2020 WTA Premier tournaments

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The 2020 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2020 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] [2]

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Schedule

Premier

Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
6 January Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady
Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Collins
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
Flag of the United States.svg Alison Riske
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
13 January Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
6–2, 7–5
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dayana Yastremska Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Collins
Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová
Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic
Flag of Croatia.svg Donna Vekić
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
10 February St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
St. Petersburg, Russia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
6–1, 6–3
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova
Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic
Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Potapova
Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara
4–6, 6–0, [10–3]
Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlyn Christian
Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi
17 February Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady
Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić
Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai
6 April Volvo Car Open
Charleston, USA
Cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. [3]
20 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
15 June German Open
Berlin, Germany
22 June Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, UK
3 August Silicon Valley Classic
San Jose, USA
14 September Zhengzhou Open
Zhengzhou, China
21 September Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
19 October Ostrava Open
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
6–2, 6–2
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo
Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
6–1, 6–3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
26 October Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. [3]

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References

  1. "2020 WTA Tour Calendar" (PDF). Wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. "2020 WTA Tour Calendar - Second half" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. 1 2 "WTA Tour suspended until May 2". WTA. 16 March 2020.