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 $1,000,000.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are: "Premier Mandatory" 1000; "Premier 5" 900; and "Premier" 470. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a major, up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, and 280 for winning an International tournament. This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.
Events
Legend |
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Premier Mandatory |
Premier 5 |
Premier |
Chronology
Tournament | Officially known as | City(s) | Country | Court surface |
Prize money (US$) |
Current singles champion |
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Brisbane | Brisbane International | Brisbane | Australia | Hard | 1,000,000 | Victoria Azarenka (2016) |
Sydney | Apia International Sydney | Sydney | Australia | Hard | 753,000 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2016) |
St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy | St. Petersburg | Russia | Hard (i) | 753,000 | Roberta Vinci (2016) |
Dubai | Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Hard | 2,000,000 | Sara Errani (2016) |
Doha | Qatar Total Open | Doha | Qatar | Hard | 2,818,000 | Carla Suárez Navarro (2016) |
Indian Wells | BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | United States | Hard | 5,185,625 | Victoria Azarenka (2016) |
Miami | Miami Open | Key Biscayne | United States | Hard | 5,185,625 | Victoria Azarenka (2016) |
Charleston | Volvo Cars Open | Charleston | United States | Clay | 753,000 | Sloane Stephens (2016) |
Stuttgart | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Stuttgart | Germany | Clay (i) | 795,707 | Angelique Kerber (2016) |
Madrid | Mutua Madrid Open | Madrid | Spain | Clay | 4,033,254 | Simona Halep (2016) |
Rome | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Rome | Italy | Clay | 2,369,000 | Serena Williams (2016) |
Birmingham | Aegon Classic | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Grass | 690,000 | Madison Keys (2016) |
Eastbourne | Aegon International | Eastbourne | United Kingdom | Grass | 690,000 | Dominika Cibulková (2016) |
Stanford | Bank of the West Classic | Stanford | United States | Hard | 795,707 | Johanna Konta (2016) |
Canada | Rogers Cup | Toronto / Montreal | Canada | Hard | 2,369,000 | Simona Halep (2016) |
Cincinnati | Western & Southern Open [1] | Mason | United States | Hard | 2,369,000 | Karolína Plíšková (2016) |
New Haven | Connecticut Open | New Haven | United States | Hard | 690,000 | Agnieszka Radwańska (2016) |
Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo | Japan | Hard | 881,100 | Caroline Wozniacki (2016) |
Wuhan | Wuhan Tennis Open | Wuhan | China | Hard | 2,369,000 | Petra Kvitová (2016) |
Beijing | China Open | Beijing | China | Hard | 5,185,625 | Agnieszka Radwańska (2016) |
Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow | Russia | Hard (i) | 795,000 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2016) |
Singles results
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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) | |
Cibulková (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 (1/3) | |
Azarenka (3/6) | Radwańska (2/3) | 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 (1/2) | S. Williams (6/6) | Kvitová (2/2) | Muguruza (1/1) | |
Azarenka (5/6) | Azarenka (6/6) | Halep (2/2) | Radwańska (3/3) |
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 (1/7) | Sharapova (3/5) | Radwańska (1/2) | N/A |
2012 | N/A | Azarenka (1/3) | Sharapova (4/5) | Kvitová (1/4) | Li (1/1) | Petrova (1/1) | N/A |
2013 | N/A | Azarenka (2/3) | S. Williams (2/7) | S. Williams (3/7) | Azarenka (3/3) | Kvitová (2/4) | N/A |
2014 | N/A | Halep (1/3) | S. Williams (4/7) | Radwańska (2/2) | S. Williams (5/7) | N/A | Kvitová (3/4) |
2015 | Halep (2/3) | N/A | Sharapova (5/5) | Bencic (1/1) | S. Williams (6/7) | N/A | V. Williams (3/3) |
2016 | N/A | Suárez Navarro (1/1) | S. Williams (7/7) | Halep (3/3) | Ka. Plíšková (1/1) | N/A | Kvitová (4/4) |
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 (1/5) | Dulgheru (1/2) | N/A | N/A | Wozniacki (1/8) | Bartoli (1/2) | Pennetta (1/1) | N/A | Wozniacki (2/8) | 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 (2/5) | Wozniacki (3/8) | N/A | Azarenka (2/4) | |
N/A | Li (1/1) | Kvitová (1/6) | N/A | N/A | Zvonareva (1/1) | N/A | Wozniacki (4/8) | Görges (1/1) | N/A | Wozniacki (5/8) | N/A | Bartoli (2/2) | S. Williams (1/7) | N/A | Radwańska (1/6) | Wozniacki (6/8) | N/A | Cibulková (1/4) | |
Kanepi (1/2) | Azarenka (3/4) | Kerber (1/6) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Radwańska (2/6) | S. Williams (2/7) | Sharapova (1/4) | N/A | Radwańska (3/6) | N/A | Paszek (1/1) | S. Williams (3/7) | N/A | Cibulková (2/4) | Kvitová (2/6) | N/A | Wozniacki (7/8) | |
S. Williams (4/7) | Radwańska (4/6) | 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 (3/4) | 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 (1/2) | 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 (5/6) | Kuznetsova (3/5) | |
Azarenka (4/4) | Kuznetsova (4/5) | N/A | N/A | Vinci (1/1) | N/A | Errani (1/1) | Stephens (1/1) | Kerber (6/6) | N/A | N/A | Keys (2/2) | Cibulková (4/4) | Konta (1/1) | N/A | N/A | Radwańska (6/6) | Wozniacki (8/8) | Kuznetsova (5/5) |
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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24 | Williams, SerenaSerena Williams (USA) | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
13 | Kvitová, PetraPetra Kvitová (CZE) | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● |
13 | Azarenka, VictoriaVictoria Azarenka (BLR) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
13 | Wozniacki, CarolineCaroline Wozniacki (DEN) | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
12 | Radwańska, AgnieszkaAgnieszka Radwańska (POL) | ● | ● ● ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● |
12 | Sharapova, MariaMaria Sharapova (RUS) | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
7 | Halep, SimonaSimona Halep (ROU) | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● | |
6 | Kuznetsova, SvetlanaSvetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) | ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ||
6 | Kerber, AngeliqueAngelique Kerber (GER) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | |||
5 | Cibulková, DominikaDominika Cibulková (SVK) | ● | ● ● ● ● | ||
4 | Williams, VenusVenus Williams (USA) | ● ● ● | ● | ||
4 | Dementieva, ElenaElena Dementieva (RUS) | ● | ● ● ● | ||
3 | Clijsters, KimKim Clijsters (BEL) | ● | ● | ● | |
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 | Keys, MadisonMadison Keys (USA) | ● ● | |||
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 | Plíšková, KarolínaKarolína Plíšková (CZE) | ● | |||
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 | Konta, JohannaJohanna Konta (GBR) | ● | |||
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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31 | United States (USA) | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
31 | Russia (RUS) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
15 | Czech Republic (CZE) | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
13 | Belarus (BLR) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
13 | Denmark (DEN) | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
12 | Poland (POL) | ● | ● ● ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● |
11 | Germany (GER) | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |||
9 | Romania (ROU) | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
5 | Slovakia (SVK) | ● | ● ● ● ● | ||
5 | Italy (ITA) | ● | ● ● ● ● | ||
4 | Belgium (BEL) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
4 | Serbia (SRB) | ● | ● | ●● | |
4 | France (FRA) | ● | ● ● ● | ||
3 | Spain (ESP) | ● | ●● | ||
2 | China (CHN) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Switzerland (SUI) | ● | ● | ||
2 | Australia (AUS) | ● ● | |||
2 | Estonia (EST) | ● ● | |||
1 | Austria (AUT) | ● | |||
1 | Bulgaria (BUL) | ● | |||
1 | Great Britain (GBR) | ● |
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