The 2018 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2018 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 50th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 19 through August 25. It was the last event of the 2018 US Open Series before the 2018 US Open. Points Point distribution Prize money 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Rankings are as of August 13, 2018 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Danielle Collins Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková CoCo Vandeweghe The following players received entry using protected rankings: Timea Bacsinszky Laura Siegemund The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ana Bogdan Zarina Diyas Camila Giorgi Monica Puig Aliaksandra Sasnovich Dayana Yastremska The following players received entry as lucky losers: Belinda Bencic Pauline Parmentier Samantha Stosur Withdrawals Before the tournament Ashleigh Barty → replaced by Samantha Stosur Kiki Bertens → replaced by Pauline Parmentier Mihaela Buzărnescu → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu Simona Halep → replaced by Belinda Bencic Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Maria Sakkari During the tournament Johanna Konta Retirements Petra Kvitová Monica Puig CoCo Vandeweghe Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Rankings are as of 13 August 2018 Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Desirae Krawczyk / Sachia Vickery Karolína Plíšková / Kristýna Plíšková The following pairs received entry as alternates: Monique Adamczak / Oksana Kalashnikova Kirsten Flipkens / Alison Van Uytvanck Withdrawals Before the tournament Johanna Konta CoCo Vandeweghe Retirements Demi Schuurs Finals Singles Aryna Sabalenka defeated Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–1, 6–4 Doubles Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková / Barbora Strýcová defeated Hsieh Su-wei / Laura Siegemund, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4] Notes References External links Connecticut Open by year 2018 WTA Tour 2018 US Open Series August 2018 sports events in the United States