Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but was forced to withdraw due to a left abdominal strain.
Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.
Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.
Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Indian Wells Masters.
Peng Shuai and Zheng Jie were the defending champions but decided not to defend the title together.
Peng chose to play with Sabine Lisicki while Zheng played with Hsieh Su-wei. Both lost in the first round.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the title by defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6–2, 7–5 in the final.
Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and her 14th major singles title overall. Radwańska became the first Pole to reach a major singles final since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939, and the first in the Open Era.
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. Azarenka served for the championship and led 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three sets. With the victory, Williams became the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, the Olympics, and the US Open in the same season, after Steffi Graf and her sister Venus Williams. Williams lost only one set during the tournament, to Azarenka in the final.
Simona Halep defeated Madison Keys in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Canadian Open.
Lisa McShea and Milagros Sequera were the defending champions, but Sequera did not compete this year. McShea teamed up with Abigail Spears and lost in semifinals to tournament runners-up Marta Domachowska and Marlene Weingärtner.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the second round to Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the third round to Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato.
Karolína Plíšková defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–3 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 WTA Qatar Open.
Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Hao-ching played alongside Christina McHale, but lost in the first round to Andrea Hlaváčková and Peng Shuai. Yung-jan teamed up with Martina Hingis, but lost in the semifinals to Olga Savchuk and Yaroslava Shvedova.
Andrea Hlaváčková and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng chose not to participate and Hlaváčková chose to compete in s'Hertogenbosch instead.
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Daria Gavrilova.
Caroline Garcia defeated Ashleigh Barty in the final, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 Wuhan Open.
Christina McHale and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng chose not to participate this year. McHale played alongside Lauren Davis, but lost in the first round to Kateryna Bondarenko and Alla Kudryavtseva.
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside Peng Shuai, but they lost in the first round to Irina-Camelia Begu and Mihaela Buzărnescu.
Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Nicole Melichar and Květa Peschke were the defending champions, but Peschke chose not to participate. Nicole Melichar played alongside Xu Yifan, but they lost in the first round to Christina McHale and Yanina Wickmayer.
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic defeated Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title together. Despite the loss, Hsieh regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking for the first time since 2014, replacing her partner Strýcová. Mladenovic, Aryna Sabalenka and Xu Yifan were also in contention for the top ranking.
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