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 2025 season, this has risen to $275,094. 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
Current
Tournament | Officially known as | City | Country | Surface | Current Singles Champions | Current Doubles Champions |
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WTA Auckland Open | ASB Classic | Auckland | New Zealand | Hard | ||
Hobart International | Hobart International | Hobart | Australia | Hard | ||
WTA Singapore Open | Singapore Tennis Open | Singapore | Singapore | Hard (i) | ||
Transylvania Open | Transylvania Open | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | Hard (i) | ||
ATX Open | ATX Open | Austin | USA | Hard | ||
Copa Colsanitas | Copa Colsanitas Zurich | Bogotá | Colombia | Clay (red) | ||
Open de Rouen | Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole | Rouen | France | Clay (red) (i) | ||
Morocco Open | Grand Prix Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem | Rabat | Morocco | Clay (red) | ||
Rosmalen Open | Libéma Open | 's-Hertogenbosch | Netherlands | Grass | ||
Nottingham Open | Lexus Nottingham Open[4] | Nottingham | Great Britain | Grass | ||
Eastbourne Open | Lexus Eastbourne Open[4] | Eastbourne | Great Britain | Grass | ||
Hamburg Open | ECE Ladies Hamburg Open | Hamburg | Germany | Clay (red) | ||
Budapest Grand Prix | Hungarian Grand Prix | Budapest | Hungary | Clay (red) | ||
Prague Open | Livesport Prague Open | Prague | Czech Republic | Hard | ||
Tennis in the Land | Tennis in the Land | Cleveland | USA | Hard | ||
Jasmin Open | Jasmin Open | Monastir | Tunisia | Hard | ||
Japan Open | Kinoshita Group Japan Open | Osaka | Japan | Hard | ||
Guangzhou Open | Galaxy Holding Group Guangzhou Open | Guangzhou | China | Hard | ||
Hong Kong Open | Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China SAR | Hard | ||
Jiangxi Open | Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open | Jiujiang | China | Hard |
Defunct or Upgraded/Downgraded
Historic names
1990–2008
WTA Tier III / IV / V
2009–2020
WTA International
2021–present
WTA 250
Singles champions
WTA International
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
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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Auckland | Cancelled due to COVID-19[6] |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
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Shenzhen | Suspended due to Peng Shuai allegation[7] |
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 | ||||
Singapore | 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 | WTA 125 | |||
Bogotá | |||||
Rouen | Not an event | WTA 125 | |||
Rabat | Cancelled | ||||
Cologne | Not an event | ||||
Nottingham | |||||
's-Hertogenbosch | Cancelled | ||||
Birmingham | |||||
Budapest | |||||
Palermo | |||||
Iași | Not an event | WTA 125 | |||
Prague | |||||
Cleveland | |||||
Monastir | Not an event | ||||
Ningbo | Not an event | WTA 500 | |||
Granby | Cancelled | Not an event | |||
Osaka | Cancelled | ||||
Guangzhou | Cancelled | Suspended | |||
Hong Kong | Cancelled | Suspended | |||
Mérida | Not an event | ||||
Tianjin | Cancelled | Suspended | Not an event | ||
Nanchang Jiujiang |
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Monterrey | WTA 500 | ||||
Anning | Cancelled | Suspended | Not an event | ||
Charleston 2 | Not an event | ||||
İstanbul | Cancelled due to earthquake |
Not an event | |||
Belgrade | Not an event | ||||
Strasbourg | WTA 500 | ||||
Bad Homburg | WTA 500 | ||||
Lausanne | Not an event | ||||
Hamburg | WTA 125 | ||||
Gdynia/Warsaw | WTA 125 | ||||
Washington, D.C. | Exhibition | WTA 500 | |||
Cluj-Napoca | Not an event | ||||
Chicago | Not an event | ||||
Luxembourg | Not an event | ||||
Portorož | Not an event | ||||
Chennai | Not an event | Not an event | |||
Seoul | WTA 125 | WTA 500 | |||
Astana | Not an event | ||||
Parma | WTA 125 | ||||
Tallinn | Not an event | Not an event | |||
Linz | Not an event | WTA 500 | |||
Tenerife | Not an event | ||||
Courmayeur | Not an event |
Statistics
Most titles
Bold face designates active players
See also
- WTA Tour
- WTA 1000 tournaments
- WTA 500 tournaments
- WTA 125 tournaments
- ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
- WTA International tournaments
- ATP Tour 250
Notes
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "LTA and Lexus extend their partnership to cover tournaments at Nottingham and Eastbourne". 17 February 2025.
- ↑ "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.