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 Wuhan.[1]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 22 – October 9 |
| Edition | 27th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Victoria Azarenka  Simona Halep (2) |
| Most tournament finals | Victoria Azarenka  Dominika Cibulková Simona Halep  Madison Keys Serena Williams (2) |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Tournaments
edit| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Open[2] | Qatar | Doha | Hard | Feb 22 – 28 | $2,818,000 |
| Indian Wells Open[3] | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 7 – 20 | $6,844,139 |
| Miami Open | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 21 – Apr 3 | $6,844,139 |
| Madrid Open | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 1 – 7 | €5,300,951 |
| Italian Open[4] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 9 – 15 | €2,900,360 |
| Canadian Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | July 25 – 31 | $2,714,413 |
| Cincinnati Open[5] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 15 – 21 | $2,804,000 |
| Wuhan Open[6] | China | Wuhan | Hard | Sep 26 – Oct 2 | $2,589,000 |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 3 – 9 | $6,289,521 |
Results
edit* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha |  Carla Suárez Navarro
|
 Jeļena Ostapenko
|
1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |  Chan Hao-ching Chan Latisha
|
 Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Indian Wells | Victoria Azarenka
|
Serena Williams
|
6–4, 6–4 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands
|
 Julia Görges  Karolína Plíšková
|
4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| CoCo Vandeweghe*
| ||||||
| Miami | Victoria Azarenka
|
 Svetlana Kuznetsova
|
6–3, 6–2 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová
|
 Tímea Babos  Yaroslava Shvedova
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Madrid | Simona Halep
|
Dominika Cibulková
|
6–4, 6–2 |  Caroline Garcia*
|
 Martina Hingis  Sania Mirza
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Kristina Mladenovic
| ||||||
| Rome | Serena Williams
|
Madison Keys
|
7–6(7–5), 6–3 | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza
|
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
|
6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–3] |
| Montréal | Simona Halep
|
Madison Keys
|
7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
|
Simona Halep Monica Niculescu
|
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Cincinnati | Karolína Plíšková
|
Angelique Kerber
|
6–3, 6–1 | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová
|
Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe
|
7–5, 6–4 |
| Wuhan | Petra Kvitová
|
Dominika Cibulková
|
6–1, 6–1 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová
|
Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| Beijing |  Agnieszka Radwańska
|
 Johanna Konta
|
6–4, 6–2 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová
|
Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic
|
6–4, 6–4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2016 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ "2016 Qatar Total Open Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ "2016 Indian Wells Masters Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2016 Wuhan Open Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2021.
External links
edit- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website