2018 WTA Tour
label: WTA-seizoen 2018 @nl
label: WTA Tour 2018 @de
label: Torneos WTA en 2018 @es
label: WTA Тур 2018 @ru
label: Saison 2018 de la WTA @fr
label: Тур WTA 2018 @uk
label: 2018年のWTAツアー @ja
label: Temporada da WTA de 2018 @pt
subject: Category:2018 WTA Tour
subject: Category:2018 in women's tennis
footer: Caroline Wozniacki won her first major title at the Australian Open by defeating Simona Halep in the final, returning to the world No. 1 ranking for the first time since 2012. Halep then went on to win her first major at the French Open on her fourth appearance in a major final, defeating Sloane Stephens in three sets. Angelique Kerber won her third major singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Serena Williams in the final and becoming the first German since Steffi Graf in 1996 to lift the trophy. Naomi Osaka won her first major title at the US Open, defeating Serena Williams in the final. At the age of 20, Osaka became the first Japanese woman to win a major singles title and the youngest US Open champion since Maria Sharapova in 2006.
image: Caroline Wozniacki at the 2011 Australian Open1 crop.jpg
image: Naomi Osaka 2018 US Open.jpg
image: Simona Halep Roland Garros 2018.jpg
image: Kerber EBN17 .jpg
categories: WTA Premier
categories: WTA International
categories: WTA Elite Trophy
categories: Grand Slam (tennis)
categories: WTA Premier 5
categories: WTA Finals
categories: WTA Premier tournaments
comeback player of the year: Serena Williams
doubles team of the year: Kateřina Siniaková
doubles team of the year: Barbora Krejčíková
most improved player of the year: Kiki Bertens
most tournament finals: Simona Halep
most tournament titles: Petra Kvitová
newcomer of the year: Aryna Sabalenka
player of the year: Simona Halep
points leader: Simona Halep
prize money leader: Simona Halep
duration: --12-30
description: women's tennis tour
description: ženska teniška turneja @sl
description: a női teniszszövetség versenysorozata 2018-ban @hu
description: WTA-toernooikalender van het jaar 2018 @nl
description: Damentennisturnierserie im Jahr 2018 @de
description: ročník WTA Tour @cs
description: circuito de tenis femenino @es
image caption: Simona Halep finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in her career. She won three singles tournaments during the season, including a major at the French Open. She also won a Premier 5 event, and finished runner-up at another major, the Australian Open.