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2019 WTA Premier tournaments

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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 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 (Dubai, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan), and Premier (12 tournaments in Europe, United States and Australia).

Schedule

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Premier

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

References

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  2. ^ "Melichar/Peschke clinch third doubles title together". Brisbane International Tennis. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Ashleigh Barty falls to Petra Kvitova in Sydney epic". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 12 January 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Krunic/Siniakova, Murray/Soares claim doubles titles". Sydney International Tennis. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  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. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Simona Halep shocked by Elise Mertens in the final of the Qatar Open". Sky Sports. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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