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The '''WTA Tour''' (currently known as the '''Hologic WTA Tour''') is a worldwide top-tier [[tennis]] tour for women organized by the [[Women's Tennis Association]]. The second-tier tour is the [[WTA 125 series]], and third-tier is the [[ITF Women's World Tennis Tour]]. The men's equivalent is the [[ATP Tour]].
==WTA Tour tournaments==
===Structure (2024–present)===
In 2024, the WTA made all WTA 1000 events mandatory. The [[WTA Elite Trophy]] did not return:
*[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments (4)
*Year-ending [[WTA Finals]] (1)
*[[WTA 1000 tournaments]]: Ten events with prize money ranging from US$2 million to US$10 million.
*[[WTA 500 tournaments]]: 17 events with prize money from US$700,000 to US$900,000.
*[[WTA 250 tournaments]]: 23 events, with prize money at US$250,000.
===Structure (2021–2023)===
The WTA Tour underwent a slight change in the classification of tournaments in 2021, which were reorganized on with similar nomenclature to that used on [[ATP Tour]]:
*[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments (4)
*Year-ending [[WTA Finals]] (1)
*Penultimate event [[WTA Elite Trophy]] (1)
*[[WTA 1000 tournaments]] (9):
** Mandatory: Five combined tournaments with male professional players with prize money ranging from US$6.5 million to US$8.3 million. These tournaments are held in [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami]], [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid]], [[Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]] and [[China Open (tennis)|Beijing]]. The Beijing tournament was not held in 2021 and 2022 due to the [[Covid-19 Pandemic]] and returned in 2023.
** Non-mandatory: Four events in [[Qatar Ladies Open|Doha]]/[[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Montreal/Toronto]], [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], and [[Wuhan Open|Wuhan]] with prize money ranging from US$2.3 million to US$2.7 million. From 2020 to 2023, the tournament in Wuhan was suspended due to Covid–19 Pandemic. In 2022 and 2023, a new WTA 1000 tournament was held in [[Guadalajara Open Akron|Guadalajara]] as a replacement for Wuhan. From 2021-2023, Doha and Dubai switched off, with one being a WTA 1000 event and the other being a WTA 500 event.
*[[WTA 500 tournaments]]: 12 events with prize money from US$700,000 to US$900,000.
*[[WTA 250 tournaments]]: 30 events, with prize money at US$250,000.
===Structure (2009–2020)===
The WTA Tour comprised from 2009 to the 2021 reorganization:
*[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments (4)
*Year-ending [[WTA Tour Championships]] (1)
*Penultimate event [[WTA Elite Trophy]] (From 2015 onwards) (1)
*[[WTA Premier tournaments|Premier tournaments]] (21):
** Premier Mandatory: Four combined tournaments with male professional players, with US$6.5 million in equal prize money for men and women (increased from $4.5 million in 2013). These tournaments are held in [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami]], [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid]], and [[China Open (tennis)|Beijing]].
** Premier Five: Five $2.8 million events in [[Qatar Ladies Open|Doha]]/[[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], [[Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]], [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Montreal/Toronto]], [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], and [[Wuhan Open|Wuhan]].
** Premier: 12 events with prize money from US$799,000 to US$2.5 million.
*[[WTA International tournaments|International tournaments]]: There were 32 tournaments, with prize money for all except four events at US$250,000. The exceptions are the [[WTA Shenzhen Open|Shenzhen Open]], [[Moscow River Cup]], [[Hong Kong Tennis Open]], the [[Tianjin Open]], and the year-ending [[WTA Tournament of Champions]], each with prize money of US$750,000.
==WTA rankings==
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WTA publishes weekly rankings of professional players.
===Current rankings===
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==Ranking method==
The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A player's ranking is determined by her results at a maximum of 18 tournaments for singles and 12 for doubles. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament. The basis for calculating a player's ranking are those tournaments that yield the highest ranking points during the rolling 52-week period. The period must include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/media/11823/2024-wta-rankings-rules.pdf|title=2024 WTA Rankings Rules}}</ref>
* the four Grand Slams
* six WTA 1000 Mandatory combined/virtually combined tournaments
* one WTA 1000 Mandatory (WTA-only) tournament
* the best of seven results from all WTA 1000 Mandatory, WTA 500, WTA 250, and WTA 125 Tournaments and ITF W15+ events
* the WTA Finals as a bonus tournament if the player attended
All WTA players also have a [[Universal Tennis Rating]], based on head-to-head results.
The points distribution for tournaments in 2024 is shown below:
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==See also==
* [[WTA 125K series]]
* [[ITF Women's Circuit]]
* [[ATP Tour]] Association of Tennis Professionals Tour
==References==
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