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2018 Tianjin Open Facts
| 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
France Caroline Garcia - Doubles
United States Nicole Melichar / Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Tianjin Open Facts
| Founded | 2014; 4 years ago |
|---|---|
| Location | Tianjin China |
| Venue | Tianjin International Tennis Center |
| Category | International |
| Surface | Hard – outdoors |
| Draw | 32S / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$426,750 (2017) |
Prize Money
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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Schedule
2018 Rolex Paris Masters starts from October 8 – 14, 2018 at Tuanbo International Tennis Centre
Players List
Singles
Seeds
| 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 |
Wildcards
- Liu Fangzhou
- Karolína Plíšková
- Yuan Yue
- Protected ranking:
- Timea Bacsinszky
Qualifying draw:
- Jana Čepelová
- Misaki Doi
- Barbora Krejčíková
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Xun Fangying
- Zhang Yuxuan
Withdrawals
- Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Katie Boulter
- Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Duan Yingying
- Maria Sharapova → replaced by Wang Yafan
Retirements
- Danielle Collins
- Kateryna Kozlova
- Petra Martić
- Elise Mertens
Doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | 25 | 1 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Xu Yifan | 25 | 2 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | CZE | Květa Peschke | 32 | 3 |
| USA | Kaitlyn Christian | USA | Desirae Krawczyk | 120 | 4 |
Wildcards
- Guo Hanyu / Zhu Lin
- Liu Yanni / Wang Meiling
Alternates:
- Ankita Raina / Emily Webley-Smith
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Gabriela Dabrowski
Retirements
- Lara Arruabarrena
Draws
Tianjin Open Tennis Results 2018
Past Champions
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alison Riske | Belinda Bencic | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Danka Kovinić | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2016 | Peng Shuai | Alison Riske | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| 2017 | Maria Sharapova | Aryna Sabalenka | 7–5, 7–6(10–8) |
| 2018 | Caroline Garcia | Karolína Plíšková | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova |
Sorana Cîrstea Andreja Klepač |
6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–8] |
| 2015 | Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai |
Darija Jurak Nicole Melichar |
6–2, 3–6, [10–8] |
| 2016 | Christina McHale Peng Shuai |
Magda Linette Xu Yifan |
7–6(10–8), 6–0 |
| 2017 | Irina-Camelia Begu Sara Errani |
Dalila Jakupović Nina Stojanović |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2018 | Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke |
Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore |
6–4, 6–2 |