2018 WTA Tour
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| Duration | 1 January – 11 November 2018 |
| Edition | 48th |
| Tournaments | 59 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (32) WTA Elite Trophy |
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The 2018 WTA Tour is 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), 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.[1]
Contents
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
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| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
January
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| January 1 | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) |
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| Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier $ – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| January 8 | Sydney International Sydney, Australia WTA Premier $ – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| January 15 January 22 |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam A$ – Hard 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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| January 29 | St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Saint Petersburg, Russia WTA Premier $ – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Taiwan Open Taipei, Taiwan WTA International $ – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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February
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| February 5 | Fed Cup Quarterfinals |
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| February 12 | Qatar Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 $ – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| February 19 | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier $ – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Hungarian Ladies Open Budapest, Hungary WTA International $ – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| February 26 | Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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March
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| March 5 March 12 |
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $ – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| March 19 March 26 |
Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $ – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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April
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| April 2 | Charleston Open Charleston, United States WTA Premier $ – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 9 | Ladies Open Biel Bienne Biel, Switzerland WTA International $ – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 16 | Fed Cup Semifinals |
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| April 23 | Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier € – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| İstanbul Cup İstanbul, Turkey WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 30 | Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D >Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Morocco Open Rabat, Morocco WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D >Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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May
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| May 7 | Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory € – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 14 | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 € – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 21 | Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg, Germany WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 28 June 4 |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam € – Clay (Red) 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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June
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| June 11 | Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain WTA International $ – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Rosmalen Grass Court Championships 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International $ – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| June 18 | Birmingham Classic Birmingham, Great Britain WTA Premier $ – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Mallorca Open Mallorca, Spain WTA International $ – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| June 25 | Eastbourne International Eastbourne, Great Britain WTA Premier $ – Grass – 48S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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July
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The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam £ – Grass 128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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| July 16 | Bucharest Open Bucharest, Romania WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| July 23 | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| July 30 | Stanford Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier $ – Hard – 28S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Washington Open Washington D.C., United States WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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August
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| August 7 | Canadian Open Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 $ – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 14 | Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, United States WTA Premier 5 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 20 | Connecticut Open New Haven, United States WTA Premier $ – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 27 September 3 |
U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $ – Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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September
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| September 10 | Tournoi de Québec Quebec City, Canada WTA International $ – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Japan Women's Open Hiroshima, Japan WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| September 17 | Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier $ – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Guangzhou Open Guangzhou, China WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| September 24 | Wuhan Open Wuhan, China WTA Premier 5 $ – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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October
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| October 1 | China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory $ – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 8 | Tianjin Open Tianjin, China WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International $ – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Linz Open Linz, Austria WTA International $ – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 15 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $ – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City, Luxembourg WTA International $ – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 22 | WTA Finals Singapore Year-end championships $ – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 29 | WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, China Year-end championships $ – Hard (i) – 12S (RR)/6D (RR) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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November
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| November 5 | Fed Cup Final |
See also
- 2018 ATP World Tour
- 2018 WTA 125K series
- 2018 ITF Women's Circuit
- Women's Tennis Association
- International Tennis Federation
References
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