2018 Connecticut Open – Singles

Daria Gavrilova was the defending champion,^[1] but lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the second round.

Singles
2018 Connecticut Open
Champion	Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-up	Carla Suárez Navarro
Score	6–1, 6–4
Draw	30

Main article: 2018 Connecticut Open

Sabalenka went on to win her first WTA Tour title, defeating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–1, 6–4. Suárez Navarro reached the final despite playing only one completed match in the first four rounds.

Seeds

The top two seeds received byes into the second round.

1. Simona Halep (withdrew)
2. Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
3. Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals, retired)
4. Karolína Plíšková (first round)
5. Julia Görges (semifinals)
6. Ashleigh Barty (withdrew)
7. Kiki Bertens (withdrew)
8. Barbora Strýcová (first round)
9. Daria Gavrilova (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Aryna Sabalenka	6	77
	5	Julia Görges	4	63
									Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
									Carla Suárez Navarro	1	4
		Carla Suárez Navarro	4
	Q	Monica Puig	4r

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								LL	B Bencic	6	6
	Q	A Bogdan	3	2				Q	C Giorgi	4	4
	Q	C Giorgi	6	6											LL	B Bencic	3	2
	LL	S Stosur	3	2												A Sabalenka	6	6
		A Sabalenka	6	6					A Sabalenka	6	66	7
		I-C Begu	2	1				9	D Gavrilova	3	78	5
	9	D Gavrilova	6	6																			A Sabalenka	6	77
	4/WC	Ka Plíšková	1	3																		5	J Görges	4	63
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	2	6	6
		M Rybáriková	2	6	2				M Rybáriková	6	3	3
	WC	C Vandeweghe	6	4	3r											E Makarova	4	2
	Q	D Yastremska	6	6											5	J Görges	6	6
	WC	D Collins	0	3				Q	D Yastremska	4	6	4
		D Cibulková	3	1				5	J Görges	6	3	6
	5	J Görges	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	B Strýcová	66	4
		C Suárez Navarro	78	6					C Suárez Navarro	w/o
	PR	L Siegemund	2	5					J Konta
		J Konta	6	7												C Suárez Navarro	6	0
		M Sakkari	4	3											3	P Kvitová	3	0r
	Q	Z Diyas	6	6				Q	Z Diyas	1	7	2
		A Radwańska	1	63				3	P Kvitová	6	5	6
	3	P Kvitová	6	77																			C Suárez Navarro	4
	LL	P Parmentier	6	2	2																	Q	M Puig	4r
		A Kontaveit	3	6	6				A Kontaveit	4	3
	Q	M Puig	7	6				Q	M Puig	6	6
	PR	T Bacsinszky	5	1											Q	M Puig	7	1	6
	Q	A Sasnovich	78	63	6										2	C Garcia	5	6	2
		K Mladenovic	66	77	2			Q	A Sasnovich	77	2	4
								2	C Garcia	62	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualified)
2. Alison Van Uytvanck (first round)
3. Camila Giorgi (qualified)
4. Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
5. Belinda Bencic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
7. Yulia Putintseva (first round)
8. Petra Martić (first round, retired)
9. Kateřina Siniaková (withdrew, still competing in Cincinnati)
10. Viktória Kužmová (first round)
11. Magda Linette (second round)
12. Monica Niculescu (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
2. Ana Bogdan
3. Camila Giorgi
4. Monica Puig
5. Dayana Yastremska
6. Zarina Diyas

Lucky losers

1. Samantha Stosur
2. Belinda Bencic
3. Pauline Parmentier

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	78	6
		Johanna Larsson	66	3
								1	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	1	6
									Kristýna Plíšková	1	6	1
		Kristýna Plíšková	6	6
	WC	Maria Mateas	1	2
															1	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	6
																Pauline Parmentier	1	4
		Pauline Parmentier	7	6
		Evgeniya Rodina	5	2
									Pauline Parmentier	7	6
									Carina Witthöft	5	2
		Carina Witthöft	4	4
	8	Petra Martić	6	1r

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Alison Van Uytvanck	3	6	4
		Rebecca Peterson	6	1	6
									Rebecca Peterson	5	7	6
									Sofia Kenin	7	5	3
		Sofia Kenin	77	6
		Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	65	4
																Rebecca Peterson	62	3
																Ana Bogdan	77	6
	WC	Caroline Dunleavy	2	0
		Anna Blinkova	6	6
									Anna Blinkova	3	0
									Ana Bogdan	6	6
		Ana Bogdan	6	6
	10	Viktória Kužmová	2	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Camila Giorgi	1	6	6
		Claire Liu	6	3	2
								3	Camila Giorgi	w/o
								Alt	Ellen Perez
	Alt	Ellen Perez	77	6
		Markéta Vondroušová	62	4
															3	Camila Giorgi	7	6
																Samantha Stosur	5	3
		Samantha Stosur	6	6
		Christina McHale	3	2
									Samantha Stosur	6	0
									Stefanie Vögele	3	0r
		Stefanie Vögele	6	7
	Alt	Valeria Savinykh	3	5

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
		Sara Sorribes Tormo	4	2
								4	Hsieh Su-wei	6	68	3
								PR	Margarita Gasparyan	4	710	6
	PR	Margarita Gasparyan	6	6
		Polona Hercog	2	4
															PR	Margarita Gasparyan	7	2	2
																Monica Puig	5	6	6
		Andrea Petkovic	6	6
		Lara Arruabarrena	1	2
									Andrea Petkovic	64	1r
									Monica Puig	77	1
		Monica Puig	77	6
	12	Monica Niculescu	65	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Belinda Bencic	2	6	6
		Kurumi Nara	6	4	3
								5	Belinda Bencic	65	6	6
								WC	Whitney Osuigwe	77	2	2
	WC	Whitney Osuigwe	6	6
	WC	Asia Muhammad	3	3
															5	Belinda Bencic	65	63
																Dayana Yastremska	77	77
		Dayana Yastremska	6	1	6
	WC	Bernarda Pera	3	6	4
									Dayana Yastremska	77	77
								11	Magda Linette	63	64
		Sachia Vickery	4	6	0
	11	Magda Linette	6	3	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kirsten Flipkens	6	6
	WC	Emma Davis	3	1
								6	Kirsten Flipkens	3	2
									Tamara Zidanšek	6	6
		Tamara Zidanšek	7	77
		Maria Sanchez	5	65
																Tamara Zidanšek	1	4
																Zarina Diyas	6	6
		Vera Lapko	6	6
		Emina Bektas	4	1
									Vera Lapko	1	6	3
									Zarina Diyas	6	3	6
		Zarina Diyas	7	6
	7	Yulia Putintseva	5	1