2010 WTA Premier tournaments

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The 2010 WTA Premier tournaments are 19 of the tennis tournaments on the 2010 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments. They are divided into three levels: Premier Mandatory (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing), Premier 5 (Dubai, Rome, Cincinnati, Canada and Tokyo), and Premier (10 tournaments in Europe, United States and Australia).

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Premier

Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
10 January Medibank International Sydney
Sydney, Australia		 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
6–3, 6–2		 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 		Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]		 Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
8 February Open GDF Suez
Paris, France		 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 		Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
w/o		 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
12 April Family Circle Cup
Charleston, USA		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
6–0, 6–3		 Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová 		Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
6–3, 6–4		 Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
26 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany		 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
6–4, 2–6, 6–1		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
3–6, 7–63, [10–5]		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
17 May Warsaw Open
Warsaw, Poland		 Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru
6–3, 6–4		 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie Flag of Hungary.svg Gréta Arn
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na 		Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
6–3, 6–4		 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
14 June Aegon International
Eastbourne, UK		 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
7–6(7–5), 6–4		 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 		Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 2–6, [13–11]		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
26 July Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, USA		 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
6–4, 6–1		 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
7–5, 6–7(8–10), [10–8]		 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
2 August Southern California Open
San Diego, USA		 Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3		 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 		Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
6–4, 6–4		 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
22 August Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale
New Haven, USA		 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
6–3, 3–6, 6–3		 Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 		Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–0		 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
18 October Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia		 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
6–3, 6–4		 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez 		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zarina Diyas
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova
Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]		 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez

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