2013 WTA Premier tournaments

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The 2013 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2013 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 (Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Tokyo), and Premier (12 tournaments in Europe, United States and Australia). [1] [2]

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Schedule

Premier

Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
31 December Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
6–2, 6–1
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Ksenia Pervak
Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza

4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
7 January Apia International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
6–0, 6–0
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik

6-3, 6-4
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
28 January Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci

6–1, 6–1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
18 February Barclays Dubai Tennis
Championships

Dubai, UAE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza

6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
1 April Family Circle Cup
Charleston, USA
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of Switzerland.svg Stefanie Vögele
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová

6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
22 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
6–4, 6–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel
Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki

6–4, 7–5
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
20 May Brussels Open
Brussels, Belgium
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi
6–2, 7–5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai Flag of Switzerland.svg Romina Oprandi
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hampton
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens
Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke

6–0, 6–3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
17 June Aegon International
Eastbourne, UK
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–1
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hampton Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik

6–3, 6–3
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Zakopalová
22 July Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, USA
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hampton
Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska
Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears

6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
29 July Southern California Open
Carlsbad, USA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
6–2, 6–3
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears

6–4, 6–1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
19 August New Haven Open at Yale
New Haven, USA
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
6–2, 6–2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Zakopalová
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie

6–3, 6–4
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
14 October Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova

6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova

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