WTA 250 is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021.[1][2] Earlier these events were classified as WTA International Tournaments.
At their introduction in 2021, WTA 250 tournaments' prize money was approximately $250,000. As of 2024, this has risen to approximately $267,082.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 250. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam tournament ("Major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 1000 points for winning a WTA 1000 tournament, and 500 for winning a WTA 500 tournament.[3]
Events
editCurrent
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Defunct
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Historic names
edit1990–2008
WTA Tier III / IV / V
2009–2020
WTA International
2021–present
WTA 250
Singles champions
editWTA International
edit| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Brisbane |  V. Azarenka (1/5) |
 K. Clijsters (1/1) |
 Kvitová (2/5) |
WTA Premier | ||||||||
| Auckland |  E. Dementieva (1/1) |
Wickmayer (3/5) |
 G. Arn (1/1) |
 J. Zheng (1/1) |
 A. Radwańska (1/4) |
 Ivanovic (4/5) |
 V. Williams (4/6) |
Stephens (2/4) |
L. Davis (1/2) |
 Görges (3/5) |
Görges (5/5) |
S. Williams (2/2)
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| Shenzhen | Not an Event | N. Li (2/3) |
N. Li (3/3) |
 Halep (6/10) |
A. Radwańska (4/4) |
K. Siniaková (1/5) |
Halep (8/10) |
A. Sabalenka (1/3) |
E. Alexandrova (1/4)
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| Hobart | P. Kvitová (1/5) |
 A. Bondarenko (1/1) |
 Gajdošová (2/2) |
M. Barthel (1/3) |
E. Vesnina (1/1) |
 G. Muguruza (1/3) |
 Watson (2/4) |
 Cornet (4/5) |
E. Mertens (1/6) |
Mertens (2/6) |
S. Kenin (1/4) |
 Rybakina (2/2)
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| Pattaya City | V. Zvonareva (1/3) |
Zvonareva (2/3) |
 D. Hantuchová (1/4) |
Hantuchová (2/4) |
M. Kirilenko (1/1) |
E. Makarova (1/2) |
Hantuchová (4/4) |
Not an Event | ||||
| Kaohsiung/ Taipei |
Not an Event | V. Williams (6/6) |
Svitolina (5/10) |
Babos (3/3) |
Not an Event | |||||||
| Hua Hin | Not an Event | Yastremska (2/3) |
Linette (2/3)
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| Memphis | Azarenka (2/5) |
M. Sharapova (1/3) |
Rybáriková (2/4) |
 S. Arvidsson (1/1) |
 M. Erakovic (1/1) |
Not an Event | ||||||
| Rio de Janeiro |
Not an Event |  K. Nara (1/1) |
 Errani (6/6) |
Schiavone (4/5) |
Not an Event | |||||||
| Acapulco | V. Williams (1/6) |
V. Williams (2/6) |
 G. Dulko (1/1) |
S. Errani (1/6) |
Errani (5/6) |
D. Cibulková (1/3) |
 Bacsinszky (2/4) |
Stephens (3/4) |
Tsurenko (3/4) |
Tsurenko (4/4) |
Y. Wang (1/1) |
Watson (4/4)
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| Kuala Lumpur | Not an Event | A. Kleybanova (1/2) |
J. Dokic (1/1) |
 S-w. Hsieh (1/3) |
Ka. Plíšková (1/6) |
 D. Vekić (1/4) |
 Wozniacki (8/9) |
Svitolina (4/10) |
A. Barty (1/3) |
Not an Event | ||
| Florianópolis | Not an Event | M. Niculescu (1/3) |
K. Zakopalová (1/1) |
 Pereira (2/2) |
Begu (3/5) |
Not an Event | ||||||
| Lyon | Not an Event | Kenin (4/4)
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| Monterrey | M. Bartoli (1/2) |
A. Pavlyuchenkova (1/10) |
Pavlyuchenkova (3/10) |
T. Babos (1/3) |
Pavlyuchenkova (4/10) |
Ivanovic (5/5) |
Bacsinszky (3/4) |
Watson (3/4) |
Pavlyuchenkova (7/10) |
Muguruza (2/3) |
Muguruza (3/3) |
Svitolina (7/10)
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| Ponte Vedra Beach |
C. Wozniacki (1/9) |
Wozniacki (2/9) |
Not an Event | |||||||||
| Marbella | J. Janković (1/4) |
Pennetta (2/2) |
Azarenka (3/5) |
Not an Event | ||||||||
| Katowice | Not an Event | Vinci (7/8) |
Cornet (3/5) |
A.K. Schmiedlová (1/3) |
Cibulková (2/3) |
Not an Event | ||||||
| Barcelona | R. Vinci (1/8) |
F. Schiavone (1/5) |
Vinci (3/8) |
Errani (2/6) |
Not an Event | |||||||
| Biel/ Lugano |
Not an Event | M. Vondroušová (1/1) |
Mertens (3/6) |
 Hercog (3/3) |
Not an Event | |||||||
| Estoril | Y. Wickmayer (1/5) |
 A. Sevastova (1/4) |
Medina Garrigues (2/3) |
 Kanepi (2/2) |
Pavlyuchenkova (5/10) |
C. Suárez Navarro (1/1) |
Not an Event | |||||
| Strasbourg | A. Rezaï (1/3) |
Sharapova (2/3) |
Petkovic (2/5) |
Schiavone (2/5) |
Cornet (2/5) |
 M. Puig (1/1) |
Stosur (4/6) |
Garcia (2/7) |
Stosur (6/6) |
Pavlyuchenkova (10/10) |
Yastremska (3/3) |
Svitolina (8/10)
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| Bogotá | MJ. Martínez Sánchez (1/4) |
 M. Duque-Mariño (1/1) |
L. Domínguez Lino (1/1) |
L. Arruabarrena (1/2) |
Janković (2/4) |
C. Garcia (1/7) |
T. Pereira (1/2) |
I. Falconi (1/1) |
Schiavone (5/5) |
Schmiedlová (3/3) |
A. Anisimova (1/2) |
Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| Fez/ Marrakech/ Rabat |
A. Medina Garrigues (1/3) |
I. Benešová (1/1) |
A. Brianti (1/1) |
 K. Bertens (1/5) |
Schiavone (3/5) |
MT. Torró Flor (1/1) |
Svitolina (3/10) |
Bacsinszky (4/4) |
Pavlyuchenkova (8/10) |
Mertens (4/6) |
 M. Sakkari (1/1)
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| Nottingham | Not an Event | A. Konjuh (1/1) |
Ka. Plíšková (5/6) |
Vekić (2/4) |
Barty (2/3) |
Garcia (5/7)
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| 's-Hertogenbosch |  T. Tanasugarn (1/2) |
J. Henin (1/1) |
Vinci (4/8) |
Petrova (2/3) |
Halep (2/10) |
C. Vandeweghe (1/2) |
C. Giorgi (1/3) |
Vandeweghe (2/2) |
A. Kontaveit (1/3) |
A. Krunić (1/1) |
Riske (2/3)
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| Birmingham | M. Rybáriková (1/4) |
N. Li (1/3) |
S. Lisicki (1/3) |
M. Oudin (1/1) |
Hantuchová (3/4) |
WTA Premier | ||||||
| Nürnberg/ Bad Homburg |
Not an Event | S. Halep (1/10) |
 E. Bouchard (1/1) |
Knapp (2/2) |
Bertens (2/5) |
Bertens (3/5) |
Larsson (2/2) |
Y. Putintseva (1/3)
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| Bucharest | Not an Event | Halep (5/10) |
Schmiedlová (2/3) |
Halep (7/10) |
Begu (4/5) |
Sevastova (3/4) |
E. Rybakina (1/2)
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| Gstaad/ Lausanne |
Not an Event | V. Golubic (1/2) |
Bertens (4/5) |
Cornet (5/5) |
F. Ferro (1/2)
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| Jūrmala | Not an Event | Sevastova (4/4)
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| Washington, D.C. | Not an Event | N. Petrova (1/3) |
Rybáriková (3/4) |
Rybáriková (4/4) |
S. Kuznetsova (1/2) |
S. Stephens (1/4) |
Wickmayer (5/5) |
Makarova (2/2) |
Kuznetsova (2/2) |
J. Pegula (1/2)
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| Mallorca | Not an Event | Garcia (3/7) |
Sevastova (2/4) |
T. Maria (1/3) |
Kenin (2/4) |
Not an Event | ||||||
| Budapest | Á. Szávay (1/3) |
Szávay (2/3) |
Vinci (5/8) |
Errani (3/6) |
Halep (3/10) |
Not an Event | Babos (2/3) |
Van Uytvanck (2/5) |
Van Uytvanck (3/5) |
Not an Event | ||
| Båstad | Martínez Sánchez (2/4) |
Rezaï (3/3) |
P. Hercog (1/3) |
Hercog (2/3) |
S. Williams (1/2) |
Barthel (2/3) |
J. Larsson (1/2) |
L. Siegemund (1/1) |
Siniaková (2/5) |
Not an Event | ||
| Prague |  S. Bammer (1/1) |
Szávay (3/3) |
ITF Women's Circuit | Ka. Plíšková (4/6) |
Šafářová (2/2) |
Barthel (3/3) |
Kvitová (5/5) |
J. Teichmann (1/2) |
Halep (9/10)
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| Palermo | F. Pennetta (1/2) |
K. Kanepi (1/2) |
Medina Garrigues (3/3) |
Errani (4/6) |
Vinci (8/8) |
Not an Event | Teichmann (2/2) |
Ferro (2/2)
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| Portorož | D. Safina (1/1) |
A. Chakvetadze (1/1) |
Not an Event | |||||||||
| Bad Gastein | A. Petkovic (1/5) |
J. Görges (1/5) |
Martínez Sánchez (3/4) |
A. Cornet (1/5) |
Y. Meusburger (1/1) |
Petkovic (3/5) |
Stosur (5/6) |
Not an Event | ||||
| Baku | Not held | Zvonareva (3/3) |
B. Jovanovski (1/2) |
E. Svitolina (1/10) |
Svitolina (2/10) |
M. Gasparyan (1/2) |
Not an Event | |||||
| İstanbul | V. Dushevina (1/1) |
Pavlyuchenkova (2/10) |
Not held | Wozniacki (7/9) |
L. Tsurenko (1/4) |
 Ç Büyükakçay (1/1) |
Svitolina (6/10) |
P. Parmentier (1/2) |
P. Martić (1/2) |
PM. Țig (1/1)
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| Moscow River | Not an Event | O. Danilović (1/2) |
Not an Event | |||||||||
| Dallas | Not an Event | Lisicki (2/3) |
Vinci (6/8) |
Not an Event | ||||||||
| The Bronx | Not an Event | M. Linette (1/3) |
Not an Event | |||||||||
| Lexington | Not an Event | J. Brady (1/1)
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| Copenhagen | Not an Event | Wozniacki (3/9) |
Wozniacki (4/9) |
A. Kerber (1/4) |
Not an Event | |||||||
| Québec City | M. Czink (1/1) |
T. Paszek (1/1) |
B. Záhlavová-Strýcová (1/2) |
K. Flipkens (1/1) |
L. Šafářová (1/2) |
M. Lučić-Baroni (1/1) |
Beck (2/2) |
O. Dodin (1/1) |
A. Van Uytvanck (1/5) |
Parmentier (2/2) |
Not an Event | |
| Tashkent |  Pe'er (2/2) |
A. Kudryavtseva (1/1) |
K. Pervak (1/1) |
IC. Begu (1/5) |
Jovanovski (2/2) |
K. Knapp (1/2) |
N. Hibino (1/3) |
Kr. Plíšková (1/1) |
K. Bondarenko (1/1) |
Gasparyan (2/2) |
Van Uytvanck (4/5) |
Not an Event |
| Linz | Wickmayer (2/5) |
A. Ivanovic (1/5) |
Kvitová (3/5) |
Azarenka (5/5) |
Kerber (2/4) |
Ka. Plíšková (3/6) |
Pavlyuchenkova (6/10) |
Cibulková (3/3) |
Strýcová (2/2) |
Giorgi (2/3) |
C. Gauff (1/4) |
Sabalenka (3/3)
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| Osaka/ Tokyo/ Hiroshima |
S. Stosur (1/6) |
Tanasugarn (2/2) |
Bartoli (2/2) |
H. Watson (1/4) |
Stosur (2/6) |
Stosur (3/6) |
Wickmayer (4/5) |
C. McHale (1/1) |
Z. Diyas (1/1) |
Hsieh (3/3) |
Hibino (2/3) |
Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| Nanchang | Not an Event | Y. Duan (1/1) |
Peng (2/2) |
Q. Wang (1/2) |
R. Peterson (1/2)
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| Seoul | K. Date-Krumm (1/1) |
Kleybanova (2/2) |
Martínez Sánchez (4/4) |
Wozniacki (5/9) |
A. Radwańska (2/4) |
Ka. Plíšková (2/6) |
Begu (2/5) |
Arruabarrena (2/2) |
J. Ostapenko (1/3) |
Bertens (5/5) |
K. Muchová (1/1)
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| Guangzhou | S. Pe'er (1/2) |
J. Gajdošová (1/2) |
 C. Scheepers (1/1) |
Hsieh (2/3) |
S. Zhang (1/3) |
Niculescu (2/3) |
Janković (3/4) |
Tsurenko (2/4) |
Zhang (2/3) |
Q. Wang (2/2) |
Kenin (3/4)
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| Tianjin | Not an Event | A. Riske (1/3) |
A. Radwańska (3/4) |
S. Peng (1/2) |
Sharapova (3/3) |
Garcia (4/7) |
Peterson (2/2)
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| Hong Kong | Not an Event | Lisicki (3/3) |
Janković (4/4) |
Wozniacki (9/9) |
Pavlyuchenkova (9/10) |
D. Yastremska (1/3) |
Cancelled due to Hong Kong protests | |||||
| Luxembourg | T. Bacsinszky (1/4) |
Vinci (2/8) |
Azarenka (4/5) |
V. Williams (3/6) |
Wozniacki (6/9) |
A. Beck (1/2) |
M. Doi (1/1) |
Niculescu (3/3) |
C. Witthöft (1/1) |
Görges (4/5) |
Ostapenko (2/3)
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| Bali/ Sofia/ Zhuhai |
Rezaï (2/3)
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Ivanovic (2/5) |
Ivanovic (3/5) |
Petrova (3/3) |
Halep (4/10) |
Petkovic (4/5) |
V. Williams (5/6) |
Kvitová (4/5) |
Görges (2/5) |
Barty (3/3) |
Sabalenka (2/3)
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WTA 250
edit| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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| Auckland | Cancelled due to COVID-19[5] |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
Gauff (3/4) |
Gauff (4/4)
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| Shenzhen | Suspended due to Peng Shuai allegation[6] |
Suspended | Not an event | |
| Melbourne 1 | WTA 500 | S. Halep (10/10) |
Not an event | |
| Melbourne 2 | WTA 500 | A. Anisimova (2/2) |
Not an event | |
| Hobart | Cancelled | L. Davis (2/2) |
E. Navarro (1/1)
| |
| Adelaide 2 | Not an event | M. Keys (1/1) |
WTA 500 | Not an event |
| Melbourne 4 | D. Kasatkina (1/2) |
Not an event | ||
| Hua Hin | Cancelled | Cancelled | L. Zhu (1/1) |
 D. Shnaider (1/3)[a] R. Šramková (1/1)
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| Acapulco | Not an event | |||
| Cluj-Napoca 2 | Kontaveit (3/3) |
A. Blinkova (1/1)[a] |
T. Korpatsch (1/1) |
Ka. Plíšková (6/6)
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| Austin | Not an event | M. Kostyuk (1/1) |
Y. Yuan (1/1)
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| Lyon | C. Tauson (1/2) |
S. Zhang (3/3) |
A. Parks (1/1) |
Not an event |
| Guadalajara | S. Sorribes Tormo (1/2) |
S. Stephens (4/5) |
Not an event | |
| Bogotá | C. Osorio (1/2) |
T. Maria (2/3) |
Maria (3/3) |
Osorio (2/2)
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| Rouen | Not an event | WTA 125 | Stephens (5/5)
| |
| Rabat | Cancelled | M. Trevisan (1/1) |
L. Bronzetti (1/1) |
P. Stearns (1/1)
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| Cologne | Not an event | |||
| Nottingham | J. Konta (1/1) |
B. Haddad Maia (1/2) |
K. Boulter (1/2) |
Boulter (2/2)
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| 's-Hertogenbosch | Cancelled | E. Alexandrova (2/4)[a] |
Alexandrova (4/4)[a] |
Samsonova (3/3)[a]
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| Birmingham |  O. Jabeur (1/2) |
Haddad Maia (2/2) |
J. Ostapenko (3/3) |
Putintseva (3/3)
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| Budapest | Y. Putintseva (2/3) |
B. Pera (1/2) |
M. Timofeeva (1/1)[a] |
Shnaider (2/3)[a]
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| Palermo | D. Collins (1/1) |
IC. Begu (5/5) |
Q. Zheng (1/2) |
Q. Zheng (2/2)
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| Iași | Not an event | WTA 125 | M. Andreeva (1/1)[a]
| |
| Prague | Krejčíková (2/3) |
M. Bouzková (1/1) |
N. Hibino (3/3) |
M. Linette (3/3)
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| Cleveland | A. Kontaveit (2/3) |
Samsonova (2/3)[a] |
Sorribes Tormo (2/2) |
M. Kessler (1/1)
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| Monastir | Not an event | E. Mertens (5/6) |
Mertens (6/6) |
S. Kartal (1/1)
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| Ningbo | Not an event | Jabeur (2/2)
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| Granby | Cancelled | Kasatkina (2/2)[a] |
Not an event | |
| Osaka | Cancelled | A. Krueger (1/1) |
S. Lamens (1/1)
| |
| Guangzhou | Cancelled | Suspended | X. Wang (1/1) |
O. Danilović (2/2)
|
| Hong Kong | Cancelled | Suspended | Fernandez (3/3) |
Shnaider (3/3)[a]
|
| Mérida | Not an event | C. Giorgi (3/3) |
Z. Sönmez (1/1)
| |
| Tianjin | Cancelled | Suspended | Not an event | |
| Nanchang Jiujiang |
Siniaková (5/5) |
V. Golubic (2/2)
| ||
| Monterrey | L. Fernandez (1/3) |
Fernandez (2/3) |
Vekić (4/4) |
WTA 500 |
| Anning | Cancelled | Suspended | Not an event | |
| Charleston 2 | A. Sharma (1/1) |
Not an event | ||
| İstanbul | S. Cîrstea (1/1) |
A. Potapova (1/2)[a] |
Cancelled due to earthquake |
Not an event |
| Belgrade | P. Badosa (1/1) |
Not an event | ||
| Strasbourg | B. Krejcikova (1/3) |
Kerber (4/4) |
Svitolina (10/10) |
WTA 500 |
| Bad Homburg | A. Kerber (3/4) |
C. Garcia (6/7) |
Siniaková (4/5) |
WTA 500 |
| Lausanne | T. Zidanšek (1/1) |
P. Martić (2/2) |
E. Cocciaretto (1/1) |
Not an event |
| Hamburg | EG. Ruse (1/1) |
Pera (2/2) |
A. Rus (1/1) |
WTA 125 |
| Gdynia/Warsaw | M. Zanevska (1/1) |
Garcia (7/7) |
I. Świątek (1/1) |
WTA 125 |
| Washington, D.C. | Exhibition | L. Samsonova (1/3)[a] |
WTA 500 | |
| Cluj-Napoca | A. Petkovic (5/5) |
Not an event | ||
| Chicago | E. Svitolina (9/10) |
Not an event | ||
| Luxembourg | Tauson (2/2) |
Not an event | ||
| Portorož | J. Paolini (1/1) |
K. Siniaková (3/5) |
Not an event | |
| Chennai | Not an event | L. Fruhvirtová (1/1) |
Not an event | |
| Seoul | WTA 125 | Alexandrova (3/4)[a] |
J. Pegula (2/2) |
WTA 500 |
| Astana | A. Van Uytvanck (5/5) |
Not an event | ||
| Parma | C. Gauff (2/4) |
 M. Sherif (1/1) |
WTA 125 | |
| Tallinn | Not an event | Krejčíková (3/3) |
Not an event | |
| Linz | A. Riske (3/3) |
Not an event | Potapova (2/2)[a] |
WTA 500 |
| Tenerife | A. Li (1/1) |
Not an event | ||
| Courmayeur | D. Vekić (3/4) |
Not an event | ||
Statistics
editMost titles
editBold face designates active players
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "WTA unveils comprehensive rebrand". WTA Tour. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "WTA will align tournament categories with ATP from 2021 season". Sky Sports. 2 December 2020.
- ^ "WTA confirms 2024 calendar with increase in prize money for players". Women's Tennis Association. 14 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "MOIN LADIES". Hamburg European Open 2021. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "WTA announces start of 2021 Tour season". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Steve Simon announces WTA's decision to suspend tournaments in China". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-03.