# 2018 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments

The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.

## Tournaments

| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money |
| Qatar Open | Qatar | Doha | Hard | Feb 12 – 18 | $3,198,000 |
| Indian Wells Open | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 5 – 18 | $8,648,508 |
| Miami Open | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 19 – Apr 1 | $8,648,508 |
| Madrid Open | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 7 – 13 | €6,685,828 |
| Italian Open | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 14 – 20 | $3,351,720 |
| Canadian Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 6 – 12 | $2,820,000 |
| Cincinnati Open | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 13 – 19 | $2,874,299 |
| Wuhan Open | China | Wuhan | Hard | Sep 24 – 30 | $2,746,000 |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 1 – 7 | $8,285,274 |

## Results

| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Doha Singles – Doubles | Petra Kvitová | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Gabriela Dabrowski | Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Doha Singles – Doubles | Petra Kvitová | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Jeļena Ostapenko* | Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Indian Wells Singles – Doubles | Naomi Osaka | Daria Kasatkina | 6–3, 6–2 | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Miami Singles – Doubles | Sloane Stephens | Jeļena Ostapenko | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 | Ashleigh Barty* | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Miami Singles – Doubles | Sloane Stephens | Jeļena Ostapenko | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 | CoCo Vandeweghe | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Madrid Singles – Doubles | Petra Kvitová | Kiki Bertens | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6, 6–3 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | 2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Rome Singles – Doubles | Elina Svitolina | Simona Halep | 6–0, 6–4 | Ashleigh Barty | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Rome Singles – Doubles | Elina Svitolina | Simona Halep | 6–0, 6–4 | Demi Schuurs* | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Montréal Singles – Doubles | Simona Halep | Sloane Stephens | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 6–4 | Ashleigh Barty Demi Schuurs | Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Cincinnati Singles – Doubles | Kiki Bertens | Simona Halep | 2–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–2 | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova | Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Wuhan Singles – Doubles | Aryna Sabalenka | Anett Kontaveit | 6–3, 6–3 | Elise Mertens* | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Wuhan Singles – Doubles | Aryna Sabalenka | Anett Kontaveit | 6–3, 6–3 | Demi Schuurs | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Beijing Singles – Doubles | Caroline Wozniacki | Anastasija Sevastova | 6–3, 6–3 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |