2018 WTA Premier tournaments

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 rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments. They are divided into three levels: Premier Mandatory (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing), Premier 5 (Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan), and Premier (12 tournaments in Europe, United States and Australia).^[1]

Schedule

Premier

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists	Ref
1 January	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Elina Svitolina 6–2, 6–1	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	Anastasija Sevastova Karolína Plíšková	Aleksandra Krunić Alizé Cornet Johanna Konta Kaia Kanepi	^[2]
1 January	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Kiki Bertens Demi Schuurs 7–5, 6–2	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	Anastasija Sevastova Karolína Plíšková	Aleksandra Krunić Alizé Cornet Johanna Konta Kaia Kanepi	^[3]
8 January	Sydney International Sydney, Australia	Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4	Ashleigh Barty	Daria Gavrilova Camila Giorgi	Garbiñe Muguruza Barbora Strýcová Agnieszka Radwańska Dominika Cibulková	^[4]
8 January	Sydney International Sydney, Australia	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 6–1	Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková	Daria Gavrilova Camila Giorgi		^[5]
29 January	St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia	Petra Kvitová 6–1, 6–2	Kristina Mladenovic	Daria Kasatkina Julia Görges	Caroline Wozniacki Kateřina Siniaková Elena Rybakina Jeļena Ostapenko	^[6]
29 January	St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia	Timea Bacsinszky Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–1, [10–3]	Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik	Daria Kasatkina Julia Görges		^[7]
19 February	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–0	Daria Kasatkina	Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza	Naomi Osaka Karolína Plíšková Elena Vesnina Caroline Garcia	^[8]
19 February	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan 4–6, 6–2, [10–6]	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza	Naomi Osaka Karolína Plíšková Elena Vesnina Caroline Garcia	^[9]
2 April	Volvo Car Open Charleston, USA	Kiki Bertens 6–2, 6–1	Julia Görges	Madison Keys Anastasija Sevastova	Alizé Cornet Bernarda Pera Daria Kasatkina Kristýna Plíšková	^[10]
2 April	Volvo Car Open Charleston, USA	Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–3	Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	Madison Keys Anastasija Sevastova		^[11]
23 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Karolína Plíšková 7–6^(7–2), 6–4	CoCo Vandeweghe	Caroline Garcia Anett Kontaveit	Simona Halep Elina Svitolina Jeļena Ostapenko Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	^[12]
23 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), [10–5]	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke	Caroline Garcia Anett Kontaveit		^[13]
18 June	Birmingham Classic Birmingham, UK	Petra Kvitová 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Magdaléna Rybáriková	Barbora Strýcová Mihaela Buzărnescu	Lesia Tsurenko Dalila Jakupović Julia Görges Elina Svitolina	^[14]
18 June	Birmingham Classic Birmingham, UK	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	Barbora Strýcová Mihaela Buzărnescu		^[15]
25 June	Eastbourne International Eastbourne, UK	Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 7–6^(7–5)	Aryna Sabalenka	Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwańska	Ashleigh Barty Daria Kasatkina Jeļena Ostapenko Karolína Plíšková	^[16]
25 June	Eastbourne International Eastbourne, UK	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 7–5	Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu	Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwańska		^[17]
30 July	Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, USA	Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–1, 6–0	Maria Sakkari	Danielle Collins Elise Mertens	Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Johanna Konta Ajla Tomljanović	^[18]
30 July	Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, USA	Latisha Chan Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–1	Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok	Danielle Collins Elise Mertens		^[19]
20 August	Connecticut Open New Haven, USA	Aryna Sabalenka 6–1, 6–4	Carla Suárez Navarro	Julia Görges Monica Puig	Belinda Bencic Ekaterina Makarova Petra Kvitová Caroline Garcia	^[20]
20 August	Connecticut Open New Haven, USA	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–7^(7–9), [10–4]	Hsieh Su-wei Laura Siegemund	Julia Görges Monica Puig		^[21]
17 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Karolína Plíšková 6–4, 6–4	Naomi Osaka	Camila Giorgi Donna Vekić	Victoria Azarenka Barbora Strýcová Alison Riske Caroline Garcia	^[22]
17 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Miyu Kato Makoto Ninomiya 6–4, 6–4	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	Camila Giorgi Donna Vekić		^[23]
15 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Daria Kasatkina 2–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4	Ons Jabeur	Johanna Konta Anastasija Sevastova	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Aliaksandra Sasnovich Anett Kontaveit Vera Zvonareva	^[24]
15 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund 6–2, 7–6^(7–2)	Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru	Johanna Konta Anastasija Sevastova		^[25]

References

^ "2018 WTA Tour Calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ "Svitolina wins Brisbane to claim 10th WTA title". ESPN.com. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Dutch delight as Bertens/Schuurs claim doubles crown". Brisbane International Tennis. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Kerber beats Barty to claim Sydney title". WTA Tennis. 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ Juzwiak, Jason (2018-01-12). "Dabrowski & Xu overwhelm top seeds to take home Sydney title". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "St Petersburg Open: Petra Kvitova dominates to defeat Kristina Mladenovic". BBC Sport. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ Myles, Stephanie (2018-02-05). "Comeback win for Zvonareva, Bacsinszky". Tennis.life. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Elina Svitolina beats Daria Kasatkina to retain Dubai crown". Tennis.com. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Taiwan's Chan prevails in doubles at Duba..." Taiwan News. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ Associated Press (8 April 2018). "Kiki Bertens beats Julia Goerges to cap marathon day with Volvo Car Open title". USA Today. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ Chiesa, Victoria (2018-04-08). "Kudryavtseva and Srebotnik double up to win Charleston". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Tennis: Dominant Karolina Pliskova beats CoCo Vandeweghe to win Stuttgart WTA title". The Straits Times. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ Marija (2018-04-30). "Stuttgart final PHOTOS: Pliskova beats Vandeweghe in singles, Atawo and Groenefeld crowned doubles champions". Women's Tennis Blog. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ Sport, Telegraph (2018-06-24). "Battling Petra Kvitova hits peak form to retain her Birmingham Classic crown". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ Alard, Lucile (24 June 2018). "Birmingham : Kristina Mladenovic et Timea Babos titrées en double". L'Équipe. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ "Eastbourne 2018: Caroline Wozniacki beats Aryna Sabalenka in final". BBC Sport. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski shares doubles title at Eastbourne event". Ottawa Sun. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ "Buzarnescu claims first singles title at San Jose". ESPN.com. 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ Dunn, Carrie (2018-08-06). "Friends Chan and Peschke find winning formula". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Aryna Sabalenka wins maiden title in Connecticut". Eurosport. 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ Borges, David (25 August 2018). "Connecticut Open: Strycova, Sestini Hlavackova team up for doubles title". New Haven Register. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ Tansey, Joel (2018-09-23). "Naomi Osaka upset by Karolina Pliskova in Toray Pan Pacific Open final". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Sestini Hlavackova/ Strycova 0 - 2 Kato/ Ninomiya, Match Results - 22/09/2018". www.tennisstats247.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ Livaudais, Stephanie (2018-10-20). "'It was my childhood dream': Home favorite Kasatkina denies Jabeur to claim Moscow crown". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Siegemund Clinches Doubles Title In Moscow". Tennis TourTalk. 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[WTACalendar2018-1] "2018 WTA Tour Calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[2] "Svitolina wins Brisbane to claim 10th WTA title". ESPN.com. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[3] "Dutch delight as Bertens/Schuurs claim doubles crown". Brisbane International Tennis. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[4] "Kerber beats Barty to claim Sydney title". WTA Tennis. 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[5] Juzwiak, Jason (2018-01-12). "Dabrowski & Xu overwhelm top seeds to take home Sydney title". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[6] "St Petersburg Open: Petra Kvitova dominates to defeat Kristina Mladenovic". BBC Sport. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[7] Myles, Stephanie (2018-02-05). "Comeback win for Zvonareva, Bacsinszky". Tennis.life. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[8] "Elina Svitolina beats Daria Kasatkina to retain Dubai crown". Tennis.com. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[9] "Taiwan's Chan prevails in doubles at Duba..." Taiwan News. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[10] Associated Press (8 April 2018). "Kiki Bertens beats Julia Goerges to cap marathon day with Volvo Car Open title". USA Today. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[11] Chiesa, Victoria (2018-04-08). "Kudryavtseva and Srebotnik double up to win Charleston". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[12] "Tennis: Dominant Karolina Pliskova beats CoCo Vandeweghe to win Stuttgart WTA title". The Straits Times. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[13] Marija (2018-04-30). "Stuttgart final PHOTOS: Pliskova beats Vandeweghe in singles, Atawo and Groenefeld crowned doubles champions". Women's Tennis Blog. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[14] Sport, Telegraph (2018-06-24). "Battling Petra Kvitova hits peak form to retain her Birmingham Classic crown". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[15] Alard, Lucile (24 June 2018). "Birmingham : Kristina Mladenovic et Timea Babos titrées en double". L'Équipe. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[16] "Eastbourne 2018: Caroline Wozniacki beats Aryna Sabalenka in final". BBC Sport. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[17] "Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski shares doubles title at Eastbourne event". Ottawa Sun. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[18] "Buzarnescu claims first singles title at San Jose". ESPN.com. 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[19] Dunn, Carrie (2018-08-06). "Friends Chan and Peschke find winning formula". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[20] "Aryna Sabalenka wins maiden title in Connecticut". Eurosport. 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[21] Borges, David (25 August 2018). "Connecticut Open: Strycova, Sestini Hlavackova team up for doubles title". New Haven Register. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[22] Tansey, Joel (2018-09-23). "Naomi Osaka upset by Karolina Pliskova in Toray Pan Pacific Open final". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[23] "Sestini Hlavackova/ Strycova 0 - 2 Kato/ Ninomiya, Match Results - 22/09/2018". www.tennisstats247.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[24] Livaudais, Stephanie (2018-10-20). "'It was my childhood dream': Home favorite Kasatkina denies Jabeur to claim Moscow crown". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[25] "Siegemund Clinches Doubles Title In Moscow". Tennis TourTalk. 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

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Premier Mandatory	Indian Wells (2009–2020) Miami (2009–2020) Madrid (2009–2020) Beijing (2009–2020)
Premier 5 tournaments	Dubai (2009–2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) Doha (2012–2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) Rome (2009–2020) Montréal / Toronto (2009–2020) Cincinnati (2009–2020) Tokyo (2009–2013) Wuhan (2014–2020)
Premier tournaments	Brisbane (2012–2020) Sydney (2009–2019) Adelaide (2020) Paris (2009–2014) Antwerp (2015) St. Petersburg (2016–2020) Doha (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) Dubai (2012–2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) Charleston (2009–2020) Stuttgart (2009–2020) Warsaw (2009–2010) Brussels (2011–2013) Birmingham (2014–2019) Berlin (2020) Eastbourne (2009–2020) San Jose / Stanford (2009–2020) Los Angeles (2009) San Diego / Carlsbad (2010–2013) New Haven (2009–2018) Zhengzhou (2019–2020) Tokyo (2014–2020) Moscow (2009–2020) Ostrava (2020)
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Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)
WTA Premier 5 tournaments	Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan (S, D)
WTA Premier tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) San Jose (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
WTA International tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Shenzhen (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Taipei (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Lugano (S, D) İstanbul (S, D) Prague (S, D) Rabat (S, D) Nuremberg (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) Santa Ponsa (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Nanchang (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) Hiroshima (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Linz (S, D) Tianjin (S, D) Luxembourg City (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa
WTA Finals, Singapore (S, D) WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai (S, D)

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