2016 WTA Premier tournaments

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The 2016 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2016 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments are divided into three levels, which all rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments.

Schedule

Premier

Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
4 January Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
6–3, 6–1
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford
Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko
Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza

7–5, 6–1
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
11 January Apia International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–0, 6–2
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza

1–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
8 February St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
St. Petersburg, Russia
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
6–4, 6–3
Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Kozlova
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza

6–3, 6–1
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková
15 February Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
6–0, 6–2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak

6–4, 6–4
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
4 April Family Circle Cup
Charleston, USA
Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic

6–2, 7–5
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
18 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
6–4, 6–0
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic

2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
13 June Aegon Classic
Birmingham, UK
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys
6–3, 6–4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe
Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová

6–3, 7–6{7–1)
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva
20 June Aegon International
Eastbourne, UK
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
7–5, 6–3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova

5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
18 July Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, USA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta
7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg Alison Riske
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Bellis
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Atawo
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears

6–3, 6–4
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova
22 August Connecticut Open
New Haven, USA
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu

7–5, 6–4
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
19 September Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
7–5, 6–3
Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová

6–1, 6–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Chen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan
17 October Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–2, 6–1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká

4–6, 6–0, [10–7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina

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