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2016 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments

{{Short description|2016 WTA Premier Mandatory/5 events.}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2016 Premier Mandatory / Premier 5

| duration = February 22 – October 9

| edition = 27th

| tournaments = 9

| most_tournament_titles = {{flagg|cxxlo|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka
{{flagg|cxxlo|ROU}} Simona Halep (2)

| most_tournament_finals = {{flagg|cxxlo|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka
{{flagg|cxxlo|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková
{{flagg|cxxlo|ROU}} Simona Halep
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Madison Keys
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Serena Williams (2)

| previous = 2015

| next = 2017

}}

{{Main|2016 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: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.{{Cite web |title=2016 Tournaments {{!}} WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220920192558/https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2016|archive-date=2022-09-20 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}

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Tournaments

class="wikitable plainrowheaders nowrap"
scope="col"|Tournament

!scope="col"|Country

!scope="col"|Location

!scope="col"|Surface

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Prize money

scope="row"| Qatar Open{{Cite web |title=2016 Qatar Total Open Draw |url=https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2016/1003/MDS.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525012507/https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2016/1003/MDS.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2022}}

|Qatar

|Doha

|align="center" |Hard

|Feb 22 – 28

|align="center" |$2,818,000

scope="row"| Indian Wells Open{{Cite web |title=2016 Indian Wells Masters Draw |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/609/MDS.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110122/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/609/MDS.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016}}

|United States

|Indian Wells

|align="center" |Hard

|Mar 7 – 20

|align="center" |$6,844,139

scope="row"| Miami Open

|United States

|Key Biscayne

|align="center" |Hard

|Mar 21 – Apr 3

|align="center" |$6,844,139

scope="row"| Madrid Open

|Spain

|Madrid

|align="center" |Clay (red)

|May 1 – 7

|align="center" |€5,300,951

scope="row"| Italian Open{{cite book |author=Bud Collins |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis |publisher=New Chapter Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-942257-70-0 |edition=2nd |location=New York City |pages=740–741}}

|Italy

|Rome

|align="center" |Clay (red)

|May 9 – 15

|align="center" |€2,900,360

scope="row"| Canadian Open

|Canada

|Montreal

|align="center" |Hard

|July 25 – 31

|align="center" |$2,714,413

scope="row"| Cincinnati Open{{Cite web |title=Compendium 2022 Web Final |url=https://www.wsopen.com/events/history-charity/?intloc=headernavsub |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929103737/https://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/663/15/compendium_2022_web_final.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2022 |website=www.wsopen.com}}

|United States

|Mason

|align="center" |Hard

|Aug 15 – 21

|align="center" |$2,804,000

scope="row"| Wuhan Open{{Cite web |title=2016 Wuhan Open Draw |url=https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2016/1075.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924125225/https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2016/1075.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2021}}

|China

|Wuhan

|align="center" |Hard

|Sep 26 – Oct 2

|align="center" |$2,589,000

scope="row"| China Open

|China

|Beijing

|align="center" |Hard

|Oct 3 – 9

|align="center" |$6,289,521

Results

{{Legend|#ddfddd|text=*|First-time champion}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="min-width:7em"| Tournament

! scope="col"| Singles champions

! scope="col"| Runners-up

! scope="col"| Score

! scope="col"| Doubles champions

! scope="col"| Runners-up

! scope="col"| Score

scope="row" | Doha

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Carla Suárez Navarro

| {{flagg|cxxlo|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko

| 1–6, 6–4, 6–4

| {{flagg|cxxlo|TPE}} Chan Hao-ching
{{flagg|cxxlo|TPE}} Chan Latisha

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ITA}} Sara Errani
{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Carla Suárez Navarro

|6–3, 6–3

scope="row" rowspan=2| Indian Wells

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Serena Williams

| rowspan="2" | 6–4, 6–4

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|GER}} Julia Görges
{{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková

| rowspan="2" |4–6, 6–4, [10–6]

style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} CoCo Vandeweghe*
scope="row" | Miami

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova

|6–3, 6–2

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands
{{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová

| {{flagg|cxxlo|HUN}} Tímea Babos
{{flagg|cxxlo|KAZ}} Yaroslava Shvedova

|6–3, 6–4

scope="row" rowspan=2| Madrid

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|ROU}} Simona Halep

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková

| rowspan="2" |6–4, 6–2

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Caroline Garcia*

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagg|cxxlo|IND}} Sania Mirza

| rowspan="2" |6–4, 6–4

{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic
scope="row" | Rome

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Serena Williams

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Madison Keys

|7–6(7–5), 6–3

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagg|cxxlo|IND}} Sania Mirza

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova
{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Elena Vesnina

|6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–3]

scope="row" | Montréal

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ROU}} Simona Halep

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Madison Keys

|7–6(7–2), 6–3

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova
{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Elena Vesnina

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ROU}} Simona Halep
{{flagg|cxxlo|ROU}} Monica Niculescu

|6–3, 7–6(7–5)

scope="row" | Cincinnati

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková

| {{flagg|cxxlo|GER}} Angelique Kerber

|6–3, 6–1

| {{flagg|cxxlo|IND}} Sania Mirza
{{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} CoCo Vandeweghe

|7–5, 6–4

scope="row" | Wuhan

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

|{{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Petra Kvitová

|{{flagg|cxxlo|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková

|6–1, 6–1

|{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands
{{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová

|{{flagg|cxxlo|IND}} Sania Mirza
{{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová

|6–1, 6–4

scope="row" | Beijing

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

|{{flagg|cxxlo|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska

|{{flagg|cxxlo|GBR}} Johanna Konta

|6–4, 6–2

|{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands
{{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová

|{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Caroline Garcia
{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic

|6–4, 6–4

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.wtatennis.com/ Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website]
  • [http://www.itftennis.com/ International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website]

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