2018 Volvo Car Open

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox tennis event|2018|Volvo Car Open| | main_name = Charleston Open | date = April 2–8 | edition = 46th | category = [[WTA Premier tournaments|WTA Premier]] | draw = 56S / 16D | surface = [[Clay court|Green clay]] / outdoor | prize_money = $776,000 | location = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], United States | venue = [[Family Circle Tennis Center]] | champs = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Kiki Bertens]] | champd = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alla Kudryavtseva]] / {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] }}

The '''2018 Volvo Car Open''' was a women's [[tennis]] event on the [[2018 WTA Tour]]. It took place between April 2 and April 8, 2018 and was the 46th edition of the [[Charleston Open]] tournament and a [[WTA Premier tournament|Premier level]] tournament. The event took place at the [[Family Circle Tennis Center]], on [[Daniel Island]], [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], United States. It was the only event of the [[clay court]] season played on green clay. [[Kiki Bertens]], seeded 12th, won the singles title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bertens wins twice Sunday, and saves match point, for Charleston title |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/bertens-wins-twice-sunday-and-saves-match-point-for-charleston-title |website=Tennis.com |date=April 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Pete Iacobelli |title=Bertens powers past Goerges to win Charleston title |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/8/bertens-tops-keys-to-reach-volvo-car-open-final/ |website=Washington Times |date=April 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Courtney Nguyen |title=Champions Corner: Bertens' clay love comes through in Charleston |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1443289/champions-corner-bertens-clay-love-comes-through-in-charleston |website=WTA |date=April 9, 2018}}</ref>

== Finals ==

=== Singles === {{main|2018 Volvo Car Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|NED}} [[Kiki Bertens]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Görges]], 6–2, 6–1 * It was Bertens' 1st singles title of the year and the 5th of her [[Kiki Bertens career statistics|career]].

=== Doubles === {{main|2018 Volvo Car Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alla Kudryavtseva]] / {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] defeated {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Andreja Klepač]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[María José Martínez Sánchez]], 6–3, 6–3

==Points and prize money==

=== Point distribution === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- |style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|'''Event''' |style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' |style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F |style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF |style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 64 |width=85|Q |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- !style="background:#f6f6f6;"|Singles |rowspan=2|470 |rowspan=2|305 |rowspan=2|185 |rowspan=2|100 |55 |30 |1 |25 |13 |1 |- !style="background:#f6f6f6;"|Doubles |1 |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |}

=== Prize money ===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |width=130 bgcolor=#efefef|'''Event''' |width=80 bgcolor=lime|'''W''' |width=85 bgcolor=thistle|F |width=85 bgcolor=ffff00|SF |width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 16 |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 32 |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 64 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- !style=background:#f6f6f6|Singles |$137,125 |$72,841 |$35,890 |$18,387 |$9,568 |$4,898 |$2,516 |$1,150 |$700 |- !style=background:#f6f6f6|Doubles |$42,850 |$22,900 |$12,510 |$6,365 |$3,460 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}

== Singles main draw entrants ==

=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Ranking1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Caroline Garcia]] |7 |1 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Petra Kvitová]] |9 |2 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Daria Kasatkina]] |11 |3 |- |<s>{{flag|USA}}</s> |<s>[[Sloane Stephens]]</s> |<s>12</s> |<s>4</s> |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|GER}} |[[Julia Görges]] |13 |5 |- |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Johanna Konta]] |14 |6 |- |{{flag|USA}} |[[Madison Keys]] |15 |7 |- |{{flag|LAT}} |[[Anastasija Sevastova]] |17 |8 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Ashleigh Barty]] |20 |9 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Naomi Osaka]] |22 |10 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Daria Gavrilova]] |26 |11 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|NED}} |[[Kiki Bertens]] |29 |12 |- |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Irina-Camelia Begu]] |37 |13 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Alizé Cornet]] |38 |14 |- |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Mihaela Buzărnescu]] |39 |15 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Elena Vesnina]] |43 |16 |} *1 Rankings as of March 19, 2018.

=== Other entrants === The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcards]] into the main draw: * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Francesca Di Lorenzo]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Caroline Dolehide]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Georgina García Pérez]] * {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Vera Lapko]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Claire Liu]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sílvia Soler Espinosa]] * {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Fanny Stollár]] * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maryna Zanevska]]

The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Dayana Yastremska]]

===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Catherine Bellis]] → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kristie Ahn]] * {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kaia Kanepi]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Polona Hercog]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ana Konjuh]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Andrea Petkovic]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Petra Martić]] → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sofia Kenin]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shelby Rogers]] → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Brady (tennis)|Jennifer Brady]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Šafářová]] → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Townsend (tennis)|Taylor Townsend]] * {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Maria Sakkari]] → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bernarda Pera]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sloane Stephens]] → replaced by {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Dayana Yastremska]]  * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Barbora Strýcová]] → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natalia Vikhlyantseva]]

===Retirements=== * {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Beatriz Haddad Maia]] * {{Flagicon|BLR}} [[Vera Lapko]]

== Doubles main draw entrants ==

=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|CAN}} |[[Gabriela Dabrowski]] |{{flag|CHN}} |[[Xu Yifan]] |16 |1 |- |{{flag|USA}} |[[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková]] |33 |2 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|SLO}} |[[Andreja Klepač]] |{{flag|ESP}} |[[María José Martínez Sánchez]] |42 |3 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Barbora Krejčíková]] |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Kateřina Siniaková]] |44 |4 |} *1 Rankings as of March 19, 2018.

=== Other entrants === The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lara Arruabarrena]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Misaki Doi]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Christina McHale]]

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.volvocaropen.com/}} * [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2018/804.pdf WTA tournament draws]

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