From Seoul, South Korea, September 2018

1. Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, China

ABOUT

The 2018 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2018 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 23–29, 2018. It is the 5th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. The tournament is held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.

POINTS

Winner - 900 / Runner-up - 585 / Semifinalists - 350 / Quarter-finalists - 190

Round of 16 - 105 / Round of 32 - 60 / Round of 64 - 1

SEEDS

Except seed no 16, Asleigh Barty, all the other seeds were eliminated before the quarter-finals, at the date this article was published.

FINALISTS

Anett Kontaveit (Estonia, left) lost to Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus, right) in two sets, score 3-6 3-6.

 WINNER 

Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) is having a great second half of the year

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2017 WINNER: Caroline Garcia (France) defeated Asleigh Barty (Australia) in the final

2017 Final Highlights

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2016 WINNER: Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) defeated Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia)

2015 WINNER: Venus Williams (USA) defeated Garbine Muguruza (Spain)

2014 WINNER: Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) defeated Eugenie Bouchard (Canada)

2. Tashkent Open, Uzbeckistan

ABOUT

The 2018 Tashkent Open is a WTA International tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 20th edition of the Tashkent Open, on the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place at the Olympic Tennis School in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, between September 24 and 29, 2018.

POINTS

Winner - 280 / Runner-up - 180 / Semifinalists - 110 / Quarter-finalists - 60

Round of 16 - 30 / Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Margarita Gasparyan (Russia) defeated Anastasia Potapova (Russia) in two sets, 6-6 6-1

 WINNER 

Margarita Gasparyan (Russia)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2017 WINNER: Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine) defeated Timea Babos (Hungary)

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From Seoul, South Korea, September 2018

1. Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea

ABOUT

The 2018 Korea Open is a women's professional tennis tournament to be played on hard courts. It is be the 15th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place in Seoul, South Korea between 17 and 23 September 2018.

So happy to have arrived at the Korea Open week! I was there in spite of rain to cheer for the Romanian players, Irina Begu and Raluca Olaru. Begu lost to Sakkari in the quarter-finals, and in the doubles matches Begu and Olaru lost to the Taiwanese pair Hsieh/Hsieh.

POINTS

Winner - 280 / Runner-up - 180 / Semifinalists - 110 / Quarter-finalists - 60 /

Round of 16 - 30 / Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

<He he! Someone caught me on camera and sent me this pic! >

MY PICS FROM THE EVENT

FINALISTS

Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) defeated Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia), score 7(7)-6(2), 4-6, 6-2

 WINNER 

Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2017 WINNER: Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)

2017 Final Highlights

2016 WINNER: Irina Camelia Begu (Romania)

2. Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan

ABOUT

The 2018 Toray Pan Pacific Open is a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is be the 35th edition of the Pan Pacific Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place at the Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo, Japan, on 17–23 September 2018.

POINTS

Winner - 470 / Runner-up - 305 / Semifinalists - 185 / Quarter-finalists - 100 /

Round of 16 - 55 / Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Naomi Osaka (Japan) was defeated by Karolina Pliskova ( Czech Republic), score 6-4 6-4

 WINNER 

Karolina Pliskova ( Czech Republic)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2017 WINNER: Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)

2017 Final Highlights

3. Guangzhou Open, China

ABOUT

The 2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It iss the 15th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place in Guangzhou, China, from September 17 through September 22, 2018.

POINTS

Winner - 280 / Runner-up - 180 / Semifinalists - 110 / Quarter-finalists - 60 /

Round of 16 - 30 / Round of 32 - 1

FINALISTS

Wang Qiang (China) defeated Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan, photo), score 6-1 6-2

 WINNER 

Wang Qiang (China)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2017 WINNER: Zhang Shuai (China)

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