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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 2019, 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, 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 Finals, 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

Legend
Premier Mandatory
Premier 5
Premier

Chronology

Tournament Officially known as City(s) Country Surface Prize (US$) Current singles champion
Brisbane Brisbane International Brisbane Australia Australia Hard 1,000,000 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (2019)
Sydney Sydney International Sydney Australia Australia Hard 823,000 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (2019)
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg Russia Russia Hard (i) 823,000 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (2018)
Doha Qatar Total Open Doha Qatar Qatar Hard 916,131 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (2018)
Dubai Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Hard 2,828,000 Ukraine Elina Svitolina (2018)
Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells United States United States Hard 9,035,428 Japan Naomi Osaka (2018)
Miami Miami Open Key Biscayne United States United States Hard 9,035,428 United States Sloane Stephens (2018)
Charleston Volvo Car Open Charleston United States United States Clay 823,000 Netherlands Kiki Bertens (2018)
Stuttgart Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart Germany Germany Clay (i) 886,077 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (2018)
Madrid Mutua Madrid Open Madrid Spain Spain Clay 7,021,128 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (2018)
Rome Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome Italy Italy Clay 3,452,538 Ukraine Elina Svitolina (2018)
Birmingham Nature Valley Classic Birmingham United Kingdom United Kingdom Grass 1,006,263 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (2018)
Eastbourne Nature Valley International Eastbourne United Kingdom United Kingdom Grass 998,712 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (2018)
San Jose Silicon Valley Classic San Jose United States United States Hard 799,000 Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu (2018)
Canada Rogers Cup Toronto / Montreal Canada Canada Hard 2,820,000 Romania Simona Halep (2018)
Cincinnati Western & Southern Open [1] Mason United States United States Hard 2,874,299 Netherlands Kiki Bertens (2018)
New Haven Connecticut Open New Haven United States United States Hard 799,000 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (2018)
Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo Japan Japan Hard 799,000 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (2018)
Wuhan Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Wuhan China China Hard 2,746,000 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (2018)
Beijing China Open Beijing China China Hard 8,285,274 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (2018)
Moscow Kremlin Cup Moscow Russia Russia Hard (i) 932,866 Russia Daria Kasatkina (2018)

Singles results

2009

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Doha United States Serena Williams United States Venus Williams 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Russia Vera Zvonareva Serbia Ana Ivanovic 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Miami Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Serena Williams 6–3, 6–1
Madrid Russia Dinara Safina Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4
Beijing Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–4
Premier 5
Dubai United States Venus Williams France Virginie Razzano 6–4, 6–2
Rome Russia Dinara Safina Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–2
Cincinnati Serbia Jelena Janković Russia Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–2
Canada (Toronto) Russia Elena Dementieva Russia Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3
Tokyo Russia Maria Sharapova Serbia Jelena Janković 5–2, retired
Premier
Sydney Russia Elena Dementieva Russia Dinara Safina 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Paris France Amélie Mauresmo Russia Elena Dementieva 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
Charleston Germany Sabine Lisicki Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4
Stuttgart Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–3
Warsaw Romania Alexandra Dulgheru Ukraine Alona Bondarenko 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–0
Eastbourne Denmark Caroline Wozniacki France Virginie Razzano 7–6, 7–5
Stanford France Marion Bartoli United States Venus Williams 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Los Angeles Italy Flavia Pennetta Australia Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–3
New Haven Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–4
Moscow Italy Francesca Schiavone Belarus Olga Govortsova 6–3, 6–0

2010

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Doha Belgium Kim Clijsters Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Serbia Jelena Janković Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4
Miami Belgium Kim Clijsters United States Venus Williams 6–2, 6–1
Madrid France Aravane Rezaï United States Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5
Beijing Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Premier 5
Dubai United States Venus Williams Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 7–5
Rome Spain María José Martínez Serbia Jelena Janković 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Cincinnati Belgium Kim Clijsters Russia Maria Sharapova 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Canada (Montreal) Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2
Tokyo Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Elena Dementieva 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Premier
Sydney Russia Elena Dementieva United States Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2
Paris Russia Elena Dementieva Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
Charleston Australia Samantha Stosur Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–0, 6–3
Stuttgart Belgium Justine Henin Australia Samantha Stosur 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Warsaw Romania Alexandra Dulgheru China Zheng Jie 6–3, 6–4
Eastbourne Russia Ekaterina Makarova Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Stanford Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–1
San Diego Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3
New Haven Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Nadia Petrova 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Moscow Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 6–4

2011

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Istanbul Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Denmark Caroline Wozniacki France Marion Bartoli 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Miami Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4
Madrid Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Beijing Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Germany Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Premier 5
Dubai Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3
Rome Russia Maria Sharapova Australia Samantha Stosur 6–2, 6–4
Canada (Toronto) United States Serena Williams Australia Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–2
Cincinnati Russia Maria Sharapova Serbia Jelena Janković 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Tokyo Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2
Premier
Sydney China Li Na Belgium Kim Clijsters 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Paris Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Belgium Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–3
Doha Russia Vera Zvonareva Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–4
Charleston Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–3
Stuttgart Germany Julia Görges Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Brussels Denmark Caroline Wozniacki China Peng Shuai 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Eastbourne France Marion Bartoli Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Stanford United States Serena Williams France Marion Bartoli 7–5, 6–1
San Diego Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–4
New Haven Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská 6–4, 6–1
Moscow Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Estonia Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5

2012

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Istanbul United States Serena Williams Russia Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–3
Miami Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Russia Maria Sharapova 7–5, 6–4
Madrid United States Serena Williams Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–3
Beijing Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–1
Premier 5
Doha Belarus Victoria Azarenka Australia Samantha Stosur 6–1, 6–2
Rome Russia Maria Sharapova China Li Na 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Canada (Montreal) Czech Republic Petra Kvitová China Li Na 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Cincinnati China Li Na Germany Angelique Kerber 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Tokyo Russia Nadia Petrova Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Premier
Brisbane Estonia Kaia Kanepi Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 6–2, 6–1
Sydney Belarus Victoria Azarenka China Li Na 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Paris Germany Angelique Kerber France Marion Bartoli 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3
Dubai Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Germany Julia Görges 7–5, 6–4
Charleston United States Serena Williams Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6–0, 6–1
Stuttgart Russia Maria Sharapova Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–4
Brussels Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Romania Simona Halep 7–5, 6–0
Eastbourne Austria Tamira Paszek Germany Angelique Kerber 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
Stanford United States Serena Williams United States Coco Vandeweghe 7–5, 6–3
San Diego Slovakia Dominika Cibulková France Marion Bartoli 6–1, 7–5
New Haven Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Russia Maria Kirilenko 7–6(11–9), 7–5
Moscow Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Australia Samantha Stosur 6–2, 4–6, 7–5

2013

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Istanbul United States Serena Williams China Li Na 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Russia Maria Sharapova Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–2
Miami United States Serena Williams Russia Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Madrid United States Serena Williams Russia Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4
Beijing United States Serena Williams Serbia Jelena Janković 6–2, 6–2
Premier 5
Doha Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Serena Williams 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
Rome United States Serena Williams Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–3
Canada (Toronto) United States Serena Williams Romania Sorana Cîrstea 6–2, 6–0
Cincinnati Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Serena Williams 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Tokyo Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Germany Angelique Kerber 6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Premier
Brisbane United States Serena Williams Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1
Sydney Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6–0, 6–0
Paris Germany Mona Barthel Italy Sara Errani 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Dubai Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Italy Sara Errani 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Charleston United States Serena Williams Serbia Jelena Janković 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Stuttgart Russia Maria Sharapova China Li Na 6–4, 6–3
Brussels Estonia Kaia Kanepi China Peng Shuai 6–2, 7–5
Eastbourne Russia Elena Vesnina United States Jamie Hampton 6–2, 6–1
Stanford Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Carlsbad Australia Samantha Stosur Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3
New Haven Romania Simona Halep Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–2, 6–2
Moscow Romania Simona Halep Australia Samantha Stosur 7–6, 6–2

2014

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Singapore United States Serena Williams Romania Simona Halep 6–3, 6–0
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Italy Flavia Pennetta Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–1
Miami United States Serena Williams China Li Na 7–5, 6–1
Madrid Russia Maria Sharapova Romania Simona Halep 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Beijing Russia Maria Sharapova Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Premier 5
Doha Romania Simona Halep Germany Angelique Kerber 6–2, 6–3
Rome United States Serena Williams Italy Sara Errani 6–3, 6–0
Montreal Poland Agnieszka Radwańska United States Venus Williams 6–4, 6–2
Cincinnati United States Serena Williams Serbia Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–1
Wuhan Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Canada Eugenie Bouchard 6–3, 6–4
Premier
Brisbane United States Serena Williams Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 7–5
Sydney Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova Germany Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4
Paris Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Italy Sara Errani 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Dubai United States Venus Williams France Alizé Cornet 6–3, 6–0
Charleston Germany Andrea Petkovic Slovakia Jana Čepelová 7–5, 6–2
Stuttgart Russia Maria Sharapova Serbia Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Birmingham Serbia Ana Ivanovic Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–3, 6–2
Eastbourne United States Madison Keys Germany Angelique Kerber 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Stanford United States Serena Williams Germany Angelique Kerber 7–6(7–1), 6–3
New Haven Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–4, 6–2
Tokyo Serbia Ana Ivanovic Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Moscow Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 5–7, 6–1

2015

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Singapore Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Romania Simona Halep Serbia Jelena Janković 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Miami United States Serena Williams Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2, 6–0
Madrid Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–2
Beijing Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 7–5, 6–4
Premier 5
Dubai Romania Simona Halep Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Rome Russia Maria Sharapova Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Canada (Toronto) Switzerland Belinda Bencic Romania Simona Halep 7–6(7—5), 6–7(4–7), 3–0r
Cincinnati United States Serena Williams Romania Simona Halep 6–3, 7–6(7—5)
Wuhan United States Venus Williams Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 6–3, 3–0r
Premier
Brisbane Russia Maria Sharapova Serbia Ana Ivanovic 6–7(4–6), 6–3, 6–3
Sydney Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–7)
Antwerp Germany Andrea Petkovic Spain Carla Suárez Navarro Walkover
Doha Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 6–3
Charleston Germany Angelique Kerber United States Madison Keys 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Stuttgart Germany Angelique Kerber Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Birmingham Germany Angelique Kerber Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Eastbourne Switzerland Belinda Bencic Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Stanford Germany Angelique Kerber Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
New Haven Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–2
Tokyo Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Switzerland Belinda Bencic 6–2, 6–2
Moscow Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1

2016

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Singapore Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Germany Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–4
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4
Miami Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–2
Madrid Romania Simona Halep Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6–2, 6–4
Beijing Poland Agnieszka Radwańska United Kingdom Johanna Konta 6–4, 6–2
Premier 5
Doha Spain Carla Suárez Navarro Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Rome United States Serena Williams United States Madison Keys 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Canada (Montreal) Romania Simona Halep United States Madison Keys 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Cincinnati Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Germany Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1
Wuhan Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6–1, 6–1
Premier
Brisbane Belarus Victoria Azarenka Germany Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1
Sydney Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Puerto Rico Monica Puig 6–0, 6–2
St. Petersburg Italy Roberta Vinci Switzerland Belinda Bencic 6–4, 6–3
Dubai Italy Sara Errani Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 6–0, 6–2
Charleston United States Sloane Stephens Russia Elena Vesnina 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Stuttgart Germany Angelique Kerber Germany Laura Siegemund 6–4, 6–0
Birmingham United States Madison Keys Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4
Eastbourne Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 6–3
Stanford United Kingdom Johanna Konta United States Venus Williams 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
New Haven Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Ukraine Elina Svitolina 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Tokyo Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Japan Naomi Osaka 7–5, 6–3
Moscow Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Australia Daria Gavrilova 6–2, 6–1

2017

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Singapore Denmark Caroline Wozniacki United States Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Russia Elena Vesnina Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4
Miami United Kingdom Johanna Konta Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–3
Madrid Romania Simona Halep France Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Beijing France Caroline Garcia Romania Simona Halep 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Premier 5
Dubai Ukraine Elina Svitolina Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–2
Rome Ukraine Elina Svitolina Romania Simona Halep 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Canada (Toronto) Ukraine Elina Svitolina Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–0
Cincinnati Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Romania Simona Halep 6–1, 6–0
Wuhan France Caroline Garcia Australia Ashleigh Barty 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Premier
Brisbane Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková France Alizé Cornet 6–0, 6–3
Sydney United Kingdom Johanna Konta Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–2
St. Petersburg France Kristina Mladenovic Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Doha Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–4
Charleston Russia Daria Kasatkina Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 6–1
Stuttgart Germany Laura Siegemund France Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Birmingham Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Australia Ashleigh Barty 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Eastbourne Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–4
Stanford United States Madison Keys United States Coco Vandeweghe 7–6(7–4), 6–4
New Haven Australia Daria Gavrilova Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Tokyo Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–0, 7–5
Moscow Germany Julia Görges Russia Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–2

2018

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Singapore Ukraine Elina Svitolina United States Sloane Stephens 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells Japan Naomi Osaka Russia Daria Kasatkina 6–3, 6–2
Miami United States Sloane Stephens Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Madrid Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Netherlands Kiki Bertens 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
Beijing Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 6–3
Premier 5
Doha Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Rome Ukraine Elina Svitolina Romania Simona Halep 6–0, 6–4
Canada (Montreal) Romania Simona Halep United States Sloane Stephens 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4
Cincinnati Netherlands Kiki Bertens Romania Simona Halep 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Wuhan Belarus Aryna Sabalenka Estonia Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 6–3
Premier
Brisbane Ukraine Elina Svitolina Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–2, 6–1
Sydney Germany Angelique Kerber Australia Ashleigh Barty 6–4, 6–4
St. Petersburg Czech Republic Petra Kvitová France Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 6–2
Dubai Ukraine Elina Svitolina Russia Daria Kasatkina 6–4, 6–0
Charleston Netherlands Kiki Bertens Germany Julia Görges 6–2, 6–1
Stuttgart Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková United States CoCo Vandeweghe 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Birmingham Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Eastbourne Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
San Jose Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu Greece Maria Sakkari 6–1, 6–0
New Haven Belarus Aryna Sabalenka Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 6–1, 6–4
Tokyo Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Japan Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–4
Moscow Russia Daria Kasatkina Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4

2019

Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Year-End Championship
Championships – Shenzhen
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells
Miami
Madrid
Beijing
Premier 5
Dubai
Rome
Canada (Toronto)
Cincinnati
Wuhan
Premier
Brisbane Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Sydney Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Australia Ashleigh Barty 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
St. Petersburg
Doha
Charleston
Stuttgart
Birmingham
Eastbourne
San Jose
Zhengzhou
Tokyo
Moscow

Singles winners

Year-End Championships

Championships
2009
S. Williams (1/4)
2010
Clijsters (1/1)
2011
Kvitová (1/1)
2012
S. Williams (2/4)
2013
S. Williams (3/4)
2014
S. Williams (4/4)
2015
A. Radwańska (1/1)
2016
Cibulková (1/1)
2017
Wozniacki (1/1)
2018
Svitolina (1/1)

Premier Mandatory

Indian Wells Miami Madrid Beijing
2009
Zvonareva (1/1) Azarenka (1/6) Safina (1/1) Kuznetsova (1/1)
2010
Janković (1/1) Clijsters (1/1) Rezaï (1/1) Wozniacki (1/3)
2011
Wozniacki (2/3) Azarenka (2/6) Kvitová (1/3) A Radwańska (1/3)
2012
Azarenka (3/6) Radwańska (2/3) S. Williams (1/6) Azarenka (4/6)
2013
Sharapova (1/3) S. Williams (2/6) S. Williams (3/6) S. Williams (4/6)
2014
Pennetta (1/1) S. Williams (5/6) Sharapova (2/3) Sharapova (3/3)
2015
Halep (1/3) S. Williams (6/6) Kvitová (2/3) Muguruza (1/1)
2016
Azarenka (5/6) Azarenka (6/6) Halep (2/3) Radwańska (3/3)
2017
Vesnina (1/1) Konta (1/1) Halep (3/3) Garcia (1/1)
2018
Osaka (1/1) Stephens (1/1) Kvitová (3/3) Wozniacki (3/3)

Premier 5

Dubai Doha Rome Toronto/ Montreal Cincinnati Tokyo Wuhan
2009 V. Williams (1/3) Safina (1/1) Dementieva (1/1) Janković (1/1) Sharapova (1/5)
2010 V. Williams (2/3) Martínez (1/1) Wozniacki (1/3) Clijsters (1/1) Wozniacki (2/3)
2011 Wozniacki (3/3) Sharapova (2/5) S. Williams (1/7) Sharapova (3/5) Radwańska (1/2)
2012 Azarenka (1/3) Sharapova (4/5) Kvitová (1/5) Li (1/1) Petrova (1/1)
2013 Azarenka (2/3) S. Williams (2/7) S. Williams (3/7) Azarenka (3/3) Kvitová (2/5)
2014 Halep (1/4) S. Williams (4/7) Radwańska (2/2) S. Williams (5/7) Kvitová (3/5)
2015 Halep (2/4) Sharapova (5/5) Bencic (1/1) S. Williams (6/7) V. Williams (3/3)
2016 Suárez Navarro (1/1) S. Williams (7/7) Halep (3/4) Ka. Plíšková (1/1) Kvitová (4/5)
2017 Svitolina (1/4) Svitolina (2/4) Svitolina (3/4) Muguruza (1/1) Garcia (1/1)
2018 Kvitová (5/5) Svitolina (4/4) Halep (4/4) Bertens (1/1) Sabalenka (1/1)

Premier

Brisbane Sydney Paris Antwerp St. Petersburg Doha Dubai Charleston Stuttgart Warsaw Brussels Birmingham Eastbourne Stanford/San Jose Los Angeles San Diego /Carlsbad New Haven Tokyo Moscow
2009
Dementieva (1/3) Mauresmo (1/1) Lisicki (1/1) Kuznetsova (1/5) Dulgheru (1/2) Wozniacki (1/10) Bartoli (1/2) Pennetta (1/1) Wozniacki (2/10) Schiavone (1/1)
2010
Dementieva (2/3) Dementieva (3/3) Stosur (1/2) Henin (1/1) Dulgheru (2/2) Makarova (1/1) Azarenka (1/4) Kuznetsova (2/5) Wozniacki (3/10) Azarenka (2/4)
2011
Li (1/1) Kvitová (1/10) Zvonareva (1/1) Wozniacki (4/10) Görges (1/2) Wozniacki (5/10) Bartoli (2/2) S. Williams (1/7) Radwańska (1/6) Wozniacki (6/10) Cibulková (1/4)
2012
Kanepi (1/2) Azarenka (3/4) Kerber (1/7) Radwańska (2/6) S. Williams (2/7) Sharapova (1/4) Radwańska (3/6) Paszek (1/1) S. Williams (3/7) Cibulková (2/4) Kvitová (2/10) Wozniacki (7/10)
2013
S. Williams (4/7) Radwańska (4/6) Barthel (1/1) Kvitová (3/10) S. Williams (5/7) Sharapova (2/4) Kanepi (2/2) Vesnina (1/1) Cibulková (3/4) Stosur (2/2) Halep (1/2) Halep (2/2)
2014
S. Williams (6/7) Pironkova (1/1) Pavlyuchenkova (1/2) V. Williams (1/1) Petkovic (1/2) Sharapova (3/4) Ivanovic (1/2) Keys (1/3) S. Williams (7/7) Kvitová (4/10) Ivanovic (2/2) Pavlyuchenkova (2/2)
2015
Sharapova (4/4) Kvitová (5/10) Petkovic (2/2) Šafářová (1/1) Kerber (2/7) Kerber (3/7) Kerber (4/7) Bencic (1/1) Kerber (5/7) Kvitová (6/10) Radwańska (5/6) Kuznetsova (3/5)
2016
Azarenka (4/4) Kuznetsova (4/5) Vinci (1/1) Errani (1/1) Stephens (1/1) Kerber (6/7) Keys (2/3) Cibulková (4/4) Konta (1/2) Radwańska (6/6) Wozniacki (8/10) Kuznetsova (5/5)
2017
Ka. Plíšková (1/6) Konta (2/2) Mladenovic (1/1) Ka. Plíšková (2/6) Kasatkina (1/2) Siegemund (1/1) Kvitová (7/10) Ka. Plíšková (3/6) Keys (3/3) Gavrilova (1/1) Wozniacki (9/10) Görges (2/2)
2018
Svitolina (1/2) Kerber (7/7) Kvitová (8/10) Svitolina (2/2) Bertens (1/1) Ka. Plíšková (4/6) Kvitová (9/10) Wozniacki (10/10) Buzărnescu (1/1) Sabalenka (1/1) Ka. Plíšková (5/6) Kasatkina (2/2)
2019
Ka. Plíšková (6/6) Kvitová (10/10)

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

Player Year-End Championships Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Total
 Serena Williams (USA) 24
 Petra Kvitová (CZE) 19
 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 17
 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 13
 Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) 12
 Maria Sharapova (RUS) 12
 Simona Halep (ROU) 9
 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 7
 Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 7
 Angelique Kerber (GER) 7
 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6
 Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 5
 Venus Williams (USA) 4
 Elena Dementieva (RUS) 4
 Kim Clijsters (BEL) 3
 Johanna Konta (GBR) 3
 Madison Keys (USA) 3
 Caroline Garcia (FRA) 2
 Jelena Janković (SRB) 2
 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2
 Dinara Safina (RUS) 2
 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2
 Sloane Stephens (USA) 2
 Elena Vesnina (RUS) 2
 Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 2
 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2
 Kiki Bertens (NED) 2
 Li Na (CHN) 2
 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 2
 Marion Bartoli (FRA) 2
 Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 2
 Julia Görges (GER) 2
 Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2
 Kaia Kanepi (EST) 2
 Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 2
 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2
 Andrea Petkovic (GER) 2
 Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2
 Naomi Osaka (JPN) 1
 Aravane Rezaï (FRA) 1
 María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 1
 Nadia Petrova (RUS) 1
 Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 1
 Mona Barthel (GER) 1
 Mihaela Buzărnescu (ROU) 1
 Sara Errani (ITA) 1
 Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 1
 Justine Henin (BEL) 1
 Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1
 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 1
 Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) 1
 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 1
 Tamira Paszek (AUT) 1
 Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 1
 Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 1
 Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1
 Laura Siegemund (GER) 1
 Roberta Vinci (ITA) 1

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

Country Year-End Championships Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Total
 Russia (RUS) 34
 United States (USA) 33
 Czech Republic (CZE) 27
 Denmark (DEN) 17
 Belarus (BLR) 15
 Germany (GER) 14
 Poland (POL) 12
 Romania (ROU) 12
 Ukraine (UKR) 7
 France (FRA) 7
 Slovakia (SVK) 5
 Italy (ITA) 5
 Belgium (BEL) 4
 Spain (ESP) 4
 Serbia (SRB) 4
 Great Britain (GBR) 3
 Australia (AUS) 3
 China (CHN) 2
 Netherlands (NED) 2
  Switzerland (SUI) 2
 Estonia (EST) 2
 Japan (JPN) 1
 Austria (AUT) 1
 Bulgaria (BUL) 1

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