The 2018 Tianjin Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tuanbo International Tennis Centre in Tianjin, China between 8 and 14 October 2018.[1]
| 2018 Tianjin Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 8–14 |
| Edition | 5th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $750,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Tianjin, China |
| Venue | Tuanbo International Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Caroline Garcia | |
| Doubles | |
 Nicole Melichar /  Květa Peschke | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $163,265 | $81,251 | $43,663 | $13,068 | $7,195 | $4,444 | $2,160 | $1,270 |
| Doubles * | $26,031 | $13,544 | $7,271 | $3,852 | $2,031 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 7 | 1 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 8 | 2 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 14 | 3 |
 BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 16 | 4 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 29 | 5 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 36 | 6 |
| USA
|
Danielle Collins | 37 | 7 |
 GRE
|
Maria Sakkari | 43 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry through a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit
Victoria Azarenka → replaced by 
Katie Boulter
Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by 
Duan Yingying
Maria Sharapova → replaced by Wang Yafan
Retirements
edit
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ROU
|
Irina-Camelia Begu | CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | 25 | 1 |
 CAN |
 CHN |
||||
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 32 | 3 |
| USA
|
Kaitlyn Christian | USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk | 120 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Retirements
edit
Champions
editSingles
edit
Caroline Garcia def. 
Karolína Plíšková 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Doubles
edit
Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke def. 
Monique Adamczak / Jessica Moore 6–4, 6–2
References
edit- ^ "Tianjin Open Overview". wtatennis.com.