2018_Hong_Kong_Tennis_Open
2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open
Tennis tournament
The 2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open (also known as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, from October 8 to 14.[1]
| 2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | October 8–14 | |||
| Edition | 9th | |||
| Category | WTA International | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $750,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Hong Kong | |||
| Venue | Victoria Park Tennis Stadium | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Dayana Yastremska | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Samantha Stosur /  Zhang Shuai | ||||
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Point distribution
| 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
| 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
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKR |
Elina Svitolina | 5 | 1 |
 JPN |
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 LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 13 | 3 |
 ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 4 |
| UKR |
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| CHN |
Wang Qiang | 28 | 6 |
| AUS |
Daria Gavrilova | 33 | 7 |
 FRA |
Alizé Cornet | 39 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by 
Caroline Dolehide
Naomi Osaka → replaced by 
Julia Glushko- Bernarda Pera → replaced by
Luksika Kumkhum 
Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by 
Viktoriya Tomova- Sachia Vickery → replaced by
Kristína Kučová
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | CHN |
Yang Zhaoxuan | 55 | 1 |
 POL |
Alicja Rosolska |  USA |
Abigail Spears | 64 | 2 |
| JPN |
Miyu Kato | JPN |
Makoto Ninomiya | 67 | 3 |
| JPN |
Shuko Aoyama |  BLR |
Lidziya Marozava | 84 | 4 |
1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Singles
- Dayana Yastremska def.
Wang Qiang, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles
Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai def. Shuko Aoyama / 
Lidziya Marozava 6–4, 6–4
- "Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
