| 2009 Premier Mandatory / Premier 5 | |
| Duration: | February 16 – October 11 |
| Edition: | 20th |
| Tournaments: | 9 |
| Most Tournament Titles: | Dinara Safina (2) |
| Most Tournament Finals: | Dinara Safina (3) |
| Previous: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2010 |
See main article: 2009 WTA Tour.
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: Dubai, Rome, Cincinnati, Canada and Tokyo.[1]
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Hard | Feb 16 – 22 | $2,000,000 | |
| BNP Paribas Open[3] | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 9 – 22 | $4,500,000 | |
| Sony Ericsson Open | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 23 – Apr 5 | $4,500,000 | |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia[4] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 4 – 10 | $2,000,000 | |
| Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open[5] | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 11 – 17 | $4,500,000 | |
| W&S Financial Group Women's Open[6] [7] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 10 – 16 | $2,000,000 | |
| Rogers Cup[8] | Canada | Toronto | Hard | Aug 17 – 24 | $2,000,000 | |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Hard | Sep 28 – Oct 4 | $2,000,000 | |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 5 – 11 | $4,500,000 |