2018 Connecticut Open

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.

2018 Connecticut Open
Date	August 19–25
Edition	50th
Category	WTA Premier
Draw	30S / 16D / 48Q
Prize money	$799,000
Surface	Hard
Location	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Venue	Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová

Points

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles[1]	470	305	185	100	55	1	25	18	13	1
Doubles[1]					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$132,740	$70,880	$37,850	$20,350	$10,915	$6,925	$3,110	$1,650	$920
Doubles*	$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*	Seed
ROU	Simona Halep	1	1
FRA	Caroline Garcia	5	2
CZE	Petra Kvitová	6	3
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	8	4
GER	Julia Görges	10	5
AUS	Ashleigh Barty	16	6
NED	Kiki Bertens	17	7
CZE	Barbora Strýcová	22	8
AUS	Daria Gavrilova	23	9

• Rankings are as of August 13, 2018^[2]

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
CZE	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková	CZE	Barbora Strýcová	15	1
NED	Demi Schuurs	SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	38	2
NED	Kiki Bertens	SWE	Johanna Larsson	41	3
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	ROU	Monica Niculescu	57	4

• 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

Main article: 2018 Connecticut Open – Singles

• Aryna Sabalenka defeated Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2018 Connecticut Open – Doubles

• Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová defeated Hsieh Su-wei / Laura Siegemund, 6–4, 6–7^(7–9), [10–4]

Notes