2012 WTA Premier tournaments

2012 Premier Mandatory and 5 tournaments 2012 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 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 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 Tokyo), and Premier (12 tournaments in Europe, United States and Australia).2012 WTA calendar http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TourCalendar_2012.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111027054835/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TourCalendar_2012.pdf 2011-10-27 2011-10-09 wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. Schedule Premier Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 January 2012 Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia EST Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–1 SVK Daniela Hantuchová BEL Kim ClijstersITA Francesca Schiavone CZE Iveta BenešováUSA Serena WilliamsSRB Jelena JankovićGER Andrea Petkovic ESP Nuria Llagostera VivesESP Arantxa Parra Santonja7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2) USA Raquel Kops-JonesUSA Abigail Spears9 January 2012 Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia BLR Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 CHN Li Na POL Agnieszka RadwańskaCZE Petra Kvitová DEN Caroline WozniackiFRA Marion BartoliCZE Lucie ŠafářováSVK Daniela Hantuchová CZE Květa PeschkeSVN Katarina Srebotnik6–1, 4–6, [13–11] USA Liezel HuberUSA Lisa Raymond6 February Open GDF Suez Paris, France GER Angelique Kerber7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3 FRA Marion Bartoli BEL Yanina WickmayerCZE Klára Zakopalová RUS Maria Sharapova GER Mona BarthelGER Julia GörgesITA Roberta Vinci USA Liezel HuberUSA Lisa Raymond7–6(7–3), 6–1 GER Anna-Lena GrönefeldCRO Petra Martić20 February Barclays Dubai TennisChampionshipsDubai, UAE POL Agnieszka Radwańska7–5, 6–4 GER Julia Görges DEN Caroline WozniackiSRB Jelena Janković SVK Daniela HantuchováSRB Ana IvanovicAUS Samantha StosurGER Sabine Lisicki USA Liezel HuberUSA Lisa Raymond6–2, 6–1 IND Sania MirzaRUS Elena Vesnina2 April Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA USA Serena Williams6–0, 6–1 CZE Lucie Šafářová SLO Polona HercogAUS Samantha Stosur RUS Nadia PetrovaRUS Vera ZvonarevaGER Sabine LisickiUSA Venus Williams RUS Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaCZE Lucie Šafářová5–7, 6–4, [10–6] ESP Anabel Medina GarriguesKAZ Yaroslava Shvedova23 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany RUS Maria Sharapova6–1, 6–4 BLR Victoria Azarenka POL Agnieszka RadwańskaCZE Petra Kvitová GER Mona BarthelCHN Li NaGER Angelique KerberAUS Samantha Stosur CZE Iveta BenešováCZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová6–4, 7–5 GER Julia GörgesGER Anna-Lena Grönefeld21 May Brussels Open Brussels, BelgiumPOL Agnieszka Radwańska7–5, 6–0 ROU Simona Halep EST Kaia Kanepi SWE Sofia Arvidsson BEL Alison Van UytvanckBUL Tsvetana PironkovaSVK Dominika CibulkováPOL Urszula Radwańska USA Bethanie Mattek-SandsIND Sania Mirza6–3, 6–2 POL Alicja RosolskaCHN Zheng Jie18 June Aegon International Eastbourne, UK AUT Tamira Paszek5–7, 6–3, 7–5 GER Angelique Kerber FRA Marion BartoliCZE Klára Zakopalová BUL Tsvetana PironkovaCZE Lucie ŠafářováRUS Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaRUS Ekaterina Makarova ESP Nuria Llagostera VivesESP María José Martínez Sánchez6–4, ret. USA Liezel HuberUSA Lisa Raymond9 July Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA USA Serena Williams7–5, 6–3 USA Coco Vandeweghe ROU Sorana Cîrstea BEL Yanina Wickmayer RSA Chanelle ScheepersSVK Dominika CibulkováPOL Urszula RadwańskaFRA Marion Bartoli NZL Marina ErakovicGBR Heather Watson7–5, 7–6(9–7) AUS Jarmila GajdošováUSA Vania King16 July Mercury Insurance Open San Diego, USA SVK Dominika Cibulková6–1, 7–5 FRA Marion Bartoli TPE Chan Yung-janRUS Nadia Petrova USA Christina McHaleSRB Jelena JankovićUSA Varvara LepchenkoPOL Urszula Radwańska USA Raquel Kops-JonesUSA Abigail Spears6–2, 6–4 USA Vania KingRUS Nadia Petrova20 August New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, USA CZE Petra Kvitová7–6(11–9), 7–5 RUS Maria Kirilenko DEN Caroline WozniackiITA Sara Errani BLR Olga GovortsovaSVK Dominika CibulkováFRA Marion BartoliCZE Lucie Šafářová USA Liezel HuberUSA Lisa Raymond4–6, 6–0, [10–4] CZE Andrea HlaváčkováCZE Lucie Hradecká15 October Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia DEN Caroline Wozniacki6–2, 4–6, 7–5 AUS Samantha Stosur SRB Ana Ivanovic SWE Sofia Arvidsson CZE Klára Zakopalová SRB Vesna DoloncSVK Dominika CibulkováRUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Ekaterina MakarovaRUS Elena Vesnina6–3, 1–6, [10–8] RUS Maria KirilenkoRUS Nadia Petrova References *WTA Premier tournaments Category:WTA Premier tournaments seasons