| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 20 – October 6 |
| Edition | 28th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Elina Svitolina (3) |
| 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[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* |  Caroline Wozniacki | 6–4, 6–2 |  Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |  Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai | 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Indian Wells | Elena Vesnina* | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 |  Latisha Chan Martina Hingis | Lucie HradeckáKateřina Siniaková | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Miami |  Johanna Konta* | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–4, 6–3 |  Gabriela Dabrowski*Xu Yifan* |  Sania MirzaBarbora Strýcová | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Madrid | Simona Halep |  Kristina Mladenovic | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis |  Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Rome | Elina Svitolina | Simona Halep | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Toronto | Elina Svitolina | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–4, 6–0 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |  Anna-Lena GrönefeldKvěta Peschke | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Cincinnati |  Garbiñe Muguruza | Simona Halep | 6–1, 6–0 | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis | Hsieh Su-weiMonica Niculescu | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Wuhan | Caroline Garcia* |  Ashleigh Barty | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis |  Shuko AoyamaYang Zhaoxuan | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–4] |
| Beijing | Caroline Garcia | Simona Halep | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | Latisha Chan Martina Hingis | Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková | 6–1, 6–4 |