Barbora Strýcová, formerly known as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.
Angelique Kerber is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 34 weeks. Kerber won 14 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including three majors at the 2016 Australian Open, the 2016 US Open, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. She also won a silver medal in women's singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Simona Halep is a Romanian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA for 64 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2017 and 2018. Halep won 25 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two Grand Slam titles at the 2018 French Open and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
Madison Keys is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 7 by the WTA. Keys has won ten WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 2025 Australian Open, where she defeated world No. 1 and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. She was also a finalist at the 2017 US Open.
Karolína Plíšková is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), holding the position for a total of eight weeks, and has been ranked world No. 11 in doubles. Plíšková has won 17 singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and has reached two major singles finals at the 2016 US Open and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
Lauren Davis is an American professional tennis player. Known for her aggressive backhand, speed, and clay-court strength, she has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26, in May 2017. She has also won eight singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Caroline Garcia is a French professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in singles and world No. 2 in doubles. Garcia is the 2022 WTA Finals champion.
Kateřina Siniaková is a Czech professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in doubles. She also has a best singles ranking of No. 27 by the WTA, achieved in June 2024.
Jeļena "Aļona" Ostapenko is a Latvian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 5 in women's singles and world No. 4 in women's doubles by the WTA. Ostapenko has won eight WTA Tour-level singles and nine in doubles titles, including a singles major at the 2017 French Open and a doubles major at the 2024 US Open partnering Lyudmyla Kichenok. She is the first Latvian to win a major in singles or women's doubles.
Elise Mertens is a Belgian professional tennis player. She became world No. 1 in doubles on 10 May 2021, the third Belgian to hold the top ranking in either singles or doubles after Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. She has won 30 WTA Tour titles.
Claire Liu is an American professional tennis player. On 30 January 2023, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 52.
The 2018 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore, was a women's tennis tournament held in Kallang, Singapore. It was the 48th edition of the singles event and the 43rd edition of the doubles competition. Eight singles players and eight doubles teams competed in the tournament. The tournament was contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams. The tournament was the year-end final of the 2018 WTA Tour. This competition was held in Singapore for the last time this year.
The 2018 WTA Elite Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It was the 4th edition of the singles event and doubles competition. The tournament was contested by twelve singles players and six doubles teams.
The 2018 Simona Halep tennis season officially began on 1 January 2018 with the start of the 2018 WTA Tour. Simona Halep entered the season as the No. 1 ranked player in the world.
The 2018 Angelique Kerber tennis season officially began on 30 December 2017 with the start of the 2018 Hopman Cup. Angelique Kerber entered the season as the No. 21 ranked player in the world.
This is a list of the main career statistics of Belgian professional tennis player Elise Mertens since her professional debut in 2010. So far, Mertens has won eight WTA singles titles and 21 career doubles titles, including four Grand Slam titles, as well as one doubles title at WTA Challenger level and 11 singles titles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 12, while in doubles, she was the world No. 1.
Naomi Osaka defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2019 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and her second major title overall. With the win, Osaka became the world No. 1 and became the first player since Jennifer Capriati to win their first two major titles at consecutive events. Ten players were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. In addition to Kvitová, Osaka, and reigning world No. 1 Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens, Karolína Plíšková, Angelique Kerber, Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens, Aryna Sabalenka and Daria Kasatkina were also in contention for the top spot.
Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2019 US Open. It was her first major title, and she became the first Canadian, as well as the first player born in the 2000s, to win a major singles title. She was the youngest player since Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2004 to win the US Open title, and the first woman to win the US Open on her main draw debut. This was also the first time a player won a title on their debut appearance at a Grand Slam tournament since Monica Seles won the 1991 Australian Open. In addition, Andreescu tied Seles’ Open Era record of fastest path from Grand Slam debut to winning a title, winning at her fourth ever grand slam appearance. This was also the largest age gap between the finalists in a women’s Grand Slam final in the Open Era. With the win, Andreescu entered the top 5 in rankings for the first time.
The 2019 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2019 WTA Tour.
Iga Świątek defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. It was her first US Open title, third major title overall and second of the season, making Świątek the first player since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to win multiple majors in a season. Świątek became the first Polish woman in the Open Era to reach the US Open quarterfinals and beyond. Świątek also became the youngest woman to win three majors since Maria Sharapova in 2008.
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