WTA Premier tournaments
WTA Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2009.
WTA tournaments |
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1990–2008 |
2009–present |
Other |
Fed Cup |
As of 2020, Premier events include:
- Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million.
- Five "Premier 5" events in Doha, Rome, Cincinnati, Toronto/Montreal, and Wuhan with prize money of $2 million.
- Twelve "Premier" events with prize money of $600,000 to $1,000,000.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are:
- "Premier Mandatory" 1000
- "Premier 5" 900 and
- "Premier" 470.
This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam Tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, and 280 for winning an International tournament. This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.
Events
Legend |
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Premier Mandatory |
Premier 5 |
Premier |
Tournament | Officially known as | City(s) | Country | Surface | Prize (US$) | Current singles champion |
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Brisbane | Brisbane International | Brisbane | Hard | 1,000,000 | ||
Adelaide | Adelaide International | Adelaide | Hard | 848,000 | ||
St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy | St. Petersburg | Hard (i) | 823,000 | ||
Dubai | Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai | Hard | 2,828,000 | ||
Doha | Qatar Total Open | Doha | Hard | 916,131 | ||
Indian Wells | BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | Hard | 9,035,428 | ||
Miami | Miami Open | Miami Gardens | Hard | 9,035,428 | ||
Charleston | Volvo Car Open | Charleston | Clay | 823,000 | ||
Stuttgart | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Stuttgart | Clay (i) | 886,077 | ||
Madrid | Mutua Madrid Open | Madrid | Clay | 7,021,128 | ||
Rome | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Rome | Clay | 3,452,538 | ||
Berlin | Grass Court Championships Berlin | Berlin | Grass | TBD | TBD (2021) | |
Eastbourne | Nature Valley International | Eastbourne | Grass | 998,712 | ||
San Jose | Silicon Valley Classic | San Jose | Hard | 799,000 | ||
Canada | Rogers Cup | Toronto / Montreal | Hard | 2,820,000 | ||
Cincinnati | Western & Southern Open [1] | Mason | Hard | 2,874,299 | ||
Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Open | Zhengzhou | Hard | 799,000 | ||
Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo | Hard | 799,000 | ||
Wuhan | Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Wuhan | Hard | 2,746,000 | ||
Beijing | China Open | Beijing | Hard | 8,285,274 | ||
Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow | Hard (i) | 932,866 |
Singles results
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Year-End Championship | |||
Championships – Shenzhen | |||
Premier Mandatory | |||
Indian Wells | Suspended due to coronavirus pandemic | ||
Miami | |||
Madrid | |||
Beijing | |||
Premier 5 | |||
Doha | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Rome | Suspended due to coronavirus pandemic | ||
Canada (Montreal) | |||
Cincinnati | |||
Wuhan | |||
Premier | |||
Brisbane | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | ||
Adelaide | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
St. Petersburg | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Dubai | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ||
Charleston | Suspended due to coronavirus pandemic | ||
Stuttgart | |||
Berlin | |||
Eastbourne | |||
San Jose | |||
Zhengzhou | |||
Tokyo | |||
Moscow |
Singles winners
Year-End Championships
Championships | |
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2009 | S. Williams (1/5) |
2010 | Clijsters (1/1) |
2011 | Kvitová (1/1) |
2012 | S. Williams (2/4) |
2013 | S. Williams (3/4) |
2014 | S. Williams (4/4) |
2015 | A. Radwańska (1/1) |
2016 | Cibulková (1/1) |
2017 | Wozniacki (1/1) |
2018 | Svitolina (1/1) |
2019 | Barty (1/1) |
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells | Miami | Madrid | Beijing | |
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2009 | Zvonareva (1/1) | Azarenka (1/6) | Safina (1/1) | Kuznetsova (1/1) |
2010 | Janković (1/1) | Clijsters (1/1) | Rezaï (1/1) | Wozniacki (1/3) |
2011 | Wozniacki (2/3) | Azarenka (2/6) | Kvitová (1/3) | A Radwańska (1/3) |
2012 | Azarenka (3/6) | Radwańska (2/3) | S. Williams (1/6) | Azarenka (4/6) |
2013 | Sharapova (1/3) | S. Williams (2/6) | S. Williams (3/6) | S. Williams (4/6) |
2014 | Pennetta (1/1) | S. Williams (5/6) | Sharapova (2/3) | Sharapova (3/3) |
2015 | Halep (1/3) | S. Williams (6/6) | Kvitová (2/3) | Muguruza (1/1) |
2016 | Azarenka (5/6) | Azarenka (6/6) | Halep (2/3) | Radwańska (3/3) |
2017 | Vesnina (1/1) | Konta (1/1) | Halep (3/3) | Garcia (1/1) |
2018 | Osaka (1/2) | Stephens (1/1) | Kvitová (3/3) | Wozniacki (3/3) |
2019 | Andreescu (1/1) | Barty (1/1) | Bertens (1/1) | Osaka (2/2) |
2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
Premier 5
Dubai | Doha | Rome | Toronto/ Montreal | Cincinnati | Tokyo | Wuhan | |
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2009 | V. Williams (1/3) | Not an event | Safina (1/1) | Dementieva (1/1) | Janković (1/1) | Sharapova (1/5) | Not an event |
2010 | V. Williams (2/3) | Martínez (1/1) | Wozniacki (1/3) | Clijsters (1/1) | Wozniacki (2/3) | ||
2011 | Wozniacki (3/3) | Premier | Sharapova (2/5) | S. Williams (1/7) | Sharapova (3/5) | Radwańska (1/2) | |
2012 | Premier | Azarenka (1/3) | Sharapova (4/5) | Kvitová (1/5) | Li (1/1) | Petrova (1/1) | |
2013 | Azarenka (2/3) | S. Williams (2/7) | S. Williams (3/7) | Azarenka (3/3) | Kvitová (2/5) | ||
2014 | Halep (1/4) | S. Williams (4/7) | Radwańska (2/2) | S. Williams (5/7) | Premier | Kvitová (3/5) | |
2015 | Halep (2/4) | Premier | Sharapova (5/5) | Bencic (1/2) | S. Williams (6/7) | V. Williams (3/3) | |
2016 | Premier | Suárez Navarro (1/1) | S. Williams (7/7) | Halep (3/4) | Ka. Plíšková (1/2) | Kvitová (4/5) | |
2017 | Svitolina (1/4) | Premier | Svitolina (2/4) | Svitolina (3/4) | Muguruza (1/1) | Garcia (1/1) | |
2018 | Premier | Kvitová (5/5) | Svitolina (4/4) | Halep (4/4) | Bertens (1/1) | Sabalenka (1/3) | |
2019 | Bencic (2/2) | Premier | Ka Plíšková (2/2) | Andreescu (1/1) | Keys (1/1) | Sabalenka (2/3) | |
2020 | Premier | Sabalenka (3/3) | Cancelled | Cancelled |
Premier
Brisbane | Sydney | Adelaide | Paris | Antwerp | St. Petersburg | Doha | Dubai | Charleston | Stuttgart | Warsaw | Brussels | Birmingham | Berlin | Eastbourne | Stanford/San Jose | Los Angeles | San Diego /Carlsbad | New Haven | Zhengzhou | Tokyo | Moscow | |
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2009 | WTA International | Dementieva (1/3) | Not an event | Mauresmo (1/1) | Exhibition events | Not an event | Not an event | Premier 5 | Lisicki (1/1) | Kuznetsova (1/5) | Dulgheru (1/2) | Not an event | WTA International | Not an event | Wozniacki (1/10) | Bartoli (1/2) | Pennetta (1/1) | Not an event | Wozniacki (2/10) | Not an event | Premier 5 | Schiavone (1/1) |
2010 | Dementieva (2/3) | Dementieva (3/3) | Stosur (1/2) | Henin (1/1) | Dulgheru (2/2) | Makarova (1/1) | Azarenka (1/4) | Not an event | Kuznetsova (2/5) | Wozniacki (3/10) | Azarenka (2/4) | |||||||||||
2011 | Li (1/1) | Kvitová (1/11) | Zvonareva (1/1) | Wozniacki (4/10) | Görges (1/2) | Not an event | Wozniacki (5/10) | Bartoli (2/2) | S. Williams (1/7) | Radwańska (1/6) | Wozniacki (6/10) | Cibulková (1/4) | ||||||||||
2012 | Kanepi (1/2) | Azarenka (3/4) | Kerber (1/7) | Premier 5 | Radwańska (2/6) | S. Williams (2/7) | Sharapova (1/4) | Radwańska (3/6) | Paszek (1/1) | S. Williams (3/7) | Cibulková (2/4) | Kvitová (2/11) | Wozniacki (7/10) | |||||||||
2013 | S. Williams (4/7) | Radwańska (4/6) | Barthel (1/1) | Kvitová (3/11) | S. Williams (5/7) | Sharapova (2/4) | Kanepi (2/2) | Vesnina (1/1) | Cibulková (3/4) | Stosur (2/2) | Halep (1/3) | Halep (2/3) | ||||||||||
2014 | S. Williams (6/7) | Pironkova (1/1) | Pavlyuchenkova (1/2) | V. Williams (1/1) | Petkovic (1/2) | Sharapova (3/4) | Not an event | Ivanovic (1/2) | Keys (1/4) | S. Williams (7/7) | Not an event | Kvitová (4/11) | ITF Event | Ivanovic (2/2) | Pavlyuchenkova (2/2) | |||||||
2015 | Sharapova (4/4) | Kvitová (5/11) | Not an event | Petkovic (2/2) | ITF Event | Šafářová (1/1) | Premier 5 | Kerber (2/7) | Kerber (3/7) | Kerber (4/7) | Bencic (1/2) | Kerber (5/7) | WTA 125k | Kvitová (6/11) | Radwańska (5/6) | Kuznetsova (3/5) | ||||||
2016 | Azarenka (4/4) | Kuznetsova (4/5) | Not an event | Vinci (1/1) | Premier 5 | Errani (1/1) | Stephens (1/1) | Kerber (6/7) | Keys (2/4) | Cibulková (4/4) | Konta (1/2) | Not an event | Radwańska (6/6) | Wozniacki (8/10) | Kuznetsova (5/5) | |||||||
2017 | Ka. Plíšková (1/9) | Konta (2/2) | Mladenovic (1/1) | Ka. Plíšková (2/9) | Premier 5 | Kasatkina (1/2) | Siegemund (1/1) | Kvitová (7/11) | Ka. Plíšková (3/9) | Keys (3/4) | Gavrilova (1/1) | WTA 125k | Wozniacki (9/10) | Görges (2/2) | ||||||||
2018 | Svitolina (1/2) | Kerber (7/7) | Kvitová (8/11) | Premier 5 | Svitolina (2/2) | Bertens (1/3) | Ka. Plíšková (4/9) | Kvitová (9/11) | Wozniacki (10/10) | Buzărnescu (1/1) | Sabalenka (1/1) | Ka. Plíšková (5/9) | Kasatkina (2/2) | |||||||||
2019 | Ka. Plíšková (6/9) | Kvitová (10/11) | Bertens (2/3) | Mertens (1/1) | Premier 5 | Keys (4/4) | Kvitová (11/11) | Barty (1/2) | Ka Plíšková (7/9) | S. Zheng (1/1) | Not an event | Ka Plíšková (8/9) | Osaka (1/1) | Bencic (2/2) | ||||||||
2020 | Ka Plíšková (9/9) | Not an event | Barty (2/2) | Bertens (3/3) | Premier 5 | Halep (3/3) | Cancelled | Cancelled | WTA International | Cancelled | Cancelled |
Singles titles matrix
These tables present the number of singles WTA Premier titles won by each player and each nation since 2009.
Titles won by player
The players are sorted by:
1st) total number of titles,
2nd) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a Year-End Championships gives preference over any kind of combination without a YEC title),
3rd) alphabetical order by players' family names.
Titles won by nation
Country | YEC | PM | P5 | P | Total |
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● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | 35 | |
● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | 34 | ||
● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | 32 | |
● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | 17 | |
● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● | 17 | ||
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | 14 | ||||
● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 13 | ||
● | ● ● ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 12 | |
● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● | 7 | ||
● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● | 7 | ||
● ● | ● | ● ● ● ● | 7 | ||
● | ● | ● | ● ● | 5 | |
● | ● ● ● ● | 5 | |||
● | ● | ● ● ● | 5 | ||
● | ● ● ● ● | 5 | |||
● | ● ● ● | 4 | |||
● ● | ● ● | 4 | |||
● | ● | ● ● | 4 | ||
● ● | ● | 3 | |||
● | ● ● | 3 | |||
● | ● ● | 3 | |||
● | ● | 2 | |||
● ● | 2 | ||||
● | 1 | ||||
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The nations are sorted by:
1st) total number of titles,
2nd) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a Year-End Championships gives preference over any kind of combination without a YEC title),
3rd) alphabetical order of names.
See also
- WTA International tournaments
- ATP World Tour Masters 1000
References
External links
- 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Calendar
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Announces Landmark 2009 Roadmap Calendar