WTA 500 tournaments

WTA 500 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021.
At their introduction in 2021, WTA 500 tournaments' prize money was approximately $500,000. Since then, prize money awarded by WTA 500 events has grown less uniform, with one tournament's prize money rising to as much as $1.5 million.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 500. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam tournament, up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 1000 points for winning a WTA 1000 tournament, and 250 for winning a WTA 250 tournament.

Historic names

The following ranking points are as of 2024.

Tournament	Location	Venue	Surface	Draw	Prize money	Date
Brisbane International	Brisbane, Australia	Queensland Tennis Centre	Hard	48	$1,691,602	5–11 January
Adelaide International	Adelaide, Australia	Memorial Drive Tennis Centre	Hard	30	$1,206,446	12–17 January
Linz Open	Linz, Austria	TipsArena Linz	Hard	28	$1,064,510	27 January–2 February
Abu Dhabi Open	Abu Dhabi, UAE	Abu Dhabi International Tennis Centre	Hard	28	$1,064,510	1–8 February
Mérida Open	Mérida, Mexico	Yucatan Country Club	Hard	28	$1,064,510	24 February–2 March
Charleston Open	Charleston, US	LTP-Daniel Island	Clay	48	$1,064,510	31 March–6 April
Stuttgart Open	Stuttgart, Germany	Porsche Arena	Clay	28	€925,661	14–21 April
Internationaux de Strasbourg	Strasbourg, France	Tennis Club de Strasbourg	Clay	28	€925,661	18–24 May
Queen's Club Championships	London, UK	Queen's Club	Grass	28	$1,415,000	9–15 June
Berlin Tennis Open	Berlin, Germany	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club	Grass	28	€925,661	16–22 June
Bad Homburg Open	Bad Homburg, Germany	TC Bad Homburg	Grass	32	$1,064,510	23–29 June
Washington Open	Washington, D.C., US	William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center	Hard	32	$1,282,951	21–27 July
Monterrey Open	Monterrey, Mexico	Club Sonoma	Hard	28	$1,064,510	18–23 August
Guadalajara Open	Zapopan, Mexico	Centro Panamericano de Tenis	Hard	28	$1,064,510	8–14 September
Korea Open	Seoul, South Korea	Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center	Hard	28	$1,064,510	15–21 September
Ningbo Open	Ningbo, China	Ningbo Tennis Center	Hard	28	$922,573	13–19 October
Tokyo Open	Tokyo, Japan	Ariake Coliseum	Hard	28	$922,573	20–26 October

Bold face designates active players

Titles

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