# 2018 WTA Premier tournaments

The 2018 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2018 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).

## Schedule
### Premier

| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 1 January | Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia | Elina Svitolina 6–2, 6–1 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | Anastasija Sevastova Karolína Plíšková | Aleksandra Krunić Alizé Cornet Johanna Konta Kaia Kanepi |
| 1 January | Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia | Kiki Bertens Demi Schuurs 7–5, 6–2 | Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | Anastasija Sevastova Karolína Plíšková | Aleksandra Krunić Alizé Cornet Johanna Konta Kaia Kanepi |
| 8 January | Sydney International Sydney, Australia | Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4 | Ashleigh Barty | Daria Gavrilova Camila Giorgi | Garbiñe Muguruza Barbora Strýcová Agnieszka Radwańska Dominika Cibulková |
| 8 January | Sydney International Sydney, Australia | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 6–1 | Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | Daria Gavrilova Camila Giorgi | Garbiñe Muguruza Barbora Strýcová Agnieszka Radwańska Dominika Cibulková |
| 29 January | St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia | Petra Kvitová 6–1, 6–2 | Kristina Mladenovic | Daria Kasatkina Julia Görges | Caroline Wozniacki Kateřina Siniaková Elena Rybakina Jeļena Ostapenko |
| 29 January | St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy St. Petersburg, Russia | Timea Bacsinszky Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–1, [10–3] | Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik | Daria Kasatkina Julia Görges | Caroline Wozniacki Kateřina Siniaková Elena Rybakina Jeļena Ostapenko |
| 19 February | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE | Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–0 | Daria Kasatkina | Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza | Naomi Osaka Karolína Plíšková Elena Vesnina Caroline Garcia |
| 19 February | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE | Chan Hao-ching Yang Zhaoxuan 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza | Naomi Osaka Karolína Plíšková Elena Vesnina Caroline Garcia |
| 2 April | Volvo Car Open Charleston, USA | Kiki Bertens 6–2, 6–1 | Julia Görges | Madison Keys Anastasija Sevastova | Alizé Cornet Bernarda Pera Daria Kasatkina Kristýna Plíšková |
| 2 April | Volvo Car Open Charleston, USA | Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–3 | Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez | Madison Keys Anastasija Sevastova | Alizé Cornet Bernarda Pera Daria Kasatkina Kristýna Plíšková |
| 23 April | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany | Karolína Plíšková 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 | CoCo Vandeweghe | Caroline Garcia Anett Kontaveit | Simona Halep Elina Svitolina Jeļena Ostapenko Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
| 23 April | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany | Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–5] | Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke | Caroline Garcia Anett Kontaveit | Simona Halep Elina Svitolina Jeļena Ostapenko Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
| 18 June | Birmingham Classic Birmingham, UK | Petra Kvitová 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | Barbora Strýcová Mihaela Buzărnescu | Lesia Tsurenko Dalila Jakupović Julia Görges Elina Svitolina |
| 18 June | Birmingham Classic Birmingham, UK | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] | Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs | Barbora Strýcová Mihaela Buzărnescu | Lesia Tsurenko Dalila Jakupović Julia Görges Elina Svitolina |
| 25 June | Eastbourne International Eastbourne, UK | Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ | Aryna Sabalenka | Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwańska | Ashleigh Barty Daria Kasatkina Jeļena Ostapenko Karolína Plíšková |
| 25 June | Eastbourne International Eastbourne, UK | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–3, 7–5 | Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu | Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwańska | Ashleigh Barty Daria Kasatkina Jeļena Ostapenko Karolína Plíšková |
| 30 July | Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, USA | Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–1, 6–0 | Maria Sakkari | Danielle Collins Elise Mertens | Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Johanna Konta Ajla Tomljanović |
| 30 July | Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, USA | Latisha Chan Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–1 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | Danielle Collins Elise Mertens | Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Johanna Konta Ajla Tomljanović |
| 20 August | Connecticut Open New Haven, USA | Aryna Sabalenka 6–1, 6–4 | Carla Suárez Navarro | Julia Görges Monica Puig | Belinda Bencic Ekaterina Makarova Petra Kvitová Caroline Garcia |
| 20 August | Connecticut Open New Haven, USA | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, [10–4] | Hsieh Su-wei Laura Siegemund | Julia Görges Monica Puig | Belinda Bencic Ekaterina Makarova Petra Kvitová Caroline Garcia |
| 17 September | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan | Karolína Plíšková 6–4, 6–4 | Naomi Osaka | Camila Giorgi Donna Vekić | Victoria Azarenka Barbora Strýcová Alison Riske Caroline Garcia |
| 17 September | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan | Miyu Kato Makoto Ninomiya 6–4, 6–4 | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | Camila Giorgi Donna Vekić | Victoria Azarenka Barbora Strýcová Alison Riske Caroline Garcia |
| 15 October | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia | Daria Kasatkina 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 | Ons Jabeur | Johanna Konta Anastasija Sevastova | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Aliaksandra Sasnovich Anett Kontaveit Vera Zvonareva |
| 15 October | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia | Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru | Johanna Konta Anastasija Sevastova | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Aliaksandra Sasnovich Anett Kontaveit Vera Zvonareva |