WTA 250 tournaments
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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
[edit]Historic names
[edit]1990–2008
WTA Tier III / IV / V
2009–2020
WTA International
2021–present
WTA 250
Singles champions
[edit]WTA International
[edit]2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Brisbane | WTA Premier | |||||||||||
Auckland | ||||||||||||
Shenzhen | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Hobart | ||||||||||||
Pattaya City | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Kaohsiung/ Taipei |
Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Hua Hin | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Memphis | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Rio de Janeiro |
Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Acapulco | ||||||||||||
Kuala Lumpur | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Florianópolis | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Lyon | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Monterrey | ||||||||||||
Ponte Vedra Beach |
Not an Event | |||||||||||
Marbella | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Katowice | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Barcelona | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Biel/ Lugano |
Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Estoril | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Strasbourg | ||||||||||||
Bogotá | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||||||||
Fez/ Marrakech/ Rabat |
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Nottingham | Not an Event | |||||||||||
's-Hertogenbosch | ||||||||||||
Birmingham | WTA Premier | |||||||||||
Nürnberg/ Bad Homburg |
Not an Event | |||||||||||
Bucharest | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Gstaad/ Lausanne |
Not an Event | |||||||||||
Jūrmala | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Washington, D.C. | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Mallorca | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Budapest | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Båstad | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Prague | ITF Women's Circuit | |||||||||||
Palermo | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Portorož | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Bad Gastein | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Baku | Not held | Not an Event | ||||||||||
İstanbul | Not held | |||||||||||
Moscow River | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Dallas | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
The Bronx | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Lexington | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Copenhagen | Not an Event | Not an Event | ||||||||||
Québec City | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Tashkent | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Linz | ||||||||||||
Osaka/ Tokyo/ Hiroshima |
Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||||||||
Nanchang | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Seoul | ||||||||||||
Guangzhou | ||||||||||||
Tianjin | Not an Event | |||||||||||
Hong Kong | Not an Event | Cancelled due to Hong Kong protests | ||||||||||
Luxembourg | ||||||||||||
Bali/ Sofia/ Zhuhai |
WTA 250
[edit]2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Auckland | Cancelled due to COVID-19[5] |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
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Shenzhen | Suspended due to Peng Shuai allegation[6] |
Suspended | Not an event | |
Melbourne 1 | WTA 500 | Not an event | ||
Melbourne 2 | WTA 500 | Not an event | ||
Hobart | Cancelled | |||
Adelaide 2 | Not an event | WTA 500 | Not an event | |
Melbourne 4 | Not an event | |||
Hua Hin | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||
Acapulco | Not an event | |||
Cluj-Napoca 2 | ||||
Austin | Not an event | |||
Lyon | Not an event | |||
Guadalajara | Not an event | |||
Bogotá | ||||
Rouen | Not an event | WTA 125 | ||
Rabat | Cancelled | |||
Cologne | Not an event | |||
Mérida | Not an event | |||
Monterrey | WTA 500 | |||
Anning | Cancelled | Suspended | Not an event | |
Charleston 2 | Not an event | |||
İstanbul | Cancelled due to earthquake | |||
Belgrade | Not an event | |||
Strasbourg | WTA 500 | |||
's-Hertogenbosch | Cancelled | |||
Nottingham | ||||
Birmingham | ||||
Bad Homburg | WTA 500 | |||
Budapest | ||||
Palermo | ||||
Lausanne | ||||
Hamburg | ||||
Gdynia/Warsaw | ||||
Prague | ||||
Washington, D.C. | Exhibition | WTA 500 | ||
Cluj-Napoca | Not an event | |||
Cleveland | ||||
Chicago | Not an event | |||
Granby | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||
Osaka | Cancelled | |||
Luxembourg | Not an event | |||
Portorož | Not an event | |||
Chennai | Not an event | Not an event | ||
Guangzhou | Cancelled | Suspended | ||
Ningbo | Not an event | |||
Seoul | WTA 125 | WTA 500 | ||
Astana | Not an event | |||
Parma | Not an event | |||
Tallinn | Not an event | Cancelled | ||
Hong Kong | Cancelled | Suspended | ||
Linz | Not an event | WTA 500 | ||
Tianjin | Cancelled | Suspended | Not an event | |
Nanchang | ||||
Monastir | Not an event | |||
Tenerife | Not an event | |||
Courmayeur | Not an event |
Statistics
[edit]Most titles
[edit]Bold face designates active players
See also
[edit]- WTA Tour
- WTA 1000 tournaments
- WTA 500 tournaments
- WTA 125 tournaments
- ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
- WTA International tournaments
- ATP Tour 250
Notes
[edit]References
[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.