2018 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments

2018 Premier Mandatory / Premier 5
Details
Duration	February 12 – October 7
Edition	29th
Tournaments	9
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Petra Kvitová (2)
Most tournament finals	Simona Halep (3)
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Last updated May 07, 2024

The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.^[1]

Tournaments

Tournament	Country	Location	Surface	Date	Prize money^[2]
Qatar Open ^[3]	Qatar	Doha	Hard	Feb 12 – 18	$3,198,000
Indian Wells Open ^[4]	United States	Indian Wells	Hard	Mar 5 – 18	$8,648,508
Miami Open ^[5]	United States	Key Biscayne	Hard	Mar 19 – Apr 1	$8,648,508
Madrid Open	Spain	Madrid	Clay (red)	May 7 – 13	€6,685,828
Italian Open ^[6]	Italy	Rome	Clay (red)	May 14 – 20	$3,351,720
Canadian Open	Canada	Montreal	Hard	Aug 6 – 12	$2,820,000
Cincinnati Open ^[7]	United States	Mason	Hard	Aug 13 – 19	$2,874,299
Wuhan Open ^[8]	China	Wuhan	Hard	Sep 24 – 30	$2,746,000
China Open	China	Beijing	Hard	Oct 1 – 7	$8,285,274

Results

* First-time champion

Tournament	Singles champions	Runners-up	Score	Doubles champions	Runners-up	Score
Doha Singles – Doubles	Petra Kvitová	Garbiñe Muguruza	3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Gabriela Dabrowski	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	6–3, 6–3
Doha Singles – Doubles	Petra Kvitová	Garbiñe Muguruza	3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Jeļena Ostapenko*	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	6–3, 6–3
Indian Wells Singles – Doubles	Naomi Osaka	Daria Kasatkina	6–3, 6–2	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6–4, 6–4
Miami Singles – Doubles	Sloane Stephens	Jeļena Ostapenko	7–6^(7–5), 6–1	Ashleigh Barty*	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	6–2, 6–1
Miami Singles – Doubles	Sloane Stephens	Jeļena Ostapenko	7–6^(7–5), 6–1	CoCo Vandeweghe	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	6–2, 6–1
Madrid Singles – Doubles	Petra Kvitová	Kiki Bertens	7–6^(8–6), 4–6, 6–3	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Rome Singles – Doubles	Elina Svitolina	Simona Halep	6–0, 6–4	Ashleigh Barty	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6–3, 6–4
Rome Singles – Doubles	Elina Svitolina	Simona Halep	6–0, 6–4	Demi Schuurs*	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6–3, 6–4
Montréal Singles – Doubles	Simona Halep	Sloane Stephens	7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 6–4	Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs	Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Cincinnati Singles – Doubles	Kiki Bertens	Simona Halep	2–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2	Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	6–2, 7–5
Wuhan Singles – Doubles	Aryna Sabalenka	Anett Kontaveit	6–3, 6–3	Elise Mertens*	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6–3, 6–3
Wuhan Singles – Doubles	Aryna Sabalenka	Anett Kontaveit	6–3, 6–3	Demi Schuurs	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6–3, 6–3
Beijing Singles – Doubles	Caroline Wozniacki	Anastasija Sevastova	6–3, 6–3	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

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The WTA 1000 Mandatory and non-Mandatory tournaments, which are part of the WTA 1000 tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four 1000 Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five non-Mandatory tournaments: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati, and Guadalajara, the last of which was held starting this year as a substitute for Wuhan.

The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Cincinnati, Canada and Tokyo.

The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Tokyo.

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The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.

The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.

The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.

The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.

The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.

The WTA 1000 Mandatory and non-Mandatory tournaments, which are part of the WTA 1000 tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four 1000 Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five non-Mandatory tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Guadalajara, the last of which continuing from the previous year as the replacement for the Wuhan Open.

References

↑ "2013 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
↑ "2018 WTA Tour Calendar Prize Money" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2022.
↑ "2018 Qatar Total Open". Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
↑ "2018 Indian Wells" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2022.
↑ "2018 Miami Masters Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2022.
↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
↑ "Compendium 2022 Web Final". www.wsopen.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2022.
↑ "2018 Wuhan Open Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2021.

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[1] "2013 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.

[WTACalendar2018-2] "2018 WTA Tour Calendar Prize Money" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2022.

[3] "2018 Qatar Total Open". Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.

[4] "2018 Indian Wells" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2022.

[5] "2018 Miami Masters Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2022.

[collins-6] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.

[7] "Compendium 2022 Web Final". www.wsopen.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2022.

[8] "2018 Wuhan Open Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2021.

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2018 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments

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