2018 WTA Premier tournaments

For 2018 Premier Mandatory and 5 tournaments, see 2018 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 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

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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