| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 20 – October 6 |
| Edition | 28th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Elina Svitolina (3) |
| Most tournament finals |  Simona Halep (4) |
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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, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.[1]
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Tennis Championships | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Hard | Feb 20 – 26 | $2,666,000 |
| Indian Wells Open[3] | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 6 – 19 | $7,669,423 |
| Miami Open[4] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 20 – Apr 2 | $7,669,423 |
| Madrid Open[5] | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 8 – 14 | €5,924,318 |
| Italian Open[6] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 15 – 21 | $3,076,495 |
| Canadian Open | Canada | Toronto | Hard | Aug 7 – 13 | $2,735,139 |
| Cincinnati Open[7] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 14 – 20 | $2,836,904 |
| Wuhan Open | China | Wuhan | Hard | Sep 25 – Oct 1 | $2,666,000 |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 2 – 8 | $6,289,521 |
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Elina Svitolina
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 Caroline Wozniacki
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6–4, 6–2 |  Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
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 Andrea Hlaváčková  Peng Shuai
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6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Indian Wells | Elena Vesnina
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Svetlana Kuznetsova
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6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 |  Latisha Chan  Martina Hingis
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Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková
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7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Miami |  Johanna Konta
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Caroline Wozniacki
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6–4, 6–3 |  Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan
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 Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Madrid | Simona Halep
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 Kristina Mladenovic
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7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis
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 Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Rome | Elina Svitolina
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Simona Halep
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4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis
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Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Toronto | Elina Svitolina
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Caroline Wozniacki
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6–4, 6–0 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
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 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
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6–0, 6–4 |
| Cincinnati |  Garbiñe Muguruza
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Simona Halep
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6–1, 6–0 | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis
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Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu
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4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Wuhan | Caroline Garcia
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 Ashleigh Barty
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6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis
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 Shuko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–4] |
| Beijing | Caroline Garcia
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Simona Halep
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis
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Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková
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6–1, 6–4 |
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