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, May 2018

1. Mutua Madrid Open, Spain

ABOUT:

The 2018 Mutua Madrid Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 5 May–13 May 2018. It will be the 17th edition of the event on the ATP World Tour and 10th on the WTA Tour. It is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2018 WTA Tour.

Point system for women's singles

winner - 1000

finalist - 650

semifinalists - 390

quarter finalists - 215

round of 16 - 120

round of 32 - 65

round of 64 - 10

Seeds

FINALISTS:

Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) vs. Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 

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

  This year's draw and results were full of surprises with big names leaving the competition early. Muguruza lost to Kasatkina in the last 16, Svitolina lost to Suarez Navarro in the round of 32 and in my opinion, the player of the tournament was Kiki Bertens.  She was coming after a clay title at Charleston (USA) at Volvo Car Open. Bertens is one of the best players on clay in the women's circuit. And she showed great performances here at Madrid.  She eliminated such players as seed 15 Anastasia Sevastova (round of 32), seed 2 Caroline Wozniacki (round of 16), Maria Sharapova who looked like she was ready for a comeback (quarter-final), seed 7 Caroline Garcia (semi-final) and lost the final eventually.

  If Bertens was the player of the tournament, Petra Kvitova looks like she is the player of the year so far. She won the trophy in St. Petersurg, then two weeks later won again in Doha, and won the Czech Open just the week before Madrid. Fans were expecting her to be exhausted in Madrid but she got the title after two years of reign of Simona Halep. It is the thrird time she wins the title in Madrid, a first time record of this competition. She also won in 2015 and 2011. Halep left the competition in the quarter finals, losing to Karolina Pliskova.

   WINNER:   

Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)

2017 winner:

Simona Halep, Romania

2016 winner:

Simona Halep, Romania

2015 winner:

Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic

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