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.
Tournaments TournamentCountryLocationSurfaceDatePrize money Qatar Total OpenQatarDohaHardFeb 13 – 19$2,168,400 BNP Paribas OpenUnited StatesIndian WellsHardMar 5 – 18$5,536,664 Sony Ericsson OpenUnited StatesKey BiscayneHardMar 19 – Apr 1$4,828,050 Mutua Madrid OpenSpainMadridClay (blue)May 7 – 13$5,189,603 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaItalyRomeClay (red)May 14 – 20$2,168,400 Rogers Cup p/b National BankCanadaMontrealHardAug 6 – 12$2,168,400 Western & Southern OpenUnited StatesMasonHardAug 13 – 19$2,168,400 Toray Pan Pacific OpenJapanTokyoHardSep 24 – 30$2,168,400China OpenChinaBeijingHardOct 1 – 7$4,828,050
Results
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score Doha Victoria Azarenka Samantha Stosur 6–1, 6–2 Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears6–3, 6–1 Indian Wells Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–3 Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina6–2, 6–3 Miami Agnieszka Radwańska Maria Sharapova7–5, 6–4 Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova Sara Errani Roberta Vinci7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4] Madrid Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka6–1, 6–3 Sara Errani* Roberta Vinci* Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina6–1, 3–6, [10–4] Rome Maria Sharapova Li Na4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Sara Errani Roberta Vinci Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina6–2, 7–5 Montréal Petra Kvitová Li Na7–5, 2–6, 6–3 Klaudia Jans-Ignacik* Kristina Mladenovic* Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik7–5, 2–6, 6–3 Cincinnati Li Na* Angelique Kerber1–6, 6–3, 6–1 Andrea Hlaváčková* Lucie Hradecká* Katarina Srebotnik Zheng Jie6–1, 6–3 Tokyo Nadia Petrova Agnieszka Radwańska6–0, 1–6, 6–3 Raquel Kops-Jones* Abigail Spears* Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke6–1, 6–4 Beijing Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova6–3, 6–1 Ekaterina Makarova* Nuria Llagostera Vives Sania Mirza7–5, 7–5 Elena Vesnina
See also WTA Premier tournaments 2012 WTA Tour 2012 ATP Masters 1000 2012 ATP Tour
References
External links Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website