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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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

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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From Ganghwa-do, South Korea, July 2018

1. Jiangxi Open, Nanchang, China

ABOUT

The Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is held at the Nanchang Tennis Center in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China. It is also part of the China Open Series. The best performance of Chinese players in women's singles will receive a wild card from the China Open. For the first two years, this was a WTA 125K series level tournament. However, beginning in 2016, it became one of the main WTA Tourlevel tournaments under the International classification.

FINALISTS

Zheng Saisai (right) and Wang Qiang (left), both from China

Final score: 7-5, 4-0. Zheng Saisai retired in the second set.

 WINNER  

Wang Qiang (China)

2017 WINNER: Peng Shuai, China

2. Moscow River Cup, Russia

ABOUT:

The inaugural edition of the Moscow River Cup, an International-level WTA tennis event, will be held from 23 to 29 July 2018 at the National Tennis Center in Moscow, Russia. Though it is a WTA International level event, the prize money will be $750,000.

FINALISTS

 Olga Danilović (Serbia) and  Anastasia Potapova  (Russia)

Score: 7–5, 6–7^(1–7), 6–4

   WINNER:   

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From Seoul, South Korea, July 2018

1. BRD Bucharest Open, Romania

ABOUT

The 2018 BRD Bucharest Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the fifth edition of the tournament and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. This year it is held held from 16 to 22 July 2018 at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 280

Runner-up - 180

Semifinalists - 110

Quarter-finalists - 60

Round of 16 - 30

Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Anastasia Sevastova (Latvia) and Petra Martic (Croatia)

Score: 7(7)-6(4), 6-2

 WINNER  

Anastasia Sevastova (Latvia)

2017 WINNER: Irina Camelia Begu (Romania)

2. Swiss Open, Gstaad, Switzerland

ABOUT:

The 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 26th edition of the Ladies Championship Gstaad, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place at Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad, Switzerland, from 16 July through 22 July 2018.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 280

Runner-up - 180

Semifinalists - 110

Quarter-finalists - 60

Round of 16 - 30

Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Alize Cornet (France) and Mandy Minella (Luxemburg)

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

   WINNER  

Alize Cornet (France)

2017 WINNER: Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)

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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)

More

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From Seoul, South Korea, June 2018

1. Nature Valley International, Eastborne, Great Britain

ABOUT

The 2018 Eastbourne International (also known as the Nature Valley International for sponsorship reasons) is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 44th edition of the event for the women and the 8th edition for the men. The tournament is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event takes place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 25–30 June through 2018.

Point distribution:

winner-470

runner-up-305

semifinalists-185

quarter-finalists-100

round of 16-55

round of 32-1

Seeds:

FINALISTS

 WINNER  

World number two Caroline Wozniacki beat Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7(7)-6(5) to lift the Eatbourne title for the second time in her career. She won the same title in 2009. 

2017 WINNER: Karolina Pliskova

2016 WINNER: Domika Cibulkova

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From Seoul, South Korea, June 2018

1. Nature Valley Classic, Birmingham, Great Britain

ABOUT

The 2018 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 37th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, between 18–24 June 2018.

Point distribution:

winner-470

runner-up-305

semifinalists-185

quarter-finalists-100

round of 16-55

round of 32-1

Seeds:

FINALISTS

Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) and Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia), score  4-6, 6-1, 6-2

 WINNER 

Petra Kvitova defends her 2017 title

2017 WINNER: Petra Kvitova

2016 WINNER: Madison Keys

2. Mallorca Open, Spain

ABOUT:

The 2018 Mallorca Open is a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts. It is the 3rd edition of the Mallorca Open, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place at Santa Ponsa Tennis Club in Mallorca, Spain, from June 18 through June 24, 2018.

Point distribution:

winner-280

runner-up-180

semifinalists-110

quarter-finalists-60

round of 16-30

round of 32-1

Seeds:

FINALISTS

Tatjana Maria (Germany) and Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia), score 6-4, 7-5

   WINNER:   

Tatjana Maria

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From Seoul, South Korea, June 2018

1.Libéma Open, Rosmalen, Netherlands

ABOUT:

The 2018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships (also known as the Libéma Open for sponsorhip reasons) is a tennistournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 29th edition of the event, and part of the 250 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Autotron park in Rosmalen, Rosmalen, Netherlands, from June 11 through June 17, 2018.

FINALISTS:

Alexandra Krunic (Serbia) and Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 

Score: 6(0)-7(7), 7-5, 6-1

   WINNER:   

Alexandra Krunic (Serbia)

2. Nature Valley Open, Nottingham, Great Britain

ABOUT:

The 2018 Nottingham Open (also known as the Nature Valley Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional tennistournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 11th edition of the event for women and the 23rd edition for men. It was classified as a WTA International tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour for the women, and as an ATP Challenger Tourevent for the men. The event took place at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 11 through 17 June 2018.

FINALISTS:

Asleigh Barty (Australia) and Johanna Konta (Great Britain)

Score: 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

   WINNER:   

Asleigh Barty (Australia)

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