2018 WTA Premier tournaments

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).[1]

Schedule

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Premier

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Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Ref
1 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
[2]
  Kiki Bertens
  Demi Schuurs
7–5, 6–2
  Andreja Klepač
  María José Martínez Sánchez
[3]
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
[4]
  Gabriela Dabrowski
  Xu Yifan
6–3, 6–1
  Latisha Chan
  Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
[5]
29 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
[6]
  Timea Bacsinszky
  Vera Zvonareva
2–6, 6–1, [10–3]
  Alla Kudryavtseva
  Katarina Srebotnik
[7]
19 February Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
  Elina Svitolina
6–4, 6–0
  Daria Kasatkina   Angelique Kerber
  Garbiñe Muguruza
  Naomi Osaka
  Karolína Plíšková
  Elena Vesnina
  Caroline Garcia
[8]
  Chan Hao-ching
  Yang Zhaoxuan
4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
  Hsieh Su-wei
  Peng Shuai
[9]
2 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
[10]
  Alla Kudryavtseva
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–3
  Andreja Klepač
  María José Martínez Sánchez
[11]
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
[12]
  Raquel Atawo
  Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
  Nicole Melichar
  Květa Peschke
[13]
18 June Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, UK
  Petra Kvitová
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
  Magdaléna Rybáriková   Barbora Strýcová
  Mihaela Buzărnescu
  Lesia Tsurenko
  Dalila Jakupović
  Julia Görges
  Elina Svitolina
[14]
  Tímea Babos
  Kristina Mladenovic
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
  Elise Mertens
  Demi Schuurs
[15]
25 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
[16]
  Gabriela Dabrowski
  Xu Yifan
6–3, 7–5
  Irina-Camelia Begu
  Mihaela Buzărnescu
[17]
30 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
[18]
  Latisha Chan
  Květa Peschke
6–4, 6–1
  Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
[19]
20 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
[20]
  Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
  Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4]
  Hsieh Su-wei
  Laura Siegemund
[21]
17 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
[22]
  Miyu Kato
  Makoto Ninomiya
6–4, 6–4
  Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
  Barbora Strýcová
[23]
15 October Kremlin Cup
Moscow, 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
[24]
  Alexandra Panova
  Laura Siegemund
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
  Darija Jurak
  Raluca Olaru
[25]

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