The WTA 125K series is the secondary professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association. The 2018 WTA 125K series calendar consisted of ten tournaments, each with a total prize fund of $125,000 each except the Oracle Challenger Series that offer $150,000 in prize money.[1] After 2017, Dalian Women's Tennis Open and Hawaii Tennis Open were scrapped while Hua Hin Championships was replaced by Thailand Open, an international WTA event to take place at the same venue, beginning February 2019. 5 new tournaments were introduced in Newport Beach, Indian Wells, Chicago, Houston and Anning which was earlier an ITF event.

2018 WTA 125K series
Details
DurationJanuary 21, 2018 – November 18, 2018
Edition7th
Tournaments10
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesThailand Luksika Kumkhum (2)
Most finalsRussia Irina Khromacheva
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
China Zheng Saisai (2)
2017
2019

Schedule

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 21 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach
Newport Beach, United States
$150,000 – hard – 32S/24Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Danielle Collins
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
  Sofya Zhuk   Ajla Tomljanović
  Mayo Hibi
  Jang Su-jeong
  Nicole Gibbs
  Jil Teichmann
  Sachia Vickery
  Misaki Doi
  Jil Teichmann
7–6(7–4), 1–6, [10–8]
  Jamie Loeb
  Rebecca Peterson
February 26 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells
Indian Wells, United States
$150,000 – hard – 32S/24Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Sara Errani
6–4, 6–2
  Kateryna Bondarenko   Amanda Anisimova
  Ajla Tomljanović
  Danielle Collins
  Caroline Dolehide
  Yanina Wickmayer
  Viktorija Golubic
  Taylor Townsend
  Yanina Wickmayer
6–4, 6–4
  Jennifer Brady
  Vania King
April 16 Zhengzhou Women's Tennis Open
Zhengzhou, China
$125,000 – hard – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Zheng Saisai
5–7, 6–2, 6–1
  Wang Yafan   Yanina Wickmayer
  Han Xinyun
  Mai Minokoshi
  Zhu Lin
  Danielle Lao
  Lu Jiajing
  Duan Yingying
  Wang Yafan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
  Naomi Broady
  Yanina Wickmayer
April 30 Kunming Open
Anning, China
$125,000 – clay – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Irina Khromacheva
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
  Zheng Saisai   Peng Shuai
  Han Xinyun
  Elitsa Kostova
  Amandine Hesse
  Yanina Wickmayer
  Wang Yafan
  Dalila Jakupović
  Irina Khromacheva
6–1, 6–1
  Guo Hanyu
  Sun Xuliu
June 5 Croatian Bol Open
Bol, Croatia
$125,000 – clay – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Tamara Zidanšek
6–1, 6–3
  Magda Linette   Tena Lukas
  Sara Errani
  Mariana Duque Mariño
  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
  Sara Sorribes Tormo
  Viktorija Golubic
  Mariana Duque Mariño
  Wang Yafan
6–3, 7–5
  Sílvia Soler Espinosa
  Barbora Štefková
September 3 Oracle Challenger Series – Chicago
Chicago, United States
$150,000 – hard – 32S/24Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Petra Martić
6–4, 6–1
  Mona Barthel   Sachia Vickery
  Tatjana Maria
  Anna Blinkova
  Dayana Yastremska
  Françoise Abanda
  Varvara Lepchenko
  Mona Barthel
  Kristýna Plíšková
6–3, 6–2
  Asia Muhammad
  Maria Sanchez
October 29 L&T Mumbai Open
Mumbai, India
$125,000 – hard – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Luksika Kumkhum
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
  Irina Khromacheva   Margarita Gasparyan
  Dalila Jakupović
  Zheng Saisai
  Danka Kovinić
  Valentini Grammatikopoulou
  Lu Jiajing
  Natela Dzalamidze
  Veronika Kudermetova

6–4, 7–6(7–4)
  Bibiane Schoofs
  Barbora Štefková
November 5 Open de Limoges
Limoges, France
$125,000 – hard (indoor) – 32S/16Q/8D
SinglesDoubles
  Ekaterina Alexandrova
6–2, 6–2
  Evgeniya Rodina   Margarita Gasparyan
  Vera Zvonareva
  Anna Blinkova
  Ana Bogdan
  Pauline Parmentier
  Tatjana Maria
  Veronika Kudermetova
  Galina Voskoboeva

7–5, 6–4
  Timea Bacsinszky
  Vera Zvonareva
November 12 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger
Taipei, Taiwan
$125,000 – carpet (indoor) – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Luksika Kumkhum
6–1, 6–3
  Sabine Lisicki   Vitalia Diatchenko
  Bibiane Schoofs
  Liang En-shuo
  Zhu Lin
  Tereza Martincová
  Nao Hibino
  Ankita Raina
  Karman Thandi

6–3, 5–7, [12–12], ret.
  Olga Doroshina
  Natela Dzalamidze
Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
Houston, United States
$150,000 – hard – 32S/24Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Peng Shuai
1–6, 7–5, 6–4
  Lauren Davis   Jessica Pegula
  Sofya Zhuk
  Whitney Osuigwe
  Fanny Stollár
  Heather Watson
  Katherine Sebov
  Maegan Manasse
  Jessica Pegula
1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
  Desirae Krawczyk
  Giuliana Olmos

Statistical information

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These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed.

Titles won by player

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Total Player  S   D   S   D 
2   Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 2 0
2   Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 1 1
2   Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 0 2
2   Wang Yafan (CHN) 0 2
1   Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 1 0
1   Danielle Collins (USA) 1 0
1   Sara Errani (ITA) 1 0
1   Petra Martić (CRO) 1 0
1   Peng Shuai (CHN) 1 0
1   Zheng Saisai (CHN) 1 0
1   Tamara Zidanšek (SLO) 1 0
1   Mona Barthel (GER) 0 1
1   Misaki Doi (JPN) 0 1
1   Duan Yingying (CHN) 0 1
1   Mariana Duque Mariño (COL) 0 1
1   Natela Dzalamidze (RUS) 0 1
1   Dalila Jakupović (SLO) 0 1
1   Maegan Manasse (USA) 0 1
1   Jessica Pegula (USA) 0 1
1   Kristýna Plíšková (CZE) 0 1
1   Ankita Raina (IND) 0 1
1   Jil Teichmann (SUI) 0 1
1   Karman Thandi (IND) 0 1
1   Taylor Townsend (USA) 0 1
1   Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 0 1
1   Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 0 1

Titles won by nation

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Total Nation  S   D 
5   Russia (RUS) 2 3
4   China (CHN) 2 2
3   United States (USA) 1 2
2   Thailand (THA) 2 0
2   Slovenia (SLO) 1 1
1   Croatia (CRO) 1 0
1   Italy (ITA) 1 0
1   Belgium (BEL) 0 1
1   Colombia (COL) 0 1
1   Czech Republic (CZE) 0 1
1   Germany (GER) 0 1
1   India (IND) 0 1
1   Japan (JPN) 0 1
1   Kazakhstan (KAZ) 0 1
1    Switzerland (SUI) 0 1

Points distribution

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Event W F SF QF R16 R32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 160 95 57 29 15 1 6 4 1
Doubles (16D) 160 95 57 29 1

References

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  1. ^ "WTA 125K Series". WTA Tour. Retrieved 7 February 2017.