2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season

2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season
Caroline Wozniacki practicing at the 2018 Australian Open
Full nameCaroline Wozniacki
Country Denmark
Calendar prize money$6,657,719
Singles
Season record41–17 (70.7%)
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearSteady
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French Open4R
Wimbledon2R
US Open2R
ChampionshipsRR
Injuries
InjuriesRight leg injury[1] Left knee injury[2]
Last updated on: 5 November 2018.
Main article: Caroline Wozniacki

The 2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season officially began on 1 January 2018 with the start of the 2018 WTA Tour. Caroline Wozniacki entered the season ranked as world number 3 behind Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza following the completion of the 2017 season.

Year in detail[edit]

Early hard court season[edit]

Auckland Open[edit]

Wozniacki began her season at the Auckland Open. She was the top seed and advanced to the final after successfully defeating Madison Brengle, Petra Martić, Sofia Kenin and Sachia Vickery. However, she would be defeated in straight sets by the same opponent who eliminated her in the previous year's quarterfinals, Julia Görges, in straight sets.[3]

Australian Open[edit]

Wozniacki won her first slam at Melbourne Park.

Her next tournament was the Australian Open. She was seeded second, her highest seeding since the 2012 Australian Open. She defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu in straight sets before going on to beat Jana Fett in three sets after saving two match points.[4] She then beat Kiki Bertens and Magdaléna Rybáriková both in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, she beat Carla Suárez Navarro in three sets to advance to her second Australian Open semifinal since 2011. In the semifinals she beat Elise Mertens to advance to her third Grand Slam final and her first since 2014.[5]

Her last opponent was Simona Halep. Wozniacki took the opening set in a tiebreak, while Halep winning the second set.[6] The third set had the most breaks of serve. After a series of breaks, Wozniacki won two points in a row to reach championship point. Wozniacki won the point, the match and the championship, after Halep hit a backhand into the net to become the seventh woman to win the title after being match point down in Open Era.[7][8]

After winning her first Grand Slam title, she regained the world No. 1 ranking on 29 January 2018.[7] Wozniacki was last ranked No. 1 on 29 January 2012, exactly 6 years ago, and her new ascension beats Serena Williams' previous record of 5 years 29 days.[9]

St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy[edit]

Wozniacki's next tournament was the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, which she entered in the second round. She defeated the young Russian, Anastasia Potapova, in straight sets before she lost to Daria Kasatkina in the quarterfinals.[10]

Qatar Open[edit]

Wozniacki playing at the 2018 Qatar Total Open

Wozniacki then played in the Qatar Open, where she received a bye in the first round. She defeated Carina Witthöft with a bagel in the second set. The Australian Open champion put together a dominant performance and needed just 57 minutes to record the victory.[11] She then defeated Monica Niculescu in straight sets to extend her head-to-head advantage to 9–0 over the Romanian.[12] Her next opponent was former world No. 1, Angelique Kerber. Kerber got out to a fast start but the first set went to a tiebreak and ended in Wozniacki's favour. Kerber easily won set two. The third set was a marathon of long rallies but Wozniacki won in a gruelling two hours and 20 minutes.[13] Against Petra Kvitová, Wozniacki wasn't so lucky. She lost, despite having two chances to serve for the match.[14] However, with her Qatar performance, she became only the fourth player in WTA history to surpass $30,000,000 in career prize earnings.

March sunshine events[edit]

Indian Wells Open[edit]

Wozniacki then played the Indian Wells Open, where she received a bye in the first round. She defeated Lara Arruabarrena and Aliaksandra Sasnovich, in straight sets and three sets respectively before she lost to Daria Kasatkina again in the fourth round.[15]

Miami Open[edit]

Wozniacki then entered the Miami Open, where she also received a bye in the first round. However, she lost to the Summer Olympics champion Monica Puig in three sets after sending a bagel in the opening set.[16]

European clay court season[edit]

İstanbul Cup[edit]

Wozniacki started her 2018 clay season in the İstanbul Cup, where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova and Sara Errani in straight sets and three sets respectively. However, she chose to retire from the event against the eventual winner Pauline Parmentier in the quarterfinals.[17]

Madrid Open[edit]

Wozniacki then played the Madrid Open.[18] She defeated two Australians, Daria Gavrilova and Ashleigh Barty, and advanced into the third round. However, she lost to the eventual runner-up Kiki Bertens, who was defeated in the Australian Open, in straight sets.[19]

Italian Open[edit]

Wozniacki's next tournament was the Italian Open, where she received a bye in the first round. She defeated Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets in the second round and Anastasija Sevastova in three sets in the third round respectively before she lost to Anett Kontaveit in straight sets in the quarterfinals.[20]

French Open[edit]

In the French Open, Wozniacki was the 2nd seed. In the first round, she defeated Danielle Collins after the opening-set tiebreak.[21] In the second round, she easily defeated the Spanish qualifier Georgina García Pérez in just fifty minutes.[22] Her opponent in the third round was the local people Pauline Parmentier, who just defeated Caroline couple of weeks ago on the way to her first WTA title since 2008. Wozniacki defeated the Frenchwoman in straight sets after sending a bagel in the opening set.[23] Her next opponent was the 14th seed Daria Kasatkina, who defeated Wozniacki twice this year. Wozniacki eventually lost to the Russian in straight sets again after the match delayed to Monday.[24]

United Kingdom grass court Season[edit]

Eastbourne International[edit]

Wozniacki started her 2018 grass season in the Eastbourne International, where she was the runner-up last year. She started her competition in the second round, where she defeated Camila Giorgi.[25] In the third round, she defeated Johanna Konta for the first time in her career, in three sets.[26] After defeating Ashleigh Barty in straight sets, she reached the semi-finals for the fifth time in six years.[27] She successfully defeated Angelique Kerber in three sets after saving a match point to advance into final.[28] Her final opponent of the tournament was Aryna Sabalenka and the match was their first meet.[29] Eventually, the Dane defeated the Byelorussian to win her second title of the year, and her 29th overall. The final also marked her 600th career match win.[30]

Wimbledon Championships[edit]

Wozniacki then played in the Wimbledon Championships, where she was seeded second. In the first round, she successfully defeated Varvara Lepchenko after sending a bagel.[31] However, she lost to Ekaterina Makarova, who defeated Wozniacki in the US Open also in the second round last year, in three sets despite saving five match points.[32]

Summer US Open series[edit]

Wozniacki during the 2018 Citi Open

Washington Open[edit]

Wozniacki was scheduled to participate in the Washington Open, where she was supposed to be the top seed, but she was forced to retired before her first-round match against Anhelina Kalinina due to a right leg injury.[1]

Canadian Open[edit]

After the retirement in Washington, she then participated in the Canadian Open, where she received a bye in the first round. Her first opponent was Aryna Sabalenka, who was defeated in the final of Eastbourne in straight sets. However, this time she lost to the Belarusian in three sets after wasting three match points.[33]

Cincinnati Open[edit]

At Cincinnati, Wozniacki retired against the eventual winner Kiki Bertens in her first match of the tournament after losing the opening set because of a left knee injury.[2]

US Open[edit]

Wozniacki playing at the 2018 US Open

In the US Open, Wozniacki defeated former champion Samantha Stosur in straight sets before she lost to Lesia Tsurenko in the second round.[34]

East Asian hardcourt season[edit]

Toray Pan Pacific Open[edit]

In fall, Wozniacki played the Pan Pacific Open, where she was the top seed, by receiving a wildcard as the defending champion. However, she lost to Camila Giorgi in three sets in the second round.[35]

Wuhan Open[edit]

A week later, in Wuhan, Wozniacki was upset by Monica Puig for the second time this season in straight sets in third round after defeated qualifier Rebecca Peterson.[36]

China Open[edit]

Wozniacki then played the China Open. In the first round, she defeated Belinda Bencic, who had a small advantage on head-to-head, in straight sets.[37] Then she defeated Petra Martić for the second time this year in straight sets.[38] In the third round, She successfully defeated Anett Kontaveit, who defeated the Dann at Montreal in straight sets.[39] In the semifinals, she upset local favourite Wang Qiang in straight sets.[40] In the final, she successfully held off Anastasija Sevastova to win the China Open title for the second time in her career without losing a set.[41] This was also her first Premier Mandatory level title since winning the 2011 BNP Paribas Open and her 30th WTA title.[42]

Year-end Championships[edit]

WTA Finals[edit]

After reaching the quarterfinals in Beijing in her last tournament, Wozniacki became the fifth player to secure Singapore spot.[43] As the second seed, she led the White Group, alongside Petra Kvitová, Elina Svitolina and Karolína Plíšková.[44] However, her road to defend her title didn't start very well. In her first round robin match, she lost to World No. 7 Karolína Plíšková in straight sets after saving two match points.[45] She then defeated Petra Kvitová in three sets before was upset by Elina Svitolina.[46] The outcome made her finished third in the group, which meant she was unable to advance into the semifinals.[47]

After eliminating in the round robin, Wozniacki announced that she was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis, but would like to become a role model for people with the condition.[48] Nevertheless, she still finished the season as World No. 3.

All matches[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches[edit]

Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
Hard, outdoor
1–7 January 2018 		1 1R United States Madison Brengle 85 Win 6–3, 6–0
2 2R Croatia Petra Martić 90 Win 6–2, 6–2
3 QF United States Sofia Kenin (WC) 108 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
4 SF United States Sachia Vickery (Q) 122 Win 6–4, 6–4
5 F Germany Julia Görges (2) 14 Loss (1) 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
15–28 January 2018 		6 1R Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 44 Win 6–2, 6–3
7 2R Croatia Jana Fett 119 Win 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
8 3R Netherlands Kiki Bertens (30) 32 Win 6–4, 6–3
9 4R Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková (19) 21 Win 6–3, 6–0
10 QF Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 39 Win 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
11 SF Belgium Elise Mertens 37 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
12 W Romania Simona Halep (1) 1 Win (1) 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
WTA Premier
Hard, indoor
29 January – 4 February 2018 		– 1R Bye
13 2R Russia Anastasia Potapova (WC) 235 Win 6–0, 6–1
14 QF Russia Daria Kasatkina (8) 23 Loss 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
12–17 February 2018 		– 1R Bye
15 2R Germany Carina Witthöft 52 Win 6–2, 6–0
16 3R Romania Monica Niculescu (Q) 92 Win 7–5, 6–1
17 QF Germany Angelique Kerber (8) 9 Win 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–3
18 SF Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (16) 21 Loss 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
5–18 March 2018 		– 1R Bye
19 2R Spain Lara Arruabarrena (Q) 80 Win 6–4, 6–1
20 3R Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 49 Win 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
21 4R Russia Daria Kasatkina (20) 19 Loss 4–6, 5–7
Miami Open
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
19 March – 1 April 2018 		– 1R Bye
22 2R Puerto Rico Monica Puig 82 Loss 6–0, 4–6, 4–6
İstanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA International
Clay, outdoor
23–29 April 2018 		23 1R Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova 82 Win 6–2, 6–2
24 2R Italy Sara Errani 93 Win 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
25 QF France Pauline Parmentier 122 Loss 6–4, 3–6 retired
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
7–13 May 2018 		26 1R Australia Daria Gavrilova 24 Win 6–3, 6–1
27 2R Australia Ashleigh Barty 18 Win 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
28 3R Netherlands Kiki Bertens 20 Loss 2–6, 2–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
14–20 May 2018 		– 1R Bye
29 2R Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 49 Win 6–4, 6–1
30 3R Latvia Anastasija Sevastova (15) 20 Win 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
31 QF Estonia Anett Kontaveit 23 Loss 3–6, 1–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
27 May –10 June 2018 		32 1R United States Danielle Collins 41 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–1
33 2R Spain Georgina García Pérez (Q) 186 Win 6–1, 6–0
34 3R France Pauline Parmentier (WC) 74 Win 6–0, 6–3
35 4R Russia Daria Kasatkina (14) 14 Loss 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
Grass, indoor
24–30 June 2018 		– 1R Bye
36 2R Italy Camila Giorgi 56 Win 6–2, 6–3
37 3R United Kingdom Johanna Konta (13) 22 Win 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
38 QF Australia Ashleigh Barty (8) 17 Win 6–4, 6–3
39 SF Germany Angelique Kerber (4) 11 Win 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
40 W Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 45 Win (2) 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
2 –15 July 2018 		41 1R United States Varvara Lepchenko 97 Win 6–0, 6–3
42 2R Russia Ekaterina Makarova 35 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Washington Open
Washington, D.C., United States
WTA International
Hard, outdoor
30 July –5 August 2018 		– 1R Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina (Q) 143 Withdrew N/A
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
6–12 August 2018 		– 1R Bye
43 2R Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 39 Loss 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
13–19 August 2018 		– 1R Bye
44 2R Netherlands Kiki Bertens 17 Loss 4–6 retired
U.S. Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
27 August – 9 September 2018 		45 1R Australia Samantha Stosur 64 Win 6–3, 6–2
46 2R Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 36 Loss 4–6, 2–6
Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier
Hard, indoor
17–23 September 2018 		– 1R Bye
47 2R Italy Camila Giorgi 37 Loss 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
23–29 September 2018 		– 1R Bye
48 2R Sweden Rebecca Peterson (Q) 61 Win 6–4, 6–1
49 3R Puerto Rico Monica Puig (Q) 51 Loss 6–7(10–12), 5–7
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
1–7 October 2018 		50 1R Switzerland Belinda Bencic 42 Win 6–2, 6–3
51 2R Croatia Petra Martić 37 Win 7–5, 6–3
52 3R Estonia Anett Kontaveit 21 Win 7–5, 6–4
53 QF Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (Q) 40 Win 6–2, 6–2
54 SF China Wang Qiang (WC) 28 Win 6–1, 6–3
55 W Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 20 Win (3) 6–3, 6–3
WTA Finals
Kallang, Singapore
Year-end championships
Hard, indoor
21–28 October 2018 		56 RR Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (7) 8 Loss 2–6, 4–6
57 RR Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (4) 5 Win 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
58 RR Ukraine Elina Svitolina (6) 7 Loss 7–5, 5–7, 3–6

Tournament schedule[edit]

Singles schedule[edit]

Wozniacki's 2018 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date Tournament Location Category Surface 2017
result 		2017
points 		2018
points 		Result
1 January –
7 January 		Auckland Open New Zealand International Hard QF 60 180 Final lost to Germany Julia Görges
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
15 January –
28 January 		Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard 3R 130 2000 Winner defeated Romania Simona Halep
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
29 January –
4 February 		St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy Russia Premier Hard (i) DNP 0 100 Quarterfinals lost to Russia Daria Kasatkina
6–7(2–7), 3–6
12 February –
17 February 		Qatar Open Qatar Premier 5[a] Hard F 305 350 Semifinals lost to Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6–3, 6–7(3–7), 5–7
5 March –
18 March 		Indian Wells Open United States Premier Mandatory Hard QF 215 120 Fourth round lost to Russia Daria Kasatkina
4–6, 5–7
19 March –
1 April 		Miami Open United States Premier Mandatory Hard F 650 10 Second round lost to Puerto Rico Monica Puig
6–0, 4–6, 4–6
23 April –
29 April 		İstanbul Cup Turkey International Clay DNP 0 60 Quarterfinals lost to France Pauline Parmentier
6–4, 3–6 retired
7 May –
13 May 		Madrid Open Spain Premier Mandatory Clay 2R 65 120 Third round lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens
2–6, 2–6
14 May –
20 May 		Italian Open Italy Premier 5 Clay DNP 0 190 Quarterfinals lost to Estonia Anett Kontaveit
3–6, 1–6
27 May –
10 June 		French Open France Grand Slam Clay QF 430 240 Fourth round lost to Russia Daria Kasatkina
6–7(5–7), 3–6
24 June –
30 June 		Eastbourne International United Kingdom Premier Grass F 305 470 Winner defeated Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2 July –
15 July 		Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass 4R 240 70 Second round lost to Russia Ekaterina Makarova
4–6, 6–1, 5–7
30 July –
5 August 		Washington Open United States International Hard DNP 0 0 Withdrew due to leg injury
6 August –
12 August 		Canadian Open Canada Premier 5 Hard F 585 1 Second round lost to Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
7–5, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
13 August –
19 August 		Cincinnati Open United States Premier 5 Hard QF 190 1 Second round lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens
4–6 retired
27 August –
9 September 		U.S. Open United States Grand Slam Hard 2R 70 70 Second round lost to Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
4–6, 2–6
17 September –
23 September 		Pan Pacific Open Japan Premier Hard (i) W 470 1 Second round lost to Italy Camila Giorgi
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
13 August –
19 August 		Wuhan Open China Premier 5 Hard 2R 1 105 Third round lost to Puerto Rico Monica Puig
6–7(10–12), 5–7
1 October –
7 October 		China Open China Premier Mandatory Hard 3R 120 1000 Winner defeated Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
6–3, 6–3
21 October –
28 October 		WTA Finals Singapore Year-end Championships Hard (i) W 1375 500 Failed to advance into the semifinals
1 won & 2 losses
Road to Singapore points 4640 5086 Increase 446 difference
Total year-end points 6015 5586 Decrease 429 difference

Yearly records[edit]

Head-to-head matchups[edit]

Surface Win–loss Win%
Hard 26–12 68.42%
Clay 9–4 69.23%
Grass 6–1 85.71%
Overall 41–17 70.69%

Players are ordered by letter.

Player Rank Tournament Surface Date W/L W–L CWR
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 49 Indian Wells Masters, Indian Wells, United States Hard March 2, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 49 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay May 15, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Russia Anastasia Potapova 235 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Saint Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) February 1, 2018 Win 1–0 1
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 20 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay May 16, 2018 Win 2–0 2
20 China Open, Beijing, China Hard October 7, 2018 Win 2
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 23 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay May 18, 2018 Loss 1–1 2
21 China Open, Beijing, China Hard October 4, 2018 Win 2
Germany Angelique Kerber 9 Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar Hard February 16, 2018 Win 2–0 1
11 Eastbourne International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass June 29, 2018 Win 2
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 45 Eastbourne International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass June 30, 2018 Win 1–1 2
39 Canadian Open, Toronto, Canada Hard August 9, 2018 Loss 2
Australia Ashleigh Barty 18 Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain Clay May 7, 2018 Win 2–0 2
17 Eastbourne International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass June 28, 2018 Win 2
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 42 China Open, Beijing, China Hard October 1, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Italy Camila Giorgi 56 Eastbourne International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass June 25, 2018 Win 1–1 2
37 Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) September 20, 2018 Loss 2
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 39 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard January 23, 2018 Win 1–0 2
United States Danielle Collins 41 French Open, Paris, France Clay May 28, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Australia Daria Gavrilova 24 Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain Clay May 6, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Russia Daria Kasatkina 23 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Saint Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) February 2, 2018 Loss 0–3 1
19 Indian Wells Masters, Indian Wells, United States Hard March 14, 2018 Loss 2
14 French Open, Paris, France Clay June 4, 2018[b] Loss 2
Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova 82 İstanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey Clay April 24, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 35 Wimbledon Championships, London, United Kingdom Grass July 4, 2018 Loss 0–1 2
Ukraine Elina Svitolina 7 WTA Finals, Kallang, Singapore Hard (i) October 25, 2018 Loss 0–1 3
Belgium Elise Mertens 37 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard January 25, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Spain Georgina García Pérez 186 French Open, Paris, France Clay May 30, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Croatia Jana Fett 119 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard January 17, 2018 Win 1–0 2
United Kingdom Johanna Konta 22 Eastbourne International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass June 27, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Germany Julia Görges 14 Auckland Open, Auckland, New Zealand Hard January 7, 2018 Loss 0–1 3
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 40 China Open, Beijing, China Hard October 5, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 8 WTA Finals, Kallang, Singapore Hard (i) October 21, 2018 Loss 0–1 2
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 32 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard January 19, 2018 Win 1–2 2
20 Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain Clay May 9, 2018 Loss 2
17 Cincinnati Open, Cincinnati, United States Hard August 15, 2018 Loss 2
Spain Lara Arruabarrena 80 Indian Wells Masters, Indian Wells, United States Hard March 3, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 36 U.S. Open, New York City, United States Hard August 30, 2018 Win 0–1 2
United States Madison Brengle 85 Auckland Open, Auckland, New Zealand Hard January 2, 2018 Win 1–0 3
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková 21 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard January 21, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 44 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard January 15, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Romania Monica Niculescu 92 Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar Hard February 15, 2018 Win 1–0 1
Puerto Rico Monica Puig 82 Miami Open, Miami, United States Hard March 24, 2018 Loss 0–2 2
51 Wuhan Open, Wuhan, China Hard September 26, 2018 Loss 2
France Pauline Parmentier 122 İstanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey Clay April 27, 2018 Loss 1–1 2
74 French Open, Paris, France Clay June 1, 2018 Win 2
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 21 Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar Hard February 17, 2018 Loss 1–1 1
5 WTA Finals, Kallang, Singapore Hard (i) October 23, 2018 Win 3
Croatia Petra Martić 90 Auckland Open, Auckland, New Zealand Hard January 3, 2018 Win 2–0 3
37 China Open, Beijing, China Hard October 3, 2018 Win 2
Sweden Rebecca Peterson 61 Wuhan Open, Wuhan, China Hard September 25, 2018 Win 1–0 2
United States Sachia Vickery 122 Auckland Open, Auckland, New Zealand Hard January 6, 2018 Win 1–0 3
Australia Samantha Stosur 64 U.S. Open, New York City, United States Hard August 28, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Italy Sara Errani 93 İstanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey Clay April 26, 2018 Win 1–0 2
Romania Simona Halep 1 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard January 27, 2018 Win 1–0 2
United States Sofia Kenin 108 Auckland Open, Auckland, New Zealand Hard January 6, 2018 Win 1–0 3
United States Varvara Lepchenko 97 Wimbledon Championships, London, United Kingdom Grass July 2, 2018 Win 1–0 2
China Wang Qiang 28 China Open, Beijing, China Hard October 6, 2018 Win 1–0 2

Top 10 wins[edit]

# Player Rank Tournament Surface Round Score CWR
1. Romania Simona Halep 1 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Final 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 2
2. Germany Angelique Kerber 9 Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar Hard Quarterfinals 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–3 1
3. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 5 WTA Finals, Kallang, Singapore Hard (i) Round robin 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 3

Finals[edit]

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (1–0)
Premier (1–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (3–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2018 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Germany Julia Görges 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 Jan 2018 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard Romania Simona Halep 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jun 2018 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom Premier Grass Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 3–1 Oct 2018 China Open, China Premier M Hard Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 6–3

Earnings[edit]

The tournaments won by Wozniacki are in boldface.

# Tournament Prize money Year-to-date
1. Auckland Open US$21,400 $21,400
2. Australian Open A$4,000,000 $3,056,344
3. St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy $21,010 $3,077,354
4. Qatar Open $147,750 $3,225,104
5. Indian Wells Masters $88,135 $3,313,239
6. Miami Open $25,465 $3,338,704
7. İstanbul Cup $6,175 $3,344,879
8. Mutua Madrid Open €77,575 $3,436,463
9. Italian Open €58,313 $3,508,771
10. French Open €222,000 $3,769,896
11. Eastbourne International $140,400 $3,928,666
12. Wimbledon Championships £63,000 $4,015,439
– Washington Open — $4,015,439
13. Canadian Open $8,015 $4,030,299
14. Cincinnati Open $7,745 $4,045,479
15. US Open $93,000 $4,138,479
16. Toray Pan Pacific Open $11,265 $4,149,744
17. Wuhan Open $13,790 $4,178,474
18. China Open $1,525,245 $5,703,719
19. WTA Finals $304,000 $6,007,719
Bonus Pool $650,000[c] $6,657,719
Total prize money $6,657,719

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Qatar Total Open was a Premier tournament in 2017.
  2. ^ The match originally began on June 3rd, but was put off to the second day due to getting dark.
  3. ^ Bonus prize money for finishing as World No. 3 in 2017 season.

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