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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:
- Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million.
- Five "Premier 5" events in Doha, Rome, Cincinnati, Toronto/Montreal, and Wuhan with prize money of $2 million.
- Twelve "Premier" events with prize money of $600,000 to $1,000,000.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are:
- "Premier Mandatory" 1000
- "Premier 5" 900 and
- "Premier" 470.
This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam Tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, and 280 for winning an International tournament. This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.
Events
Legend |
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Premier Mandatory |
Premier 5 |
Premier |
Tournament | Officially known as | City(ies) | Country | Surface | Prize (US$) | Current singles champion |
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Brisbane | Brisbane International | Brisbane | ![]() |
Hard | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
Adelaide | Adelaide International | Adelaide | ![]() |
Hard | 848,000 | ![]() |
St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy | St. Petersburg | ![]() |
Hard (i) | 823,000 | ![]() |
Dubai | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships | Dubai | ![]() |
Hard | 2,828,000 | ![]() |
Doha | Qatar Total Open | Doha | ![]() |
Hard | 916,131 | ![]() |
Indian Wells | BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | ![]() |
Hard | 9,035,428 | ![]() |
Miami | Miami Open | Miami Gardens | ![]() |
Hard | 9,035,428 | ![]() |
Charleston | Volvo Car Open | Charleston | ![]() |
Clay | 823,000 | ![]() |
Stuttgart | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Stuttgart | ![]() |
Clay (i) | 886,077 | ![]() |
Madrid | Mutua Madrid Open | Madrid | ![]() |
Clay | 7,021,128 | ![]() |
Rome | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Rome | ![]() |
Clay | 3,452,538 | ![]() |
Eastbourne | Nature Valley International | Eastbourne | ![]() |
Grass | 998,712 | ![]() |
San Jose | Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic | San Jose | ![]() |
Hard | 799,000 | ![]() |
Canada | Rogers Cup | Toronto / Montreal | ![]() |
Hard | 2,820,000 | ![]() |
Cincinnati | Western & Southern Open[1] | Mason | ![]() |
Hard | 2,874,299 | ![]() |
Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Open | Zhengzhou | ![]() |
Hard | 799,000 | ![]() |
Ostrava | J&T Banka Ostrava Open | Ostrava | ![]() |
Hard | 528,500 | ![]() |
Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo | ![]() |
Hard | 799,000 | ![]() |
Wuhan | Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Wuhan | ![]() |
Hard | 2,746,000 | ![]() |
Beijing | China Open | Beijing | ![]() |
Hard | 8,285,274 | ![]() |
Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow | ![]() |
Hard (i) | 932,866 | ![]() |
Singles results
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2020
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 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Canada (Montreal) | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
New York | ![]() | ![]() | Walkover |
Rome | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0, 2–1 ret. |
Wuhan | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Premier | |||
Brisbane | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Adelaide | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
St. Petersburg | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Dubai | ![]() | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Moscow | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Singles champions
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells | Miami | Madrid | Beijing | |
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2009 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2020 | Cancelled[2] |
Premier 5
Dubai | Doha | Rome | Toronto/ Montreal | Cincinnati | Tokyo | Wuhan | |
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2009 | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event |
2010 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2011 | ![]() | Premier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2012 | Premier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2013 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2014 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Premier | ![]() | |
2015 | ![]() | Premier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2016 | Premier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2017 | ![]() | Premier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2018 | Premier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2019 | ![]() | Premier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2020 | Premier | ![]() | ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Cancelled |
Premier
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 | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | Exhibition events | Not an event | Not an event | Premier 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | WTA International | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | Not an event | Premier 5 | Not an event | Not an event | ![]() |
2010 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||
2011 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||
2012 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Premier 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
2013 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||
2014 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | ITF Event | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2015 | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | ITF Event | ![]() | Premier 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | WTA 125k | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
2016 | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | Premier 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Premier 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | WTA 125k | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
2018 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Premier 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
2019 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Premier 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2020 | ![]() | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | Premier 5 | ![]() | Cancelled | Cancelled | WTA International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | ![]() | Cancelled |
Singles titles
These tables present the number of singles WTA Premier titles won by each player and each nation since 2009.
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
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 | ● |
See also
References
- ↑ "Western & Southern Open | Western & Southern Open". www.wsopen.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ↑ "WTA will align tournament categories with ATP from 2021 season". Sky Sports. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
External links
- 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Calendar
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Announces Landmark 2009 Roadmap Calendar