2013 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 11 – October 6 |
| Edition | 24th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Serena Williams (5) |
| Most tournament finals | Serena Williams (7) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
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: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Tokyo.[1]
Tournaments
[edit]| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Total Open[3] | Qatar | Doha | Hard | Feb 11 – 17 | $2,369,000 |
| BNP Paribas Open | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 4 – 17 | $5,185,625 |
| Sony Open Tennis[4] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 18 – 31 | $5,185,625 |
| Mutua Madrid Open | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 6 – 12 | €4,033,254 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia[5] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 13 – 19 | $2,369,000 |
| Rogers Cup | Canada | Toronto | Hard | Aug 5 – 11 | $2,369,000 |
| Western & Southern Open[6] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 12 – 18 | $2,369,000 |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Hard | Sep 23 – 29 | $2,369,000 |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Sep 30 – Oct 6 | $5,185,625 |
Results
[edit]* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha |  Victoria Azarenka
|
Serena Williams
|
7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3 |  Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
|
 Nadia Petrova  Katarina Srebotnik
|
2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Indian Wells | Maria Sharapova
|
 Caroline Wozniacki
|
6–2, 6–2 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
|
Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik
|
6–0, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Miami | Serena Williams
|
Maria Sharapova
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 | Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik
|
Lisa Raymond  Laura Robson
|
6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
| Madrid | Serena Williams
|
Maria Sharapova
|
6–1, 6–4 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  Lucie Šafářová
|
 Cara Black  Marina Erakovic
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Rome | Serena Williams
|
Victoria Azarenka
|
6–1, 6–3 |  Hsieh Su-wei  Peng Shuai
|
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
|
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Toronto | Serena Williams
|
 Sorana Cîrstea
|
6–2, 6–0 |  Jelena Janković*
|
 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
|
5–7, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Katarina Srebotnik
| ||||||
| Cincinnati | Victoria Azarenka
|
Serena Williams
|
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
|
2–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
| Tokyo | Petra Kvitová
|
Angelique Kerber
|
6–2, 0–6, 6–3 | Cara Black  Sania Mirza
|
Chan Hao-ching Liezel Huber
|
4–6, 6–0, [11–9] |
| Beijing | Serena Williams
|
Jelena Janković
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6–2, 6–2 | Cara Black Sania Mirza
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Vera Dushevina  Arantxa Parra Santonja
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6–2, 6–2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2013 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ "2013 WTA Calendar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "2013 Qatar Total Open Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2013.
- ^ "2013 Miami Masters Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2021.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
- ^ "Compendium 2022 Web Final". www.wsopen.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website