The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Tokyo.[1]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 13 – October 7 |
| Edition | 23rd |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Victoria Azarenka (3) |
| Most tournament finals | Victoria Azarenka  Maria Sharapova (4) |
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Tournaments edit
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date[2] | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Total Open[3] | Qatar | Doha | Hard | Feb 13 – 19 | $2,168,400 |
| BNP Paribas Open[4] | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 5 – 18 | $5,536,664 |
| Sony Ericsson Open[5] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 19 – Apr 1 | $4,828,050 |
| Mutua Madrid Open | Spain | Madrid | Clay (blue) | May 7 – 13 | $5,189,603 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia[6] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 14 – 20 | $2,168,400 |
| Rogers Cup p/b National Bank | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 6 – 12 | $2,168,400 |
| Western & Southern Open[7] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 13 – 19 | $2,168,400 |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open[8] | Japan | Tokyo | Hard | Sep 24 – 30 | $2,168,400 |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 1 – 7 | $4,828,050 |
Results edit
* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha | Victoria Azarenka
|
 Samantha Stosur
|
6–1, 6–2 |  Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond
|
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Indian Wells | Victoria Azarenka
|
Maria Sharapova
|
6–2, 6–3 | Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond
|
 Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Miami |  Agnieszka Radwańska
|
Maria Sharapova
|
7–5, 6–4 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova
|
 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
|
7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4] |
| Madrid | Serena Williams
|
Victoria Azarenka
|
6–1, 6–3 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
|
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
|
6–1, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Rome | Maria Sharapova
|
 Li Na
|
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
|
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Montréal |  Petra Kvitová
|
Li Na
|
7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik  Kristina Mladenovic
|
Nadia Petrova  Katarina Srebotnik
|
7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Cincinnati | Li Na
|
 Angelique Kerber
|
1–6, 6–3, 6–1 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
|
Katarina Srebotnik Zheng Jie
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Tokyo | Nadia Petrova
|
Agnieszka Radwańska
|
6–0, 1–6, 6–3 | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| Beijing | Victoria Azarenka
|
Maria Sharapova
|
6–3, 6–1 | Ekaterina Makarova*
|
 Nuria Llagostera Vives Sania Mirza
|
7–5, 7–5 |
| Elena Vesnina
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2012 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ "2012 WTA calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "2012 Qatar Total Open Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012.
- ^ "2012 Indian Wells Masters Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2022.
- ^ "2012 Miami Masters Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
- ^ "Compendium 2022 Web Final". www.wsopen.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2022.
- ^ "2012 Tokyo Pan Pacific Open Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2012.
External links edit
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website