# 2016 WTA Premier tournaments

The 2016 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2016 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

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 4 January | Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia | Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1 | Angelique Kerber | Samantha Crawford Carla Suárez Navarro | Roberta Vinci Andrea Petkovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Varvara Lepchenko |
| 4 January | Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 7–5, 6–1 | Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic | Samantha Crawford Carla Suárez Navarro | Roberta Vinci Andrea Petkovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Varvara Lepchenko |
| 11 January | Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia | Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–0, 6–2 | Monica Puig | Simona Halep Belinda Bencic | Karolína Plíšková Sara Errani Ekaterina Makarova Samantha Stosur |
| 11 January | Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 1–6, 7–5, [10–5] | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | Simona Halep Belinda Bencic | Karolína Plíšková Sara Errani Ekaterina Makarova Samantha Stosur |
| 8 February | St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia | Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–3 | Belinda Bencic | Daria Kasatkina Ana Ivanovic | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Dominika Cibulková Kateryna Kozlova Tímea Babos |
| 8 February | St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–1 | Vera Dushevina Barbora Krejčíková | Daria Kasatkina Ana Ivanovic | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Dominika Cibulková Kateryna Kozlova Tímea Babos |
| 15 February | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE | Sara Errani 6–0, 6–2 | Barbora Strýcová | Caroline Garcia Elina Svitolina | Ana Ivanovic Andrea Petkovic Madison Brengle Coco Vandeweghe |
| 15 February | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE | Chuang Chia-jung Darija Jurak 6–4, 6–4 | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | Caroline Garcia Elina Svitolina | Ana Ivanovic Andrea Petkovic Madison Brengle Coco Vandeweghe |
| 4 April | Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA | Sloane Stephens 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 | Elena Vesnina | Angelique Kerber Sara Errani | Irina-Camelia Begu Daria Kasatkina Yulia Putintseva Laura Siegemund |
| 4 April | Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic 6–2, 7–5 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | Angelique Kerber Sara Errani | Irina-Camelia Begu Daria Kasatkina Yulia Putintseva Laura Siegemund |
| 18 April | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany | Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–0 | Laura Siegemund | Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová | Karolína Plíšková Roberta Vinci Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro |
| 18 April | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic 2–6, 6–1, [10–6] | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová | Karolína Plíšková Roberta Vinci Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro |
| 13 June | Aegon Classic Birmingham, UK | Madison Keys 6–3, 6–4 | Barbora Strýcová | Coco Vandeweghe Carla Suárez Navarro | Yanina Wickmayer Tsvetana Pironkova Jeļena Ostapenko Angelique Kerber |
| 13 June | Aegon Classic Birmingham, UK | Karolína Plíšková Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 7–6$^{{7–1)}$ | Vania King Alla Kudryavtseva | Coco Vandeweghe Carla Suárez Navarro | Yanina Wickmayer Tsvetana Pironkova Jeļena Ostapenko Angelique Kerber |
| 20 June | Aegon International Eastbourne, UK | Dominika Cibulková 7–5, 6–3 | Karolína Plíšková | Monica Puig Johanna Konta | Agnieszka Radwańska Kristina Mladenovic Elena Vesnina Ekaterina Makarova |
| 20 June | Aegon International Eastbourne, UK | Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [10–6] | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | Monica Puig Johanna Konta | Agnieszka Radwańska Kristina Mladenovic Elena Vesnina Ekaterina Makarova |
| 18 July | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA | Johanna Konta 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 | Venus Williams | Alison Riske Dominika Cibulková | Catherine Bellis Coco Vandeweghe Zheng Saisai Misaki Doi |
| 18 July | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA | Raquel Atawo Abigail Spears 6–3, 6–4 | Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova | Alison Riske Dominika Cibulková | Catherine Bellis Coco Vandeweghe Zheng Saisai Misaki Doi |
| 22 August | Connecticut Open New Haven, USA | Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ | Elina Svitolina | Petra Kvitová Johanna Larsson | Kirsten Flipkens Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina Roberta Vinci |
| 22 August | Connecticut Open New Haven, USA | Sania Mirza Monica Niculescu 7–5, 6–4 | Kateryna Bondarenko Chuang Chia-jung | Petra Kvitová Johanna Larsson | Kirsten Flipkens Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina Roberta Vinci |
| 19 September | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan | Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 6–3 | Naomi Osaka | Elina Svitolina Agnieszka Radwańska | Garbiñe Muguruza Aliaksandra Sasnovich Magda Linette Monica Puig |
| 19 September | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová 6–1, 6–1 | Liang Chen Yang Zhaoxuan | Elina Svitolina Agnieszka Radwańska | Garbiñe Muguruza Aliaksandra Sasnovich Magda Linette Monica Puig |
| 17 October | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia | Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2, 6–1 | Daria Gavrilova | Elina Svitolina Julia Görges | Tímea Babos Ana Konjuh Daria Kasatkina Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
| 17 October | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 4–6, 6–0, [10–7] | Daria Gavrilova Daria Kasatkina | Elina Svitolina Julia Görges | Tímea Babos Ana Konjuh Daria Kasatkina Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |