Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Azarenka became the first Belarusian to reach and win a major final, and became the world No. 1 in doing so. Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová and Maria Sharapova were also in contention for the top ranking.
The 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 April until 29 April 2012. Second-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
The 2012 New Haven Open at Yale was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the New Haven Open at Yale, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 17 through August 25, 2012. It was the last event on the 2012 US Open Series before the 2012 US Open.
The 2013 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the Open GDF Suez and a Premier tournament on the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from January 26 through February 3, 2013.
The 2014 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It was the 22nd edition of the Open GDF Suez and a Premier tournament on the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from January 25 through February 2, 2014.
The 2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 37th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 21 April until 27 April 2014. Sixth-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
The 2014 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the China Open for the men. It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2014 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2014 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from September 27 to October 5, 2014.
The 2015 Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments-category of the 2015 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, on 12–18 October 2015.
The 2016 BNP Paribas Open was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2016. It was the 43rd edition of the men's event and 28th of the women's event, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2016 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, from March 7 through March 20, 2016, on outdoor hard courts.
The 2016 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 39th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and part of the Premier tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 18 April through 24 April 2016.
The 2016 Wuhan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 25 and October 1, 2016. It was the 3rd edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.
The 2017 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the tournament, and its second as part of the International category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic, from 1 to 6 May 2017.
The 2018 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the tournament and third time as a WTA Premier tournament. It was part of the 2018 WTA Tour and was held between 29 January and 4 February 2018.
The 2019 Ladies Open Lugano was a women's tennis tournament played on clay courts at TC Lido Lugano. It was the third edition of the tournament and part of the International category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place between 8 April through 14 April 2019.
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka.
Raquel Atawo and Anna-Lena Grönefeld were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together this year. Atawo played alongside Katarina Srebotnik, but lost in the quarterfinals to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová. Grönefeld teamed up with Demi Schuurs, but lost in the first round to Gabriela Dabrowski and Jeļena Ostapenko.
The 2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. It was the 27th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 22 and 28 July 2019. The tournament made a return to the WTA Tour after a five-year absence (2014–2018).
The 2020 Italian Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
The 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 43rd edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and was classified as a WTA 500 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was held at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany from 19 to 25 April 2021.
The 2023 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 17 April until 23 April 2023. It was the 45th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and is classified as a WTA 500 tournament on the 2023 WTA Tour. First-seeded Iga Świątek won the singles title.
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