2014 WTA Premier tournaments

The 2014 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2014 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]

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Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 December	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Serena Williams 6–4, 7–5	Victoria Azarenka	Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković	Dominika Cibulková Kaia Kanepi Angelique Kerber Stefanie Vögele
30 December	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova 6–3, 6–1	Kristina Mladenovic Galina Voskoboeva	Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković
6 January	Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia	Tsvetana Pironkova 6–4, 6–4	Angelique Kerber	Madison Keys Petra Kvitová	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani Lucie Šafářová
6 January	Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia	Tímea Babos Lucie Šafářová 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Madison Keys Petra Kvitová
27 January	Open GDF Suez Paris, France	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Sara Errani	Maria Sharapova Alizé Cornet	Kirsten Flipkens Angelique Kerber Elina Svitolina Andrea Petkovic
27 January	Open GDF Suez Paris, France	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke 6–7^7–9), 6–4, [10–5]	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	Maria Sharapova Alizé Cornet
17 February	Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Venus Williams 6–3, 6–0	Alizé Cornet	Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki	Jelena Janković Carla Suárez Navarro Sorana Cîrstea Flavia Pennetta
17 February	Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova 6–2, 5–7, [10–8]	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki
31 March	Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA	Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 6–2	Jana Čepelová	Belinda Bencic Eugenie Bouchard	Daniela Hantuchová Sara Errani Lucie Šafářová Jelena Janković
31 March	Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA	Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova 7–6^(7–4), 6–2	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Belinda Bencic Eugenie Bouchard
21 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Maria Sharapova 3–6, 6–4, 6–1	Ana Ivanovic	Sara Errani Jelena Janković	Agnieszka Radwańska Carla Suárez Navarro Alisa Kleybanova Svetlana Kuznetsova
21 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–3	Cara Black Sania Mirza	Sara Errani Jelena Janković
9 June	Aegon Classic Birmingham, UK	Ana Ivanovic 6–3, 6–2	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	Zhang Shuai Casey Dellacqua	Klára Koukalová Sloane Stephens Kirsten Flipkens Kimiko Date-Krumm
9 June	Aegon Classic Birmingham, UK	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 7–6^(7–1), 6–1	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Zhang Shuai Casey Dellacqua
16 June	Aegon International Eastbourne, UK	Madison Keys 6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Angelique Kerber	Caroline Wozniacki Heather Watson	Ekaterina Makarova Camila Giorgi Lauren Davis Petra Kvitová
16 June	Aegon International Eastbourne, UK	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 6–3, 5–7, [10–7]	Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta	Caroline Wozniacki Heather Watson	Ekaterina Makarova Camila Giorgi Lauren Davis Petra Kvitová
28 July	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA	Serena Williams 7–6^(7–1), 6–3	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic Varvara Lepchenko	Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza Sachia Vickery
28 July	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]	Paula Kania Kateřina Siniaková	Andrea Petkovic Varvara Lepchenko	Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza Sachia Vickery
18 August	New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, USA	Petra Kvitová 6–4, 6–2	Magdaléna Rybáriková	Camila Giorgi Samantha Stosur	Alison Riske Garbiñe Muguruza Kirsten Flipkens Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová
18 August	New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, USA	Andreja Klepač Sílvia Soler-Espinosa 7–5, 4–6, [10–7]	Marina Erakovic Arantxa Parra Santonja	Camila Giorgi Samantha Stosur
15 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Ana Ivanovic 6–2, 7–6^(7–2)	Caroline Wozniacki	Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza	Dominika Cibulková Lucie Šafářová Casey Dellacqua Carla Suárez Navarro
15 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Cara Black Sania Mirza 6–2, 7–5	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro	Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza
13 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–4, 5–7, 6–1	Irina-Camelia Begu	Kateřina Siniaková Lucie Šafářová	Vitalia Diatchenko Camila Giorgi Svetlana Kuznetsova Tsvetana Pironkova
13 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 7–5	Caroline Garcia Arantxa Parra Santonja	Kateřina Siniaková Lucie Šafářová

v t e WTA Premier tournaments (2009–2020)
Tournaments by year	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Premier Mandatory	Indian Wells (2009–2020) Miami (2009–2020) Madrid (2009–2020) Beijing (2009–2020)
Premier 5 tournaments	Dubai (2009–2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) Doha (2012–2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) Rome (2009–2020) Montréal / Toronto (2009–2020) Cincinnati (2009–2020) Tokyo (2009–2013) Wuhan (2014–2020)
Premier tournaments	Brisbane (2012–2020) Sydney (2009–2019) Adelaide (2020) Paris (2009–2014) Antwerp (2015) St. Petersburg (2016–2020) Doha (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) Dubai (2012–2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) Charleston (2009–2020) Stuttgart (2009–2020) Warsaw (2009–2010) Brussels (2011–2013) Birmingham (2014–2019) Berlin (2020) Eastbourne (2009–2020) San Jose / Stanford (2009–2020) Los Angeles (2009) San Diego / Carlsbad (2010–2013) New Haven (2009–2018) Zhengzhou (2019–2020) Tokyo (2014–2020) Moscow (2009–2020) Ostrava (2020)
WTA Tour

v t e 2014 WTA Tour « 2013 2015 »
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) Wuhan (S, D)
WTA Premier tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
WTA International tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Shenzhen (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Rio De Janeiro (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Florianópolis (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Bogotà (S, D) Katowice (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Marrakech (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Nuremberg (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Bad Gastein (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Istanbul (S, D) Baku (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Tianjin (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
WTA Championships, Singapore (S, D) WTA Tournament of Champions, Sofia (S)

v t e 2014 in tennis « 2013 2015 »
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 Premier Mandatory WTA Tour 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 TeamTennis International Premier Tennis League Champions Tennis League
Other events	Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games Summer Youth Olympics

2014 WTA Premier tournaments

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