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

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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, July 2018

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships is a Grand Slam tennis tournament which is currently taking place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday 2 July 2018 and is due to finish on Sunday 15 July 2018.

The 2018 tournament is the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the Ladies’ Singles Championship event, the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It is being played on grass courts and is part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament is organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.

Roger Federer, the defending champion in the Gentlemen's singles, has won the event a record eight times in his career. Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion in the Ladies' singles, but lost in the second round to Alison van Uytvanck.

ABOUT

Level: ITF

City: Wimbledon

Country: Great Britain

Total Financial Commitment: $ 21,969,327

Date: Jul 2 - Jul 15, 2018

Surface: Grass

Singles Draw Size: 128

POINT DISTRIBUTION

winner-2000

runner-up-1300

semifinalists-780

quarter-finalists-430

round of 16-240

round of 32-130

round of 64-70

round of 128-10

HOW THE TOP 8 RANKED PLAYERS LEFT THE COMPETITION

>1ST ROUND (ROUND OF 128):

Sloane Stephens, current no 4, lost to Donna Vekic, 1-6 3-6

Petra Kvitova, current no 7, lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 4-6 6-4 0-6 

Elina Svitolina, current no 5, lost to Tatjana Maria, 6(3)-7(7) 6-4 1-6

Caroline Garcia, current no 6, lost to Belinda Bencic, 6(2)-7(7) 3-6

>2ND ROUND (ROUD OF 64):

Caroline Wozniacki, current no 2, lost to Ekaterina Makarova, 4-6 6-1 7-5

Garbine Muguruza, current no 3, lost to Alison van Uytvanck, 7-5 2-6 1-6

>3RD ROUND (ROUND OF 32)

Simona Halep, current no 1, lost to Suwei Hsieh, 6-3 4-6 5-7

>4TH ROUND (LAST 16)

Karolina Pliskova, current no 8, lost to Kiki Bertens 3-6 6(1)-7(7)

PAST WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS

2017: Garbine Muguruza, Spain (vs Venus Williams, USA)

2016: Serena Williams, USA (vs Angelique Kerber, Germany)

2015: Serena Williams, USA (vs Garbine Muguruza, Spain)

2014: Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic (vs Eugenie Bouchard, Canada)

2013: Marion Bartoli, France (vs Sabine Lisicki, Germany)

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From Seoul, South Korea, April 2018

1. Volvo Car Open, Charleston, USA

FINALISTS:

Kiki Bertens from the Netherlands and Julia Georges from Germany

Score: 6-2 6-1

WINNER:

Kiki Bertens, Netherlands 

2017 winner:

Daria Kasatkina, Russia

2. Monterrey Open, Mexico

FINALISTS: 

Garbine Muguruza (right) from Spain and Timea Babos from Hungary

Score: 3-6 6-4 6-3

WINNER:

Garbine Muguruza, Spain

2017 winner:

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia

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From Seoul, South Korea, March 2018

The 2017 year-end Top 8, in Singapore: (from left) Garcia, V. Williams, Svitolina, Pliskova, 

Ostapenko, Muguruza, Wozniacki, and Halep (front)

The tournament at Indian Wells enters its second week and some of the well-known names of women's tennis are already out of the game,after they were defeated by lower classed players. Let's take a look at them!

First Round: Naomi Osaka - Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-4

Sharapova does not seem to improve her game and reach a better shape  after returning from the 15 month meldonium suspension. She was eliminated by Japanese Naomi Osaka, no.44 in the rankings. Sharapova is currently no.41.

<Naomi Osaka, Japan, No 44>

<Maria Sharapova, Russia, No 41>

Second Round: Garbine Muguruza - Sachia Vickery 6-2 5-7 1-6

World No 3 and the last year Wimbledon Champion, Garbine Muguruza started the match strong, and was leading the second set with 3-0. Vickery's sudden improvement of the game let Muguruza with no answer, and here she is leaving the competition too early. This may cost her a lot of points in the general rankings. 

<Sachia Vickery, USA, No 100>

<Garbine Muguruza, Spain, No 3>

Third Round: Petra Martic - Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-3 

Last year's French Open champion and the winner of Seoul Open is not able to  confirm what she showed last year, losing matches in the early stages of this season's competitions. Fans are still waiting her to return to the shape that brought  her the Roland Garros trophy.

<Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, No 6>

<Petra Martic, Croatia, No 58>

Third Round: Petra Kvitova - Amanda Anisimova 2-6 4-6

Former Wimbledon champion (2011, 2014), Petra Kvitova started this year winning two important trophies, St Petersburg and Doha Open, thus reaching the 9th position in the WTA rankings. She looked like the most successfull player of 2018 so far, but world No 149 Anisimova was better.

<Amanda Anisimova, USA, No 149>

<Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, No 9>

Third Round: Venus Williams - Serena Williams 6-3 6-4

It was Serena's first WTA tournament after more than one year of a break. Everybody was expecting her comeback, but she had to play with Venus, who knows her game better than anyone. It was not Serena's day.

<Serena defeated by world no 8, Venus>

Third Round: Carla Suarez Navarro - Elina Svitolina 7-5 6-3

World No 4 Elina Svitolina was coming after winning the Dubai Open, but this time Suarez Navarro played better and stopped Svitolina from earning points in her race to WTA Top 3.

<Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, No 32>

<Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, No 4>

Top 10 Rankings

Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki are in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking at the completion of the third round. In order for Wozniacki to regain the top ranking, she must win the title by defeating  a player other than Halep in the final.

The world rankings before we know the winner at Indian Wells: 

From Cluj-Napoca, Romania, February 2018

Qatar Total Open, Doha

<Winner: Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic>

The 2018 Qatar Total Open is a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts.  It turned into a WTA Premier 5 tournament starting with the 2018 WTA Tour. 

Points (singles):

Winner - 900

Runner-up - 585

Semifinal - 350

Quarter final - 190

Round of 16 - 105

Round of 32 - 60

Round of 56 - 1

Seeds:

Seed No 1 Caroline Wozniacky was defeated by Petra Kvitova in the semifinals. Seed No 2 Simona Halep was scheduled to play Garbine Muguruza in the semis, but she withdrew before the match due to an older unhealed ankle injury. 

2017 champion:

Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic

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