The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Cincinnati, Canada and Tokyo.
Tournaments TournamentCountryLocationSurfaceDatePrize money Barclays Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsUnited Arab EmiratesDubaiHardFeb 15 – 21$2,000,000 BNP Paribas OpenUnited StatesIndian WellsHardMar 8 – 21$4,500,000 Sony Ericsson OpenUnited StatesKey BiscayneHardMay 22 – Apr 4$4,500,000 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaItalyRomeClay (red)May 3 – 9$2,000,000 Mutua Madrileña Madrid OpenSpainMadridClay (red)May 10 – 16$4,500,000 W&S Financial Group Women's OpenFrom Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith, page 3 (2008 Edition; ).United StatesMasonHardAug 9 – 15$2,000,000 Rogers CupCanadaMontrealHardAug 16 – 22$2,000,000 Toray Pan Pacific OpenJapanTokyoHardSep 27 – Oct 3$2,000,000 China OpenChinaBeijingHardOct 4 – 10$4,500,000
Results
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score Dubai Venus Williams Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 7–5 Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik7–6(7–5), 6–4 Indian Wells Jelena Janković Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur6–4, 2–6, [10–5] Miami Kim Clijsters Venus Williams 6–2, 6–1 Gisela Dulko* Flavia Pennetta* Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur6–3, 4–6, [10–7] Rome María José Martínez Sánchez* Jelena Janković 7–67–5, 7–5 Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta María José Martínez Sánchez Nuria Llagostera Vives6–4, 6–2 Madrid Aravane Rezaï* Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5 Serena Williams Venus Williams Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta6–2, 7–5 Cincinnati Kim Clijsters Maria Sharapova 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 Victoria Azarenka Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–8) Maria Kirilenko* Montréal Caroline Wozniacki* Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik7–5, 3–6, [12–10] Tokyo Caroline Wozniacki Elena Dementieva1–6, 6–2, 6–3 Iveta Benešová* Barbora Strýcová* Shahar Pe'er Peng Shuai6–4, 4–6, [10-8] Beijing Caroline Wozniacki Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Chuang Chia-jung Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta7–6(7–2), 1–6, [10–7] Olga Govortsova*
See also WTA Premier tournaments 2010 WTA Tour 2010 ATP Masters 1000 2010 ATP Tour
References
External links Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website