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 12 – October 7 |
| Edition | 29th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Petra Kvitová (2) |
| Most tournament finals |  Simona Halep (3) |
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Tournaments edit
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Open[3] | Qatar | Doha | Hard | Feb 12 – 18 | $3,198,000 |
| Indian Wells Open[4] | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 5 – 18 | $8,648,508 |
| Miami Open[5] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 19 – Apr 1 | $8,648,508 |
| Madrid Open | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 7 – 13 | €6,685,828 |
| Italian Open[6] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 14 – 20 | $3,351,720 |
| Canadian Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 6 – 12 | $2,820,000 |
| Cincinnati Open[7] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 13 – 19 | $2,874,299 |
| Wuhan Open[8] | China | Wuhan | Hard | Sep 24 – 30 | $2,746,000 |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 1 – 7 | $8,285,274 |
Results edit
* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha | Petra Kvitová
|
 Garbiñe Muguruza
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |  Gabriela Dabrowski
|
 Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez
|
6–3, 6–3 |
 Jeļena Ostapenko*
| ||||||
| Indian Wells |  Naomi Osaka
|
 Daria Kasatkina
|
6–3, 6–2 |  Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová
|
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Miami |  Sloane Stephens
|
Jeļena Ostapenko
|
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |  Ashleigh Barty*
|
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| CoCo Vandeweghe
| ||||||
| Madrid | Petra Kvitová
|
 Kiki Bertens
|
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
|
 Tímea Babos  Kristina Mladenovic
|
2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Rome |  Elina Svitolina
|
Simona Halep
|
6–0, 6–4 | Ashleigh Barty
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Demi Schuurs*
| ||||||
| Montréal | Simona Halep
|
Sloane Stephens
|
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4 | Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs
|
Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova
|
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Cincinnati | Kiki Bertens
|
Simona Halep
|
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova
|
 Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Wuhan |  Aryna Sabalenka
|
 Anett Kontaveit
|
6–3, 6–3 | Elise Mertens*
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Demi Schuurs
| ||||||
| Beijing |  Caroline Wozniacki
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Anastasija Sevastova
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6–3, 6–3 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová
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Gabriela Dabrowski  Xu Yifan
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2013 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ "2018 WTA Tour Calendar Prize Money" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2022.
- ^ "2018 Qatar Total Open". Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
- ^ "2018 Indian Wells" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2022.
- ^ "2018 Miami Masters Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 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.
- ^ "2018 Wuhan Open Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2021.
External links edit
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website