2018 WTA Tour
Simona Halep finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in her career. She won three singles tournaments during the season, including a major at the French Open. She also won a Premier 5 event, and finished runner-up at another major, the Australian Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 30 December 2017 – 11 November 2018 |
| Edition | 48th |
| Tournaments | 58 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (31) WTA Elite Trophy |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Petra Kvitová (5) |
| Most finals | Simona Halep (6) |
| Prize money leader | Simona Halep ($7,409,564) |
| Points leader | Simona Halep (6,921) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Simona Halep |
| Doubles team of the year | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
| Most improved player of the year | Kiki Bertens |
| Newcomer of the year | Aryna Sabalenka |
| Comeback player of the year | Serena Williams |
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The 2018 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF); the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier); the WTA International tournaments; the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2018 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.