WTA Premier tournaments

Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.

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 Tokyo with prize money of $2 million.
• Eleven "Premier" events with prize money of $600,000 to $1,000,000.
• Season-ending WTA Tour Championships, with a prize money of $4.45 million

As of 2011 the ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are: Premier Mandatory 1000; Premier 5 900; Premier 470; WTA Tour Championships, up to 1,500 depending on number of round-robin matches won. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam 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, and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.

Events

Legend
WTA Championships
Premier Mandatory
Premier 5
Premier

Tournament	Also currently known as	City(s)	Country	Court surface	Prize money (US$)	Current champion
Sydney	Medibank International Sydney	Sydney	Australia	Hard	618,000	Li Na (C)
Paris	Open GDF Suez	Paris	France	Hard (i)	618,000	Petra Kvitová (C)
Dubai	Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Hard	2,050,000	Caroline Wozniacki (C)
Doha	Qatar Ladies Open	Doha	Qatar	Hard	721,000	Vera Zvonareva (C)
Indian Wells	BNP Paribas Open	Indian Wells	United States	Hard	4,500,000	Caroline Wozniacki (C)
Miami	Sony Ericsson Open	Key Biscayne	United States	Hard	4,500,000	Victoria Azarenka (C)
Charleston	Family Circle Cup	Charleston	United States	Clay	721,000	Caroline Wozniacki (C)
Stuttgart	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix	Stuttgart	Germany	Clay (i)	721,000	Julia Görges (C)
Madrid	Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open	Madrid	Spain	Clay	4,500,000	Petra Kvitova (C)
Rome	Internazionali BNL d'Italia	Rome	Italy	Clay	2,050,000	Maria Sharapova (C)
Brussels	Open de Bruxelles	Brussels	Belgium	Clay	618,000	New event
Eastbourne	AEGON International	Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Grass	618,000	Ekaterina Makarova (D)
Stanford	Bank of the West Classic	Stanford	United States	Hard	721,000	Victoria Azarenka (D)
San Diego	Mercury Insurance Open	San Diego	United States	Hard	721,000	Svetlana Kuznetsova (D)
Canada	Rogers Cup	Toronto / Montreal	Canada	Hard	2,050,000	Caroline Wozniacki (D)
Cincinnati	Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open	Mason	United States	Hard	2,050,000	Kim Clijsters (D)
New Haven	Pilot Pen Tennis presented by Schick	New Haven	United States	Hard	618,000	Caroline Wozniacki (D)
Tokyo	Toray Pan Pacific Open	Tokyo	Japan	Hard	2,050,000	Caroline Wozniacki (D)
Beijing	China Open	Beijing	China	Hard	4,500,000	Caroline Wozniacki (D)
Moscow	Kremlin Cup	Moscow	Russia	Carpet (i)	1,000,000	Victoria Azarenka (D)
Championships	WTA Tour Championships	Istanbul	Turkey	Hard (i)	4,900,000	Kim Clijsters (D)

• (C)—Means Current Champion from the 2011 WTA Tour.
• (D)—Means Defending Champion from the 2010 WTA Tour.

Results

2011

Main article: 2011 WTA Premier tournaments

Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Year-End Championship
Championships
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells	Caroline Wozniacki	Marion Bartoli	6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Miami	Victoria Azarenka	Maria Sharapova	6–1, 6–4
Madrid	Petra Kvitová	Victoria Azarenka	7–6(3), 6–4
Beijing
Premier 5
Dubai	Caroline Wozniacki	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–1, 6–3
Rome	Maria Sharapova	Samantha Stosur	6–2, 6–4
Cincinnati
Canada (Toronto)
Tokyo
Premier
Sydney	Li Na	Kim Clijsters	7–6(3), 6–3
Paris	Petra Kvitová	Kim Clijsters	6–4, 6–3
Doha	Vera Zvonareva	Caroline Wozniacki	6–4, 6–4
Charleston	Caroline Wozniacki	Elena Vesnina	6–2, 6–3
Stuttgart	Julia Görges	Caroline Wozniacki	7–6(3), 6–3
Brussels
Eastbourne
Stanford
San Diego
New Haven
Moscow

2010

Main article: 2010 WTA Premier tournaments

Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Year-End Championship
Championships	Kim Clijsters	Caroline Wozniacki	6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells	Jelena Janković	Caroline Wozniacki	6–2, 6–4
Miami	Kim Clijsters	Venus Williams	6–2, 6–1
Madrid	Aravane Rezaï	Venus Williams	6–2, 7–5
Beijing	Caroline Wozniacki	Vera Zvonareva	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Premier 5
Dubai	Venus Williams	Victoria Azarenka	6–3, 7–5
Rome	María José Martínez	Jelena Janković	7–6(5), 7–5
Cincinnati	Kim Clijsters	Maria Sharapova	2–6, 7–6(4), 6–2
Canada (Montreal)	Caroline Wozniacki	Vera Zvonareva	6–3, 6–2
Tokyo	Caroline Wozniacki	Elena Dementieva	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Premier
Sydney	Elena Dementieva	Serena Williams	6–3, 6–2
Paris	Elena Dementieva	Lucie Šafářová	6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
Charleston	Samantha Stosur	Vera Zvonareva	6–0, 6–3
Stuttgart	Justine Henin	Samantha Stosur	6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Warsaw	Alexandra Dulgheru	Zheng Jie	6–3, 6–4
Eastbourne	Ekaterina Makarova	Victoria Azarenka	7–6(5), 6–4
Stanford	Victoria Azarenka	Maria Sharapova	6–4, 6–1
San Diego	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Agnieszka Radwańska	6–4, 6–7(7), 6–3
New Haven	Caroline Wozniacki	Nadia Petrova	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Moscow	Victoria Azarenka	Maria Kirilenko	6–3, 6–4

2009

Main article: 2009 WTA Premier tournaments

Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Year-End Championship
Championships	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	6–2, 7-6(4)
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells	Vera Zvonareva	Ana Ivanović	7–6(5), 6–2
Miami	Victoria Azarenka	Serena Williams	6–3, 6–1
Madrid	Dinara Safina	Caroline Wozniacki	6–2, 6–4
Beijing	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Agnieszka Radwańska	6–2, 6–4
Premier 5
Dubai	Venus Williams	Virginie Razzano	6–4, 6–2
Rome	Dinara Safina	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–3, 6–2
Cincinnati	Jelena Janković	Dinara Safina	6–4, 6–2
Canada (Toronto)	Elena Dementieva	Maria Sharapova	6–4, 6–3
Tokyo	Maria Sharapova	Jelena Janković	5–2, retired
Premier
Sydney	Elena Dementieva	Dinara Safina	6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Paris	Amélie Mauresmo	Elena Dementieva	7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4
Charleston	Sabine Lisicki	Caroline Wozniacki	6–2, 6–4
Stuttgart	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Dinara Safina	6–4, 6–3
Warsaw	Alexandra Dulgheru	Alyona Bondarenko	7–6(3), 3–6, 6–0
Eastbourne	Caroline Wozniacki	Virginie Razzano	7–6, 7–5
Stanford	Marion Bartoli	Venus Williams	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Los Angeles	Flavia Pennetta	Samantha Stosur	6–4, 6–3
New Haven	Caroline Wozniacki	Elena Vesnina	6–2, 6–4
Moscow	Francesca Schiavone	Olga Govortsova	6–3, 6–0

Winners

Year-End Championships

Year	Championships
2009	S. Williams (1/1)
2010	Clijsters (1/1)
2011

Premier Mandatory

Year	Indian Wells	Miami	Madrid	Beijing
2009	Zvonareva (1/1)	Azarenka (1/2)	Safina (1/1)	Kuznetsova (1/1)
2010	Janković (1/1)	Clijsters (1/1)	Rezaï (1/1)	Wozniacki (1/2)
2011	Wozniacki (2/2)	Azarenka (2/2)	Kvitova (1/1)

Premier 5

Year	Dubai	Rome	Cincinnati	Canada	Tokyo
2009	V. Williams (1/2)	Safina (1/1)	Janković (1/1)	Dementieva (1/1)	Sharapova (1/2)
2010	V. Williams (2/2)	Martínez (1/1)	Clijsters (1/1)	Wozniacki (1/3)	Wozniacki (2/3)
2011	Wozniacki (3/3)	Sharapova (2/2)

Premier

Year	Sydney	Paris	Doha	Charleston	Stuttgart	Brussels	Warsaw	Eastbourne	Stanford	Los Angeles / San Diego	New Haven	Moscow
2009	Dementieva (1/3)	Mauresmo (1/1)	N/A	Lisicki (1/1)	Kuznetsova (1/2)	N/A	Dulgheru (1/2)	Wozniacki (1/4)	Bartoli (1/1)	Pennetta (1/1)	Wozniacki (2/4)	Schiavone (1/1)
2010	Dementieva (2/3)	Dementieva (3/3)	N/A	Stosur (1/1)	Henin (1/1)	N/A	Dulgheru (2/2)	Makarova (1/1)	Azarenka (1/2)	Kuznetsova (2/2)	Wozniacki (3/4)	Azarenka (2/2)
2011	Na (1/1)	Kvitová (1/1)	Zvonareva (1/1)	Wozniacki (4/4)	Görges (1/1)		N/A

Singles Titles Matrix

Rank	Player	SY	PA	DU	DO	IN	MI	CH	STU	RO	BR	MA	WA	EA	STA	LA/SD	CI	CA	NH	TO	BE	MO	YE	PM	P5	P	Total
1	Caroline Wozniacki	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	-	-	2	3	4	9
2	Victoria Azarenka	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	2	4
2	Elena Dementieva	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	4
4	Kim Clijsters	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	3
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	2	3
6	Dinara Safina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	2
6	Jelena Janković	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	2
6	Vera Zvonareva	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2
6	Petra Kvitová	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2
6	Maria Sharapova	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
6	Venus Williams	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
6	Alexandra Dulgheru	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
11	Serena Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
11	Aravane Rezaï	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
11	María José Martínez Sánchez	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
11	Amélie Mauresmo	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Sabine Lisicki	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Marion Bartoli	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Flavia Pennetta	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Francesca Schiavone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1
11	Samantha Stosur	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Julia Görges	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Justine Henin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Ekaterina Makarova	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Li Na	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1

^ SY = Sydney, PA = Paris, DO = Doha, DU = Dubai, IN = Indian Wells, MI = Miami, CH = Charleston, STU = Stuttgart , RO = Rome, BR = Brussels, MA = Madrid, WA = Warsaw, EA = Eastbourne,
STA = Stanford, LA/SD = Los Angeles / San Diego, CI = Cincinnati, CA = Canada, NH = New Haven, TO = Tokyo, BE = Beijing, MO = Moscow.

^ Active players in bold. Most titles per tournament underlined.

External links

• 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Calendar
• Tour Announces 2009 Roadmap Calendar