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

  • 1990–2008: WTA Tier II
  • 2009–2020: WTA Premier
  • 2021–present: WTA 500

WTA Points

The following ranking points are as of 2024.

Events

Current


TournamentLocationVenueSurfaceDrawPrize moneyDate
Brisbane InternationalBrisbane, AustraliaQueensland Tennis CentreHard48$1,691,602 5–11 January
Adelaide InternationalAdelaide, AustraliaMemorial Drive Tennis CentreHard30$1,206,446 12–17 January
Linz OpenLinz, AustriaTipsArena LinzHard 28$1,064,510 27 January–2 February
Abu Dhabi OpenAbu Dhabi, UAEAbu Dhabi International Tennis CentreHard28$1,064,510 1–8 February
Mérida OpenMérida, MexicoYucatan Country ClubHard28$1,064,510 24 February–2 March
Charleston OpenCharleston, USLTP-Daniel IslandClay48$1,064,510 31 March–6 April
Stuttgart OpenStuttgart, GermanyPorsche ArenaClay 28€925,661 14–21 April
Internationaux de StrasbourgStrasbourg, FranceTennis Club de StrasbourgClay28€925,661 18–24 May
Queen's Club ChampionshipsLondon, UKQueen's ClubGrass28$1,415,000 9–15 June
Berlin Tennis OpenBerlin, GermanyRot-Weiss Tennis ClubGrass28€925,661 16–22 June
Bad [Homburg Open]Bad Homburg, GermanyTC Bad HomburgGrass32$1,064,510 23–29 June
Washington OpenWashington, D.C., USWilliam H.G. FitzGerald Tennis CenterHard32$1,282,951 21–27 July
Monterrey OpenMonterrey, MexicoClub SonomaHard28$1,064,510 18–23 August
Guadalajara OpenZapopan, MexicoCentro Panamericano de TenisHard28$1,064,510 8–14 September
Korea OpenSeoul, South KoreaSeoul Olympic Park Tennis CenterHard28$1,064,510 15–21 September
Ningbo OpenNingbo, ChinaNingbo Tennis CenterHard28$922,573 13–19 October
Tokyo OpenTokyo, JapanAriake ColiseumHard28$922,573 20–26 October

Former



Singles champions

WTA Tier II



WTA Premier



WTA 500



Doubles champions

WTA Premier



WTA 500



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