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WTA Premier Tournaments was a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented from the reorganization of the schedule in 2009 until 2020.
In 2020, Premier events included:
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are:
This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam Tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, and 280 for winning an International tournament. This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.
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Premier Mandatory |
Premier 5 |
Premier |
Tournament | Officially known as | City(ies) | Country | Surface | Prize (US$) | Current singles champion |
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Brisbane | Brisbane International | Brisbane | Australia | Hard | 1,000,000 | Karolína Plíšková (2020) |
Adelaide | Adelaide International | Adelaide | Australia | Hard | 848,000 | Ashleigh Barty (2020) |
St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy | St. Petersburg | Russia | Hard (i) | 823,000 | Kiki Bertens (2020) |
Dubai | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Hard | 2,828,000 | Simona Halep (2020) |
Doha | Qatar Total Open | Doha | Qatar | Hard | 916,131 | Aryna Sabalenka (2020) |
Indian Wells | BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | United States | Hard | 9,035,428 | Bianca Andreescu (2019) |
Miami | Miami Open | Miami Gardens | United States | Hard | 9,035,428 | Ashleigh Barty (2019) |
Charleston | Volvo Car Open | Charleston | United States | Clay | 823,000 | Madison Keys (2019) |
Stuttgart | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Stuttgart | Germany | Clay (i) | 886,077 | Petra Kvitová (2019) |
Madrid | Mutua Madrid Open | Madrid | Spain | Clay | 7,021,128 | Kiki Bertens (2019) |
Rome | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Rome | Italy | Clay | 3,452,538 | Simona Halep (2020) |
Eastbourne | Nature Valley International | Eastbourne | United Kingdom | Grass | 998,712 | Karolína Plíšková (2019) |
San Jose | Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic | San Jose | United States | Hard | 799,000 | Zheng Saisai (2019) |
Canada | Rogers Cup | Toronto / Montreal | Canada | Hard | 2,820,000 | Bianca Andreescu (2019) |
Cincinnati | Western & Southern Open [1] | Mason | United States | Hard | 2,874,299 | Victoria Azarenka (2020) |
Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Open | Zhengzhou | China | Hard | 799,000 | Karolína Plíšková (2019) |
Ostrava | J&T Banka Ostrava Open | Ostrava | Czech Republic | Hard | 528,500 | Aryna Sabalenka (2020) |
Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo | Japan | Hard | 799,000 | Naomi Osaka (2019) |
Wuhan | Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Wuhan | China | Hard | 2,746,000 | Aryna Sabalenka (2019) |
Beijing | China Open | Beijing | China | Hard | 8,285,274 | Naomi Osaka (2019) |
Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow | Russia | Hard (i) | 932,866 | Belinda Bencic (2019) |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Premier Mandatory | |||
Indian Wells | All tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Miami | |||
Madrid | |||
Beijing | |||
Premier 5 | |||
Doha | Aryna Sabalenka | Petra Kvitová | 6–3, 6–3 |
Canada (Montreal) | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
New York | Victoria Azarenka | Naomi Osaka | Walkover |
Rome | Simona Halep | Karolína Plíšková | 6–0, 2–1 ret. |
Wuhan | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Premier | |||
Brisbane | Karolína Plíšková | Madison Keys | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Adelaide | Ashleigh Barty | Dayana Yastremska | 6–2, 7–5 |
St. Petersburg | Kiki Bertens | Elena Rybakina | 6–1, 6–3 |
Dubai | Simona Halep | Elena Rybakina | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Charleston | Tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Stuttgart | |||
Berlin | |||
Eastbourne | |||
San Jose | |||
Zhengzhou | |||
Tokyo | |||
Ostrava | Aryna Sabalenka | Victoria Azarenka | 6–2, 6–2 |
Moscow | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Indian Wells | Miami | Madrid | Beijing | |
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2009 | Vera Zvonareva (1/1) | Victoria Azarenka (1/6) | Dinara Safina (1/1) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (1/1) |
2010 | Jelena Janković (1/1) | Kim Clijsters (1/1) | Aravane Rezaï (1/1) | Caroline Wozniacki (1/3) |
2011 | Caroline Wozniacki (2/3) | Victoria Azarenka (2/6) | Petra Kvitová (1/3) | Agnieszka Radwańska (1/3) |
2012 | Victoria Azarenka (3/6) | Agnieszka Radwańska (2/3) | Serena Williams (1/6) | Victoria Azarenka (4/6) |
2013 | Maria Sharapova (1/3) | Serena Williams (2/6) | Serena Williams (3/6) | Serena Williams (4/6) |
2014 | Flavia Pennetta (1/1) | Serena Williams (5/6) | Maria Sharapova (2/3) | Maria Sharapova (3/3) |
2015 | Simona Halep (1/3) | Serena Williams (6/6) | Petra Kvitová (2/3) | Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1) |
2016 | Victoria Azarenka (5/6) | Victoria Azarenka (6/6) | Simona Halep (2/3) | Agnieszka Radwańska (3/3) |
2017 | Elena Vesnina (1/1) | Johanna Konta (1/1) | Simona Halep (3/3) | Caroline Garcia (1/1) |
2018 | Naomi Osaka (1/2) | Sloane Stephens (1/1) | Petra Kvitová (3/3) | Caroline Wozniacki (3/3) |
2019 | Bianca Andreescu (1/1) | Ashleigh Barty (1/1) | Kiki Bertens (1/1) | Naomi Osaka (2/2) |
2020 | Cancelled [2] |
Dubai | Doha | Rome | Toronto/ Montreal | Cincinnati | Tokyo | Wuhan | |
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2009 | Venus Williams (1/3) | Not an event | Dinara Safina (1/1) | Elena Dementieva (1/1) | Jelena Janković (1/1) | Maria Sharapova (1/5) | Not an event |
2010 | Venus Williams (2/3) | MJ Martínez Sánchez (1/1) | Caroline Wozniacki (1/3) | Kim Clijsters (1/1) | Caroline Wozniacki (2/3) | ||
2011 | Caroline Wozniacki (3/3) | Premier | Maria Sharapova (2/5) | Serena Williams (1/7) | Maria Sharapova (3/5) | Agnieszka Radwańska (1/2) | |
2012 | Premier | Victoria Azarenka (1/4) | Maria Sharapova (4/5) | Petra Kvitová (1/5) | Li Na (1/1) | Nadia Petrova (1/1) | |
2013 | Victoria Azarenka (2/4) | Serena Williams (2/7) | Serena Williams (3/7) | Victoria Azarenka (3/4) | Petra Kvitová (2/5) | ||
2014 | Simona Halep (1/5) | Serena Williams (4/7) | Agnieszka Radwańska (2/2) | Serena Williams (5/7) | Premier | Petra Kvitová (3/5) | |
2015 | Simona Halep (2/5) | Premier | Maria Sharapova (5/5) | Belinda Bencic (1/2) | Serena Williams (6/7) | Venus Williams (3/3) | |
2016 | Premier | Carla Suárez Navarro (1/1) | Serena Williams (7/7) | Simona Halep (3/5) | Karolína Plíšková (1/2) | Petra Kvitová (4/5) | |
2017 | Elina Svitolina (1/4) | Premier | Elina Svitolina (2/4) | Elina Svitolina (3/4) | Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1) | Caroline Garcia (1/1) | |
2018 | Premier | Petra Kvitová (5/5) | Elina Svitolina (4/4) | Simona Halep (4/5) | Kiki Bertens (1/1) | Aryna Sabalenka (1/3) | |
2019 | Belinda Bencic (2/2) | Premier | Karolína Plíšková (2/2) | Bianca Andreescu (1/1) | Madison Keys (1/1) | Aryna Sabalenka (2/3) | |
2020 | Premier | Aryna Sabalenka (3/3) | Simona Halep (5/5) | Cancelled | Victoria Azarenka (4/4) | Cancelled |
Brisbane | Sydney | Adelaide | Paris | Antwerp | St. Petersburg | Doha | Dubai | Charleston | Stuttgart | Warsaw | Brussels | Birmingham | Berlin | Eastbourne | Stanford/San Jose | Los Angeles | San Diego /Carlsbad | New Haven | Zhengzhou | Tokyo | Ostrava | Chicago | Moscow | |
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2009 | WTA International | Elena Dementieva (1/3) | Not an event | Amélie Mauresmo (1/1) | Exhibition events | Not an event | Not an event | Premier 5 | Sabine Lisicki (1/1) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (1/5) | Alexandra Dulgheru (1/2) | Not an event | WTA International | Not an event | Caroline Wozniacki (1/10) | Marion Bartoli (1/2) | Flavia Pennetta (1/1) | Not an event | Caroline Wozniacki (2/10) | Not an event | Premier 5 | Not an event | Not an event | Francesca Schiavone (1/1) |
2010 | Elena Dementieva (2/3) | Elena Dementieva (3/3) | Samantha Stosur (1/2) | Justine Henin (1/1) | Alexandra Dulgheru (2/2) | Ekaterina Makarova (1/1) | Victoria Azarenka (1/4) | Not an event | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2/5) | Caroline Wozniacki (3/10) | Victoria Azarenka (2/4) | |||||||||||||
2011 | Li Na (1/1) | Petra Kvitová (1/11) | Vera Zvonareva (1/1) | Caroline Wozniacki (4/10) | Julia Görges (1/2) | Not an event | Caroline Wozniacki (5/10) | Marion Bartoli (2/2) | Serena Williams (1/7) | Agnieszka Radwańska (1/6) | Caroline Wozniacki (6/10) | Dominika Cibulková (1/4) | ||||||||||||
2012 | Kaia Kanepi (1/2) | Victoria Azarenka (3/4) | Angelique Kerber (1/7) | Premier 5 | Agnieszka Radwańska (2/6) | Serena Williams (2/7) | Maria Sharapova (1/4) | Agnieszka Radwańska (3/6) | Tamira Paszek (1/1) | Serena Williams (3/7) | Dominika Cibulková (2/4) | Petra Kvitová (2/11) | Caroline Wozniacki (7/10) | |||||||||||
2013 | Serena Williams (4/7) | Agnieszka Radwańska (4/6) | Mona Barthel (1/1) | Petra Kvitová (3/11) | Serena Williams (5/7) | Maria Sharapova (2/4) | Kaia Kanepi (2/2) | Elena Vesnina (1/1) | Dominika Cibulková (3/4) | Samantha Stosur (2/2) | Simona Halep (1/3) | Simona Halep (2/3) | ||||||||||||
2014 | Serena Williams (6/7) | Tsvetana Pironkova (1/1) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1/2) | Venus Williams (1/1) | Andrea Petkovic (1/2) | Maria Sharapova (3/4) | Not an event | Ana Ivanovic (1/2) | Madison Keys (1/4) | Serena Williams (7/7) | Not an event | Petra Kvitová (4/11) | ITF Event | Ana Ivanovic (2/2) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (2/2) | |||||||||
2015 | Maria Sharapova (4/4) | Petra Kvitová (5/11) | Not an event | Andrea Petkovic (2/2) | ITF Event | Lucie Šafářová (1/1) | Premier 5 | Angelique Kerber (2/7) | Angelique Kerber (3/7) | Angelique Kerber (4/7) | Belinda Bencic (1/2) | Angelique Kerber (5/7) | WTA 125k | Petra Kvitová (6/11) | Agnieszka Radwańska (5/6) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (3/5) | ||||||||
2016 | Victoria Azarenka (4/4) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (4/5) | Not an event | Roberta Vinci (1/1) | Premier 5 | Sara Errani (1/1) | Sloane Stephens (1/1) | Angelique Kerber (6/7) | Madison Keys (2/4) | Dominika Cibulková (4/4) | Johanna Konta (1/2) | Not an event | Agnieszka Radwańska (6/6) | Caroline Wozniacki (8/10) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (5/5) | |||||||||
2017 | Karolína Plíšková (1/9) | Johanna Konta (2/2) | Kristina Mladenovic (1/1) | Karolína Plíšková (2/9) | Premier 5 | Daria Kasatkina (1/4) | Laura Siegemund (1/1) | Petra Kvitová (7/11) | Karolína Plíšková (3/9) | Madison Keys (3/4) | Daria Gavrilova (1/1) | WTA 125k | Caroline Wozniacki (9/10) | Julia Görges (2/2) | ||||||||||
2018 | Elina Svitolina (1/2) | Angelique Kerber (7/7) | Petra Kvitová (8/11) | Premier 5 | Elina Svitolina (2/2) | Kiki Bertens (1/3) | Karolína Plíšková (4/9) | Petra Kvitová (9/11) | Caroline Wozniacki (10/10) | Mihaela Buzărnescu (1/1) | Aryna Sabalenka (1/1) | Karolína Plíšková (5/9) | Daria Kasatkina (2/4) | |||||||||||
2019 | Karolína Plíšková (6/9) | Petra Kvitová (10/11) | Kiki Bertens (2/3) | Elise Mertens (1/1) | Premier 5 | Madison Keys (4/4) | Petra Kvitová (11/11) | Ashleigh Barty (1/2) | Karolína Plíšková (7/9) | Zheng Saisai (1/1) | Not an event | Not an event | Karolína Plíšková (8/9) | Naomi Osaka (1/1) | Belinda Bencic (2/2) | |||||||||
2020 | Karolína Plíšková (9/9) | Not an event | Ashleigh Barty (2/2) | Kiki Bertens (3/3) | Premier 5 | Simona Halep (3/3) | Cancelled | Cancelled | WTA International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Aryna Sabalenka (2/2) | Cancelled |
These tables present the number of singles WTA Premier titles won by each player and each nation since 2009.
Total | Country | PM | P5 | P |
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34 | Russia | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
31 | United States | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
Czech Republic | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
19 | Belarus | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● |
16 | Denmark | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
14 | Romania | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● |
Germany | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |||
11 | Poland | ● ● ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● |
7 | France | ● ● | ● | ● ● ● ● |
6 | Australia | ● | ● ● ● ● ● | |
Ukraine | ● ● ● ● | ● ● | ||
5 | Netherlands | ● | ● | ● ● ● |
Italy | ● | ● ● ● ● | ||
4 | Belgium | ● | ● | ● ● |
Slovakia | ● ● ● ● | |||
Spain | ● | ● ● ● | ||
Switzerland | ● ● | ● ● | ||
Serbia | ● | ● | ● ● | |
3 | Japan | ● ● | ● | |
Great Britain | ● | ● ● | ||
China | ● | ● ● | ||
2 | Canada | ● | ● | |
Estonia | ● ● | |||
1 | Austria | ● | ||
Bulgaria | ● |
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