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).[1][2]

Schedule

Premier

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 JanuaryBrisbane International
Brisbane, Australia		Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
6–4, 4–6, 7–5		United States Madison KeysCzech Republic Petra Kvitová
Japan Naomi Osaka		United States Jennifer Brady
United States Danielle Collins
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
United States Alison Riske
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]		Australia Ashleigh Barty
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
13 JanuaryAdelaide International
Adelaide, Australia		Australia Ashleigh Barty
6–2, 7–5		Ukraine Dayana YastremskaUnited States Danielle Collins
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka		Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
Switzerland Belinda Bencic
Croatia Donna Vekić
Romania Simona Halep
United States Nicole Melichar
China Xu Yifan
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]		Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Croatia Darija Jurak
10 FebruarySt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
St. Petersburg, Russia		Netherlands Kiki Bertens
6–1, 6–3		Kazakhstan Elena RybakinaGreece Maria Sakkari
Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova		Switzerland Belinda Bencic
France Océane Dodin
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Russia Anastasia Potapova
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
4–6, 6–0, [10–3]		United States Kaitlyn Christian
Chile Alexa Guarachi
17 FebruaryDubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE		Romania Simona Halep
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)		Kazakhstan Elena RybakinaUnited States Jennifer Brady
Croatia Petra Martić		Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
7–5, 3–6, [10–5]		Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
China Zheng Saisai
6 AprilVolvo Car Open
Charleston, USA		Cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.[3]
20 AprilPorsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
15 JuneGerman Open
Berlin, Germany
22 JuneEastbourne International
Eastbourne, UK
3 AugustSilicon Valley Classic
San Jose, USA
14 SeptemberZhengzhou Open
Zhengzhou, China
21 SeptemberToray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
19 OctoberOstrava Open
Ostrava, Czech Republic		Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
6–2, 6–2		Belarus Victoria AzarenkaGreece Maria Sakkari
United States Jennifer Brady		Tunisia Ons Jabeur
Belgium Elise Mertens
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
Belgium Elise Mertens
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
6–1, 6–3		Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Brazil Luisa Stefani
26 OctoberKremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia		Cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 WTA Tour Calendar" (PDF). Wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "2020 WTA Tour Calendar - Second half" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. 1 2 "WTA Tour suspended until May 2". WTA. 16 March 2020.
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