The 2014 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2014 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]

Schedule

Premier

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
30 DecemberBrisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
United States Serena Williams
6–4, 7–5
Belarus Victoria AzarenkaRussia Maria Sharapova
Serbia Jelena Janković
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
Germany Angelique Kerber
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova

6–3, 6–1
France Kristina Mladenovic
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
6 JanuaryApia International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
6–4, 6–4
Germany Angelique KerberUnited States Madison Keys
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Italy Sara Errani
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Hungary Tímea Babos
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová

7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
27 JanuaryOpen GDF Suez
Paris, France
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Italy Sara ErraniRussia Maria Sharapova
France Alizé Cornet
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Germany Angelique Kerber
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Germany Andrea Petkovic
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke

6–77–9), 6–4, [10–5]
Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
17 FebruaryBarclays Dubai Tennis
Championships

Dubai, UAE
United States Venus Williams
6–3, 6–0
France Alizé CornetUnited States Serena Williams
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Serbia Jelena Janković
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova

6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
31 MarchFamily Circle Cup
Charleston, USA
Germany Andrea Petkovic
7–5, 6–2
Slovakia Jana ČepelováSwitzerland Belinda Bencic
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Italy Sara Errani
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Serbia Jelena Janković
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova

7–6(7–4), 6–2
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
21 AprilPorsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
Russia Maria Sharapova
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Serbia Ana IvanovicItaly Sara Errani
Serbia Jelena Janković
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Russia Alisa Kleybanova
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci

6–2, 6–3
Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
9 JuneAegon Classic
Birmingham, UK
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
6–3, 6–2
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováChina Zhang Shuai
Australia Casey Dellacqua
Czech Republic Klára Koukalová
United States Sloane Stephens
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears

7–6(7–1), 6–1
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
16 JuneAegon International
Eastbourne, UK
United States Madison Keys
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Germany Angelique KerberDenmark Caroline Wozniacki
United Kingdom Heather Watson
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Italy Camila Giorgi
United States Lauren Davis
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan

6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Italy Flavia Pennetta
28 JulyBank of the West Classic
Stanford, USA
United States Serena Williams
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Germany Angelique KerberGermany Andrea Petkovic
United States Varvara Lepchenko
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
United States Venus Williams
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
United States Sachia Vickery
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro

6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Poland Paula Kania
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
18 AugustNew Haven Open at Yale
New Haven, USA
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6–4, 6–2
Slovakia Magdaléna RybárikováItaly Camila Giorgi
Australia Samantha Stosur
United States Alison Riske
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain Sílvia Soler-Espinosa

7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
15 SeptemberToray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Denmark Caroline WozniackiGermany Angelique Kerber
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Australia Casey Dellacqua
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza

6–2, 7–5
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
13 OctoberKremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Romania Irina-Camelia BeguCzech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Italy Camila Giorgi
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Italy Flavia Pennetta

6–3, 7–5
France Caroline Garcia
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja

References

  1. "2014 WTA calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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