Premier 5 tournaments

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Premier 5 tournaments were a former high-tier category of women’s professional tennis events on the WTA Tour, positioned just below the Premier Mandatory level in prestige and ranking points.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WTA Tour tournament category
defunct tennis tournament category
categoryScope global
classificationWithin WTA Premier category NERFINISHED
coexistedWith WTA International tournaments NERFINISHED
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments NERFINISHED
WTA Premier tournaments NERFINISHED
competitionLevel high-tier
countryDistribution Asia NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
endTime 2020
formerNameOfTier WTA 1000 (non-Mandatory) tournaments NERFINISHED
governedByRules WTA Rulebook NERFINISHED
governingBody Women’s Tennis Association NERFINISHED
hadEventCode Premier 5 NERFINISHED
hadMinimumPrizeMoney higher than WTA Premier tournaments
hadNumberOfEventsPerSeason 5
hadObligationForTopPlayers high participation expectation
includesEventType women’s doubles
women’s singles
introducedInSeason 2009 WTA Tour NERFINISHED
partOf WTA Tour NERFINISHED
positionInHierarchy below WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
rankingImpact significant on WTA doubles rankings
significant on WTA singles rankings
rankingPointsForWinner 900
rankingPointsSystem WTA ranking points
rankingSignificance important for qualification to WTA Finals
rebrandedAs WTA 1000 category
rebrandedIn 2021
replacedBy WTA 1000 tournaments NERFINISHED
sport tennis
startTime 2009
status discontinued
surface clay court
hard court
tourGender women
tourLevelAbove WTA International tournaments NERFINISHED
WTA Premier tournaments NERFINISHED
tourLevelBelow Grand Slam tournaments NERFINISHED
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments NERFINISHED
tournamentCalendarPosition spread across season
tourType professional tennis
typicalDrawSizeDoubles 28 teams
typicalDrawSizeSingles 56 players

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WTA 500 tournaments replacedCategoryNames Premier 5 tournaments