The 2020 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2020 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).
Schedule
Premier Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 January Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia Karolína Plíšková 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 Madison Keys Petra Kvitová Naomi Osaka Jennifer Brady Danielle Collins Kiki Bertens Alison Riske Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8] Ashleigh Barty Kiki Bertens13 January Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia Ashleigh Barty 6–2, 7–5 Dayana Yastremska Danielle Collins Aryna Sabalenka Markéta Vondroušová Belinda Bencic Donna Vekić Simona Halep Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] Gabriela Dabrowski Darija Jurak10 February St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia Kiki Bertens 6–1, 6–3 Elena Rybakina Maria Sakkari Ekaterina Alexandrova Belinda Bencic Océane Dodin Petra Kvitová Anastasia Potapova Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 4–6, 6–0, [10–3] Kaitlyn Christian Alexa Guarachi17 February Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE Simona Halep 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Elena Rybakina Jennifer Brady Petra Martić Aryna Sabalenka Garbiñe Muguruza Anett Kontaveit Karolína Plíšková Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 7–5, 3–6, [10–5] Barbora Krejčíková Zheng Saisai6 April Volvo Car Open Charleston, USACancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.20 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany15 June German OpenBerlin, Germany22 June Eastbourne International Eastbourne, UK3 August Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, USA14 September Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou, China21 September Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan19 October Ostrava Open Ostrava, Czech Republic Aryna Sabalenka 6–2, 6–2 Victoria Azarenka Maria Sakkari Jennifer Brady Ons Jabeur Elise Mertens Sara Sorribes Tormo Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 6–1, 6–3 Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani26 October Kremlin CupMoscow, RussiaCancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.
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