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.
Points
Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32 Singles4703051851005512518131Doubles1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1Singles$132,740$70,880$37,850$20,350$10,915$6,925$3,110$1,650$920Doubles*$41,520$22,180$12,120$6,165$3,350 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank* SeedSimona Halep11Caroline Garcia52Petra Kvitová 63Karolína Plíšková84Julia Görges105Ashleigh Barty166Kiki Bertens177Barbora Strýcová228Daria Gavrilova239 Rankings are as of August 13, 2018
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 Andrea Sestini HlaváčkováBarbora Strýcová151Demi SchuursKatarina Srebotnik382Kiki BertensJohanna Larsson413Irina-Camelia BeguMonica Niculescu574 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
Finals
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová defeated Hsieh Su-wei / Laura Siegemund, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4]
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