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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
Premier
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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"2018 WTA Tour Calendar" (PDF) . wtatennis.com . WTA Tour, Inc.
Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022 .
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"Svitolina wins Brisbane to claim 10th WTA title" . ESPN.com . 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Dutch delight as Bertens/Schuurs claim doubles crown" . Brisbane International Tennis . 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Kerber beats Barty to claim Sydney title" . WTA Tennis . 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
^ Juzwiak, Jason (2018-01-12).
"Dabrowski & Xu overwhelm top seeds to take home Sydney title" . WTA Tennis . Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"St Petersburg Open: Petra Kvitova dominates to defeat Kristina Mladenovic" . BBC Sport . 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Comeback win for Zvonareva, Bacsinszky" . Tennis.life . Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Elina Svitolina beats Daria Kasatkina to retain Dubai crown" . Tennis.com . 24 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Taiwan's Chan prevails in doubles at Duba..." Taiwan News . Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Kiki Bertens beats Julia Goerges to cap marathon day with Volvo Car Open title" .
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"Kudryavtseva and Srebotnik double up to win Charleston" . WTA Tennis . Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Tennis: Dominant Karolina Pliskova beats CoCo Vandeweghe to win Stuttgart WTA title" .
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"Battling Petra Kvitova hits peak form to retain her Birmingham Classic crown" . The Telegraph .
ISSN
0307-1235 . Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Birmingham : Kristina Mladenovic et Timea Babos titrées en double" .
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"Eastbourne 2018: Caroline Wozniacki beats Aryna Sabalenka in final" . BBC Sport . 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski shares doubles title at Eastbourne event" .
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"Buzarnescu claims first singles title at San Jose" . ESPN.com . 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Friends Chan and Peschke find winning formula" . WTA Tennis . Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Aryna Sabalenka wins maiden title in Connecticut" . Eurosport . 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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"Connecticut Open: Strycova, Sestini Hlavackova team up for doubles title" . New Haven Register . Retrieved 15 February 2019 .
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ISSN
0447-5763 . Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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" 'It was my childhood dream': Home favorite Kasatkina denies Jabeur to claim Moscow crown" . WTA Tennis . Retrieved 2019-02-15 .
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