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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 ...
Contents. 2018 WTA Finals – Singles. Elina Svitolina defeated Sloane Stephens in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 WTA Finals. Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage. Naomi Osaka, Stephens, and Kiki Bertens made their debuts in the event.
Serena Williams is the winner of 23 major singles titles, most in the Open Era. Steffi Graf – winner of 22 major singles titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam (1988). Helen Wills Moody – winner of 19 major titles, the first woman to win more than 10 titles. Chris Evert has won 18 major titles, tied for the fifth most with ...
Iga Świątek, currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles. The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association 's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. The top-ranked singles player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the WTA Tour.
The 2018 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore, was a women's tennis tournament held in Kallang, Singapore. It was the 48th edition of the singles event and the 43rd edition of the doubles competition. [1] Eight singles players and eight doubles teams competed in the tournament.
Mihaela Buzărnescu (champion) Serena Williams (first round) Zhang Shuai (first round) Tímea Babos (second round) Note: Aryna Sabalenka, who would have been placed in the entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of June 18, 2018 and seeded 7th, entered late and played the qualifying tournament. But she was eliminated in qualifying matches.
The 2018 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2018 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments. They are divided into three levels: Premier Mandatory (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and ...
Women's singles. Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 US Open. It was her first major title, and she lost only one set en route (to Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round). Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a major singles title.