Tournament category in women's tennis
WTA Premier tournaments was a category of tennis tournaments in the WTA 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 $1,000,000. The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are:
"Premier Mandatory" 1000 "Premier 5" 900 and "Premier" 470. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam Tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, and 280 for winning an International tournament . This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.
Legend Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier
Tournament Officially known as City(ies) Country Surface Prize (US$) Current singles champion Brisbane Brisbane International Brisbane Hard 1,000,000 Karolína Plíšková (2020) Adelaide Adelaide International Adelaide Hard 848,000 Ashleigh Barty (2020) St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg Hard (i) 823,000 Kiki Bertens (2020) Dubai Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai Hard 2,828,000 Simona Halep (2020) Doha Qatar Total Open Doha Hard 916,131 Aryna Sabalenka (2020) Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells Hard 9,035,428 Bianca Andreescu (2019) Miami Miami Open Miami Gardens Hard 9,035,428 Ashleigh Barty (2019) Charleston Volvo Car Open Charleston Clay 823,000 Madison Keys (2019) Stuttgart Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart Clay (i) 886,077 Petra Kvitová (2019) Madrid Mutua Madrid Open Madrid Clay 7,021,128 Kiki Bertens (2019) Rome Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome Clay 3,452,538 Simona Halep (2020) Eastbourne Nature Valley International Eastbourne Grass 998,712 Karolína Plíšková (2019) San Jose Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic San Jose Hard 799,000 Zheng Saisai (2019) Canada Rogers Cup Toronto / Montreal Hard 2,820,000 Bianca Andreescu (2019) Cincinnati Western & Southern Open [ 1] Mason Hard 2,874,299 Victoria Azarenka (2020) Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou Hard 799,000 Karolína Plíšková (2019) Ostrava J&T Banka Ostrava Open Ostrava Hard 528,500 Aryna Sabalenka (2020) Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo Hard 799,000 Naomi Osaka (2019) Wuhan Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Wuhan Hard 2,746,000 Aryna Sabalenka (2019) Beijing China Open Beijing Hard 8,285,274 Naomi Osaka (2019) Moscow Kremlin Cup Moscow Hard (i) 932,866 Belinda Bencic (2019)
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Vera Zvonareva Ana Ivanovic 7–6(7–5) , 6–2 Miami Victoria Azarenka Serena Williams 6–3, 6–1 Madrid Dinara Safina Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 Beijing Svetlana Kuznetsova Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–4 Premier 5 Dubai Venus Williams Virginie Razzano 6–4, 6–2 Rome Dinara Safina Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–2 Cincinnati Jelena Janković Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–2 Canada (Toronto) Elena Dementieva Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3 Tokyo Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković 5–2 retired Premier Sydney Elena Dementieva Dinara Safina 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 Paris Amélie Mauresmo Elena Dementieva 7–6(9–7) , 2–6, 6–4 Charleston Sabine Lisicki Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 Stuttgart Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–3 Warsaw Alexandra Dulgheru Alona Bondarenko 7–6(7–3) , 3–6, 6–0 Eastbourne Caroline Wozniacki Virginie Razzano 7–6, 7–5 Stanford Marion Bartoli Venus Williams 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 Los Angeles Flavia Pennetta Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–3 New Haven Caroline Wozniacki Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–4 Moscow Francesca Schiavone Olga Govortsova 6–3, 6–0
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Jelena Janković Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 Miami Kim Clijsters Venus Williams 6–2, 6–1 Madrid Aravane Rezaï Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5 Beijing Caroline Wozniacki Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Premier 5 Dubai Venus Williams Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 7–5 Rome María José Martínez Jelena Janković 7–6(7–5) , 7–5 Cincinnati Kim Clijsters Maria Sharapova 2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2 Canada (Montreal) Caroline Wozniacki Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 Tokyo Caroline Wozniacki Elena Dementieva 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 Premier Sydney Elena Dementieva Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2 Paris Elena Dementieva Lucie Šafářová 6–7(5–7) , 6–1, 6–4 Charleston Samantha Stosur Vera Zvonareva 6–0, 6–3 Stuttgart Justine Henin Samantha Stosur 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 Warsaw Alexandra Dulgheru Zheng Jie 6–3, 6–4 Eastbourne Ekaterina Makarova Victoria Azarenka 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Stanford Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–1 San Diego Svetlana Kuznetsova Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–7(7–9) , 6–3 New Haven Caroline Wozniacki Nadia Petrova 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Moscow Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 6–4
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Caroline Wozniacki Marion Bartoli 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 Miami Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4 Madrid Petra Kvitová Victoria Azarenka 7–6(7–3) , 6–4 Beijing Agnieszka Radwańska Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 Premier 5 Dubai Caroline Wozniacki Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3 Rome Maria Sharapova Samantha Stosur 6–2, 6–4 Canada (Toronto) Serena Williams Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–2 Cincinnati Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković 4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Tokyo Agnieszka Radwańska Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 Premier Sydney Li Na Kim Clijsters 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Paris Petra Kvitová Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–3 Doha Vera Zvonareva Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–4 Charleston Caroline Wozniacki Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–3 Stuttgart Julia Görges Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Brussels Caroline Wozniacki Peng Shuai 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 Eastbourne Marion Bartoli Petra Kvitová 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 Stanford Serena Williams Marion Bartoli 7–5, 6–1 San Diego Agnieszka Radwańska Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–4 New Haven Caroline Wozniacki Petra Cetkovská 6–4, 6–1 Moscow Dominika Cibulková Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(7–1) , 7–5
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–3 Miami Agnieszka Radwańska Maria Sharapova 7–5, 6–4 Madrid Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–3 Beijing Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–1 Premier 5 Doha Victoria Azarenka Samantha Stosur 6–1, 6–2 Rome Maria Sharapova Li Na 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Canada (Montreal) Petra Kvitová Li Na 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 Cincinnati Li Na Angelique Kerber 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 Tokyo Nadia Petrova Agnieszka Radwańska 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 Premier Brisbane Kaia Kanepi Daniela Hantuchová 6–2, 6–1 Sydney Victoria Azarenka Li Na 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 Paris Angelique Kerber Marion Bartoli 7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 6–3 Dubai Agnieszka Radwańska Julia Görges 7–5, 6–4 Charleston Serena Williams Lucie Šafářová 6–0, 6–1 Stuttgart Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–4 Brussels Agnieszka Radwańska Simona Halep 7–5, 6–0 Eastbourne Tamira Paszek Angelique Kerber 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 Stanford Serena Williams CoCo Vandeweghe 7–5, 6–3 Carlsbad Dominika Cibulková Marion Bartoli 6–1, 7–5 New Haven Petra Kvitová Maria Kirilenko 7–6(11–9) , 7–5 Moscow Caroline Wozniacki Samantha Stosur 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–2 Miami Serena Williams Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 Madrid Serena Williams Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4 Beijing Serena Williams Jelena Janković 6–2, 6–2 Premier 5 Doha Victoria Azarenka Serena Williams 7–6(8–6) , 2–6, 6–3 Rome Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–3 Canada (Toronto) Serena Williams Sorana Cîrstea 6–2, 6–0 Cincinnati Victoria Azarenka Serena Williams 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) Tokyo Petra Kvitová Angelique Kerber 6–2, 0–6, 6–3 Premier Brisbane Serena Williams Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1 Sydney Agnieszka Radwańska Dominika Cibulková 6–0, 6–0 Paris Mona Barthel Sara Errani 7–5, 7–6(7–4) Dubai Petra Kvitová Sara Errani 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 Charleston Serena Williams Jelena Janković 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 Stuttgart Maria Sharapova Li Na 6–4, 6–3 Brussels Kaia Kanepi Peng Shuai 6–2, 7–5 Eastbourne Elena Vesnina Jamie Hampton 6–2, 6–1 Stanford Dominika Cibulková Agnieszka Radwańska 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 Carlsbad Samantha Stosur Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3 New Haven Simona Halep Petra Kvitová 6–2, 6–2 Moscow Simona Halep Samantha Stosur 7–6, 6–2
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Flavia Pennetta Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–1 Miami Serena Williams Li Na 7–5, 6–1 Madrid Maria Sharapova Simona Halep 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 Beijing Maria Sharapova Petra Kvitová 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 Premier 5 Doha Simona Halep Angelique Kerber 6–2, 6–3 Rome Serena Williams Sara Errani 6–3, 6–0 Montreal Agnieszka Radwańska Venus Williams 6–4, 6–2 Cincinnati Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–1 Wuhan Petra Kvitová Eugenie Bouchard 6–3, 6–4 Premier Brisbane Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 7–5 Sydney Tsvetana Pironkova Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4 Paris Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Sara Errani 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Dubai Venus Williams Alizé Cornet 6–3, 6–0 Charleston Andrea Petkovic Jana Čepelová 7–5, 6–2 Stuttgart Maria Sharapova Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 Birmingham Ana Ivanovic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–3, 6–2 Eastbourne Madison Keys Angelique Kerber 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 Stanford Serena Williams Angelique Kerber 7–6(7–1) , 6–3 New Haven Petra Kvitová Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–4, 6–2 Tokyo Ana Ivanovic Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 7–6(7–2) Moscow Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Simona Halep Jelena Janković 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Miami Serena Williams Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2, 6–0 Madrid Petra Kvitová Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–2 Beijing Garbiñe Muguruza Timea Bacsinszky 7–5, 6–4 Premier 5 Dubai Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Rome Maria Sharapova Carla Suárez Navarro 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 Canada (Toronto) Belinda Bencic Simona Halep 7–6(7—5) , 6–7(4–7) , 3–0r Cincinnati Serena Williams Simona Halep 6–3, 7–6(7—5) Wuhan Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza 6–3, 3–0r Premier Brisbane Maria Sharapova Ana Ivanovic 6–7(4–6) , 6–3, 6–3 Sydney Petra Kvitová Karolína Plíšková 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(8–7) Antwerp Andrea Petkovic Carla Suárez Navarro walkover Doha Lucie Šafářová Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 6–3 Charleston Angelique Kerber Madison Keys 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 Stuttgart Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 Birmingham Angelique Kerber Karolína Plíšková 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Eastbourne Belinda Bencic Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 Stanford Angelique Kerber Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 New Haven Petra Kvitová Lucie Šafářová 6–7(6–8) , 6–2, 6–2 Tokyo Agnieszka Radwańska Belinda Bencic 6–2, 6–2 Moscow Svetlana Kuznetsova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Victoria Azarenka Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4 Miami Victoria Azarenka Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–2 Madrid Simona Halep Dominika Cibulková 6–2, 6–4 Beijing Agnieszka Radwańska Johanna Konta 6–4, 6–2 Premier 5 Doha Carla Suárez Navarro Jeļena Ostapenko 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 Rome Serena Williams Madison Keys 7–6(7–5) , 6–3 Canada (Montreal) Simona Halep Madison Keys 7–6(7–2) , 6–3 Cincinnati Karolína Plíšková Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1 Wuhan Petra Kvitová Dominika Cibulková 6–1, 6–1 Premier Brisbane Victoria Azarenka Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1 Sydney Svetlana Kuznetsova Monica Puig 6–0, 6–2 St. Petersburg Roberta Vinci Belinda Bencic 6–4, 6–3 Dubai Sara Errani Barbora Strýcová 6–0, 6–2 Charleston Sloane Stephens Elena Vesnina 7–6(7–4) , 6–2 Stuttgart Angelique Kerber Laura Siegemund 6–4, 6–0 Birmingham Madison Keys Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4 Eastbourne Dominika Cibulková Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 6–3 Stanford Johanna Konta Venus Williams 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 New Haven Agnieszka Radwańska Elina Svitolina 6–1, 7–6(7–3) Tokyo Caroline Wozniacki Naomi Osaka 7–5, 6–3 Moscow Svetlana Kuznetsova Daria Gavrilova 6–2, 6–1
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Elena Vesnina Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7(6–8) , 7–5, 6–4 Miami Johanna Konta Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–3 Madrid Simona Halep Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 6–2 Beijing Caroline Garcia Simona Halep 6–4, 7–6(7–3) Premier 5 Dubai Elina Svitolina Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–2 Rome Elina Svitolina Simona Halep 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 Canada (Toronto) Elina Svitolina Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–0 Cincinnati Garbiñe Muguruza Simona Halep 6–1, 6–0 Wuhan Caroline Garcia Ashleigh Barty 6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–4) , 6–2 Premier Brisbane Karolína Plíšková Alizé Cornet 6–0, 6–3 Sydney Johanna Konta Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–2 St. Petersburg Kristina Mladenovic Yulia Putintseva 6–2, 6–7(3–7) , 6–4 Doha Karolína Plíšková Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–4 Charleston Daria Kasatkina Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 6–1 Stuttgart Laura Siegemund Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) Birmingham Petra Kvitová Ashleigh Barty 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Eastbourne Karolína Plíšková Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–4 Stanford Madison Keys CoCo Vandeweghe 7–6(7–4) , 6–4 New Haven Daria Gavrilova Dominika Cibulková 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Tokyo Caroline Wozniacki Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–0, 7–5 Moscow Julia Görges Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–2
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Naomi Osaka Daria Kasatkina 6–3, 6–2 Miami Sloane Stephens Jeļena Ostapenko 7–6(7–5) , 6–1 Madrid Petra Kvitová Kiki Bertens 7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 6–3 Beijing Caroline Wozniacki Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 6–3 Premier 5 Doha Petra Kvitová Garbiñe Muguruza 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Rome Elina Svitolina Simona Halep 6–0, 6–4 Canada (Montreal) Simona Halep Sloane Stephens 7–6(8–6) , 3–6, 6–4 Cincinnati Kiki Bertens Simona Halep 2–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–2 Wuhan Aryna Sabalenka Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 6–3 Premier Brisbane Elina Svitolina Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–2, 6–1 Sydney Angelique Kerber Ashleigh Barty 6–4, 6–4 St. Petersburg Petra Kvitová Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 6–2 Dubai Elina Svitolina Daria Kasatkina 6–4, 6–0 Charleston Kiki Bertens Julia Görges 6–2, 6–1 Stuttgart Karolína Plíšková CoCo Vandeweghe 7–6(7–2) , 6–4 Birmingham Petra Kvitová Magdaléna Rybáriková 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 Eastbourne Caroline Wozniacki Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 7–6(7–5) San Jose Mihaela Buzărnescu Maria Sakkari 6–1, 6–0 New Haven Aryna Sabalenka Carla Suárez Navarro 6–1, 6–4 Tokyo Karolína Plíšková Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–4 Moscow Daria Kasatkina Ons Jabeur 2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Bianca Andreescu Angelique Kerber 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Miami Ashleigh Barty Karolína Plíšková 7–6(7–1) , 6–3 Madrid Kiki Bertens Simona Halep 6–4, 6–4 Beijing Naomi Osaka Ashleigh Barty 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Premier 5 Dubai Belinda Bencic Petra Kvitová 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 Rome Karolína Plíšková Johanna Konta 6–3, 6–4 Canada (Toronto) Bianca Andreescu Serena Williams 3–1 ret. Cincinnati Madison Keys Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–5, 7–6(7–5) Wuhan Aryna Sabalenka Alison Riske 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 Premier Brisbane Karolína Plíšková Lesia Tsurenko 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 Sydney Petra Kvitová Ashleigh Barty 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) St. Petersburg Kiki Bertens Donna Vekić 7–6(7–2) , 6–4 Doha Elise Mertens Simona Halep 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Charleston Madison Keys Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–5) , 6–3 Stuttgart Petra Kvitová Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 7–6(7–2) Birmingham Ashleigh Barty Julia Görges 6–3, 7–5 Eastbourne Karolína Plíšková Angelique Kerber 6–1, 6–4 San Jose Zheng Saisai Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Zhengzhou Karolína Plíšková Petra Martić 6–3, 6–2 Osaka Naomi Osaka Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–3 Moscow Belinda Bencic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
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Karolína Plíšková (2020) 
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Kiki Bertens (2020) 
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Simona Halep (2020) 
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Aryna Sabalenka (2020) 
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Bianca Andreescu (2019) 
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Zheng Saisai (2019) 
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Belinda Bencic (2019) 
Dayana Yastremska
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Aravane Rezaï (1/1)
Caroline Wozniacki (1/3) 
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Kaia Kanepi (1/2)
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