2018_WTA_Premier_Mandatory_and_Premier_5_tournaments
2018 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments
2018 WTA Premier Mandatory/5 events.
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: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.[1]
Quick Facts Details, Duration ...
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 12 – October 7 |
| Edition | 29th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Petra Kvitová (2) |
| Most tournament finals |  Simona Halep (3) |
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Main article: 2018 WTA Tour
More information Tournament, Country ...
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Open[3] | Qatar | Doha | Hard | Feb 12 – 18 | $3,198,000 |
| Indian Wells Open[4] | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 5 – 18 | $8,648,508 |
| Miami Open[5] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 19 – Apr 1 | $8,648,508 |
| Madrid Open | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 7 – 13 | €6,685,828 |
| Italian Open[6] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 14 – 20 | $3,351,720 |
| Canadian Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 6 – 12 | $2,820,000 |
| Cincinnati Open[7] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 13 – 19 | $2,874,299 |
| Wuhan Open[8] | China | Wuhan | Hard | Sep 24 – 30 | $2,746,000 |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 1 – 7 | $8,285,274 |
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* First-time champion
More information Tournament, Singles champions ...
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha | Petra Kvitová |
 Garbiñe Muguruza |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |  Gabriela Dabrowski |
 Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez |
6–3, 6–3 |
 Jeļena Ostapenko* | ||||||
| Indian Wells |  Naomi Osaka |
 Daria Kasatkina |
6–3, 6–2 |  Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Miami |  Sloane Stephens |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |  Ashleigh Barty* |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
6–2, 6–1 |
| CoCo Vandeweghe | ||||||
| Madrid | Petra Kvitová |
 Kiki Bertens |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
 Tímea Babos  Kristina Mladenovic |
2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Rome |  Elina Svitolina |
Simona Halep |
6–0, 6–4 | Ashleigh Barty |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Demi Schuurs* | ||||||
| Montréal | Simona Halep |
Sloane Stephens |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4 | Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs |
Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Cincinnati | Kiki Bertens |
Simona Halep |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova |
 Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Wuhan |  Aryna Sabalenka |
 Anett Kontaveit |
6–3, 6–3 | Elise Mertens* |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Demi Schuurs | ||||||
| Beijing |  Caroline Wozniacki |
Anastasija Sevastova |
6–3, 6–3 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová |
Gabriela Dabrowski  Xu Yifan |
4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
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