2019 WTA Premier tournaments

The 2019 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2019 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments are divided into three levels, which all rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments.

Schedule

Premier Mandatory

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 March (2 weeks)	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, US	Bianca Andreescu 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Angelique Kerber	Belinda Bencic Elina Svitolina	Karolína Plíšková Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza Markéta Vondroušová
4 March (2 weeks)	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, US	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 6–2	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	Belinda Bencic Elina Svitolina
18 March (2 weeks)	Miami Open Miami, US	Ashleigh Barty 7–6^(7–1), 6–3	Karolína Plíšková	Anett Kontaveit Simona Halep	Hsieh Su-wei Petra Kvitová Markéta Vondroušová Wang Qiang
18 March (2 weeks)	Miami Open Miami, US	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 7–6^(7–5), 6–2	Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai	Anett Kontaveit Simona Halep	Hsieh Su-wei Petra Kvitová Markéta Vondroušová Wang Qiang
6 May	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain	Kiki Bertens 6–4, 6–4	Simona Halep	Belinda Bencic Sloane Stephens	Naomi Osaka Ashleigh Barty Petra Martić Petra Kvitová
6 May	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–1	Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	Belinda Bencic Sloane Stephens	Naomi Osaka Ashleigh Barty Petra Martić Petra Kvitová
30 September	China Open Beijing, China	Naomi Osaka 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Ashleigh Barty	Kiki Bertens Caroline Wozniacki	Petra Kvitová Elina Svitolina Bianca Andreescu Daria Kasatkina
30 September	China Open Beijing, China	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), [10–7]	Jeļena Ostapenko Dayana Yastremska	Kiki Bertens Caroline Wozniacki

Premier 5

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
18 February	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Belinda Bencic 6–3, 1–6, 6–2	Petra Kvitová	Elina Svitolina Hsieh Su-wei	Carla Suárez Navarro Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková Viktória Kužmová
18 February	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–4	Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova	Elina Svitolina Hsieh Su-wei
13 May	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy	Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–4	Johanna Konta	Kiki Bertens Maria Sakkari	Naomi Osaka Markéta Vondroušová Victoria Azarenka Kristina Mladenovic
13 May	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy	Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty 4–6, 6–0, [10–3]	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs	Kiki Bertens Maria Sakkari
5 August	Canadian Open Toronto, Canada	Bianca Andreescu 3–1, ret.	Serena Williams	Sofia Kenin Marie Bouzková	Elina Svitolina Karolína Plíšková Simona Halep Naomi Osaka
5 August	Canadian Open Toronto, Canada	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 7–5, 6–0	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs	Sofia Kenin Marie Bouzková	Elina Svitolina Karolína Plíšková Simona Halep Naomi Osaka
12 August	Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, US	Madison Keys 7–5, 7–6^(7–5)	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Ashleigh Barty Sofia Kenin	Maria Sakkari Karolína Plíšková Venus Williams Naomi Osaka
12 August	Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, US	Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač 6–4, 6–1	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs	Ashleigh Barty Sofia Kenin	Maria Sakkari Karolína Plíšková Venus Williams Naomi Osaka
23 September	Wuhan Open Wuhan, China	Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Alison Riske	Ashleigh Barty Petra Kvitová	Petra Martić Elena Rybakina Elina Svitolina Dayana Yastremska
23 September	Wuhan Open Wuhan, China	Duan Yingying Veronika Kudermetova 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	Ashleigh Barty Petra Kvitová

Premier

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
31 December	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Lesia Tsurenko	Donna Vekić Naomi Osaka	Aliaksandra Sasnovich Ajla Tomljanović Anett Kontaveit Anastasija Sevastova	^[1]
31 December	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–1, 6–1	Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan	Donna Vekić Naomi Osaka		^[2]
7 January	Sydney International Sydney, Australia	Petra Kvitová 1–6, 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)	Ashleigh Barty	Kiki Bertens Aliaksandra Sasnovich	Elise Mertens Yulia Putintseva Timea Bacsinszky Angelique Kerber	^[3]
7 January	Sydney International Sydney, Australia	Aleksandra Krunić Kateřina Siniaková 6–1, 7–6^(7–3)	Eri Hozumi Alicja Rosolska	Kiki Bertens Aliaksandra Sasnovich		^[4]
28 January	St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia	Kiki Bertens 7–6^(7–2), 6–4	Donna Vekić	Vera Zvonareva Aryna Sabalenka	Petra Kvitová Daria Kasatkina Ekaterina Alexandrova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	^[5]
28 January	St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia	Margarita Gasparyan Ekaterina Makarova 7–5, 7–5	Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová	Vera Zvonareva Aryna Sabalenka		^[6]
11 February	Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar	Elise Mertens 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Simona Halep	Elina Svitolina Angelique Kerber	Julia Görges Karolína Muchová Barbora Strýcová Kiki Bertens	^[7]
11 February	Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar	Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 6–1, 3–6, [10–6]	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs	Elina Svitolina Angelique Kerber	Julia Görges Karolína Muchová Barbora Strýcová Kiki Bertens	^[8]
1 April	Volvo Car Open Charleston, US	Madison Keys 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Caroline Wozniacki	Monica Puig Petra Martić	Sloane Stephens Danielle Collins Belinda Bencic Maria Sakkari
1 April	Volvo Car Open Charleston, US	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Alicja Rosolska 7–6^(9–7), 6–2	Irina Khromacheva Veronika Kudermetova	Monica Puig Petra Martić
22 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Petra Kvitová 6–3, 7–6^(7–2)	Anett Kontaveit	Naomi Osaka Kiki Bertens	Donna Vekić Victoria Azarenka Anastasija Sevastova Angelique Kerber
22 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Mona Barthel Anna-Lena Friedsam 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová	Naomi Osaka Kiki Bertens
17 June	Birmingham Classic Birmingham, UK	Ashleigh Barty 6–3, 7–5	Julia Görges	Petra Martić Barbora Strýcová	Yulia Putintseva Jeļena Ostapenko Kristýna Plíšková Venus Williams
17 June	Birmingham Classic Birmingham, UK	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), [10–8]	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs	Petra Martić Barbora Strýcová
24 June	Eastbourne International Eastbourne, UK	Karolína Plíšková 6–1, 6–4	Angelique Kerber	Ons Jabeur Kiki Bertens	Alizé Cornet Simona Halep Aryna Sabalenka Ekaterina Alexandrova
24 June	Eastbourne International Eastbourne, UK	Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]	Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Ons Jabeur Kiki Bertens
29 July	Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, US	Zheng Saisai 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Aryna Sabalenka	Maria Sakkari Donna Vekić	Elina Svitolina Amanda Anisimova Kristie Ahn Carla Suárez Navarro
29 July	Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, US	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–4	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	Maria Sakkari Donna Vekić
9 September	Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou, China	Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–2	Petra Martić	Ajla Tomljanović Kristina Mladenovic	Sofia Kenin Zheng Saisai Aryna Sabalenka Elina Svitolina
9 September	Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou, China	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–1, 7–6^(7–2)	Yanina Wickmayer Tamara Zidanšek	Ajla Tomljanović Kristina Mladenovic	Sofia Kenin Zheng Saisai Aryna Sabalenka Elina Svitolina
16 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Naomi Osaka 6–2, 6–3	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Elise Mertens Angelique Kerber	Yulia Putintseva Camila Giorgi Madison Keys Misaki Doi
16 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 7–5, 7–5	Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Yu-chieh	Elise Mertens Angelique Kerber	Yulia Putintseva Camila Giorgi Madison Keys Misaki Doi
14 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia			A Pavlyuchenkova vs K Muchová B Bencic vs K Mladenovic	Veronika Kudermetova Ekaterina Alexandrova Kirsten Flipkens Kiki Bertens
14 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia			A Pavlyuchenkova vs K Muchová B Bencic vs K Mladenovic

References

^ Lutton, Phil (6 January 2019). "Australian coach's pep talk pushes Pliskova to Brisbane crown". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Melichar/Peschke clinch third doubles title together". Brisbane International Tennis. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^ Press, Australian Associated (2019-01-12). "Ashleigh Barty falls to Petra Kvitova in Sydney epic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^ "Krunic/Siniakova, Murray/Soares claim doubles titles". Sydney International Tennis. 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^ "Kiki Bertens beats Donna Vekic to win St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy". ESPN. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Margarita Gasparyan & Ekaterina Makarova WTA St.Petersburg Ladies Trophy". ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY 2019. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^ "Simona Halep shocked by Elise Mertens in the final of the Qatar Open". Sky Sports. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^ Liao, George (17 February 2019). "Taiwan's Chan sisters capture doubles title in Doha". Taiwan News. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[1] Lutton, Phil (6 January 2019). "Australian coach's pep talk pushes Pliskova to Brisbane crown". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[2] "Melichar/Peschke clinch third doubles title together". Brisbane International Tennis. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

[3] Press, Australian Associated (2019-01-12). "Ashleigh Barty falls to Petra Kvitova in Sydney epic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

[4] "Krunic/Siniakova, Murray/Soares claim doubles titles". Sydney International Tennis. 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

[5] "Kiki Bertens beats Donna Vekic to win St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy". ESPN. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[6] "Margarita Gasparyan & Ekaterina Makarova WTA St.Petersburg Ladies Trophy". ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY 2019. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

[7] "Simona Halep shocked by Elise Mertens in the final of the Qatar Open". Sky Sports. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

[8] Liao, George (17 February 2019). "Taiwan's Chan sisters capture doubles title in Doha". Taiwan News. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

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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)
WTA Tour

v t e 2019 WTA Tour « 2018 2020 »
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	Dubai (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan (S, D)
WTA Premier tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Doha (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Zhengzhou (S, D) Osaka (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
WTA International tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Shenzhen (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Hua Hin (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) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) Santa Ponsa (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Lausanne (S, D) Jūrmala (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) New York City (S, D) Hiroshima (S, D) Nanchang (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Tashkent (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 Elite Trophy, Zhuhai (S, D) WTA Finals, Shenzhen (S, D)

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Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Men	ATP Tour ATP Tour Masters 1000 ATP Finals Next Generation ATP Finals ATP Challenger Tour ITF Men's World Tennis Tour
Women	WTA Tour WTA Premier WTA Finals WTA Elite Trophy WTA 125K series ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
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