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WTA 1000 tournaments

WTA 1000 tournaments

Tournament category in women's tennis


The WTA 1000 tournaments are a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier Mandatory and 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier implemented in the 2021 schedule reorganization.[1][2] Until 2024, only four of the nine WTA 1000 tournaments were mandatory, when the category expanded to ten mandatory tournaments.

Serena Williams has won a record 23 WTA 1000 singles titles.
Martina Hingis has won a record 26 WTA 1000 titles in doubles.

Since 2021, the prize money for winning a WTA 1000 tournament has been approximately $1,000,000.[3]

The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 1,000.[4] This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 500 points for winning a WTA 500 tournament, and 250 for winning a WTA 250 tournament.[4]

Events

  1. The WTA tournament alternates between the two Canadian locations annually.

WTA 1000 seasons

Historic names

1990–2008
WTA Tier I

2009–2020
WTA Premier Mandatory / Premier 5

2021–present
WTA 1000

Number of tournaments per year

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Points distribution

The following ranking points are as of 2024.

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  1. Players with byes receive first round points.[4]

2024 finals

* First-time champion
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Past finals

* First-time champion

1990

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1991

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1992

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1993

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1994

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1995

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

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2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

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2009

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2010

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2011

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2012

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2013

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2014

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2015

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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

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2020

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2021

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2022

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2023

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Records

  • Active players in bold.

Title leaders

Double crown

  • Winning the same WTA 1000 tournament in both singles and doubles in the same year.
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See also


References

  1. "WTA unveils comprehensive rebrand". WTA Tour. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). December 2, 2020.
  2. "WTA will align tournament categories with ATP from 2021 season". Sky Sports. December 2, 2020. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022.
  3. "Prize Money – ATP & WTA Prize Money Breakdowns". www.perfect-tennis.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022.
  4. "WTA confirms 2024 calendar with increase in prize money for players". Women's Tennis Association. January 14, 2024. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  5. "WTA announces further suspension of four tournaments". WTA. May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020.
  6. "WTA tournaments in China cancelled for 2020". WTA. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021.
  7. "Steve Simon announces WTA's decision to suspend tournaments in China". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022.
  8. "WTA officially cancels 2021 fall Asian swing". Open Court. July 1, 2021. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022.
  9. "2004 WTA Tour Calendar and Tournament Links: Quicksports". tennis.quickfound.net. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
  10. "Notes & Netcords: October 26, 2009" (PDF). WTA Tour. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

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