The 2014 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2014 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).
Schedule Premier Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists30 December Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia Serena Williams6–4, 7–5 Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković Dominika Cibulková Kaia Kanepi Angelique Kerber Stefanie Vögele Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova6–3, 6–1 Kristina Mladenovic Galina Voskoboeva6 January Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia Tsvetana Pironkova6–4, 6–4 Angelique Kerber Madison Keys Petra Kvitová Bethanie Mattek-Sands Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani Lucie Šafářová Tímea Babos Lucie Šafářová7–5, 3–6, [10–7] Sara Errani Roberta Vinci27 January Open GDF Suez Paris, France Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Sara Errani Maria Sharapova Alizé Cornet Kirsten Flipkens Angelique Kerber Elina Svitolina Andrea Petkovic Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke6–77–9), 6–4, [10–5] Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic17 February Barclays Dubai TennisChampionships Dubai, UAE Venus Williams6–3, 6–0 Alizé Cornet Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković Carla Suárez Navarro Sorana Cîrstea Flavia Pennetta Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova6–2, 5–7, [10–8] Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears31 March Family Circle CupCharleston, USA Andrea Petkovic7–5, 6–2 Jana Čepelová Belinda Bencic Eugenie Bouchard Daniela Hantuchová Sara Errani Lucie Šafářová Jelena Janković Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova7–6(7–4), 6–2 Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan21 April Porsche Tennis Grand PrixStuttgart, Germany Maria Sharapova3–6, 6–4, 6–1 Ana Ivanovic Sara Errani Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska Carla Suárez Navarro Alisa Kleybanova Svetlana Kuznetsova Sara Errani Roberta Vinci6–2, 6–3 Cara Black Sania Mirza9 June Aegon Classic Birmingham, UK Ana Ivanovic6–3, 6–2 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Zhang Shuai Casey Dellacqua Klára Koukalová Sloane Stephens Kirsten Flipkens Kimiko Date-Krumm Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears7–6(7–1), 6–1 Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua16 June Aegon International Eastbourne, UK Madison Keys6–3, 3–6, 7–5 Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki Heather Watson Ekaterina Makarova Camila Giorgi Lauren Davis Petra Kvitová Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan6–3, 5–7, [10–7] Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta28 July Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA Serena Williams7–6(7–1), 6–3 Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Varvara Lepchenko Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza Sachia Vickery Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro6–2, 4–6, [10–5] Paula Kania Kateřina Siniaková18 August New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, USA Petra Kvitová6–4, 6–2 Magdaléna Rybáriková Camila Giorgi Samantha Stosur Alison Riske Garbiñe Muguruza Kirsten Flipkens Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová Andreja Klepač Sílvia Soler-Espinosa7–5, 4–6, [10–7] Marina Erakovic Arantxa Parra Santonja15 September Toray Pan Pacific OpenTokyo, Japan Ana Ivanovic6–2, 7–6(7–2) Caroline Wozniacki Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza Dominika Cibulková Lucie Šafářová Casey Dellacqua Carla Suárez Navarro Cara Black Sania Mirza6–2, 7–5 Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro13 October Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–4, 5–7, 6–1 Irina-Camelia Begu Kateřina Siniaková Lucie Šafářová Vitalia Diatchenko Camila Giorgi Svetlana Kuznetsova Tsvetana Pironkova Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta6–3, 7–5 Caroline Garcia Arantxa Parra Santonja
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