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 Dubai, Rome, Cincinnati, Toronto/Montreal, and Wuhan with prize money of $2 million.
- Twelve "Premier" events with prize money of $600,000 to $1,000,000.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are: "Premier Mandatory" 1000; "Premier 5" 900; and "Premier" 470. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a major, up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Tour Championships, and 280 for winning an International tournament. This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.
Events
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| Premier Mandatory |
| Premier 5 |
| Premier |
| D = Defending Champion from 2014 |
| C = Current Champion for 2015 |
Chronology
| Tournament | Officially known as | City(s) | Country | Court surface |
Prize money (US$) |
Current champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Brisbane International | Brisbane | Australia | Hard | 1,000,000 |  Maria Sharapova (C) |
| Sydney | Apia International Sydney | Sydney | Australia | Hard | 710,000 |  Petra Kvitová (C) |
| Antwerp | BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games | Antwerp | Belgium | Hard (i) | 710,000 |  Andrea Petkovic (C) |
| Dubai | Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Hard | 2,369,000 |  Simona Halep (C) |
| Doha | Qatar Total Open | Doha | Qatar | Hard | 2,000,000 | Lucie Šafářová (C) |
| Indian Wells | BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | United States | Hard | 5,185,625 | Simona Halep (C) |
| Miami | Miami Open | Key Biscayne | United States | Hard | 5,185,625 |  Serena Williams (C) |
| Charleston | Family Circle Cup | Charleston | United States | Clay | 795,707 | Angelique Kerber (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 | Maria Sharapova (D) |
| Rome | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Rome | Italy | Clay | 2,369,000 | Serena Williams (D) |
| Birmingham | Aegon Classic | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Grass | 690,000 |  Ana Ivanovic (D) |
| Eastbourne | Aegon International | Eastbourne | United Kingdom | Grass | 690,000 | Madison Keys (D) |
| Stanford | Bank of the West Classic | Stanford | United States | Hard | 795,707 | Serena Williams (D) |
| Canada | Rogers Cup | Toronto / Montreal | Canada | Hard | 2,369,000 |  Agnieszka Radwańska (D) |
| Cincinnati | Western & Southern Open [1] | Mason | United States | Hard | 2,369,000 | Serena Williams (D) |
| Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo | Japan | Hard | 795,707 | Ana Ivanovic (D) |
| Wuhan | Wuhan Tennis Open | Wuhan | China | Hard | 2,369,000 | Petra Kvitová(D) |
| Beijing | China Open | Beijing | China | Hard | 5,185,625 | Maria Sharapova (D) |
| Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow | Russia | Hard (i) | 795,000 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (D) |
Results
2009
Main article: 2009 WTA Premier tournaments
2010
Main article: 2010 WTA Premier tournaments
2011
Main article: 2011 WTA Premier tournaments
2012
Main article: 2012 WTA Premier tournaments
2013
Main article: 2013 WTA Premier tournaments
2014
Main article: 2014 WTA Premier tournaments
2015
Main article: 2015 WTA Premier tournaments
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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| Year-End Championship | |||
 Championships | |||
| Premier Mandatory | |||
| Indian Wells | Simona Halep | Jelena Janković | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Miami | Serena Williams |  Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Madrid | |||
 Beijing | |||
| Premier 5 | |||
 Dubai | Simona Halep | Karolína Plíšková | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
 Rome | |||
 Canada (Toronto) | |||
| Cincinnati | |||
| Wuhan | |||
| Premier | |||
 Brisbane | Maria Sharapova | Ana Ivanovic | 6–7(4–6), 6–3, 6–3 |
| Sydney | Petra Kvitová | Karolína Plíšková | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–7) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Antwerp | Andrea Petkovic | Carla Suárez Navarro | Walkover |
 Doha | Lucie Šafářová |  Victoria Azarenka | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Charleston | Angelique Kerber | Madison Keys | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Stuttgart | Angelique Kerber |  Caroline Wozniacki | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
 Birmingham | |||
| Eastbourne | |||
| Stanford | |||
| New Haven | |||
 Tokyo | |||
| Moscow | |||
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) | |
Premier Mandatory
| Indian Wells United States | Miami United States | Madrid Spain | Beijing China | |
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| Zvonareva (1/1) | Azarenka (1/4) | Safina (1/1) | Kuznetsova (1/1) | |
| Janković (1/1) | Clijsters (1/1) | Rezaï (1/1) | Wozniacki (1/2) | |
| Wozniacki (2/2) | Azarenka (2/4) | Kvitová (1/1) | Radwańska (1/2) | |
| Azarenka (3/4) | Radwańska (2/2) | S. Williams (1/6) | Azarenka (4/4) | |
| 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) |
Premier 5
| Dubai United Arab Emerites | Doha Qatar | Rome Italy | Canada Canada | Cincinnati United States | Tokyo Japan | Wuhan China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | V. Williams (1/2) | N/A | Safina (1/1) | Dementieva (1/1) | Janković (1/1) | Sharapova (1/4) | N/A |
| 2010 | V. Williams (2/2) | N/A | Martínez (1/1) | Wozniacki (1/3) | Clijsters (1/1) | Wozniacki (2/3) | N/A |
| 2011 | Wozniacki (3/3) | N/A | Sharapova (2/4) | S. Williams (1/5) | Sharapova (3/4) | Radwańska (1/2) | N/A |
| 2012 | N/A | Azarenka (1/3) | Sharapova (4/4) | Kvitová (1/3) | Li (1/1) | Petrova (1/1) | N/A |
| 2013 | N/A | Azarenka (2/3) | S. Williams (2/5) | S. Williams (3/5) | Azarenka (3/3) | Kvitová (2/3) | N/A |
| 2014 | N/A | Halep (1/2) | S. Williams (4/5) | Radwańska (2/2) | S. Williams (5/5) | N/A | Kvitová (3/3) |
| 2015 | Halep (2/2) | N/A | N/A |
Premier
| Brisbane Australia | Sydney Australia | Paris France | Antwerp Belgium | Doha Qatar | Dubai United Arab Emerites | 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 | Lisicki (1/1) | Kuznetsova (1/2) | 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 | Stosur (1/2) | Henin (1/1) | Dulgheru (2/2) | N/A | N/A | Makarova (1/1) | Azarenka (1/3) | N/A | Kuznetsova (2/2) | Wozniacki (3/7) | N/A | Azarenka (2/3) | |
| N/A | Li (1/1) | Kvitová (1/5) | 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 (1/4) | Wozniacki (6/7) | N/A | Cibulková (1/3) | |
| Kanepi (1/2) | Azarenka (3/3) | Kerber (1/3) | N/A | N/A | Radwańska (2/4) | S. Williams (2/7) | Sharapova (1/4) | N/A | Radwańska (3/4) | N/A | Paszek (1/1) | S. Williams (3/7) | N/A | Cibulková (2/3) | Kvitová (2/5) | N/A | Wozniacki (7/7) | |
| S. Williams (4/7) | Radwańska (4/4) | Barthel (1/1) | N/A | N/A | Kvitová (3/5) | 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 | 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 (4/5) | Ivanovic (2/2) | Pavlyuchenkova (2/2) | |
| Sharapova (4/4) | Kvitová (5/5) | N/A | Petkovic (2/2) | Šafářová (1/1) | N/A | Kerber (2/3) | Kerber (3/3) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
WTA Premier 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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| 22 | Williams, SerenaSerena Williams (USA) | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
| 12 | Wozniacki, CarolineCaroline Wozniacki (DEN) | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
| 11 | Sharapova, MariaMaria Sharapova (RUS) | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
| 10 | Kvitová, PetraPetra Kvitová (CZE) | ● | ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● |
| 10 | Azarenka, VictoriaVictoria Azarenka (BLR) | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | |
| 8 | Radwańska, AgnieszkaAgnieszka Radwańska (POL) | ● ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
| 5 | Halep, SimonaSimona Halep (ROU) | ● | ● ● | ● ● | |
| 4 | Dementieva, ElenaElena Dementieva (RUS) | ● | ● ● ● | ||
| 3 | Clijsters, KimKim Clijsters (BEL) | ● | ● | ● | |
| 3 | Kuznetsova, SvetlanaSvetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) | ● | ● ● | ||
| 3 | Williams, VenusVenus Williams (USA) | ● ● | ● | ||
| 3 |  Cibulková, DominikaDominika Cibulková (SVK) | ● ● ● | |||
| 3 | Kerber, AngeliqueAngelique Kerber (GER) | ● ● ● | |||
| 2 | Janković, JelenaJelena Janković (SRB) | ● | ● | ||
| 2 | Safina, DinaraDinara Safina (RUS) | ● | ● | ||
| 2 | Pennetta, FlaviaFlavia Pennetta (ITA) | ● | ● | ||
| 2 | Zvonareva, VeraVera Zvonareva (RUS) | ● | ● | ||
| 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 | Rezaï, AravaneAravane Rezaï (FRA) | ● | |||
| 1 | Martínez Sánchez, María JoséMaría José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) | ● | |||
| 1 | Petrova, NadiaNadia Petrova (RUS) | ● | |||
| 1 | Barthel, MonaMona Barthel (GER) | ● | |||
| 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 | Vesnina, ElenaElena Vesnina (RUS) | ● |
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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| 27 | Russia (RUS) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
| 24 | United States (USA) | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● |
| 12 | Denmark (DEN) | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |
| 11 | Czech Republic (CZE) | ● | ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● |
| 10 | Belarus (BLR) | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | ● ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | |||
| 7 | Romania (ROU) | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| 4 | France (FRA) | ● | ● ● ● | ||
| 3 | Serbia (SRB) | ● | ● | ● | |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | ● | ● ● | ||
| 3 | Slovakia (SVK) | ● ● ● | |||
| 2 | China (CHN) | ● | ● | ||
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | ● ● | |||
| 1 | Spain (ESP) | ● | |||
| 1 | Austria (AUT) | ● | |||
| 1 | Bulgaria (BUL) | ● | |||
| 1 | Estonia (EST) | ● |
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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