From Seoul, South Korea, June 2018

US Open, New York, USA

ABOUT:

The 2018 US Open is the 138th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It is held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. This is the last Grand Slam to have 32 seeds with the format reverting to 16 seeds in 2019. The US Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that employs tiebreakers in every set of a singles match. For the other three Grand Slam events, a match that reaches 6-6 in the last possible set (the third for women and the fifth for men) continues until a player takes a two-game lead. As with the US Open, those events use tiebreakers to decide the other sets. The US Open also is the only Grand Slam tournament with 16 qualifiers (instead of 12) in the women's singles draw.

Rafael Nadal and Sloane Stephens are the defending men's and women's singles champions.

Female (left) and male (right)'s trophies

THE SEEDS:

Point system:

Winner - 2000

Runner up - 1300

Semifinalists - 780

Quarterfinalists - 430

Round of 16 - 240

Round of 32 - 130

Round of 64 - 70

Round of 128 - 10

GALLERY OF THE CHAMPIONS:

2017 winner: Sloane Stephens, USA

2016 winner: Angelique Kerber, Germany

2015 winner: Flavia Pennetta, Italy

2014 winner: Serena Williams, USA

2013 winner: Serena Williams, USA

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From Seoul, South Korea, August 2018

Connecticut Open, New Heaven, USA

ABOUT

The 2018 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2018 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It iss the 50th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 19 through August 25. It is the last event of the 2018 US Open Series before the 2018 US Open.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 470

Runner-up - 305

Semifinalists - 185

Quarter-finalists - 100

Round of 16 - 55

Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) and Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain)

Score: 6-1 , 6-4

WINNER 

Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

***

2017 WINNER: Daria Gavrilova (right, Australia)

2016 WINNER: Agnieszka Radwanska (right, Poland)

2013 WINNER: Simona Halep (Romania)

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From Seoul, South Korea, August 2018

Western and Southern Open, Cincinnati (Ohio), USA

ABOUT

The 2018 Western & Southern Open is a men's and women's tennis tournament currently being played on outdoor hard courts from August 13–19, 2018. It is a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour.^[1][2] The tournament is one of two headline events in the 2018 US Open Series. The 2018 tournament is the 117th men's edition and the 90th women's edition of the Cincinnati Masters and takes place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 900

Runner-up - 585

Semifinalists - 350

Quarter-finalists - 190

Round of 16 - 105

Round of 32 - 60

Round of 64 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Simona Halep (Romania) and Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)

Simona Halep played her consecutive final at a Premier 5 tournament. It was a tough tournament, with rainy days and delayed mathches. Simona had to play 2 matches in one day, in the same way she did a week earlier when she won the title in Montreal.

Score:  6-2 , 6(6)-7(8) , 2-6

 WINNER 

Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

***

2017 WINNER: Garbine Muguruza (right, Spain)

2017 Final Highlights

2016 WINNER: Karolina Pliskova (right, Czech Republic)

2015 WINNER: Serena Williams (right, USA)

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From Seoul, South Korea, August 2018

1. Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada

ABOUT

The 2018 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 138th edition (for the men) and the 127th (for the women) of the Canadian Open. The tournament is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour, and is also a 2018 US Open Series event. The  women's event is held at the IGA Stadium in Montréal, both from August 6 to August 12.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 900

Runner-up - 585

Semifinalists - 350

Quarter-finalists - 190

Round of 16 - 105

Round of 32 - 60

Round of 64 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Simona Halep (Romania) and Sloane Stephens (USA)

Score: 7(8)-6(6) , 3-6 , 6-4

Highlights of the match here

In a remake of the 2018 Roland Garros final these two players met again, this time playing even a better tennis, and showing the world why they are th best in the world! Stephens had more winners (and what winners!) and less errors, but somehow Halep's points came at the right moment and turned her into a champion. It might easily become the best women's tennis match of the year. Watch the highlights if not convinced ^^!

 WINNER 

Simona Halep (Romania) 

Simona first won this tournament 2 years ago, in 2016. With this title she stays at the top of the WTA ranking and if she continues in this way she may become the year-end No 1 once again. Good luck!

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

***

2017 WINNER: Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)

*2017 final highlights Svitolina-Wozniacki

2016 WINNER: Simona Halep (Romania)

2015 WINNER: Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)

WTA RANKING, August 14th, 2018

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From Seoul, South Korea, August 2018

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From Seoul, South Korea, August 2018

1. Silicon Valley Classic, San Jose, California, USA

ABOUT

The 2018 Silicon Valley Classic (also known as the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) is a professional tennistournament played on hard courts. This is the 47th edition of the tournament, and part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place between 30 July and 5 August 2018 and it is the first time the tournament is held in San Jose, California, following a move from Stanford.^[1] It is the first women's event on the 2018 US Open Series.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 470

Runner-up - 305

Semifinalists - 185

Quarter-finalists - 100

Round of 16 - 55

Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

Among the seeded players, Muguruza and Keys were eliminated at the date this artcle was posted.

FINALISTS

Mihaela Buzarnescu (Romania) and Maria Sakkari (Greece)

Score: 6-1 6-0

HIGHLIGHTS (YOUTUBE LINK)

 WINNER  

Mihaela Buzarnescuhas been playing great in 2018 and also lost some finals.  This is the first singles WTA title in her career, a career which is close to the end. When she received the trofee at the end of the match she told Sakkari to enjoy her tennis career as she is young and has a lot of possible tournaments to win from now on. 'As for me, maybe I can play two more years and then I have to tep down.' Mihaela was never able to show and grow her true talent due to numerous injuries in the past, which makes this trofee even more special. Her fellow Romanian, world no 1 Simona Halep posted a congratulatory message on her twitter 'I am so happy for you, Miki! Welcome to WTA Top 20'. Mihaela's dream was to enter Top 20 one day, and that happened here, in California.

2017 WINNER: Madison Keys (USA) [Bank of the West Classic]

2. Citi Open, Washington DC, USA

ABOUT:

The 2018 Washington Open (called the Citi Open for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 50th edition (for the men) and the 8th edition (for the women) of the Washington Open. The event is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It is taking place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 30 to August 5, 2018.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 280

Runner-up - 180

Semifinalists - 110

Quarter-finalists - 60

Round of 16 - 30

Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

Among the seeded players, Caroline Wozniacki was eliminated at the date this artcle was posted.

FINALISTS

Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) and Dona Vekic (Croatia)

Score: 4-6  7(9)-6(7)  6-2

   WINNER  

Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)

2017 WINNER: Ekaterina Makarova (Russia)

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