2015 WTA Premier tournaments explained

The 2015 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2015 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
5 January	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Maria Sharapova 6–7^(4–7), 6–3, 6–3			Carla Suárez Navarro Angelique Kerber Alla Kudryavtseva Kaia Kanepi
5 January	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Martina Hingis Sabine Lisicki 6–2, 7–5	Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik
12 January	Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia	Petra Kvitová 7–6^(7–6), 7–6^(8–6)			Carla Suárez Navarro Garbiñe Muguruza Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová Jarmila Gajdošová
12 January	Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–3	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
9 February	Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium	Andrea Petkovic Walkover			Mona Barthel Dominika Cibulková Lucie Šafářová Francesca Schiavone
9 February	Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium	Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]	An-Sophie Mestach Alison Van Uytvanck
23 February	Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar	Lucie Šafářová 6–4, 6–3			Petra Kvitová Andrea Petkovic Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki
23 February	Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–4, 6–4	Hsieh Su-wei Sania Mirza
6 April	Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA	Angelique Kerber 6–2, 4–6, 7–5	Madison Keys	Lucie Hradecká Andrea Petkovic	Lauren Davis Sara Errani Danka Kovinić Irina-Camelia Begu
6 April	Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–0, 6–4	Casey Dellacqua Darija Jurak	Lucie Hradecká Andrea Petkovic	Lauren Davis Sara Errani Danka Kovinić Irina-Camelia Begu
20 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Angelique Kerber 3–6, 6–1, 7–5			Ekaterina Makarova Caroline Garcia Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani
20 April	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Lucie Šafářová Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–4, 6–3	Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik
15 June	Aegon Classic Birmingham, UK	Angelique Kerber 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)		Kristina Mladenovic Sabine Lisicki	Simona Halep Carla Suárez Navarro Kateřina Siniaková Daniela Hantuchová
15 June	Aegon Classic Birmingham, UK	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro 6–4, 6–4	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	Kristina Mladenovic Sabine Lisicki
22 June	Aegon International Eastbourne, UK	Belinda Bencic 6–4, 4–6, 6–0			Daria Gavrilova Tsvetana Pironkova Johanna Konta Andrea Petkovic
22 June	Aegon International Eastbourne, UK	Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik 7–6^(7–5), 6–2	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie
3 August	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA	Angelique Kerber 6–3, 5–7, 6–4			Mona Barthel Ajla Tomljanović Alison Riske Agnieszka Radwańska
3 August	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA	Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai 6–1, 6–3	Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja
24 August	Connecticut Open New Haven, USA	Petra Kvitová 6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–2		Lesia Tsurenko Caroline Wozniacki	Karolína Plíšková Dominika Cibulková Caroline Garcia Agnieszka Radwańska
24 August	Connecticut Open New Haven, USA	Julia Görges Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–1	Chuang Chia-jung Chen Liang	Lesia Tsurenko Caroline Wozniacki
21 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–2		Caroline Wozniacki Dominika Cibulková	Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza Karolína Plíšková Ana Ivanovic
21 September	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro 7–5, 6–1	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Caroline Wozniacki Dominika Cibulková
19 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2, 6–1		Lesia Tsurenko Daria Kasatkina	Flavia Pennetta Anastasija Sevastova Carla Suárez Navarro Margarita Gasparyan
19 October	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Daria Kasatkina Elena Vesnina 6–3, 6–7^(7–9), [10–5]	Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu	Lesia Tsurenko Daria Kasatkina