WTA Tier I tournaments
Appearance
The WTA Tier I tournaments are ten Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tennis tournaments held throughout the year in various locations around the world, chiefly in Europe and North America. Tier I is the upper of 4 tiers that make up the WTA Tour. Two of the ten Tier I tournaments (Indian Wells and Miami) are played simultanousely with the Masters Series tournaments in those cities.
Events
The locations of the tournaments are somewhat fixed, although recently there have been some changes. The 10 tournaments – in calendar order – are:
Tournament | Also currently known as | Location | Court surface | History | Official website |
Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo, Japan | indoor carpet | 1993 | http://www.toray-ppo.co.jp |
Indian Wells | Pacific Life Open | Indian Wells, CA, USA | outdoor hard | 1997 | http://www.pacificlifeopen.com |
Miami | Sony Ericsson Open | Miami, FL, USA | outdoor hard | http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/ | |
Charleston | Family Circle Cup | Charleston, SC, USA | outdoor green clay | http://www.familycirclecup.com | |
Berlin | Qatar Total German Open | Berlin, Germany | outdoor red clay | http://www.german-open.org | |
Rome | Telecom Italia Masters | Rome, Italy | outdoor red clay | http://www.telecomitaliamasters.it | |
San Diego | Acura Classic | San Diego, CA, USA | outdoor hard | 2004 | http://www.acuraclassic.com |
Canada | Rogers Cup presented by A. E. | Montreal / Toronto, Canada | outdoor hard | http://www.rogerscup.com | |
Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow, Russia | indoor supreme | 1997 | http://www.kremlincup.ru |
Zurich | Zurich Open | Zurich, Switzerland | indoor hard | 1993 | http://www.zurichopen.net |
Results
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | ![]() |
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7-66, 4-6, 6-3 |
Indian Wells | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-4 |
Miami | ![]() |
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7-5, 7-6 |
Charleston | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-4 |
Berlin | ![]() |
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6-2, 1-6, 7-65 |
Rome | ![]() |
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7-6, 6-4 |
Montreal | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-1 |
Moscow | ![]() |
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5-7, 6-3, 7-64 |
Zurich | ![]() |
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6-75, 7-68, 6-3 |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | ![]() |
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6-76, 6-1, 6-2 |
Indian Wells | ![]() |
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6-4, 7-5 |
Miami | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
Charleston | ![]() |
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7-65, 6-4 |
Berlin | ![]() |
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6-4, 4-6, 7-5 |
Rome | ![]() |
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3-6, 7-63, 6-0 |
Toronto | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-0 |
Moscow | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-4 |
Zurich | ![]() |
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6-0, 6-4 |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-1 |
Indian Wells | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-4 |
Miami | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-1 |
Charleston | ![]() |
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2-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
Berlin | ![]() |
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walk over |
Rome | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-3, 7-66 |
San Diego | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-1 |
Montreal | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-0 |
Moscow | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-0 |
Zurich | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | ![]() |
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6-1, 3-6, 7-65 |
Indian Wells | ![]() |
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6-4, 4-6, 6-2 |
Miami | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-3 |
Charleston | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-4 |
Berlin | ![]() |
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6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
Rome | ![]() |
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2-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
San Diego | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-0 |
Toronto | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-1 |
Moscow | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-3 |
Zurich | ![]() |
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7-6, 6-3 |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-0 |
Indian Wells | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-2 |
Miami | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-3 |
Charleston | ![]() |
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6-3, 4-6, 6-1 |
Berlin | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
Rome | ![]() |
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6-2, 7-5 |
San Diego | ![]() |
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7-5, 7-5 |
Montreal | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-3 |
Moscow | ![]() |
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6-4 6-4 |
Zurich | ![]() |
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6-1 4-6 6-3 |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-2 |
Indian Wells | |||
Miami | |||
Charleston | |||
Berlin | |||
Rome | |||
San Diego | |||
Montreal | |||
Moscow | |||
Zurich |
Winners
![]() Tokyo |
![]() Indian Wells |
![]() Miami |
![]() Charleston |
![]() Berlin |
![]() Rome |
![]() San Diego |
![]() Toronto/Montreal |
![]() Moscow |
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06 | Dementieva | Sharapova | Kuznetsova | Petrova | Petrova | Hingis | Sharapova | Ivanovic | Chakvetadze | Sharapova |
05 | Sharapova | Clijsters | Clijsters | Henin | Henin | Mauresmo | Pierce | Clijsters | Pierce | Davenport |
04 | Davenport | Henin | S.Williams | V.Williams | Mauresmo | Mauresmo | Davenport | Mauresmo | Myskina | Molik |
03 | Davenport | Clijsters | S.Williams | Henin | Henin | Clijsters | - | Henin | Myskina | Henin |
02 | Hingis | Hantuchova | S.Williams | Majoli | Henin | S.Williams | - | Mauresmo | M.Maleeva | Schnyder |
01 | Davenport | S.Williams | V.Williams | Capriati | Mauresmo | Dokic | - | S.Williams | Dokic | Davenport |
00 | Hingis | Davenport | Hingis | Pierce | Martinez | Seles | - | Hingis | Hingis | Hingis |
99 | Hingis | S.Williams | V.Williams | Hingis | Hingis | V.Williams | - | Hingis | Tauziat | V.Williams |
98 | Davenport | Hingis | V.Williams | Coetzer | Martinez | Hingis | - | Seles | Pierce | Davenport |
97 | Hingis | Davenport | Hingis | Hingis | M.Fernandez | Pierce | - | Seles | Novotna | Davenport |
96 | Majoli | - | Graf | A.Sanchez Vicario | Graf | Martinez | - | Seles | - | Novotna |
95 | Date | - | Graf | Martinez | A.Sanchez Vicario | Martinez | - | Seles | - | Majoli |
94 | Graf | - | Graf | Martinez | Graf | Martinez | - | A.Sanchez Vicario | - | M.Maleeva |
93 | Navratilova | - | A.Sanchez Vicario | Graf | Graf | Martinez | - | Graf | - | Ma.Maleeva-Fragnière |
Singles Titles Matrix
Since 1993:
Rank | Player | Tokyo | Indian Wells | Miami | Charleston | Berlin | Rome | San Diego | Toronto/ Montreal | Moscow | Zurich | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
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4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 11 |
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1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
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- | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
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- | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
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- | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
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- | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
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- | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
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Trivia
- Monica Seles holds the record for the most consecutive wins at a Tier One event. From 1995 to 1999, she reached the finals of the Canadian Open, winning on the first four occasions.
- Conchita Martinez won the Italian Open four straight times, from 1993 to 1996, and reached the final in 1997.
- Martina Hingis of Switzerland has won all the different Tier I tournaments except for the San Diego event, which became a Tier I event in 2004, during her three-year withdrawal from the sport which ended in late 2005.