| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 16 – October 11 |
| Edition | 26th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Simona Halep Serena Williams (2) |
| Most finals | Simona Halep (4) |
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The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of theWTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women'stennis organised by theWTA called theWTA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Tennis Championships[2] | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Hard | Feb 16 – 22 | $2,513,000 |
| Indian Wells Open[3] | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 9 – 22 | $6,157,160 |
| Miami Open | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 23 – Apr 5 | $6,157,160 |
| Madrid Open[4] | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 4 – 10 | €4,185,405 |
| Italian Open[5] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 11 – 17 | $2,183,600 |
| Canadian Open | Canada | Toronto | Hard | Aug 10 – 16 | $2,513,000 |
| Cincinnati Open[6] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 17 – 23 | $2,701,240 |
| Wuhan Open | China | Wuhan | Hard | Sep 28 – Oct 4 | $2,513,000 |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 5 – 11 | $6,157,160 |
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Simona Halep |  Karolína Plíšková | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |  Tímea Babos* |  Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro | 6–3, 6–2 |
 Kristina Mladenovic | ||||||
| Indian Wells | Simona Halep |  Jelena Janković | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |  Martina Hingis Sania Mirza |  Ekaterina MakarovaElena Vesnina | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Miami | Serena Williams | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–2, 6–0 | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Madrid | Petra Kvitová | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–1, 6–2 |  Casey Dellacqua* | Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] |
 Yaroslava Shvedova | ||||||
| Rome | Maria Sharapova | Carla Suárez Navarro | 7–6, 7–5, 6–1 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Toronto | Belinda Bencic* | Simona Halep | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 3–0, ret. | Bethanie Mattek-Sands* | Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Lucie Šafářová | ||||||
| Cincinnati | Serena Williams | Simona Halep | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |  Chan Hao-ching* | Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Chan Latisha | ||||||
| Wuhan | Venus Williams | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6–3, 3–0, ret. | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | Irina-Camelia BeguMonica Niculescu | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Beijing | Garbiñe Muguruza* | Timea Bacsinszky | 7–5, 6–4 | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | Chan Hao-ching Chan Latisha | 6–7(9–11), 6–1, [10–8] |