2017 WTA Premier tournaments

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The 2017 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2017 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 Wuhan), and Premier (12 tournaments in Europe, United States and Australia). [1]

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Schedule

Premier

Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
2 January Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
6–0, 6–3
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina
Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza

6–2, 6–3
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
9 January Apia International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta
6–4, 6–2
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Duan Yingying
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

6–4, 6–4
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
30 January St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
St. Petersburg, Russia
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska

3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
Flag of Switzerland.svg Xenia Knoll
13 February Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
6–3, 6–4
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina
Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Davis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik

6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
3 April Volvo Car Open
Charleston, USA
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina
6–3, 6–1
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund
Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasija Sevastova
Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová

6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
24 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund
6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit
Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasija Sevastova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Atawo
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko

6–4, 6–4
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
19 June Aegon Classic
Birmingham, UK
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe
Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua

6–1, 2–6, [10–8]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
26 June Aegon International
Eastbourne, UK
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
6–4, 6–4
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis

6–3, 7–5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
31 July Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, USA
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Bellis
Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe

6–2, 6–3
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska
21 August Connecticut Open
New Haven, USA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
18 September Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
6–0, 7–5
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 6–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina
16 October Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
6–1, 6–2
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Flag of Belarus.svg Vera Lapko
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
6–2, 3–6, [10–3]
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Smith

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References

  1. "2017 WTA Tournament Prize Money" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2017.