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.
Tournaments TournamentCountryLocationSurfaceDatePrize money Barclays Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsUnited Arab EmiratesDubaiHardFeb 16 – 22$2,000,000 BNP Paribas OpenUnited StatesIndian WellsHardMar 9 – 22$4,500,000 Sony Ericsson OpenUnited StatesKey BiscayneHardMar 23 – Apr 5$4,500,000 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaItalyRomeClay (red)May 4 – 10$2,000,000 Mutua Madrileña Madrid OpenSpainMadridClay (red)May 11 – 17$4,500,000 W&S Financial Group Women's OpenFrom Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith, page 3 (2008 Edition; ).United StatesMasonHardAug 10 – 16$2,000,000 Rogers CupCanadaTorontoHardAug 17 – 24$2,000,000 Toray Pan Pacific OpenJapanTokyoHardSep 28 – Oct 4$2,000,000 China OpenChinaBeijingHardOct 5 – 11$4,500,000
Results
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score Dubai Venus Williams Virginie Razzano6–4, 6–2 Cara Black Liezel Huber Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska6–3, 6–3 Indian Wells Vera Zvonareva* Ana Ivanovic 7–6(7–5), 6–2 Victoria Azarenka* Gisela Dulko Shahar Pe'er6–4, 3–6, [10–5] Vera Zvonareva Miami Victoria Azarenka* Serena Williams 6–3, 6–1 Svetlana Kuznetsova Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond4–6, 6–1, [10–3] Amélie Mauresmo* Rome Dinara Safina Svetlana Kuznetsova6–3, 6–2 Hsieh Su-wei* Peng Shuai* Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama7–5, 7–6(7–5) Madrid Dinara Safina Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 Cara Black Liezel Huber Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond4–6, 6–3, [10–6] Cincinnati Jelena Janković Dinara Safina6–4, 6–2 Cara Black Liezel Huber Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez6–3, 0–6, [10–2] Toronto Elena Dementieva Maria Sharapova6–4, 6–3 Nuria Llagostera Vives* María José Martínez Sánchez* Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs2–6, 7–5, [11–9] Tokyo Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković5–2, ret. Alisa Kleybanova* Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama6–4, 6–2 Francesca Schiavone Beijing Svetlana Kuznetsova Agnieszka Radwańska6–2, 6–4 Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai Alla Kudryavtseva Ekaterina Makarova6–3, 6–1
See also WTA Premier tournaments 2009 WTA Tour 2009 ATP Masters 1000 2009 ATP Tour
References
External links Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website