 8D |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Kallang, Singapore |
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| 2017 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Doubles | |
 Tímea Babos /  Andrea Hlaváčková | |
The 2018 WTA Finals is a women's tennis tournament held in Kallang, Singapore. It is the 48th edition of the singles event and the 43rd edition of the doubles competition.[1] The tournament is contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams. This is also the final year for Singapore to hold this tournament.
Tournament
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The 2018 WTA Finals will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium the week of October 21, 2018, and will be the 48th edition of the event. It will be the final year Singapore is scheduled to be hosting for the event.[2] The tournament is run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2018 WTA Tour. Singapore is now the ninth city to host the WTA Finals since its inauguration in 1972 and will host the event for at least five years.
Qualifying
In singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and (for Top 20 players at the end of 2017) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included.
In doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand Slams or Premier-level tournaments.
Format
The singles event features eight players in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player meets the other three players in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group meets the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match. The doubles event returns to a single elimination event. The winners of each quarterfinal match will advance to the semifinals and the winners of each semifinal match will advance to the final.
Round robin tie-breaking methods
The final standings were made using these methods:
- Greatest number of wins.
- Greatest number of matches played.
- Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:
- a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players.
- b. Highest percentage of sets won.
- c. Highest percentage of games won.
Qualified players
Singles
| # | Players | Points | Tours | Date Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simona Halep (ROU) |
6,921 | 15 | 13 August |
| 2 |  Angelique Kerber (GER) |
5,375 | 18 | 10 September |
| 3 | Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) |
5,086 | 18 | 4 October |
| 4 |  Naomi Osaka (JPN) |
4,740 | 19 | 2 October |
| 5 | Petra Kvitová (CZE) |
4,255 | 20 | 4 October |
| 6 |  Sloane Stephens (USA) |
3,943 | 19 | 14 October |
| 7 | ||||
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On 13 August, Simona Halep became the first qualifier.[3]
Simona Halep began the year by winning the Shenzhen Open defeating Kateřina Siniaková in three sets. She then competed at the Australian Open and reached the finals after saving match points in her third round match against Lauren Davis and semifinal match against Angelique Kerber. However, she lost in the final to Caroline Wozniacki in three tight sets, with it she also lost the number 1 ranking to the Wozniacki. She then lost in the semifinals of her next two events, the Qatar Open and BNP Paribas Open to Garbiñe Muguruza and Naomi Osaka, respectively. at the Miami Open she fell in the third round to Agnieszka Radwańska.
At the start of the clay season, Halep did not have good results only reaching the quarterfinals with both loses coming in straight sets to CoCo Vandeweghe at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and to Karolína Plíšková at the Mutua Madrid Open. Halep was able to bounce back at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia reaching the final losing to Elina Svitolina, winning only four games in the match. At the French Open is where Halep's biggest title came winning her first grand slam title defeating reigning US Open champion Sloane Stephens after coming back from a set down. However, Halep did not have much luck at the grass courts of Wimbledon losing in the third round to Hsieh Su-wei after failing to take advantage of a set lead.
At the American Hard Court season, Halep started out by reaching back-to-back finals with different outcomes. At the Rogers Cup, she had a rematch of the French Open final against Stephens with the same outcome with a Halep win. However, she lost the final of the Western & Southern Open to Kiki Bertens despite having a match point. This lost was a start of a bad stretch for the Romanian as she became the first top seed to lose in the first round of the US Open when she fell to Kaia Kanepi. She then lost her opening round matches at the Wuhan Open and China Open, giving her a four match losing streak coming into the WTA Finals. Even thought, Halep secured year-end no. 1 for the second consecutive year.
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On 10 September, Angelique Kerber became the second qualifier.[4]
Angelique Kerber began her season at the Hopman Cup to represent Germany with Alexander Zverev but lost in the final to Switzerland. At the Sydney International, Kerber claimed her first title since winning the 2016 US Open defeating local favorite Ashleigh Barty in straight sets. At the Australian Open, Kerber was able to reach the semifinals of a slam for the first time since her US Open triumph but lost to Simona Halep in three sets after failing to convert two match points she had in the final set. She then played in the middle east, where lost in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Total Open losing to then World no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in three sets and to Elina Svitolina at the Dubai Tennis Championships in the semifinals. She then reached back-to-back quarterfinals at the BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open falling to Daria Kasatkina and Sloane Stephens, respectively.
During the clay court season, Kerber had good results reaching the quarterfinals of Internazionali BNL d'Italia and French Open losing to eventual champions Svitolina and Halep, Respectively. At the grass season, Kerber suffered an upset in the hands of Alison Riske in the first round of the Mallorca Open, but she bounced back by reaching the semifinals of Eastbourne International losing to top seed Caroline Wozniacki. At Wimbledon, Kerber won her third grand slam title and her first at the event defeating Serena Williams in the final in straight sets. This means Kerber has won 3 of the 4 slams, only missing the French Open. After her slam triumph, Kerber had terrible results winning only 6 of her next 11 matches, losing early in Rogers Cup, Western & Southern Open, US Open, Wuhan Open and China Open, failing to reach a single quarterfinal.
On 2 October, Naomi Osaka was announced to be making her debut at the event as the third qualifier.[5]
Naomi Osaka began the year at the Hobart International with a first round loss to Yulia Putintseva. At the Australian Open, she made it to the fourth round with wins over 2 top 20 players but fell to Simona Halep. She suffered early loses at the Qatar Total Open and Dubai Tennis Championships. Osaka made her breakthrough at the BNP Paribas Open, winning her first title in the event defeating Daria Kasatkina in the final and defeating top 5 players Karolína Plíšková and Halep along the way. However, she fell to Elina Svitolina at the second round of the Miami Open after defeating her childhood idol Serena Williams. Osaka did not have much success during the clay season only winning back-to-back matches at the Volvo Car Open and French Open, reaching the third round losing to Julia Görges and Madison Keys, respectively. During the grass season, Osaka was able to reach the semifinals of Nottingham Open to eventual champion Ashleigh Barty and the third round of Wimbledon losing to eventual champion Angelique Kerber.
At the US Open Series, prior to the US Open she suffered a three match losing streak, with her only win coming in the Citi Open. However at the US Open, Osaka claimed her first grand slam title despite her poor preparation to the tournament. In the final she defeated Serena Williams in straight sets. Osaka followed this triumph with a final showing at her home event of the Toray Pan Pacific Open losing to Karolína Plíšková in the final. She then reached the semifinals of the China Open losing to Anastasija Sevastova.
On October 4, Petra Kvitová and Caroline Wozniacki booked their spots to the WTA Finals.[6]
Petra Kvitová opened her season in Sydney, losing to qualifier Camila Giorgi. She followed this up with a first-round loss at the Australian Open to Andrea Petkovic. She found form in St. Petersburg defeating Kristina Mladenovic in the final, before winning a second title two weeks later in Qatar with a three-set victory over Garbiñe Muguruza. She was unable to continue this form in Indian Wells or Miami, losing in the second round and fourth round to Amanda Anisimova and Jeļena Ostapenko respectively.
Kvitová's clay court season also began slowly, falling in the first round of Charleston and Stuttgart. However, she quickly turned her form around, winning her third and fourth titles of the year in Prague and Madrid, defeating Mihaela Buzărnescu and Kiki Bertens in the respective finals. She then lost in the third round of the French Open to Anett Kontaveit.
Kvitová claimed her fifth title of the season on the grass courts of Birmingham, defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final. At Wimbledon, she lost her first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Her next two tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati ended in the third round and semi-finals respectively, both at the hands of Kiki Bertens. She made the quarterfinals in Connecticut before losing in the third round of the US Open to Aryna Sabalenka, continuing her run of disappointing results at the Grand Slams. She also lost in the third round of Wuhan and the first round in Beijing.
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Caroline Wozniacki began her season in Auckland losing the final to Julia Görges. She then went on to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. She saved two match points in the second round against Jana Fett, before going on to defeat Simona Halep in the final. This win returned Wozniacki to World No. 1 for the first time since 2012. After reaching the quarterfinals in St. Petersburg and the semi-finals in Qatar, Wozniacki was unable to progress far in Indian Wells or Miami, losing in the fourth round and second round to Daria Kasatkina and Monica Puig respectively.
Wozniacki had a relatively quiet clay-court swing, suffering quarterfinal losses in İstanbul and Rome as well as a third round loss in Madrid. At the French Open, she fell in the fourth round, losing to Daria Kasatkina for the third time on the season. Wozniacki won her second title of the year in Eastbourne, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final. She was unable to find the same success at Wimbledon, suffering a second-round loss to Ekaterina Makarova.
Opening round losses in Montreal and Cincinnati were followed by an early exit at the US Open, falling to Lesia Tsurenko in the second round in straight sets. The poor results continued for Wozniacki in Tokyo and Wuhan, where she lost in the second round at both tournaments. However, she turned her form around in Beijing, where she defeated Anastasija Sevastova in the final, claiming her first Premier Mandatory title in over seven years, doing so without dropping a set all tournament.
On 14 October, Sloane Stephens was announced to be making her debut at the event as the sixth qualifier.[7]
Doubles
| # | Players | Points | Tours | Date Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) |
6,815 | 14 | 9 August |
| 2 | Tímea Babos (HUN)  Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) |
6,445 | 14 | 20 August |
| 3 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (CZE) Barbora Strýcová (CZE) |
4,445 | 14 | 29 September |
| 4 |  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)  Xu Yifan (CHN) |
4,180 | 17 | 4 October |
| 5 |  Elise Mertens (BEL)  Demi Schuurs (NED) |
4,025 | 14 | 29 September |
| 6 | Nicole Melichar (USA) Květa Peschke (CZE) |
3,545 | 21 | 4 October |
| 7 |  Andreja Klepač (SLO)  María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) |
3,505 | 20 | 4 October |
| 8 |  Ashleigh Barty (AUS) CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) |
3,237 | 7 | 4 October |
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On August 9, the team of Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková qualified for the first time to the event.[8]
Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková began the year with a final showing at the Shenzhen Open losing to the Romanian team of Begu/Halep in a match tiebreak. Their next final came at the Miami Open but once again fell but this time to the team of Barty/Vandeweghe in two quick sets. At the French Open, despite only winning one clay match during the lead up events, they were able to claim their first grand slam title defeating the Japanese duo of Hozumi/Ninomiya in straight sets. They followed up this victory by winning their second slam at Wimbledon defeating the team of Melichar/Peschke in three sets winning the final set in a bagel. This win comes five years after their girls doubles win at the same event. After having a poor lead up to the US Open winning only a match, they were able to reach the semifinals, however their grand slam streak was ended by Barty & Vandeweghe in two tight sets. The team is making their debut into the event.
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On August 20, the pairing of Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic was announced as the second qualifier.[9]
Tímea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic began their 2018 campaign by winning the Australian Open defeating the Russian pairing of Makarova/Vesnina in straight sets. They did not reach another final until the clay season at the Mutua Madrid Open facing once again Makarova/Vesnina but this time they end up losing in a match tiebreak. At the French Open they lost to the unseeded Japanese team of Hozumi/Ninomiya in the quarterfinals. However, they bounced back by claiming their second title at the Birmingham Classic defeating Mertens/Schuurs in the final. At Wimbledon, they suffered another upset at the quarterfinals falling to the unseeded pair Rosolska/Spears. During their US Open lead up events, they racked a record of two wins and two loses. However, they bounced back at the US Open by reaching the final but lost to Barty/Vandeweghe in three sets including two tiebreaks in the final two sets. Babos also reached the final of the Mixed Doubles at the Australian Open pairing with Rohan Bopanna, but lost to Dabrowski/Pavić.
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On the September 29, the teams of Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková/Barbora Strýcová and Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs occupied the next two slots into the event.[10]
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková & Barbora Strýcová did not start playing together until the Miami Open, where they lost their first match. However, they were able to make an impact as a team at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, when they reached the final but lost to the team of Barty/Schuurs. They followed that up with semifinal showing at the French Open falling to eventual champions Krejčíková/ Siniaková. Their grass season was uneventful failing to win a match on the lead up tournaments to Wimbledon and falling in the third round of Wimbledon to Mattek-Sands/Šafářová. They struggled in the Premier 5 events of the US Open Series but bounced back with their first title of the year at the Connecticut Open defeating Hsieh/Siegemund in the final. At the US Open, they suffered a third round upset to Barty/Vandeweghe. However they were able to bounce back by reaching three back-to-back finals losing the first two at the Toray Pan Pacific Open to Hozumi/Ninomiya and at the Wuhan Open to Mertens/Schuurs. However, they claimed their second title of the year at the China Open defeating Dabrowski/Xu in a match tiebreak. Strýcová also won the title at the Miami Open pairing with Hsieh Su-wei defeating Makarova/Vesnina and Sestini Hlaváčková reached the final of Sydney International with Latisha Chan losing to Dabrowski/Xu.
Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs began the year by winning the Hobart International defeating Kichenok/Makoto Ninomiya|Ninomiya]] in straight sets. They failed to win back-to-back matches until the Miami Open when they reached the semifinals losing to Krejčíková/ Siniaková. After failing to win a match during the clay season, they followed it up by winning the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships defeating Bertens/Flipkens and the final of the Birmingham Classic losing to Babos/Mladenovic. Their next final came at the hard courts of the Western & Southern Open but lost to the team of Hradecká/Makarova. They won their third and biggest title of the year at the Wuhan Open defeating the Czech team of Sestini Hlaváčková/Strýcová. Mertens also won the Ladies Open Lugano teaming up with compatriot Kirsten Flipkens defeating Belorussian team of Lapko/Sabalenka. While Schuurs on the other hand had a perfect record playing with Australian Ashleigh Barty winning the Premier 5 events of Internazionali BNL d'Italia defeating Sestini Hlaváčková/Strýcová and the Rogers Cup defeating Makarova/Chan. Schuurs also won the Brisbane International with Kiki Bertens and the Nürnberger Versicherungscup with Katarina Srebotnik defeating Klepač/Martínez Sánchez and Flipkens/Larsson.
On October 4, following the withdrawal of Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina from the event, the final four slots were occupied by the teams of Gabriela Dabrowski/Xu Yifan, Nicole Melichar/Květa Peschke, Andreja Klepač/María José Martínez Sánchez and Ashleigh Barty/CoCo Vandeweghe.
Gabriela Dabrowski & Xu Yifan won their first title of the year at the Sydney International defeating Chan/Sestini Hlaváčková in straight sets. They followed that up with semifinal showing at the Australian Open but lost to Makarova/Vesnina. They did not reach another semifinal until BNP Paribas Open when they lost to Hsieh/Strýcová. Their clay court season was not so good having a 3-4 result in it. However, they were able to bounce back at the Eastbourne International winning the title over the Romanian pairing of Begu/Buzărnescu and reaching the semifinal of Wimbledon losing to runner-ups Melichar/Peschke in three tight sets. Their next final came at the China Open when they lost to Czech duo of Sestini Hlaváčková/Strýcová. Dabrowski also won the title at the Qatar Total Open with Jeļena Ostapenko defeating Klepač/Martínez Sánchez. She also had success in the Mixed Doubles reaching the finals twice teaming up with Mate Pavić defeating Babos/Bopanna at the Australian Open and losing to Chan/Dodig at the French Open.
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Nicole Melichar & Květa Peschke did not start to have an impact this year until they reached back-to-back finals at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix losing to Atawo/Grönefeld and of the J&T Banka Prague Open defeating Buzărnescu/Marozava. Their next real breakthrough came at Wimbledon reaching the finals but came short against Krejčíková/Siniaková losing the third and final set in a bagel. They then reach the semifinal of the Rogers Cup but lost to Barty/Schuurs. They then reached back to back quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open and China Open. Peschke also won the title at the Silicon Valley Classic teaming up with Latisha Chan defeating Kichenok/Kichenok. Melichar also won the Mixed doubles of Wimbledon with Alexander Peya defeating Murray/Azarenka in the final.
Andreja Klepač & María José Martínez Sánchez did not have a great start of the year with early round exits. It wasnt until the Qatar Total Open when they reached their first final but lost to Dabrowski/Ostapenko in straight sets. Even with that result they struggled before they reached the final of the Volvo Car Open but again end up losing this time to Kudryavtseva/Srebotnik. They then reached the semifinal of the Mutua Madrid Open losing to Makarova/Vesnina. They captured their first title of the year at the Mallorca Open defeating Czechs Šafářová/Štefková. Their next best result came at the Rogers cup with a semifinal loss to Chan/Makarova.
Ashleigh Barty & CoCo Vandeweghe did not play a lot of tournaments throughout the year only playing seven tournaments together but they ended up winning two big titles the Miami Open defeating Krejčíková/ Siniaková in the final and their first grand slam title as a pair and as individual when they captured the US Open defeating Babos/Mladenovic in the final. Barty also paired with Demi Schuurs and had a perfect record playing together winning the Premier 5 events of Internazionali BNL d'Italia defeating Sestini Hlaváčková/Strýcová and the Rogers Cup defeating Makarova/Chan.
Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina would have qualified for the event but had to withdraw due to Vesnina's pregnancy. The team only played together up to the Mutua Madrid Open where they won the title defeating Babos/Mladenovic in the final. They also reached two other finals but ended up losing, at the Australian Open to Babos/Mladenovic and at the BNP Paribas Open to Hsieh/Strýcová. Makarova also reached back-to-back week finals at the Rogers Cup teaming up with Latisha Chan but lost to Barty/Schuurs and the Western & Southern Open won the title with Lucie Hradecká, defeating Mertens/Schuurs in the final.
Porsche Race to Singapore
Singles
Updated as of 14 October 2018. Players in blue are active in Moscow.
• Players in gold have qualified for the WTA Finals.
| Rank | Athlete | Grand Slam tournament | Premier Mandatory | Best two Premier 5 | Best other | Total points | Tours | Titles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | FRA | WIM | USO | INW | MIA | MAD | BEI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 1 | Simona Halep
|
F 1300 |
W 2000 |
R32 130 |
R128 10 |
SF 390 |
R32 65 |
QF 215 |
R64 10 |
W 900 |
F 585 |
F 585 |
SF 350 |
W 280 |
QF 100 |
R32 1 |
R16 1 |
6922 | 16 | 3 |
| 2 | Angelique Kerber
|
SF 780 |
QF 430 |
W 2000 |
R32 130 |
QF 215 |
QF 215 |
A 0 |
R16 120 |
QF 190 |
QF 190 |
W 470 |
SF 185 |
SF 185 |
R16 105 |
R16 105 |
R16 55 |
5375 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | Caroline Wozniacki
|
W 2000 |
R16 240 |
R64 70 |
R64 70 |
R16 120 |
R64 10 |
R16 120 |
W 1000 |
SF 350 |
QF 190 |
W 470 |
F 180 |
R16 105 |
QF 100 |
QF 60 |
R16 1 |
5086 | 18 | 3 |
| 4 | Naomi Osaka
|
R16 240 |
R32 130 |
R32 130 |
W 2000 |
W 1000 |
R64 35 |
R64 10 |
SF 390 |
R32 90 |
R32 60 |
F 305 |
SF 110 |
QF 100 |
R16 55 |
R16 55 |
R16 30 |
4740 | 19 | 2 |
| 5 | Petra Kvitová
|
R128 10 |
R32 130 |
R128 10 |
R32 130 |
R32 65 |
R16 120 |
W 1000 |
R64 10 |
W 900 |
SF 350 |
W 470 |
W 470 |
W 280 |
R16 105 |
R16 105 |
QF 100 |
4255 | 20 | 5 |
| 6 | Sloane Stephens
|
R128 10 |
F 1300 |
R128 10 |
QF 430 |
R32 65 |
W 1000 |
R16 120 |
R16 120 |
F 585 |
R16 105 |
R16 105 |
QF 60 |
R16 30 |
R64 1 |
R32 1 |
R32 1 |
3943 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 |  Elina Svitolina
|
QF 430 |
R32 130 |
R128 10 |
R16 240 |
R32 65 |
QF 215 |
R32 65 |
R64 10 |
W 900 |
SF 350 |
W 470 |
W 470 |
QF 190 |
R16 105 |
QF 100 |
QF 100 |
3850 | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Karolína Plíšková
|
QF 430 |
R32 130 |
R16 240 |
QF 430 |
QF 215 |
QF 215 |
SF 390 |
R16 120 |
R16 105 |
R32 60 |
W 470 |
W 470 |
SF 185 |
F 180 |
QF 100 |
QF 100 |
3840 | 22 | 2 |
| Alternates | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kiki Bertens
|
R32 130 |
R32 130 |
QF 430 |
R32 130 |
R64 10 |
R32 65 |
F 650 |
R16 120 |
W 900 |
QF 190 |
W 470 |
W 280 |
R32 60 |
QF 60 |
R16 55 |
R16 30 |
3710 | 23 | 3 |
| 10 |  Aryna Sabalenka
|
R128 10 |
R128 10 |
R128 10 |
R16 240 |
R32 65 |
R64 35 |
R64 30 |
QF 215 |
W 900 |
SF 350 |
W 470 |
F 305 |
F 180 |
W 160 |
R16 105 |
QF 60 |
3145 | 26 | 2 |
| 11 | Elise Mertens
|
SF 780 |
R16 240 |
R32 130 |
R16 240 |
R64 10 |
R32 65 |
R32 65 |
R64 10 |
QF 190 |
QF 190 |
W 280 |
W 280 |
W 280 |
SF 185 |
R32 60 |
QF 60 |
3065 | 22 | 3 |
| 12 |  Anastasija Sevastova
|
R64 70 |
R128 10 |
R128 10 |
SF 780 |
R16 120 |
R32 65 |
R32 65 |
F 650 |
QF 190 |
R16 105 |
W 280 |
SF 185 |
SF 185 |
F 180 |
R16 105 |
QF 60 |
3060 | 22 | 1 |
- Players after the break can only qualify as second alternate.
Doubles
Updated as of 14 October 2018. Teams in blue are active in Moscow.
- Teams in gold have qualified for WTA Finals.
- Teams in brown qualified but withdrew.
| Rank | Team | Points | Total Points | Tours | Titles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
|
W 2000 |
W 2000 |
SF 780 |
F 650 |
SF 350 |
R16 240 |
QF 190 |
SF 185 |
F 180 |
R16 120 |
R16 120 |
6815 | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | Tímea Babos (HUN) Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
|
W 2000 |
F 1300 |
F 650 |
W 470 |
QF 430 |
QF 430 |
SF 390 |
QF 215 |
QF 190 |
QF 190 |
QF 190 |
6455 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (CZE) Barbora Strýcová (CZE)
|
W 1000 |
SF 780 |
F 585 |
F 585 |
W 470 |
SF 390 |
F 305 |
R16 240 |
R16 240 |
QF 190 |
R32 10 |
4795 | 14 | 2 |
| 4 | Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) Xu Yifan (CHN)
|
SF 780 |
F 650 |
W 470 |
W 470 |
QF 430 |
SF 390 |
R16 240 |
QF 190 |
QF 190 |
SF 185 |
SF 185 |
4180 | 16 | 2 |
| 5 | Elise Mertens (BEL) Demi Schuurs (NED)
|
W 900 |
F 585 |
QF 430 |
SF 390 |
SF 390 |
F 305 |
W 280 |
W 280 |
R16 240 |
R16 120 |
R16 105 |
4025 | 14 | 3 |
| – |  Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) Elena Vesnina (RUS)
|
F 1300 |
W 1000 |
F 650 |
SF 390 |
QF 190 |
SF 185 |
3715 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | Nicole Melichar (USA) Květa Peschke (CZE)
|
F 1300 |
SF 350 |
F 305 |
W 280 |
W 280 |
R16 240 |
R16 240 |
QF 215 |
QF 190 |
SF 185 |
R16 120 |
3705 | 21 | 2 |
| 7 | Andreja Klepač (SLO) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP)
|
F 585 |
QF 430 |
SF 390 |
SF 350 |
F 305 |
F 305 |
W 280 |
R16 240 |
QF 215 |
QF 215 |
QF 190 |
3505 | 20 | 1 |
| 8 | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)
|
W 2000 |
W 1000 |
QF 215 |
R64 10 |
R32 10 |
R16 1 |
R16 1 |
3237 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Alternate | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Raquel Atawo (USA) Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER)
|
W 470 |
SF 350 |
R16 240 |
R16 240 |
QF 215 |
SF 185 |
SF 185 |
F 180 |
R32 130 |
R32 130 |
R16 120 |
2445 | 22 | 1 |
| 10 |  Alicja Rosolska (POL) Abigail Spears (USA)
|
SF 780 |
W 280 |
QF 215 |
QF 215 |
SF 185 |
SF 185 |
R32 130 |
SF 110 |
QF 100 |
QF 100 |
F 90 |
2390 | 26 | 1 |
Player head-to-head
Singles
Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament. 2018 WTA Finals – Singles
| Halep | Kerber | Osaka | Wozniacki | Kvitová | Stephens | ||||
| 1 | Simona Halep
|
5–3 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 7–2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Angelique Kerber
|
3–5 | 3–1 | 8–7 | 6–5 | 1–4 | |||
| 3 | Naomi Osaka
|
1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||
| 4 | Caroline Wozniacki
|
5–2 | 7–8 | 2–0 | 5–8 | 6–1 | |||
| 5 | Petra Kvitová
|
1–4 | 5–6 | 0–0 | 8–5 | 1–2 | |||
| 6 | Sloane Stephens
|
2–7 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | |||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 8 |
Doubles
Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament. 2018 WTA Finals – Doubles
| Krejčíková Siniaková |
Babos Mladenovic |
Sestini Hlaváčková Strýcová |
Dabrowski Xu |
Mertens Schuurs |
Melichar Peschke |
Klepač Martínez Sánchez |
Barty Vandeweghe |
Overall | YTD | ||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
|
0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 33-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tímea Babos (HUN) Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
|
2-0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8-4 | 33-12 | |
| 3 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (CZE) Barbora Strýcová (CZE)
|
0-1 | 0-1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 28-12 | |
| 4 | Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) Xu Yifan (CHN)
|
0-0 | 0-0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 16-8 | |
| 5 | Elise Mertens (BEL) Demi Schuurs (NED)
|
1–3 | 0-1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 33-12 | |
| 6 | Nicole Melichar (USA) Květa Peschke (CZE)
|
0-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 31-20 | |
| 7 | Andreja Klepač (SLO) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP)
|
0-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 35-19 | |
| 8 | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)
|
3-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 13-5 |
See also
References
- ^ "WTA Finals at WTA Official Website". wtatennis.com. WTA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "2018 WTA Calendar". wtatennis.com. WTA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Halep clinches first Singapore qualification for 2018". WTA. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Angelique Kerber secures second singles berth for 2018 WTA Finals in Singapore". WTA. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Osaka qualifies for Singapore, will debut at WTA Finals in 2018". WTA. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Kvitova, Wozniacki book spots at 2018 WTA Finals Singapore". WTA. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Porsche Race to Singapore Update: Stephens qualifies, Bertens' last gasp in Moscow". WTA. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Krejcikova and Siniakova first to punch tickets to Singapore". WTA. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Babos and Mladenovic qualify for Singapore". WTA. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Sestini Hlavackova/Strycova and Mertens/Schuurs qualify for Singapore". WTA. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.