2012 WTA Premier tournaments

The 2012 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2012 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments are divided into three levels which all rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments.

Schedule

Premier Mandatory

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 March (2 weeks)	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, USA	Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3	Maria Sharapova	Angelique Kerber Ana Ivanovic	Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na Marion Bartoli Maria Kirilenko
7 March (2 weeks)	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, USA	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–3	Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina	Angelique Kerber Ana Ivanovic	Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na Marion Bartoli Maria Kirilenko
21 March (2 weeks)	Sony Ericsson Open Miami, USA	Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4	Maria Sharapova	Marion Bartoli Caroline Wozniacki	Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Serena Williams Li Na
21 March (2 weeks)	Sony Ericsson Open Miami, USA	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 7–6^(7–0), 4–6, [10–4]	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Marion Bartoli Caroline Wozniacki	Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Serena Williams Li Na
7 May	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain	Serena Williams 6–1, 6–3	Victoria Azarenka	Agnieszka Radwańska Lucie Hradecká	Li Na Varvara Lepchenko Samantha Stosur Maria Sharapova
7 May	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–1, 3–6, [10–4]	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	Agnieszka Radwańska Lucie Hradecká	Li Na Varvara Lepchenko Samantha Stosur Maria Sharapova
1 October	China Open Beijing, China	Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1	Maria Sharapova	Marion Bartoli Li Na	Romina Oprandi Carla Suárez Navarro Agnieszka Radwańska Angelique Kerber
1 October	China Open Beijing, China	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 7–5, 7–5	Nuria Llagostera Vives Sania Mirza	Marion Bartoli Li Na

Premier 5

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 February	Qatar Ladies Open Doha, Qatar	Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–2	Samantha Stosur	Agnieszka Radwańska Marion Bartoli	Yanina Wickmayer Christina McHale Monica Niculescu Lucie Šafářová
13 February	Qatar Ladies Open Doha, Qatar	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–1	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	Agnieszka Radwańska Marion Bartoli
14 May	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy	Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)	Li Na	Serena Williams Angelique Kerber	Dominika Cibulková Flavia Pennetta Petra Kvitová Venus Williams
14 May	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 7–5	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	Serena Williams Angelique Kerber
6 August	Rogers Cup Montréal, Canada	Petra Kvitová 7–5, 2–6, 6–3	Li Na	Caroline Wozniacki Lucie Šafářová	Tamira Paszek Aleksandra Wozniak Roberta Vinci Agnieszka Radwańska
6 August	Rogers Cup Montréal, Canada	Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 2–6, [10–7]	Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik	Caroline Wozniacki Lucie Šafářová
13 August	Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA	Li Na 1–6, 6–3, 6–1	Angelique Kerber	Venus Williams Petra Kvitová	Agnieszka Radwańska Samantha Stosur Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Serena Williams
13 August	Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 6–3	Katarina Srebotnik Zheng Jie	Venus Williams Petra Kvitová
24 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Nadia Petrova 6–0, 1–6, 6–3	Agnieszka Radwańska	Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur	Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki Sara Errani Maria Sharapova
24 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–1, 6–4	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur

Premier

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 January	2012 Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–1	Daniela Hantuchová	Kim Clijsters Francesca Schiavone	Iveta Benešová Serena Williams Jelena Janković Andrea Petkovic
2 January	2012 Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Nuria Llagostera Vives Arantxa Parra Santonja 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2)	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	Kim Clijsters Francesca Schiavone
9 January	2012 Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia	Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 1–6, 6–3	Li Na	Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová	Caroline Wozniacki Marion Bartoli Lucie Šafářová Daniela Hantuchová
9 January	2012 Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová
6 February	Open GDF Suez Paris, France	Angelique Kerber 7–6^(7–3), 5–7, 6–3	Marion Bartoli	Yanina Wickmayer Klára Zakopalová	Maria Sharapova Mona Barthel Julia Görges Roberta Vinci
6 February	Open GDF Suez Paris, France	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 7–6^(7–3), 6–1	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Petra Martić	Yanina Wickmayer Klára Zakopalová	Maria Sharapova Mona Barthel Julia Görges Roberta Vinci
20 February	Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4	Julia Görges	Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković	Daniela Hantuchová Ana Ivanovic Samantha Stosur Sabine Lisicki
20 February	Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–1	Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina	Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković
2 April	Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA	Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1	Lucie Šafářová	Polona Hercog Samantha Stosur	Nadia Petrova Vera Zvonareva Sabine Lisicki Venus Williams
2 April	Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová 5–7, 6–4, [10–6]	Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova	Polona Hercog Samantha Stosur	Nadia Petrova Vera Zvonareva Sabine Lisicki Venus Williams
23 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4	Victoria Azarenka	Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová	Mona Barthel Li Na Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur
23 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–4, 7–5	Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová	Mona Barthel Li Na Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur
21 May	Brussels Open Brussels, Belgium	Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–0	Simona Halep	Kaia Kanepi Sofia Arvidsson	Alison Van Uytvanck Tsvetana Pironkova Dominika Cibulková Urszula Radwańska
21 May	Brussels Open Brussels, Belgium	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–2	Alicja Rosolska Zheng Jie	Kaia Kanepi Sofia Arvidsson
18 June	Aegon International Eastbourne, UK	Tamira Paszek 5–7, 6–3, 7–5	Angelique Kerber	Marion Bartoli Klára Zakopalová	Tsvetana Pironkova Lucie Šafářová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Ekaterina Makarova
18 June	Aegon International Eastbourne, UK	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 6–4, ret.	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	Marion Bartoli Klára Zakopalová
9 July	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA	Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3	Coco Vandeweghe	Sorana Cîrstea Yanina Wickmayer	Chanelle Scheepers Dominika Cibulková Urszula Radwańska Marion Bartoli
9 July	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA	Marina Erakovic Heather Watson 7–5, 7–6^(9–7)	Jarmila Gajdošová Vania King	Sorana Cîrstea Yanina Wickmayer
16 July	Mercury Insurance Open San Diego, USA	Dominika Cibulková 6–1, 7–5	Marion Bartoli	Chan Yung-jan Nadia Petrova	Christina McHale Jelena Janković Varvara Lepchenko Urszula Radwańska
16 July	Mercury Insurance Open San Diego, USA	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–2, 6–4	Vania King Nadia Petrova	Chan Yung-jan Nadia Petrova
20 August	New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, USA	Petra Kvitová 7–6^(11–9), 7–5	Maria Kirilenko	Caroline Wozniacki Sara Errani	Olga Govortsova Dominika Cibulková Marion Bartoli Lucie Šafářová
20 August	New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, USA	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 4–6, 6–0, [10–4]	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	Caroline Wozniacki Sara Errani
15 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 4–6, 7–5	Samantha Stosur	Ana Ivanovic Sofia Arvidsson	Klára Zakopalová Vesna Dolonc Dominika Cibulková Maria Kirilenko
15 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 6–3, 1–6, [10–8]	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova	Ana Ivanovic Sofia Arvidsson

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WTA Premier tournaments
Tournaments by year	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Premier Mandatory	Indian Wells (2009–present) Miami (2009–present) Madrid (2009–present) Beijing (2009–present)
Premier 5 tournaments	Doha (2012–2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) Rome (2009–present) Toronto / Montreal (2009–present) Cincinnati (2009–present) Wuhan (2014–present)
Premier tournaments	Brisbane (2012–present) Adelaide (2020–present) St. Petersburg (2016–present) Dubai (2012–2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) Charleston (2009–present) Stuttgart (2009–present) Berlin (2020–present) Eastbourne (2009–present) San Jose / Stanford (2009–present) Zhengzhou (2019-present) Tokyo (2014–present) Moscow (2009–present)
Former Premier tournaments	Sydney (2009–2019) Birmingham (2014–2019) New Haven (2009–2018) Antwerp (2015) Paris (2009–2014) San Diego / Carlsbad (2010–2013) Brussels (2011–2013) Warsaw (2009–2010) Los Angeles (2009)
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2012 WTA Tour « 2011 2013 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)
WTA Premier 5 tournaments	Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Tokyo (S, D)
WTA Premier tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) Carlsbad (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
WTA International tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) Fes (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Bad Gastein (S, D) Baku (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Linz (S, D) Osaka (S, D) Luxembourg City (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I Play-offs WG II Play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa
Summer Olympic Games, London (S, D, X) WTA Championships, Istanbul (S, D) WTA Tournament of Champions, Sofia (S)

2012 in tennis
Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Finals ITF Men's Circuit
Women	WTA Tour WTA Championships WTA Tournament of Champions WTA 125K series ITF Women's Circuit
Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup
Other events	Olympic Games Paralympic Games