PREVIEW NOTES: VTB KREMLIN CUP MOSCOW, RUSSIA | OCTOBER 15 - 20, 2018 | USD $867,766 PREMIER WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.kremlincup.ru | facebook.com/kremlincup WTA Communications: Chris Whitmore (
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[email protected] to request your individual login to grant access to SAP Tennis Analytics for Media. MOSCOW QUICK FACTS Main draw dates: Monday - Saturday, October 15-20, 2018 Singles Final: Saturday, October 20, 2018, 1:00pm Doubles Final: Friday, October 19, 2018, noon (tbc) Venue: Olympic Stadium Status: WTA Premier event Staging: Tournament’s 25th year Draw sizes: 28 singles / 16 doubles teams / 32 singles qualifying Surface: Hard / Indoors Total prize money: USD $867,766 Tennis Ball: Babolat Team 2017 Singles Final: [7] Julia Goerges (GER) d. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 6-1 6-2 2017 Doubles Final: [1] Timea Babos/Andrea Sestini Hlavackova (HUN/CZE) d. Nicole Melichar/Anna Smith (USA/GBR) 6-2 3-6 10-3 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN RANK RANK SINGLES USD $ DOUBLES USD $ POINTS POINTS Winner 162,010 470 Winner 50,680 470 Runner-Up 86,515 305 Runner-Up 27,075 305 Semifinalist 46,210 185 Semifinalist 14,795 185 Quarterfinalist 24,840 100 Quarterfinalist 7,529 100 Round of 16 13,320 55 Round of 16 4,090 1 Round of 28 8,455 1 RECENT PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS