| 2016 Premier Mandatory / Premier 5 | |
| Duration: | February 22 – October 9 |
| Edition: | 27th |
| Tournaments: | 9 |
| Most Tournament Titles: | Victoria Azarenka Simona Halep (2) |
| Most Tournament Finals: | Victoria Azarenka Dominika Cibulková Simona Halep Madison Keys Serena Williams (2) |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
See main article: 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.[1]
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Open[2] | Qatar | Doha | Hard | Feb 22 – 28 | $2,818,000 | |
| Indian Wells Open[3] | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 7 – 20 | $6,844,139 | |
| Miami Open | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 21 – Apr 3 | $6,844,139 | |
| Madrid Open | Spain | Madrid | Clay (red) | May 1 – 7 | €5,300,951 | |
| Italian Open[4] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 9 – 15 | €2,900,360 | |
| Canadian Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | July 25 – 31 | $2,714,413 | |
| Cincinnati Open[5] | United States | Mason | Hard | Aug 15 – 21 | $2,804,000 | |
| Wuhan Open[6] | China | Wuhan | Hard | Sep 26 – Oct 2 | $2,589,000 | |
| China Open | China | Beijing | Hard | Oct 3 – 9 | $6,289,521 |