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).
Schedule
Premier Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsRef1 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 Kiki Bertens Demi Schuurs 7–5, 6–2 Andreja Klepač 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 Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 6–1 Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková29 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 Timea Bacsinszky Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–1, [10–3] Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik19 February Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE Elina Svitolina6–4, 6–0 Daria Kasatkina Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza Naomi Osaka Karolína Plíšková Elena Vesnina Caroline Garcia Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai2 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 Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–3 Andreja Klepač 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 Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke18 June Birmingham ClassicBirmingham, UK Petra Kvitová 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 Magdaléna Rybáriková Barbora Strýcová Mihaela Buzărnescu Lesia Tsurenko Dalila Jakupović Julia Görges Elina Svitolina Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs25 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 Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 7–5 Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu30 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 Latisha Chan Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–1 Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok20 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 Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4] Hsieh Su-wei Laura Siegemund17 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 Miyu Kato Makoto Ninomiya 6–4, 6–4 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová15 October Kremlin CupMoscow, 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 Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund 6–2, 7–6(7–2) Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru
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