2010 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 15 – October 10 |
| Edition | 21st |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Caroline Wozniacki (3) |
| Most finals | Caroline Wozniacki (4) |
← 2009 2011 → | |
The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Cincinnati, Canada and Tokyo.[1]
Tournaments
[edit]| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships[3] | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Hard | Feb 15 – 21 | $2,000,000 |
| BNP Paribas Open | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 8 – 21 | $4,500,000 |
| Sony Ericsson Open[4] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | May 22 – Apr 4 | $4,500,000 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia[5] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 3 – 9 | $2,000,000 |
| Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 10 – 16 | $4,500,000 |
| W&S Financial Group Women's Open[6] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 9 – 15 | $2,000,000 |
| Rogers Cup | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 16 – 22 | $2,000,000 |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Hard | Sep 27 – Oct 3 | $2,000,000 |
| China Open[7] | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 4 – 10 | $4,500,000 |
Results
[edit]* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai |  Venus Williams
|
 Victoria Azarenka
|
6–3, 7–5 |  Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez
|
 Květa Peschke  Katarina Srebotnik
|
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Indian Wells |  Jelena Janković
|
Caroline Wozniacki
|
6–2, 6–4 | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
|
 Nadia Petrova  Samantha Stosur
|
6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Miami |  Kim Clijsters
|
Venus Williams
|
6–2, 6–1 |  Gisela Dulko  Flavia Pennetta
|
Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur
|
6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Rome | María José Martínez Sánchez
|
Jelena Janković
|
7–67–5, 7–5 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
|
María José Martínez Sánchez Nuria Llagostera Vives
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Madrid |  Aravane Rezaï
|
Venus Williams
|
6–2, 7–5 | Serena Williams Venus Williams
|
Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Cincinnati | Kim Clijsters
|
Maria Sharapova
|
2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | Victoria Azarenka
|
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
|
7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–8) |
| Maria Kirilenko*
| ||||||
| Montréal | Caroline Wozniacki
|
Vera Zvonareva
|
6–3, 6–2 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
|
Květa Peschke  Katarina Srebotnik
|
7–5, 3–6, [12–10] |
| Tokyo | Caroline Wozniacki
|
Elena Dementieva
|
1–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Iveta Benešová Barbora Strýcová
|
 Shahar Pe'er  Peng Shuai
|
6–4, 4–6, [10-8] |
| Beijing | Caroline Wozniacki
|
Vera Zvonareva
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |  Chuang Chia-jung
|
Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
|
7–6(7–2), 1–6, [10–7] |
| Olga Govortsova*
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2010 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ "2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tournament Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 9 October 2010.
- ^ "2010 Dubai Tennis Championship Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2022.
- ^ "2010 Miami Masters Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith, page 3 (2008 Edition; ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3).
- ^ "2010 China Open Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2012.
External links
[edit]- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website