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The 2018 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2018 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments are divided into three levels, which all rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments.

Schedule

Premier Mandatory

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Ref
5 March
(2 weeks)
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, US
Japan Naomi Osaka
6–3, 6–2
Russia Daria Kasatkina Romania Simona Halep
United States Venus Williams
Croatia Petra Martić
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Germany Angelique Kerber
[1]
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–4
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
[2]
19 March
(2 weeks)
Miami Open
Miami, US
United States Sloane Stephens
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United States Danielle Collins
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Germany Angelique Kerber
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
United States Venus Williams
[3]
Australia Ashleigh Barty
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
6–2, 6–1
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
[4]
7 May Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
Netherlands Kiki Bertens Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
France Caroline Garcia
Romania Simona Halep
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Russia Maria Sharapova
[5]
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
[6]
1 October China Open
Beijing, China
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
6–3, 6–3
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova Japan Naomi Osaka
China Wang Qiang
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
China Zhang Shuai
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
[7]
Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Xu Yifan
[8]

Premier 5

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Ref
12 February Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Romania Simona Halep
Germany Angelique Kerber
Germany Julia Görges
France Caroline Garcia
United States Catherine Bellis
[9]
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–3, 6–3
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
[10]
14 May Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
6–0, 6–4
Romania Simona Halep Russia Maria Sharapova
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
France Caroline Garcia
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Germany Angelique Kerber
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
[11]
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
6–3, 6–4
Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
[12]
6 August Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Romania Simona Halep
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4
United States Sloane Stephens Australia Ashleigh Barty
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
France Caroline Garcia
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
Belgium Elise Mertens
[13]
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
[14]
13 August Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, US
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Romania Simona Halep Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
United States Madison Keys
Belgium Elise Mertens
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
[15]
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
6–2, 7–5
Belgium Elise Mertens
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
[16]
24 September Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
6–3, 6–3
Estonia Anett Kontaveit Australia Ashleigh Barty
China Wang Qiang
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
[17]
Belgium Elise Mertens
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
6–3, 6–3
Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
[18]

Premier

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Ref
1 January Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
6–2, 6–1
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
France Alizé Cornet
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
[19]
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
7–5, 6–2
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
[20]
8 January Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
Germany Angelique Kerber
6–4, 6–4
Australia Ashleigh Barty Australia Daria Gavrilova
Italy Camila Giorgi
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
[21]
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Xu Yifan
6–3, 6–1
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
[22]
29 January St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
St. Petersburg, Russia
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6–1, 6–2
France Kristina Mladenovic Russia Daria Kasatkina
Germany Julia Görges
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Russia Elena Rybakina
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
[23]
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Russia Vera Zvonareva
2–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
[24]
19 February Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
6–4, 6–0
Russia Daria Kasatkina Germany Angelique Kerber
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Japan Naomi Osaka
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Russia Elena Vesnina
France Caroline Garcia
[25]
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
China Yang Zhaoxuan
4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
[26]
2 April Volvo Car Open
Charleston, US
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
6–2, 6–1
Germany Julia Görges United States Madison Keys
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
France Alizé Cornet
United States Bernarda Pera
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
[27]
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–3
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
[28]
23 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
7–6(7–2), 6–4
United States CoCo Vandeweghe France Caroline Garcia
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Romania Simona Halep
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
[29]
United States Raquel Atawo
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
United States Nicole Melichar
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
[30]
18 June Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, UK
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Germany Julia Görges
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
[31]
Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Belgium Elise Mertens
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
[32]
25 June Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, UK
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka Germany Angelique Kerber
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
[33]
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Xu Yifan
6–3, 7–5
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
[34]
30 July Silicon Valley Classic
San Jose, US
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–1, 6–0
Greece Maria Sakkari United States Danielle Collins
Belgium Elise Mertens
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United States Venus Williams
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
Australia Ajla Tomljanović
[35]
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
6–4, 6–1
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
[36]
20 August Connecticut Open
New Haven, US
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
6–1, 6–4
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro Germany Julia Görges
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
Switzerland Belinda Bencic
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
France Caroline Garcia
[37]
Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4]
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Germany Laura Siegemund
[38]
17 September Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
6–4, 6–4
Japan Naomi Osaka Italy Camila Giorgi
Croatia Donna Vekić
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
United States Alison Riske
France Caroline Garcia
[39]
Japan Miyu Kato
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6–4, 6–4
Czech Republic Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
[40]
15 October Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Russia Daria Kasatkina
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Tunisia Ons Jabeur United Kingdom Johanna Konta
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Russia Vera Zvonareva
[41]
Russia Alexandra Panova
Germany Laura Siegemund
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Croatia Darija Jurak
Romania Raluca Olaru
[42]

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