The July 16 edition of the WTA rankings was used to determine the US Open main-draw entry list. Part of that list includes the defending US Open women’s champion Sloane Stephens and six-time US Open winner Serena Williams. Other former champions to enter the 2018 event include two-time winner Venus Williams, 2006 champion Maria Sharapova; 2011 winner Samantha Stosur and the 2016 champion Angelique Kerber.
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Photo: NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 07: Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and Serena Williams of the United States pose with their trophies after their women’s singles final match on Day fourteen of the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2014 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Photo: NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Samantha Stosur of Australia holds the trophy after defeating Serena Williams of the United States (not in picture) to win the Women’s Singles Final on Day Fourteen of the 2011 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York on September 11, 2011. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)
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Photo: UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 10: Maria Sharapova of Russia poses with her 2006 U.S. Open Women’s Singles title trophy in New York on Sunday, September 10, 2006. Sharapova, the world’s top-earning female athlete, defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne of France the day before in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, to clinch her second Grand Slam tennis title. (Photo by Rick Maiman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
100 of the top 101-ranked players earned a direct entry into the 128-player main draw.
The 2018 US Open will be played Monday, Aug. 27, through Sunday, Sept. 9, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The US Open Women’s Singles Championship is presented by J.P. Morgan.
Sixteen more players will earn a spot through the US Open Qualifying Tournament, Aug. 21-24, while the remaining eight spots are wild cards awarded by the USTA.
Australians already into the main draw include Ash Barty, Daria Gavrilova, Sam Stosur and Ajla Tomljanovic.
