WTA Premier tournaments
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Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2009.
As of 2015, Premier events include:
- Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, 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 $1,000,000.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are: "Premier Mandatory" 1000; "Premier 5" 900; and "Premier" 470. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a major, up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Tour Championships, and 280 for winning an International tournament. This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.
Events
Legend |
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Premier Mandatory |
Premier 5 |
Premier |
D = Defending Champion from 2015 |
C = Current Champion for 2016 |
Chronology
Tournament | Officially known as | City(s) | Country | Court surface |
Prize money (US$) |
Current singles champion |
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Brisbane | Brisbane International | Brisbane | Australia | Hard | 1,000,000 | Victoria Azarenka (C) |
Sydney | Apia International Sydney | Sydney | Australia | Hard | 753,000 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (C) |
St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy | St. Petersburg | Russia | Hard (i) | 753,000 | Roberta Vinci (C) |
Dubai | Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Hard | 2,000,000 | Sara Errani (C) |
Doha | Qatar Total Open | Doha | Qatar | Hard | 2,818,000 | Carla Suárez Navarro (C) |
Indian Wells | BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | United States | Hard | 5,185,625 | Victoria Azarenka (C) |
Miami | Miami Open | Key Biscayne | United States | Hard | 5,185,625 | Victoria Azarenka (C) |
Charleston | Volvo Cars Open | Charleston | United States | Clay | 753,000 | Sloane Stephens (C) |
Stuttgart | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Stuttgart | Germany | Clay (i) | 795,707 | Angelique Kerber (C) |
Madrid | Mutua Madrid Open | Madrid | Spain | Clay | 4,033,254 | Petra Kvitová (D) |
Rome | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Rome | Italy | Clay | 2,369,000 | Maria Sharapova (D) |
Birmingham | Aegon Classic | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Grass | 690,000 | Angelique Kerber (D) |
Eastbourne | Aegon International | Eastbourne | United Kingdom | Grass | 690,000 | Belinda Bencic (D) |
Stanford | Bank of the West Classic | Stanford | United States | Hard | 795,707 | Angelique Kerber (D) |
Canada | Rogers Cup | Toronto / Montreal | Canada | Hard | 2,369,000 | Belinda Bencic (D) |
Cincinnati | Western & Southern Open [1] | Mason | United States | Hard | 2,369,000 | Serena Williams (D) |
New Haven | Connecticut Open | New Haven | United States | Hard | 690,000 | Petra Kvitová (D) |
Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo | Japan | Hard | 881,100 | Agnieszka Radwańska (D) |
Wuhan | Wuhan Tennis Open | Wuhan | China | Hard | 2,369,000 | Venus Williams (D) |
Beijing | China Open | Beijing | China | Hard | 5,185,625 | Garbiñe Muguruza (D) |
Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow | Russia | Hard (i) | 795,000 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (D) |
Singles results
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Premier Mandatory | |||
Indian Wells | Victoria Azarenka | Serena Williams | 6–4, 6–4 |
Miami | Victoria Azarenka | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–3, 6–2 |
Madrid | |||
Beijing | |||
Premier 5 | |||
Doha | Carla Suárez Navarro | Jeļena Ostapenko | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Rome | |||
Canada (Toronto) | |||
Cincinnati | |||
Wuhan | |||
Premier | |||
Brisbane | Victoria Azarenka | Angelique Kerber | 6–3, 6–1 |
Sydney | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Mónica 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 | |||
Eastbourne | |||
Stanford | |||
New Haven | |||
Tokyo | |||
Moscow |
Singles winners
Year-End Championships
Championships | |
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S. Williams (1/4) | |
Clijsters (1/1) | |
Kvitová (1/1) | |
S. Williams (2/4) | |
S. Williams (3/4) | |
S. Williams (4/4) | |
A. Radwańska (1/1) |
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells United States | Miami United States | Madrid Spain | Beijing China | |
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Zvonareva (1/1) | Azarenka (1/6) | Safina (1/1) | Kuznetsova (1/1) | |
Janković (1/1) | Clijsters (1/1) | Rezaï (1/1) | Wozniacki (1/2) | |
Wozniacki (2/2) | Azarenka (2/6) | Kvitová (1/2) | Radwańska (1/2) | |
Azarenka (3/6) | Radwańska (2/2) | S. Williams (1/6) | Azarenka (4/6) | |
Sharapova (1/3) | S. Williams (2/6) | S. Williams (3/6) | S. Williams (4/6) | |
Pennetta (1/1) | S. Williams (5/6) | Sharapova (2/3) | Sharapova (3/3) | |
Halep (1/1) | S. Williams (6/6) | Kvitová (2/2) | Muguruza (1/1) | |
Azarenka (5/6) | Azarenka (6/6) |
Premier 5
Dubai United Arab Emirates | Doha Qatar | Rome Italy | Canada Canada | Cincinnati United States | Tokyo Japan | Wuhan China | |
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2009 | V. Williams (1/3) | N/A | Safina (1/1) | Dementieva (1/1) | Janković (1/1) | Sharapova (1/5) | N/A |
2010 | V. Williams (2/3) | N/A | Martínez (1/1) | Wozniacki (1/3) | Clijsters (1/1) | Wozniacki (2/3) | N/A |
2011 | Wozniacki (3/3) | N/A | Sharapova (2/5) | S. Williams (1/6) | Sharapova (3/5) | Radwańska (1/2) | N/A |
2012 | N/A | Azarenka (1/3) | Sharapova (4/5) | Kvitová (1/3) | Li (1/1) | Petrova (1/1) | N/A |
2013 | N/A | Azarenka (2/3) | S. Williams (2/6) | S. Williams (3/6) | Azarenka (3/3) | Kvitová (2/3) | N/A |
2014 | N/A | Halep (1/2) | S. Williams (4/6) | Radwańska (2/2) | S. Williams (5/6) | N/A | Kvitová (3/3) |
2015 | Halep (2/2) | N/A | Sharapova (5/5) | Bencic (1/1) | S. Williams (6/6) | N/A | V. Williams (3/3) |
2016 | N/A | Suárez Navarro (1/1) | N/A |
Premier
Brisbane Australia | Sydney Australia | Paris France | Antwerp Belgium | St. Petersburg Russia | Doha Qatar | Dubai United Arab Emirates | Charleston United States | Stuttgart Germany | Warsaw Poland | Brussels Belgium | Birmingham United Kingdom | Eastbourne United Kingdom | Stanford United States | Los Angeles United States | San Diego United States | New Haven United States | Tokyo Japan | Moscow Russia | |
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N/A | Dementieva (1/3) | Mauresmo (1/1) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Lisicki (1/1) | Kuznetsova (1/4) | Dulgheru (1/2) | N/A | N/A | Wozniacki (1/7) | Bartoli (1/2) | Pennetta (1/1) | N/A | Wozniacki (2/7) | N/A | Schiavone (1/1) | |
N/A | Dementieva (2/3) | Dementieva (3/3) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Stosur (1/2) | Henin (1/1) | Dulgheru (2/2) | N/A | N/A | Makarova (1/1) | Azarenka (1/4) | N/A | Kuznetsova (2/4) | Wozniacki (3/7) | N/A | Azarenka (2/4) | |
N/A | Li (1/1) | Kvitová (1/6) | N/A | N/A | Zvonareva (1/1) | N/A | Wozniacki (4/7) | Görges (1/1) | N/A | Wozniacki (5/7) | N/A | Bartoli (2/2) | S. Williams (1/7) | N/A | Radwańska (1/5) | Wozniacki (6/7) | N/A | Cibulková (1/3) | |
Kanepi (1/2) | Azarenka (3/4) | Kerber (1/6) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Radwańska (2/5) | S. Williams (2/7) | Sharapova (1/4) | N/A | Radwańska (3/5) | N/A | Paszek (1/1) | S. Williams (3/7) | N/A | Cibulková (2/3) | Kvitová (2/6) | N/A | Wozniacki (7/7) | |
S. Williams (4/7) | Radwańska (4/5) | Barthel (1/1) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Kvitová (3/6) | S. Williams (5/7) | Sharapova (2/4) | N/A | Kanepi (2/2) | N/A | Vesnina (1/1) | Cibulková (3/3) | N/A | Stosur (2/2) | Halep (1/2) | N/A | Halep (2/2) | |
S. Williams (6/7) | Pironkova (1/1) | Pavlyuchenkova (1/2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | V. Williams (1/1) | Petkovic (1/2) | Sharapova (3/4) | N/A | N/A | Ivanovic (1/2) | Keys (1/1) | S. Williams (7/7) | N/A | N/A | Kvitová (4/6) | Ivanovic (2/2) | Pavlyuchenkova (2/2) | |
Sharapova (4/4) | Kvitová (5/6) | N/A | Petkovic (2/2) | N/A | Šafářová (1/1) | N/A | Kerber (2/6) | Kerber (3/6) | N/A | N/A | Kerber (4/6) | Bencic (1/1) | Kerber (5/6) | N/A | N/A | Kvitová (6/6) | Radwańska (5/5) | Kuznetsova (3/4) | |
Azarenka (4/4) | Kuznetsova (4/4) | N/A | N/A | Vinci (1/1) | N/A | Errani (1/1) | Stephens (1/1) | Kerber (6/6) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Singles titles matrix
These tables present the number of singles WTA Premier titles won by each player and each nation since 2009.
Titles won by player
Total | Player | YEC | PM | P5 | P |
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23 | Williams, SerenaSerena Williams (USA) | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
13 | Azarenka, VictoriaVictoria Azarenka (BLR) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
12 | Kvitová, PetraPetra Kvitová (CZE) | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● |
12 | Sharapova, MariaMaria Sharapova (RUS) | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
12 | Wozniacki, CarolineCaroline Wozniacki (DEN) | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
10 | Radwańska, AgnieszkaAgnieszka Radwańska (POL) | ● | ● ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● |
6 | Kerber, AngeliqueAngelique Kerber (GER) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | |||
5 | Halep, SimonaSimona Halep (ROU) | ● | ● ● | ● ● | |
5 | Kuznetsova, SvetlanaSvetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) | ● | ● ● ● ● | ||
4 | Williams, VenusVenus Williams (USA) | ● ● ● | ● | ||
4 | Dementieva, ElenaElena Dementieva (RUS) | ● | ● ● ● | ||
3 | Clijsters, KimKim Clijsters (BEL) | ● | ● | ● | |
3 | Cibulková, DominikaDominika Cibulková (SVK) | ● ● ● | |||
2 | Janković, JelenaJelena Janković (SRB) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Safina, DinaraDinara Safina (RUS) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Pennetta, FlaviaFlavia Pennetta (ITA) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Zvonareva, VeraVera Zvonareva (RUS) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Bencic, BelindaBelinda Bencic (SUI) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Li Na (CHN) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Bartoli, MarionMarion Bartoli (FRA) | ● ● | |||
2 | Dulgheru, AlexandraAlexandra Dulgheru (ROU) | ● ● | |||
2 | Ivanovic, AnaAna Ivanovic (SRB) | ● ● | |||
2 | Kanepi, KaiaKaia Kanepi (EST) | ● ● | |||
2 | Pavlyuchenkova, AnastasiaAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | ● ● | |||
2 | Petkovic, AndreaAndrea Petkovic (GER) | ● ● | |||
2 | Stosur, SamanthaSamantha Stosur (AUS) | ● ● | |||
1 | Muguruza, GarbiñeGarbiñe Muguruza (ESP) | ● | |||
1 | Rezaï, AravaneAravane Rezaï (FRA) | ● | |||
1 | Martínez Sánchez, María JoséMaría José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) | ● | |||
1 | Petrova, NadiaNadia Petrova (RUS) | ● | |||
1 | Suárez Navarro, CarlaCarla Suárez Navarro (ESP) | ● | |||
1 | Barthel, MonaMona Barthel (GER) | ● | |||
1 | Errani, SaraSara Errani (ITA) | ● | |||
1 | Görges, JuliaJulia Görges (GER) | ● | |||
1 | Henin, JustineJustine Henin (BEL) | ● | |||
1 | Keys, MadisonMadison Keys (USA) | ● | |||
1 | Lisicki, SabineSabine Lisicki (GER) | ● | |||
1 | Makarova, EkaterinaEkaterina Makarova (RUS) | ● | |||
1 | Mauresmo, AmélieAmélie Mauresmo (FRA) | ● | |||
1 | Paszek, TamiraTamira Paszek (AUT) | ● | |||
1 | Pironkova, TsvetanaTsvetana Pironkova (BUL) | ● | |||
1 | Šafářová, LucieLucie Šafářová (CZE) | ● | |||
1 | Schiavone, FrancescaFrancesca Schiavone (ITA) | ● | |||
1 | Stephens, SloaneSloane Stephens (USA) | ● | |||
1 | Vesnina, ElenaElena Vesnina (RUS) | ● | |||
1 | Vinci, RobertaRoberta Vinci (ITA) | ● |
The players are sorted by:
1st) total number of titles,
2nd) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a Year-End Championships gives preference over any kind of combination without a YEC title),
3rd) alphabetical order by players' family names.
Titles won by nation
Total | Country | YEC | PM | P5 | P |
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30 | Russia (RUS) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
29 | United States (USA) | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
13 | Belarus (BLR) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
12 | Denmark (DEN) | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
11 | Germany (GER) | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |||
10 | Poland (POL) | ● | ● ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● |
7 | Romania (ROU) | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
5 | Italy (ITA) | ● | ● ● ● ● | ||
4 | Belgium (BEL) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
4 | Serbia (SRB) | ● | ● | ●● | |
4 | France (FRA) | ● | ● ● ● | ||
3 | Slovakia (SVK) | ● ● ● | |||
3 | Spain (ESP) | ● | ●● | ||
2 | China (CHN) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Switzerland (SUI) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Australia (AUS) | ● ● | |||
2 | Estonia (EST) | ● ● | |||
1 | Austria (AUT) | ● | |||
1 | Bulgaria (BUL) | ● |
The nations are sorted by:
1st) total number of titles,
2nd) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a Year-End Championships gives preference over any kind of combination without a YEC title),
3rd) alphabetical order of names.
See also
References
External links
- 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Calendar
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Announces Landmark 2009 Roadmap Calendar
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