The 2018 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF); the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier); the WTA International tournaments; the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2018 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Key Grand Slam tournamentsYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA InternationalTeam events
January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 Jan Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaITF Mixed Teams ChampionshipsHard (i) – 8 teams (RR) 2–1 Round robin (Group A)Round robin (Group B) Brisbane International Brisbane, AustraliaWTA Premier$1,000,000 – hard – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elina Svitolina 6–2, 6–1 Aliaksandra Sasnovich Anastasija Sevastova Karolína Plíšková Aleksandra Krunić Alizé Cornet Johanna Konta Kaia Kanepi Kiki Bertens Demi Schuurs 7–5, 6–2 Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, ChinaWTA International$750,000 – hard – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Simona Halep 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 Kateřina Siniaková Irina-Camelia Begu Maria Sharapova Aryna Sabalenka Tímea Babos Zarina Diyas Kristýna Plíšková Irina-Camelia Begu Simona Halep 1–6, 6–1, [10–8] Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková Auckland Open Auckland, New ZealandWTA International$250,000 – hard – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Julia Görges6–4, 7–6(7–4) Caroline Wozniacki Sachia Vickery Hsieh Su-wei Sofia Kenin Agnieszka Radwańska Barbora Strýcová Polona Hercog Sara Errani Bibiane Schoofs7–5, 6–1 Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato8 Jan Sydney International Sydney, AustraliaWTA Premier$799,000 – hard – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Angelique Kerber6–4, 6–4 Ashleigh Barty Daria Gavrilova Camila Giorgi Garbiñe Muguruza Barbora Strýcová Agnieszka Radwańska Dominika Cibulková Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 6–1 Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Hobart International Hobart, AustraliaWTA International$250,000 – hard – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elise Mertens6–1, 4–6, 6–3 Mihaela Buzărnescu Lesia Tsurenko Heather Watson Aryna Sabalenka Alison Riske Donna Vekić Monica Niculescu Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs 6–2, 6–2 Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya15 Jan 22 Jan Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – A$25,036,000128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Caroline Wozniacki7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 Simona Halep Angelique Kerber Elise Mertens Karolína Plíšková Madison Keys Elina Svitolina Carla Suárez Navarro Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 6–3 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić 2–6, 6–4, [11–9] Tímea Babos Rohan Bopanna29 Jan St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy Saint Petersburg, RussiaWTA PremierHard (i) – $799,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová6–1, 6–2 Kristina Mladenovic Daria Kasatkina Julia Görges Caroline Wozniacki Kateřina Siniaková Elena Rybakina Jeļena Ostapenko Timea Bacsinszky Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–1, [10–3] Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik Taiwan Open Taipei, Taiwan WTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Tímea Babos7–5, 6–1 Kateryna Kozlova Wang Yafan Sabine Lisicki Eugenie Bouchard Magda Linette Monica Niculescu Yulia Putintseva Duan Yingying Wang Yafan 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova
February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists5 Feb Fed Cup Quarterfinals Minsk, Belarus – hard (i) Prague, Czech Republic – hard (i) La Roche-sur-Yon, France – hard (i) Asheville, North Carolina, United States – hard (i) Quarterfinals winners Quarterfinals losers 12 Feb Qatar Open Doha, QatarWTA Premier 5Hard – $3,198,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Garbiñe Muguruza Caroline Wozniacki Simona Halep Angelique Kerber Julia Görges Caroline Garcia Catherine Bellis Gabriela Dabrowski Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 6–3 Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez19 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWTA PremierHard – $2,623,485 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elina Svitolina6–4, 6–0 Daria Kasatkina Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza Naomi Osaka Karolína Plíšková Elena Vesnina Caroline Garcia Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai Hungarian Ladies Open Budapest, HungaryWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Alison Van Uytvanck 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 Dominika Cibulková Mona Barthel Viktória Kužmová Johanna Larsson Ysaline Bonaventure Petra Martić Zhang Shuai Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson26 Feb Mexican Open Acapulco, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Lesia Tsurenko 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 Stefanie Vögele Rebecca Peterson Daria Gavrilova Sloane Stephens Zhang Shuai Verónica Cepede Royg Kristina Mladenovic Tatjana Maria Heather Watson 7–5, 2–6, [10–2] Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria
March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists5 Mar 12 Mar Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $8,648,508 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Naomi Osaka6–3, 6–2 Daria Kasatkina Simona Halep Venus Williams Petra Martić Karolína Plíšková Carla Suárez Navarro Angelique Kerber Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–4 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina19 Mar 26 Mar Miami Open Key Biscayne, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $8,648,508 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Sloane Stephens7–6(7–5), 6–1 Jeļena Ostapenko Victoria Azarenka Danielle Collins Karolína Plíšková Angelique Kerber Elina Svitolina Venus Williams Ashleigh Barty CoCo Vandeweghe 6–2, 6–1 Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 Apr Charleston Open Charleston, United StatesWTA PremierClay – $800,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Kiki Bertens 6–2, 6–1 Julia Görges Madison Keys Anastasija Sevastova Alizé Cornet Bernarda Pera Daria Kasatkina Kristýna Plíšková Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik6–3, 6–3 Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez Monterrey Open Monterrey, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Garbiñe Muguruza 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Tímea Babos Ana Bogdan Sachia Vickery Ajla Tomljanović Danielle Collins Monica Puig Magdaléna Rybáriková Naomi Broady Sara Sorribes Tormo3–6, 6–4, [10–8] Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos9 Apr Ladies Open Lugano Lugano, SwitzerlandWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elise Mertens 7–5, 6–2 Aryna Sabalenka Stefanie Vögele Vera Lapko Tamara Korpatsch Camila Giorgi Kirsten Flipkens Mona Barthel Kirsten Flipkens Elise Mertens 6–1, 6–3 Vera Lapko Aryna Sabalenka Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, ColombiaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–2, 6–4 Lara Arruabarrena Ana Bogdan Dalila Jakupović Daniela Seguel Emiliana Arango Johanna Larsson Magda Linette Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 6–4 Mariana Duque Mariño Nadia Podoroska16 Apr Fed Cup SemifinalsStuttgart, Germany – Clay (red) (i)Aix-en-Provence, France – Clay (red) (i) Semifinals winners Semifinals losers 23 Apr Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay (red) (i) – $816,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Karolína Plíšková 7–6(7–2), 6–4 CoCo Vandeweghe Caroline Garcia Anett Kontaveit Simona Halep Elina Svitolina Jeļena Ostapenko Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke İstanbul Cup Istanbul, TurkeyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Pauline Parmentier 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Polona Hercog Irina-Camelia Begu Maria Sakkari Caroline Wozniacki Donna Vekić Arantxa Rus Svetlana Kuznetsova Liang Chen Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–4 Xenia Knoll Anna Smith30 Apr Prague Open Prague, Czech RepublicWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Mihaela Buzărnescu Camila Giorgi Zhang Shuai Kristýna Plíšková Samantha Stosur Jasmine Paolini Kateřina Siniaková Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–2 Mihaela Buzărnescu Lidziya Marozava Rabat, MoroccoWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elise Mertens 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Ajla Tomljanović Hsieh Su-wei Aleksandra Krunić Sara Errani Katarina Zavatska Jana Fett Paula Badosa Gibert Anna Blinkova Raluca Olaru 6–4, 6–4 Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár
May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists7 May Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – €6,685,828 – 64S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3 Kiki Bertens Karolína Plíšková Caroline Garcia Simona Halep Daria Kasatkina Carla Suárez Navarro Maria Sharapova Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 2–6, 6–4, [10–8] Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic14 May Italian Open Rome, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay (red) – $3,351,720 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Elina Svitolina 6–0, 6–4 Simona Halep Maria Sharapova Anett Kontaveit Caroline Garcia Jeļena Ostapenko Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs 6–3, 6–4 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová21 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, FranceWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6) Dominika Cibulková Ashleigh Barty Mihaela Buzărnescu Wang Qiang Zarina Diyas Hsieh Su-wei Samantha Stosur Mihaela Buzărnescu Raluca Olaru 7–5, 7–5 Nadiia Kichenok Anastasia Rodionova Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg, GermanyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Johanna Larsson 7–6(7–4), 6–4 Alison Riske Kirsten Flipkens Kateřina Siniaková Sorana Cîrstea Kiki Bertens Fanny Stollár Kristýna Plíšková Demi Schuurs Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson28 May 4 Jun French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay (red) – €18,392,000128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Simona Halep 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 Sloane Stephens Garbiñe Muguruza Madison Keys Angelique Kerber Maria Sharapova Yulia Putintseva Daria Kasatkina Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–3, 6–3 Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić
June