The WTA Tier I tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis elite tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. Minimum prize money, from 2004 is $1,340,000. Two of the ten Tier I tournaments (Indian Wells and Miami) are played simultaneously with the ATP Tour Masters Series tournaments in those cities. From 2009 WTA Tour, WTA changed tournament categories, so that majority of Tier I and Tier II tournaments from last seasons are in one category, WTA Premier Tournaments. [edit] Events [edit] Results | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Yokohama * | Martina Navrátilová | Larisa Savchenko-Neiland | 6-2, 6-2 | | Miami | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Steffi Graf | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 | | Hilton Head | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7-6(8), 6-1 | | Rome | Conchita Martínez | Gabriela Sabatini | 7-5, 6-1 | | Berlin | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini | 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-4 | | Toronto | Steffi Graf | Jennifer Capriati | 6-1, 0-6, 6-3 | | Zurich | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere | Martina Navrátilová | 6-3, 7-6(1) | | Philadelphia | Conchita Martínez | Steffi Graf | 6-3, 6-3 | (*) In 1993, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was held in Yokohama instead of Tokyo. | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Steffi Graf | Martina Navrátilová | 6-2, 6-4 | | Miami | Steffi Graf | Natasha Zvereva | 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 | | Hilton Head | Conchita Martínez | Natasha Zvereva | 6-4, 6-0 | | Rome | Conchita Martínez | Martina Navrátilová | 7-6(5), 6-4 | | Berlin | Steffi Graf | Brenda Schultz | 7-6(6), 6-4 | | Montreal | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Steffi Graf | 7-5, 1-6, 7-6(4) | | Zurich | Magdalena Maleeva | Natasha Zvereva | 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 | | Philadelphia | Anke Huber | Mary Pierce | 6-0, 6-7(4), 7-5 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Iva Majoli | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6-4, 6-1 | | Indian Wells | Steffi Graf | Conchita Martínez | 7-6(5), 7-6(5) | | Miami | Steffi Graf | Chanda Rubin | 6-1, 6-3 | | Hilton Head | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Barbara Paulus | 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 | | Rome | Conchita Martínez | Martina Hingis | 6-2, 6-3 | | Berlin | Steffi Graf | Karina Habšudová | 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 | | Montreal | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6-1, 7-6(2) | | Zurich | Jana Novotná | Martina Hingis | 6-2, 6-2 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 6-3, 6-3 | | Indian Wells | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 6-3, 6-4 | | Miami | Venus Williams | Anna Kournikova | 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 | | Hilton Head | Amanda Coetzer | Irina Spîrlea | 6-3, 6-4 | | Rome | Martina Hingis | Venus Williams | 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 | | Berlin | Conchita Martínez | Amélie Mauresmo | 6-4, 6-4 | | Montreal | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6-3, 6-2 | | Zurich | Lindsay Davenport | Venus Williams | 6-3, 6-4 | | Moscow | Mary Pierce | Monica Seles | 7-6(2), 6-3 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Martina Hingis | Amanda Coetzer | 6-2, 6-1 | | Indian Wells | Serena Williams | Steffi Graf | 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 | | Miami | Venus Williams | Serena Williams | 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 | | Hilton Head | Martina Hingis | Anna Kournikova | 6-4, 6-3 | | Rome | Venus Williams | Mary Pierce | 6-4, 6-2 | | Berlin | Martina Hingis | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6-0, 6-1 | | Toronto | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles | 6-4, 6-4 | | Zurich | Venus Williams | Martina Hingis | 6-3, 6-4 | | Moscow | Nathalie Tauziat | Barbara Schett | 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Martina Hingis | Sandrine Testud | 6-3, 7-5 | | Indian Wells | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 | | Miami | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 6-3, 6-2 | | Hilton Head | Mary Pierce | Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario | 6-1, 6-0 | | Berlin | Conchita Martínez | Amanda Coetzer | 6-1, 6-2 | | Rome | Monica Seles | Amélie Mauresmo | 6-2, 7-6(4) | | Montreal | Martina Hingis | Serena Williams | 0-6, 6-3, 3-0 retired | | Zurich | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 | | Moscow | Martina Hingis | Anna Kournikova | 6-3, 6-1 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 | | Indian Wells | Serena Williams | Kim Clijsters | 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 | | Miami | Venus Williams | Jennifer Capriati | 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) | | Charleston | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis | 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 | | Berlin | Amélie Mauresmo | Jennifer Capriati | 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 | | Rome | Jelena Dokić | Amélie Mauresmo | 7-6(3), 6-1 | | Toronto | Serena Williams | Jennifer Capriati | 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-3 | | Moscow | Jelena Dokić | Elena Dementieva | 6-3, 6-3 | | Zurich | Lindsay Davenport | Jelena Dokić | 6-3, 6-1 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles | 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 | | Indian Wells | Daniela Hantuchova | Martina Hingis | 6-3, 6-4 | | Miami | Serena Williams | Jennifer Capriati | 7-5, 7-6 | | Charleston | Iva Majoli | Patty Schnyder | 6-3, 6-4 | | Berlin | Justine Henin | Serena Williams | 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(5) | | Rome | Serena Williams | Justine Henin | 7-6, 6-4 | | Montreal | Amelie Mauresmo | Jennifer Capriati | 6-4, 6-1 | | Moscow | Magdalena Maleeva | Lindsay Davenport | 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) | | Zurich | Patty Schnyder | Lindsay Davenport | 6-7(5), 7-6(8), 6-3 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport | Monica Seles | 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-2 | | Indian Wells | Kim Clijsters | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4, 7-5 | | Miami | Serena Williams | Jennifer Capriati | 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 | | Charleston | Justine Henin | Serena Williams | 7-6(5), 6-4 | | Berlin | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters | 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 | | Rome | Kim Clijsters | Amélie Mauresmo | 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-0 | | Toronto | Justine Henin | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6-1, 6-0 | | Moscow | Anastasia Myskina | Amélie Mauresmo | 6-2, 6-4 | | Zurich | Justine Henin | Jelena Dokic | 6-0, 6-4 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-4, 6-1 | | Indian Wells | Justine Henin | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1, 6-4 | | Miami | Serena Williams | Elena Dementieva | 6-1, 6-1 | | Charleston | Venus Williams | Conchita Martinez | 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 | | Berlin | Amélie Mauresmo | Venus Williams | Walkover | | Rome | Amélie Mauresmo | Jennifer Capriati | 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) | | San Diego | Lindsay Davenport | Anastasia Myskina | 6-1, 6-1 | | Montreal | Amélie Mauresmo | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-1, 6-0 | | Moscow | Anastasia Myskina | Elena Dementieva | 7-5, 6-0 | | Zurich | Alicia Molik | Maria Sharapova | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Maria Sharapova | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(5) | | Indian Wells | Kim Clijsters | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 | | Miami | Kim Clijsters | Maria Sharapova | 7-5, 6-3 | | Charleston | Justine Henin | Elena Dementieva | 7-5, 6-4 | | Berlin | Justine Henin | Nadia Petrova | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 | | Rome | Amélie Mauresmo | Patty Schnyder | 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 | | San Diego | Mary Pierce | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3, 6-0 | | Toronto | Kim Clijsters | Justine Henin | 7-5, 6-1 | | Moscow | Mary Pierce | Francesca Schiavone | 6-4, 6-3 | | Zurich | Lindsay Davenport | Patty Schnyder | 7-6, 6-3 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Elena Dementieva | Martina Hingis | 6-2, 6-0 | | Indian Wells | Maria Sharapova | Elena Dementieva | 6-1, 6-2 | | Miami | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Maria Sharapova | 6-4, 6-3 | | Charleston | Nadia Petrova | Patty Schnyder | 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 | | Berlin | Nadia Petrova | Justine Henin | 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 | | Rome | Martina Hingis | Dinara Safina | 6-2, 7-5 | | San Diego | Maria Sharapova | Kim Clijsters | 7-5, 7-5 | | Montreal | Ana Ivanović | Martina Hingis | 6-2, 6-3 | | Moscow | Anna Chakvetadze | Nadia Petrova | 6-4, 6-4 | | Zurich | Maria Sharapova | Daniela Hantuchova | 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Tokyo | Martina Hingis | Ana Ivanović | 6-4, 6-2 | | Indian Wells | Daniela Hantuchová | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3, 6-4 | | Miami | Serena Williams | Justine Henin | 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 | | Charleston | Jelena Janković | Dinara Safina | 6-2, 6-2 | | Berlin | Ana Ivanović | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) | | Rome | Jelena Janković | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-5, 6-1 | | San Diego | Maria Sharapova | Patty Schnyder | 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 | | Toronto | Justine Henin | Jelena Janković | 7-6(3), 7-5 | | Moscow | Elena Dementieva | Serena Williams | 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 | | Zurich | Justine Henin | Tatiana Golovin | 6-4, 6-4 | | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | | Doha | Maria Sharapova | Vera Zvonareva | 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 | | Indian Wells | Ana Ivanović | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4, 6-3 | | Miami | Serena Williams | Jelena Janković | 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 | | Charleston | Serena Williams | Vera Zvonareva | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 | | Berlin | Dinara Safina | Elena Dementieva | 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 | | Rome | Jelena Janković | Alizé Cornet | 6-2, 6-2 | | Montreal | Dinara Safina | Dominika Cibulkova | 6-2, 6-1 | | Tokyo | Dinara Safina | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1, 6-3 | | Moscow | Jelena Jankovic | Vera Zvonareva | 6-2, 6-4 | [edit] Winners | Year |  Doha |  Tokyo |  Indian Wells |  Miami |  Charleston |  Berlin |  Rome |  San Diego |  Canada |  Moscow |  Zurich |  Chicago |  Boca Raton |  Philadelphia | | 88 | - | - | - | Graf (1/18) | - | Graf (2/18) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 89 | - | - | - | Sabatini (1/6) | - | Graf (3/18) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 90 | - | - | - | Seles (1/9) | Navratilova (1/3) | Seles (2/9) | Seles (3/9) | - | Graf (4/18) | - | - | Navratilova (2/3) | - | - | | 91 | - | - | - | Seles (4/9) | Sabatini (2/6) | Graf (5/18) | Sabatini (3/6) | - | Capriati (1/2) | - | - | - | Sabatini (4/6) | - | | 92 | - | - | - | Sánchez (1/6) | Sabatini (5/6) | Graf (6/18) | Sabatini (6/6) | - | Sánchez (2/6) | - | - | - | Graf (7/18) | - | | 93 | - | Navratilova (3/3) | - | Sánchez (3/6) | Graf (8/18) | Graf (9/18) | Martínez (1/9) | - | Graf (10/18) | - | Man.Maleeva (1/1) | - | - | Martínez (2/9) | | 94 | - | Graf (11/18) | - | Graf (12/18) | Martínez (3/9) | Graf (13/18) | Martínez (4/9) | - | Sánchez (4/6) | - | Mag.Maleeva (1/2) | - | - | Huber (1/1) | | 95 | - | Date (1/1) | - | Graf (14/18) | Martínez (5/9) | Sánchez (5/6) | Martínez (6/9) | - | Seles (5/9) | - | Majoli (1/3) | - | - | Graf (15/18) | | 96 | - | Majoli (2/3) | Graf (16/18) | Graf (17/18) | Sánchez (6/6) | Graf (18/18) | Martínez (7/9) | - | Seles (6/9) | - | Novotná (1/2) | - | - | - | | 97 | - | Hingis (1/17) | Davenport (1/11) | Hingis (2/17) | Hingis (3/17) | M.J.Fernandez (1/1) | Pierce (1/5) | - | Seles (7/9) | Novotná (2/2) | Davenport (2/11) | - | - | - | | 98 | - | Davenport (3/11) | Hingis (4/17) | V.Williams (1/6) | Coetzer (1/1) | Martínez (8/9) | Hingis (5/17) | - | Seles (8/9) | Pierce (2/5) | Davenport (4/11) | - | - | - | | 99 | - | Hingis (6/17) | S.Williams (1/10) | V.Williams (2/6) | Hingis (7/17) | Hingis (8/17) | V.Williams (3/6) | - | Hingis (9/17) | Tauziat (1/1) | V.Williams (4/6) | - | - | - | | 00 | - | Hingis (10/17) | Davenport (5/11) | Hingis (11/17) | Pierce (3/5) | Martínez (9/9) | Seles (9/9) | - | Hingis (12/17) | Hingis (13/17) | Hingis (14/17) | - | - | - | | 01 | - | Davenport (6/11) | S.Williams (2/10) | V.Williams (5/6) | Capriati (2/2) | Mauresmo (1/6) | Dokić (1/2) | - | S.Williams (3/10) | Dokić (2/2) | Davenport (7/11) | - | - | - | | 02 | - | Hingis (15/17) | Hantuchová (1/2) | S.Williams (4/10) | Majoli (3/3) | Henin (1/10) | S.Williams (5/10) | - | Mauresmo (2/6) | Mag.Maleeva (2/2) | Schnyder (1/1) | - | - | - | | 03 | - | Davenport (8/11) | Clijsters (1/5) | S.Williams (6/10) | Henin (2/10) | Henin (3/10) | Clijsters (2/5) | - | Henin (4/10) | Myskina (1/2) | Henin (5/10) | - | - | - | | 04 | - | Davenport (9/11) | Henin (6/10) | S.Williams (7/10) | V.Williams (6/6) | Mauresmo (3/6) | Mauresmo (4/6) | Davenport (10/11) | Mauresmo (5/6) | Myskina (2/2) | Molik (1/1) | - | - | - | | 05 | - | Sharapova (1/6) | Clijsters (3/5) | Clijsters (4/5) | Henin (7/10) | Henin (8/10) | Mauresmo (6/6) | Pierce (4/5) | Clijsters (5/5) | Pierce (5/5) | Davenport (11/11) | - | - | - | | 06 | - | Dementieva (1/2) | Sharapova (2/6) | Kuznetsova (1/1) | Petrova (1/2) | Petrova (2/2) | Hingis (16/17) | Sharapova (3/6) | Ivanović (1/3) | Chakvetadze (1/1) | Sharapova (4/6) | - | - | - | | 07 | - | Hingis (17/17) | Hantuchová (2/2) | S.Williams (8/10) | Janković (1/4) | Ivanović (2/3) | Janković (2/4) | Sharapova (5/6) | Henin (9/10) | Dementieva (2/2) | Henin (10/10) | - | - | - | | 08 | Sharapova (6/6) | Safina (3/3) | Ivanović (3/3) | S.Williams (9/10) | S.Williams (10/10) | Safina (1/3) | Jankovic (3/4) | - | Safina (2/3) | Janković (4/4) | - | - | - | - | | Year |  Doha |  Tokyo |  Indian Wells |  Miami |  Charleston |  Berlin |  Rome |  San Diego |  Canada |  Moscow |  Zurich |  Chicago |  Boca Raton |  Philadelphia | [edit] Singles Titles Matrix - DOH = Doha, IND = Indian Wells, MIA = Miami, CHA = Charleston, BER = Berlin, ROM = Rome, CAN = Canada, TOK = Tokyo, MOS = Moscow, SAN = San Diego, ZUR = Zürich, CHI = Chicago, BOC = Boca Raton, PHI = Philadelphia.
- Miami before 2000 was held in Key-Biscayne, Charleston before 2001 was held in Hilton Head, Tokyo in 1993 was held in Yokohama; Chicago has been a Tier I only in 1990, Boca Raton in 1991 and 1992, Philadelphia from 1993 to 1995, Zürich from 1993 to 2007 and San Diego from 2004 to 2007.
[edit] Trivia - Monica Seles holds the record for the most consecutive wins at a Tier One event. From 1995 to 1999, she reached the finals of the Canadian Open, winning on the first four occasions.
- Conchita Martinez won the Italian Open four straight times, from 1993 to 1996, and reached the final in 1997.
- Martina Hingis of Switzerland has won all the different Tier I tournaments except for the San Diego event, which became a Tier I event in 2004, during her three-year withdrawal from the sport which ended in late 2005.
| WTA Tier I Tournaments (1988–2008) | | | | | |