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| Full name | Angelique Kerber |
|---|---|
| Country |  Germany |
| Calendar prize money | $5,686,362 |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 46–19 (70.8%) |
| Calendar titles | 2 |
| Year-end ranking | No. 2 |
| Ranking change from previous year |  19 |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | SF |
| French Open | QF |
| Wimbledon | W |
| US Open | 3R |
| Other tournaments | |
| Championships | RR |
| Fed Cup | |
| Fed Cup | SF |
| Last updated on: 26 October 2018. | |
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.
Year in detail
Early hard court season and Australian Open
Hopman Cup
Kerber began her season at the Hopman Cup paired with Alexander Zverev. At the group stage she defeated Elise Mertens, Genie Bouchard and Daria Gavrilova all in straight sets, helping Germany to reach the final at this tournament. At the final stage she defeated Belinda Bencic, but they lost at the doubles match in straight sets.
Sydney Open
Next tournament was the Sydney Open. She defeated Lucie Šafářová, despite being two match points in the second set, the no. 2 seed Venus Williams, Dominika Cibulková, qualifier Camila Giorgi and Daria Gavrilova. In the final match she faced Ashleigh Barty and went to win the title, defeating her 6–4, 6–4, claiming her first title since 2016 US Open.[1]
Australian Open
Her next tournament was the Australian Open. She was 21st seed. She defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in straight sets. She then beat Donna Vekic, the former Australian Open champion and the world no.1 Maria Sharapova in straight sets. She went on to defeat Hsieh Su-Wei in the 4th round in three sets and former world No. 7 Madison Keys in the quarter-finals, in straight sets. She faced the world No. 1 Simona Halep in the semi-finals. In the 3rd set she saved 3 match points. However, she felt down at the 9–7.[2] After Australian Open, she returned to top ten.[3]
Qatar Total Open
Kerber then played the Qatar Open, where she received a bye in the opening round. At the second and third round she defeated Samantha Stosur and Johanna Konta respectively. In quarterfinals, she faced the no. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki, whom she lost in three sets.[4]
All matches
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| Sydney International Sydney, Australia WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 7 – 13 January 2018 | ||||||
| 1 | 1R |  Lucie Šafářová |
31 | Win | 6–7(7–3), 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | |
| 2 | 2R |  Venus Williams (2) |
5 | Win | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 3 | QF |  Dominika Cibulková |
26 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 4 | SF |  Camila Giorgi (Q) |
100 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 5 | W | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ashleigh Barty |
19 | Win (1) | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 15 – 28 January 2018 | ||||||
| 6 | 1R | Anna-Lena Friedsam (PR) |
388 | Win | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| 7 | 2R |  Donna Vekić |
52 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 8 | 3R |  Maria Sharapova |
48 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 9 | 4R |  Hsieh Su-wei |
88 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 10 | QF | Madison Keys (17) |
20 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 11 | SF |  Simona Halep (1) |
1 | Loss | 3–6, 6–4, 7–9 | |
| Qatar Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 12 – 17 February 2018 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 12 | 2R | Samantha Stosur |
44 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 13 | 3R |  Johanna Konta (10) |
11 | Win | 1–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 14 | QF |  Caroline Wozniacki (1) |
1 | Loss | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 19 – 25 February 2018 | ||||||
| 15 | 1R | Barbora Strýcová |
25 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 16 | 2R | Sara Errani (Q) |
143 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 17 | QF | Karolína Plíšková (3) |
5 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 18 | SF |  Elina Svitolina (1) |
4 | Loss | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 5 – 18 March 2018 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 19 | 2R | Ekaterina Makarova |
37 | Win | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 20 | 3R | Elena Vesnina (24) |
24 | Win | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 21 | 4R |  Caroline Garcia (7) |
7 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 22 | QF | Daria Kasatkina (20) |
19 | Loss | 0–6, 2–6 | |
| Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2018 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 23 | 2R |  Johanna Larsson |
76 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 24 | 3R | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (23) |
25 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 25 | 4R |  Wang Yafan (Q) |
125 | Win | 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | |
| 26 | QF | Sloane Stephens (13) |
12 | Loss | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Fed Cup World Group Germany vs. Czech Republic Stuttgart, Germany Fed Cup Clay, indoor 21 – 22 April 2018 | ||||||
| 27 | SF | Petra Kvitová |
10 | Loss | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| 28 | SF | Karolína Plíšková |
6 | Loss | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay, indoor 23 – 29 April 2018 | ||||||
| 29 | 1R | Petra Kvitová (8) |
10 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 30 | 2R |  Anett Kontaveit |
31 | Loss | 0–6, 0–2 retired | |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14 – 20 May 2018 | ||||||
| 31 | 1R |  Zarina Diyas (LL) |
54 | Win | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | |
| 32 | 2R | Irina-Camelia Begu |
41 | Win | 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 | |
| 33 | 3R |  Maria Sakkari |
42 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 34 | QF | Elina Svitolina (4) |
4 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 27 May –10 June 2018 | ||||||
| 35 | 1R | Mona Barthel |
117 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 36 | 2R | Ana Bogdan |
66 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 37 | 3R |  Kiki Bertens (18) |
22 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) | |
| 38 | 4R | Caroline Garcia (7) |
7 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 39 | QF | Simona Halep (1) |
1 | Loss | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Mallorca Open Majorca, Spain WTA International Grass, outdoor 18 – 24 June 2018 | ||||||
| 40 | 1R | Alison Riske (Q) |
61 | Loss | 7–5, 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Eastbourne International Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA Premier Grass, indoor 24 – 30 June 2018 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 41 | 2R | Dominika Cibulková |
56 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 42 | 3R | Danielle Collins |
43 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 43 | QF | Daria Kasatkina (7) |
14 | Win | 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3) | |
| 44 | SF | Caroline Wozniacki (1) |
2 | Loss | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | |
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 2 –15 July 2018 | ||||||
| 45 | 1R | Vera Zvonareva (Q) |
142 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| 46 | 2R | Claire Liu (Q) |
237 | Win | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 47 | 3R |  Naomi Osaka (18) |
18 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 48 | 4R | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belinda Bencic |
56 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | |
| 49 | QF | Daria Kasatkina (14) |
14 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 50 | SF |  Jeļena Ostapenko (12) |
12 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 51 | W | Serena Williams (25/PR) |
181 | Win (2) | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 6 – 12 August 2018 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 52 | 2R | Alizé Cornet |
34 | Loss | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, United States WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 13 – 19 August 2018 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 53 | 2R | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
28 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 54 | 3R | Madison Keys (13) |
13 | Loss | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2018 | ||||||
| 55 | 1R | Margarita Gasparyan (PR) |
370 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | |
| 56 | 2R | Johanna Larsson |
82 | Win | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| 57 | 3R | Dominika Cibulková (29) |
35 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Wuhan Open Wuhan, China Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 23 – 29 September 2018 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 58 | 2R | Madison Keys |
18 | Win | 6–0, 4–1 ret. | |
| 59 | 3R | Ashleigh Barty (16) |
17 | Loss | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| China Open Beijing, China Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 1 – 7 October 2018 | ||||||
| 60 | 1R | Kristina Mladenovic |
48 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 61 | 2R |  Carla Suárez Navarro |
23 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | |
| 62 | 3R | Zhang Shuai |
45 | Loss | 1–6, 6–2, 0–6 | |
| WTA Finals Singapore WTA Finals Hard, indoor 21 – 28 October 2018 | ||||||
| 63 | RR | Kiki Bertens (8) |
9 | Loss | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| 64 | RR | Naomi Osaka (3) |
4 | Win | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| 65 | RR | Sloane Stephens (5) |
6 | Loss | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Hopman Cup
Singles
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard, indoor 30 December 2017 – 6 January 2018 | ||||||
| 1 | RR | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Elise Mertens |
38 | Win | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1) | |
| 2 | RR | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eugenie Bouchard |
79 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 3 | RR | Daria Gavrilova |
22 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 4 | F | Belinda Bencic |
196 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard, indoor 30 December 2017 – 6 January 2018 Partner: Alexander Zverev | ||||||
| 1 | RR | Elise Mertens / David Goffin |
– / – | Win | 4–2, 4–3(5–2) | |
| 2 | RR | Eugenie Bouchard / Vasek Pospisil |
– / – | Win | 4–3(5–2), 4–3(5–2) | |
| 3 | RR | Daria Gavrilova / Thanasi Kokkinakis |
– / – | Win | 1–4, 4–1, 4–3(5–3) | |
| 4 | F | Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer |
– / – | Loss | 3–4(3–5), 2–4 |
Tournament schedule
Singles schedule
Kerber's 2018 singles tournament schedule is as follows:
| Date | Championship | Location | Category | Surface | 2017 result |
2017 points |
2018 points |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January – 13 January |
Sydney International | Sydney | Premier | Hard | 2R | 1 | 470 | Winner defeated Ashleigh Barty 6–4, 6–4 |
| 15 January – 28 January |
Australian Open | Melbourne | Grand Slam | Hard | 4R | 240 | 780 | Semifinals lost to Simona Halep 3–6, 6–4, 7–9 |
| 12 February – 17 February |
Qatar Open | Doha | Premier 5[lower-alpha 1] | Hard | 2R | 1 | 190 | Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Wozniacki 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6 |
| 19 February – 25 February |
Dubai Tennis Championships | Doha | Premier[lower-alpha 2] | Hard | SF | 350 | 185 | Semifinals lost to Elina Svitolina 3–6, 3–6 |
| 5 March – 18 March |
Indian Wells Open | Indian Wells | Premier Mandatory | Hard | 4R | 120 | 215 | Quarterfinals lost to Daria Kasatkina 0–6, 2–6 |
| 19 March – 1 April |
Miami Open | Miami | Premier Mandatory | Hard | QF | 215 | 215 | Quarterfinals lost to Sloane Stephens 1–6, 2–6 |
| 23 April – 29 April |
Stuttgart Open | Stuttgart | Premier | Clay (i) | 2R | 1 | 55 | Second round lost to Anett Kontaveit 0–6, 0–2 retired |
| 14 May – 20 May |
Italian Open | Rome | Premier 5 | Clay | 2R | 1 | 190 | Quarterfinals lost to Elina Svitolina 4–6, 4–6 |
| 27 May – 10 June |
French Open | Paris | Grand Slam | Clay | 1R | 10 | 430 | Quarterfinals lost to Simona Halep 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 2–6 |
| 18 June – 24 June |
Mallorca Open | Majorca | International | Hard | DNP | 0 | 1 | First round lost to Alison Riske 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| 24 June – 30 June |
Eastbourne International | United Kingdom | Premier | Grass | QF | 100 | 185 | Semifinals lost to Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| 2 July – 15 July |
Wimbledon | London | Grand Slam | Grass | 4R | 240 | 2000 | Winner defeated Serena Williams 6–3, 6–3 |
| 6 August – 12 August |
Canadian Open | Montréal | Premier 5 | Hard | 3R | 105 | 1 | Second round lost to Alizé Cornet 4–6, 1–6 |
| 13 August – 19 August |
Cincinnati Open | Cincinnati | Premier 5 | Hard | 2R | 1 | 105 | Third round lost to Madison Keys 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| 27 August – 9 September |
US Open | New York | Grand Slam | Hard | 1R | 10 | 130 | Third round lost to Dominika Cibulková 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| 23 September – 29 September |
Wuhan Open | Wuhan | Premier 5 | Hard | 1R | 1 | 105 | Third round lost to Ashleigh Barty 5–7, 1–6 |
| 1 October – 7 October |
China Open | Beijing | Premier Mandatory | Hard | 2R | 65 | 120 | Third round lost to Zhang Shuai 1–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
| 21 October – 28 October |
WTA Finals | Singapore | WTA Finals | Hard | DNP | 0 | 500 | Failed to advance into the semifinals Round robin: 1 win & 2 losses |
| Total year-end points | 2121 | 5875 | 3754 difference | |||||
Yearly records
Top 10 wins
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | AKR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Venus Williams |
5 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | 2nd Round | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 | 22 |
| 2. | Karolína Plíšková |
5 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6–4, 6–3 | 9 |
| 3. | Caroline Garcia |
7 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 4th Round | 6–1, 6–1 | 10 |
| 4. | Petra Kvitova |
10 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay (i) | 1st Round | 6–3, 6–2 | 12 |
| 5. | Caroline Garcia |
7 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 4th Round | 6–2, 6–3 | 12 |
| 6. | Naomi Osaka |
4 | WTA Finals, Singapore | Hard (i) | Round Robin | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | 2 |
Finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2018 | Sydney International, Australia | Premier | Hard | Ashleigh Barty |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2018 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Serena Williams |
6–3, 6–3 |
Team competitions: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner(s) | Opponent team | Opponent players | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jan 2018 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia | Hard (i) | Alexander Zverev | Switzerland |
Roger Federer Belinda Bencic |
1–2 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Qatar Total Open was a Premier tournament in 2017.
- ↑ Dubai Tennis Championships was a Premier 5 tournament in 2017.
References
- ↑ "Kerber beats Barty to claim Sydney title". 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Halep saves match points, ousts Kerber in epic Aussie SF". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ranking Movers: Wozniacki leads the pack, Mertens making moves". 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "Wozniacki survives Kerber in classic, retains No. 1 ranking". WTA Tennis. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angelique Kerber in 2018.
- Official website (in English, German, and Polish)
- Angelique Kerber at the Women's Tennis Association
- Angelique Kerber Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine at the International Tennis Federation
- Angelique Kerber at the Fed Cup
- Angelique Kerber at the International Olympic Committee
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