WTA Tour
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The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
WTA Tour tournaments
Structure (2021–present)
The WTA Tour underwent slight change in the classification of tournaments in 2021, which were reorganized on with similar nomenclature to that used on ATP Tour:
- Grand Slam tournaments (4)
- Year-ending WTA Finals (1)
- Penultimate event WTA Elite Trophy (1)
- WTA 1000 tournaments (10):
- Mandatory: Four combined tournaments with male professional players with prize money ranging from US$6.5 million to US$8.3 million. These tournaments are held in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, and Beijing. The Beijing tournament was not held in 2021 and 2022 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and returned in 2023.
- Non-mandatory: Five events in Doha, Dubai, Rome, Montreal/Toronto, Cincinnati, and Wuhan with prize money ranging from US$2.3 million to US$2.7 million. From 2020 to 2023, the tournament in Wuhan was suspended due to Covid–19 Pandemic. In 2022 and 2023, a new WTA 1000 tournament was held in Guadalajara as a replacement for Wuhan.
- WTA 500 tournaments: 12 events with prize money from US$700,000 to US$900,000.
- WTA 250 tournaments: There are nearly 30 tournaments, with prize money at US$250,000.
Structure (2009–2020)
The WTA Tour comprised from 2009 to the 2020 reorganization:
- Grand Slam tournaments (4)
- Year-ending WTA Tour Championships (1)
- Penultimate event WTA Elite Trophy (From 2015 onwards) (1)
- Premier tournaments (21):
- Premier Mandatory: Four combined tournaments with male professional players, with US$6.5 million in equal prize money for men and women (increased from $4.5 million in 2013). These tournaments are held in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, and Beijing.
- Premier Five: Five $2.8 million events in Doha/Dubai, Rome, Montreal/Toronto, Cincinnati, and Wuhan.
- Premier: 12 events with prize money from US$799,000 to US$2.5 million.
- International tournaments: There are 32 tournaments, with prize money for all except four events at US$250,000. The exceptions are the Shenzhen Open, Moscow River Cup, Hong Kong Tennis Open, the Tianjin Open, and the year-ending WTA Tournament of Champions, each with prize money of US$750,000.
WTA rankings
WTA publishes weekly rankings of professional players.
Current rankings
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Ranking method
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The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A player's ranking is determined by her results at a maximum of 16 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles and points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament. The basis for calculating a player's ranking are those tournaments that yield the highest ranking points during the rolling 52-week period. The period must include:[5]
- the four Grand Slams
- the four WTA 1000 Mandatory tournaments
- the best of two results among the WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory tournaments
- the best of six results from the Elite Trophy, WTA 1000 tournaments, WTA 500 tournaments, WTA 250 tournaments, WTA 150 tournaments, and ITF 15s+ events
- the WTA Finals as a bonus tournament if the player attended
All WTA players also have a Universal Tennis Rating, based on head-to-head results.
The points distribution for tournaments in 2021 is shown below:[5]
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
| WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1080 | 750 | 375 | – | |||||||
| WTA 1000 Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
| WTA 1000 Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
| WTA 1000 Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory (56S, 64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory (56S, 48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
| WTA 500 (64/56/48S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
| WTA 500 (56S, 16Q) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 20 | – | – | 1 |
| WTA 500 (32/30/28S, 48/32Q) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| WTA 500 (32/30/28S, 24/16Q) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
| WTA 500 (28D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA 500 (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA 250 (56S, 16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 16 | 1 | – | 12 | – | – | 1 |
| WTA 250 (32S, 48/32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| WTA 250 (32S, 24/16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | 12 | 1 |
| WTA 250 (32S, 8Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | – | 1 |
| WTA 250 (28D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA 250 (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA 125 (48S, 4Q) | 160 | 95 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 |
| WTA 125 (32S, 16Q) | 160 | 95 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | 1 |
| WTA 125 (32S, 8Q) | 160 | 95 | 57 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 1 |
| WTA 125 (16D) | 160 | 95 | 57 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA 125 (8D) | 160 | 95 | 57 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $100,000 + H (32S) | 150 | 90 | 55 | 28 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | – |
| ITF $100,000 + H (16D) | 150 | 90 | 55 | 28 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $100,000 (32S) | 140 | 85 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | – |
| ITF $100,000 (16D) | 140 | 85 | 50 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $80,000 + H (32S) | 130 | 80 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| ITF $80,000 + H (16D) | 130 | 80 | 48 | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $80,000 (32S) | 115 | 70 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| ITF $80,000 (16D) | 115 | 70 | 42 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $60,000 + H (32S) | 100 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| ITF $60,000 + H (16D) | 100 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $60,000 (32S) | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| ITF $60,000 (16D) | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000 + H (32S) | 60 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000 + H (16D) | 60 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000 (32S) | 50 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000 (16D) | 50 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $15,000 (32S) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $10,000 (16D) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.
"+H" indicates that Hospitality is provided.
See also
- WTA 125K series
- ITF Women's Circuit
- ATP Tour Association of Tennis Professionals Tour
References
- ^ "Current WTA Singles Ranking". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Official WTA Ranking". live-tennis.eu.
- ^ "Current WTA Doubles Ranking". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Official WTA Doubles". live-tennis.eu.
- ^ a b "2021 Women's Tennis Association Rulebook" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2021.
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