WTA 250 tournaments

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.

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]

At their introduction in 2021, WTA 250 tournaments' prize money was approximately $250,000. As of 2025 season, this has risen to $275,094. All tournaments have a 32 player main draw for singles and a 16 team main draw for doubles.

Historic names

  • 1990–2008: WTA Tier III / IV / V
  • 2009–2020: WTA International
  • 2021–present: WTA 250

WTA points

Event W F SF QF R16 R32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles[4] 250 163 98 54 30 1 18 12 1
Doubles 163 98 54 1

Events

Current

Tournament City Venue Surface Date[5]
Auckland Open Auckland ASB Tennis Centre Hard 30 December–5 January
Hobart International Hobart Hobart International Tennis Centre 6–11 January
Singapore Open Singapore Kallang Tennis Centre Hard (i) 27 January–February 2
Transylvania Open Cluj-Napoca BTarena 3–9 February
ATX Open Austin Westwood Country Club Hard 24 February–2 March
Copa Colsanitas Bogotá Country Club de Bogotá Clay 31 March–6 April
Open de Rouen Rouen Kindarena Clay (i) 14–20 April
Morocco Open Rabat Club des Cheminots Clay 19–24 May
Rosmalen Open 's-Hertogenbosch Autotron Rosmalen Grass 9–15 June
Nottingham Open Nottingham Nottingham Tennis Centre 16–22 June
Eastbourne Open Eastbourne Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club 23–28 June
Hamburg Open Hamburg Am Rothenbaum Clay 14–20 July
Iași Open Iași Baza Sportiva Circ 14–20 July
Prague Open Prague TK Sparta Prague Hard 21–26 July
Tennis in the Land Cleveland Jacobs Pavilion 17–23 August
SP Open São Paulo Parque Villa-Lobos 8–14 September
Japan Open Osaka Utsubo Tennis Center 13–19 October
Guangzhou Open Guangzhou Nansha International Tennis Center 20–26 October
Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Victoria Park 27 October–2 November
Jiangxi Open Jiujiang Jiujiang International Tennis Center 27 October–2 November
Chennai Open Chennai SDAT Tennis Stadium 27 October–2 November

Former

Tournament City Venue Surface Status
Shenzhen Open (2013–2020) Shenzhen Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center Hard Defunct
Melbourne Summer Set 1 (2022) Melbourne Melbourne Park Hard Defunct
Melbourne Summer Set 2 (2022) Melbourne Melbourne Park Hard Defunct
Adelaide International (2022) Adelaide Memorial Drive Tennis Centre Hard WTA 500[N 1]
Mexican Open (2001–2020) Acapulco Fairmont Acapulco Princess Hard Defunct[N 2]
Lyon (2020–2023) Lyon Palais des Sports de Gerland Hard Defunct
Abierto Zapopan (2021–2022) Guadalajara Panamerican Tennis Center Hard WTA 125
Monterrey Open (2009–2023) Monterrey Club Sonoma Hard WTA 500
Charleston Open (2021) Charleston Family Circle Tennis Center Clay WTA 500[N 3]
İstanbul Cup (2005–2022) Istanbul TTF Istanbul Tennis Center Clay Defunct
Serbia Open (2021) Belgrade Novak Tennis Center Clay Defunct
Emilia-Romagna Open (2021–2022) Parma Tennis Club Parma Clay WTA 125
Internationaux de Strasbourg (1987–2023) Strasbourg Tennis Club de Strasbourg Clay WTA 500
Bad Homburg Open (2021–2023) Bad Homburg TC Bad Homburg Grass WTA 500
Swiss Open (1968–2023) Lausanne Tennis Club Stade-Lausanne Clay Defunct
WTA Poland Open (1968–2021) Warsaw Legia Tennis Centre Hard WTA 125
Washington Open (2011–2019, 2022) Washington, D.C. William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center Hard WTA 500
Chicago Open (2021) Chicago XS Tennis Village Hard Defunct
Luxembourg Open (1996–2021) Luxembourg City Kockelscheuer Sport Centre Hard (i) Defunct
Slovenia Open (2005–2023) Portorož Tennis Club Portorož Hard Defunct
Korea Open (2001–2019, 2022–2023) Seoul Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center Hard WTA 500
Astana Open (2021) Astana Daulet National Tennis Centre Hard (i) Defunct[N 2]
Linz Open (2009–2023) Linz TipsArena Linz Hard WTA 500
Tenerife Ladies Open (2021) Tenerife Abama Tennis Academy Hard Defunct
Courmayeur Ladies Open (2021) Courmayeur Courmayeur Sport Center Hard (i) Defunct
Tallinn Open (2022) Tallinn FORUS Tennis Center Hard (i) Defunct
Thailand Open (2019–2024) Hua Hin True Arena Hua Hin Hard Defunct
Tianjin Open (2014–2019) Tianjin Tianjin International Tennis Center Hard Defunct
Ningbo Open (2023) Ningbo Ningbo (Yinzhou) Tennis Center Hard WTA 500
Mérida Open (2023–2024) Mérida Yucatan Country Club Hard WTA 500
Palermo Open (1988–2024) Palermo Country Time Club Clay WTA 125
Birmingham Classic (2021–2024) Birmingham Edgbaston Priory Club Grass WTA 125
Budapest Grand Prix (2021–2024) Budapest Római Teniszakadémia Clay Defunct
Jasmin Open (2022–2024) Monastir Tennis Club de Monastir Hard Defunct
  1. ^ The Adelaide International held two tournaments in 2022 following the cancellation of that year's Hobart International. The tournament is typically a WTA 500 event.
  2. ^ a b While the women's event was abolished, the men's event is still active.
  3. ^ The Charleston Open held two tournaments in 2021 following general tournament cancellations caused by COVID-19. The tournament is typically a WTA 500 event.

Singles champions

WTA International

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Brisbane V. Azarenka (1/5) K. Clijsters (1/1) Kvitová (2/5) WTA Premier
Auckland E. Dementieva (1/1) Wickmayer (3/5) G. Arn (1/1) J. Zheng (1/1) A. Radwańska (1/4) Ivanovic (4/5) V. Williams (4/6) Stephens (2/4) L. Davis (1/2) Görges (3/5) Görges (5/5) S. Williams (2/2)
Shenzhen Not an Event N. Li (2/3) N. Li (3/3) Halep (6/10) A. Radwańska (4/4) K. Siniaková (1/5) Halep (8/10) A. Sabalenka (1/3) E. Alexandrova (1/4)
Hobart P. Kvitová (1/5) A. Bondarenko (1/1) Gajdošová (2/2) M. Barthel (1/3) E. Vesnina (1/1) G. Muguruza (1/3) Watson (2/4) Cornet (4/5) E. Mertens (1/8) Mertens (2/8) S. Kenin (1/4) Rybakina (2/2)
Pattaya City V. Zvonareva (1/3) Zvonareva (2/3) D. Hantuchová (1/4) Hantuchová (2/4) M. Kirilenko (1/1) E. Makarova (1/2) Hantuchová (4/4) Not an Event
Kaohsiung/
Taipei
Not an Event V. Williams (6/6) Svitolina (5/11) Babos (3/3) Not an Event
Hua Hin Not an Event Yastremska (2/3) Linette (2/3)
Memphis Azarenka (2/5) M. Sharapova (1/3) Rybáriková (2/4) S. Arvidsson (1/1) M. Erakovic (1/1) Not an Event
Rio de
Janeiro
Not an Event K. Nara (1/1) Errani (6/6) Schiavone (4/5) Not an Event
Acapulco V. Williams (1/6) V. Williams (2/6) G. Dulko (1/1) S. Errani (1/6) Errani (5/6) D. Cibulková (1/3) Bacsinszky (2/4) Stephens (3/4) Tsurenko (3/4) Tsurenko (4/4) Y. Wang (1/1) Watson (4/4)
Kuala Lumpur Not an Event A. Kleybanova (1/2) J. Dokic (1/1) S-w. Hsieh (1/3) Ka. Plíšková (1/6) D. Vekić (1/4) Wozniacki (8/9) Svitolina (4/11) A. Barty (1/3) Not an Event
Florianópolis Not an Event M. Niculescu (1/3) K. Zakopalová (1/1) Pereira (2/2) Begu (3/6) Not an Event
Lyon Not an Event Kenin (4/4)
Monterrey M. Bartoli (1/2) A. Pavlyuchenkova (1/10) Pavlyuchenkova (3/10) T. Babos (1/3) Pavlyuchenkova (4/10) Ivanovic (5/5) Bacsinszky (3/4) Watson (3/4) Pavlyuchenkova (7/10) Muguruza (2/3) Muguruza (3/3) Svitolina (7/11)
Ponte Vedra
Beach
C. Wozniacki (1/9) Wozniacki (2/9) Not an Event
Marbella J. Janković (1/4) Pennetta (2/2) Azarenka (3/5) Not an Event
Katowice Not an Event Vinci (7/8) Cornet (3/5) A.K. Schmiedlová (1/3) Cibulková (2/3) Not an Event
Barcelona R. Vinci (1/8) F. Schiavone (1/5) Vinci (3/8) Errani (2/6) Not an Event
Biel/
Lugano
Not an Event M. Vondroušová (1/1) Mertens (3/8) Hercog (3/3) Not an Event
Estoril Y. Wickmayer (1/5) A. Sevastova (1/4) Medina Garrigues (2/3) Kanepi (2/2) Pavlyuchenkova (5/10) C. Suárez Navarro (1/1) Not an Event
Strasbourg A. Rezaï (1/3) Sharapova (2/3) Petkovic (2/5) Schiavone (2/5) Cornet (2/5) M. Puig (1/1) Stosur (4/6) Garcia (2/7) Stosur (6/6) Pavlyuchenkova (10/10) Yastremska (3/3) Svitolina (8/11)
Bogotá MJ. Martínez Sánchez (1/4) M. Duque-Mariño (1/1) L. Domínguez Lino (1/1) L. Arruabarrena (1/2) Janković (2/4) C. Garcia (1/7) T. Pereira (1/2) I. Falconi (1/1) Schiavone (5/5) Schmiedlová (3/3) A. Anisimova (1/2) Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Fez/
Marrakech/
Rabat
A. Medina Garrigues (1/3) I. Benešová (1/1) A. Brianti (1/1) K. Bertens (1/5) Schiavone (3/5) MT. Torró Flor (1/1) Svitolina (3/11) Bacsinszky (4/4) Pavlyuchenkova (8/10) Mertens (4/8) M. Sakkari (1/1)
Nottingham Not an Event A. Konjuh (1/1) Ka. Plíšková (5/6) Vekić (2/4) Barty (2/3) Garcia (5/7)
's-Hertogenbosch T. Tanasugarn (1/2) J. Henin (1/1) Vinci (4/8) Petrova (2/3) Halep (2/10) C. Vandeweghe (1/2) C. Giorgi (1/3) Vandeweghe (2/2) A. Kontaveit (1/3) A. Krunić (1/1) Riske (2/3)
Birmingham M. Rybáriková (1/4) N. Li (1/3) S. Lisicki (1/3) M. Oudin (1/1) Hantuchová (3/4) WTA Premier
Nürnberg/
Bad Homburg
Not an Event S. Halep (1/10) E. Bouchard (1/1) Knapp (2/2) Bertens (2/5) Bertens (3/5) Larsson (2/2) Y. Putintseva (1/3)
Bucharest Not an Event Halep (5/10) Schmiedlová (2/3) Halep (7/10) Begu (4/6) Sevastova (3/4) E. Rybakina (1/2)
Gstaad/
Lausanne
Not an Event V. Golubic (1/2) Bertens (4/5) Cornet (5/5) F. Ferro (1/2)
Jūrmala Not an Event Sevastova (4/4)
Washington, D.C. Not an Event N. Petrova (1/3) Rybáriková (3/4) Rybáriková (4/4) S. Kuznetsova (1/2) S. Stephens (1/4) Wickmayer (5/5) Makarova (2/2) Kuznetsova (2/2) J. Pegula (1/3)
Mallorca Not an Event Garcia (3/7) Sevastova (2/4) T. Maria (1/3) Kenin (2/4) Not an Event
Budapest Á. Szávay (1/3) Szávay (2/3) Vinci (5/8) Errani (3/6) Halep (3/10) Not an Event Babos (2/3) Van Uytvanck (2/5) Van Uytvanck (3/5) Not an Event
Båstad Martínez Sánchez (2/4) Rezaï (3/3) P. Hercog (1/3) Hercog (2/3) S. Williams (1/2) Barthel (2/3) J. Larsson (1/2) L. Siegemund (1/1) Siniaková (2/5) Not an Event
Prague S. Bammer (1/1) Szávay (3/3) ITF Women's Circuit Ka. Plíšková (4/6) Šafářová (2/2) Barthel (3/3) Kvitová (5/5) J. Teichmann (1/2) Halep (9/10)
Palermo F. Pennetta (1/2) K. Kanepi (1/2) Medina Garrigues (3/3) Errani (4/6) Vinci (8/8) Not an Event Teichmann (2/2) Ferro (2/2)
Portorož D. Safina (1/1) A. Chakvetadze (1/1) Not an Event
Bad Gastein A. Petkovic (1/5) J. Görges (1/5) Martínez Sánchez (3/4) A. Cornet (1/5) Y. Meusburger (1/1) Petkovic (3/5) Stosur (5/6) Not an Event
Baku Not held Zvonareva (3/3) B. Jovanovski (1/2) E. Svitolina (1/11) Svitolina (2/11) M. Gasparyan (1/2) Not an Event
İstanbul V. Dushevina (1/1) Pavlyuchenkova (2/10) Not held Wozniacki (7/9) L. Tsurenko (1/4) Ç Büyükakçay (1/1) Svitolina (6/11) P. Parmentier (1/2) P. Martić (1/2) PM. Țig (1/1)
Moscow River Not an Event O. Danilović (1/2) Not an Event
Dallas Not an Event Lisicki (2/3) Vinci (6/8) Not an Event
The Bronx Not an Event M. Linette (1/3) Not an Event
Lexington Not an Event J. Brady (1/1)
Copenhagen Not an Event Wozniacki (3/9) Wozniacki (4/9) A. Kerber (1/4) Not an Event
Québec City M. Czink (1/1) T. Paszek (1/1) B. Záhlavová-Strýcová (1/2) K. Flipkens (1/1) L. Šafářová (1/2) M. Lučić-Baroni (1/1) Beck (2/2) O. Dodin (1/1) A. Van Uytvanck (1/5) Parmentier (2/2) Not an Event
Tashkent Pe'er (2/2) A. Kudryavtseva (1/1) K. Pervak (1/1) IC. Begu (1/6) Jovanovski (2/2) K. Knapp (1/2) N. Hibino (1/3) Kr. Plíšková (1/1) K. Bondarenko (1/1) Gasparyan (2/2) Van Uytvanck (4/5) Not an Event
Linz Wickmayer (2/5) A. Ivanovic (1/5) Kvitová (3/5) Azarenka (5/5) Kerber (2/4) Ka. Plíšková (3/6) Pavlyuchenkova (6/10) Cibulková (3/3) Strýcová (2/2) Giorgi (2/3) C. Gauff (1/4) Sabalenka (3/3)
Osaka/
Tokyo/
Hiroshima
S. Stosur (1/6) Tanasugarn (2/2) Bartoli (2/2) H. Watson (1/4) Stosur (2/6) Stosur (3/6) Wickmayer (4/5) C. McHale (1/1) Z. Diyas (1/1) Hsieh (3/3) Hibino (2/3) Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Nanchang Not an Event Y. Duan (1/1) Peng (2/2) Q. Wang (1/2) R. Peterson (1/2)
Seoul K. Date-Krumm (1/1) Kleybanova (2/2) Martínez Sánchez (4/4) Wozniacki (5/9) A. Radwańska (2/4) Ka. Plíšková (2/6) Begu (2/6) Arruabarrena (2/2) J. Ostapenko (1/3) Bertens (5/5) K. Muchová (1/1)
Guangzhou S. Pe'er (1/2) J. Gajdošová (1/2) C. Scheepers (1/1) Hsieh (2/3) S. Zhang (1/3) Niculescu (2/3) Janković (3/4) Tsurenko (2/4) Zhang (2/3) Q. Wang (2/2) Kenin (3/4)
Tianjin Not an Event A. Riske (1/3) A. Radwańska (3/4) S. Peng (1/2) Sharapova (3/3) Garcia (4/7) Peterson (2/2)
Hong Kong Not an Event Lisicki (3/3) Janković (4/4) Wozniacki (9/9) Pavlyuchenkova (9/10) D. Yastremska (1/3) Cancelled due to Hong Kong protests
Luxembourg T. Bacsinszky (1/4) Vinci (2/8) Azarenka (4/5) V. Williams (3/6) Wozniacki (6/9) A. Beck (1/2) M. Doi (1/1) Niculescu (3/3) C. Witthöft (1/1) Görges (4/5) Ostapenko (2/3)
Bali/
Sofia/
Zhuhai
Rezaï (2/3) Ivanovic (2/5) Ivanovic (3/5) Petrova (3/3) Halep (4/10) Petkovic (4/5) V. Williams (5/6) Kvitová (4/5) Görges (2/5) Barty (3/3) Sabalenka (2/3)

WTA 250

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Auckland Cancelled due
to COVID-19
[6]
Cancelled due to
COVID-19
Gauff (3/4) Gauff (4/4) Tauson (3/3)
Shenzhen Suspended due to
Peng Shuai allegation
[7]
Suspended Not an event
Melbourne 1 WTA 500 S. Halep (10/10) Not an event
Melbourne 2 WTA 500 A. Anisimova (2/2) Not an event
Hobart Cancelled L. Davis (2/2) E. Navarro (1/1) Kessler (2/3)
Adelaide 2 Not an event M. Keys (1/1) WTA 500 Not an event
Melbourne 4 D. Kasatkina (1/2) Not an event
Singapore Not an event Mertens (7/8)
Hua Hin Cancelled Cancelled L. Zhu (1/1) D. Shnaider (1/3)[a]
R. Šramková (1/1)
Not an event
Acapulco Not an event
Cluj-Napoca 2 Kontaveit (3/3) A. Blinkova (1/1)[a] T. Korpatsch (1/1) Ka. Plíšková (6/6) Potapova (3/3)[a]
Austin Not an event M. Kostyuk (1/1) Y. Yuan (1/1) Pegula (3/3)
Lyon C. Tauson (1/3) S. Zhang (3/3) A. Parks (1/1) Not an event
Guadalajara S. Sorribes Tormo (1/2) S. Stephens (4/5) Not an event WTA 125
Bogotá C. Osorio (1/3) T. Maria (2/3) Maria (3/3) Osorio (2/3) Osorio (3/4)
Rouen Not an event WTA 125 Stephens (5/5) Svitolina (11/11)
Rabat Cancelled M. Trevisan (1/1) L. Bronzetti (1/1) P. Stearns (1/1) M. Joint (1/2)
Cologne Not an event
Nottingham J. Konta (1/1) B. Haddad Maia (1/2) K. Boulter (1/2) Boulter (2/2) Kessler (3/3)
's-Hertogenbosch Cancelled E. Alexandrova (2/4)[a] Alexandrova (4/4)[a] Samsonova (3/3)[a] Mertens (8/8)
Birmingham O. Jabeur (1/2) Haddad Maia (2/2) J. Ostapenko (3/3) Putintseva (3/3) WTA 125
Eastbourne WTA 500 Joint (2/2)
Budapest Y. Putintseva (2/3) B. Pera (1/2) M. Timofeeva (1/1)[a] Shnaider (2/3)[a] Not an event
Palermo D. Collins (1/1) IC. Begu (5/6) Q. Zheng (1/2) Q. Zheng (2/2) WTA 125
Iași Not an event WTA 125 M. Andreeva (1/1)[a] Begu (6/6)
Prague Krejčíková (2/3) M. Bouzková (1/2) N. Hibino (3/3) M. Linette (3/3) Bouzková (2/2)
Cleveland A. Kontaveit (2/3) Samsonova (2/3)[a] Sorribes Tormo (2/2) M. Kessler (1/3)
Monastir Not an event E. Mertens (5/8) Mertens (6/8) S. Kartal (1/1)
Ningbo Not an event Jabeur (2/2) WTA 500
Granby Cancelled Kasatkina (2/2)[a] Not an event
Osaka Cancelled A. Krueger (1/1) S. Lamens (1/1)
Guangzhou Cancelled Suspended X. Wang (1/1) O. Danilović (2/2)
Hong Kong Cancelled Suspended Fernandez (3/3) Shnaider (3/3)[a]
Mérida Not an event C. Giorgi (3/3) Z. Sönmez (1/1)
Tianjin Cancelled Suspended Not an event
Nanchang
Jiujiang
Siniaková (5/5) V. Golubic (2/2)
Monterrey L. Fernandez (1/3) Fernandez (2/3) Vekić (4/4) WTA 500
Anning Cancelled Suspended Not an event
Charleston 2 A. Sharma (1/1) Not an event
İstanbul S. Cîrstea (1/1) A. Potapova (1/3)[a] Cancelled due to
earthquake
Not an event
Belgrade P. Badosa (1/1) Not an event
Strasbourg B. Krejcikova (1/3) Kerber (4/4) Svitolina (10/11) WTA 500
Bad Homburg A. Kerber (3/4) C. Garcia (6/7) Siniaková (4/5) WTA 500
Lausanne T. Zidanšek (1/1) P. Martić (2/2) E. Cocciaretto (1/1) Not an event
Hamburg EG. Ruse (1/1) Pera (2/2) A. Rus (1/1) WTA 125 L. Boisson (1/1)
Gdynia/Warsaw M. Zanevska (1/1) Garcia (7/7) I. Świątek (1/1) WTA 125
Washington, D.C. Exhibition L. Samsonova (1/3)[a] WTA 500
Cluj-Napoca A. Petkovic (5/5) Not an event
Chicago E. Svitolina (9/11) Not an event
Luxembourg Tauson (2/3) Not an event
Portorož J. Paolini (1/1) K. Siniaková (3/5) Not an event
Chennai Not an event L. Fruhvirtová (1/1) Not an event
Seoul WTA 125 Alexandrova (3/4)[a] J. Pegula (2/3) WTA 500
Astana A. Van Uytvanck (5/5) Not an event
Parma C. Gauff (2/4) M. Sherif (1/1) WTA 125
Tallinn Not an event Krejčíková (3/3) Not an event
Linz A. Riske (3/3) Not an event Potapova (2/3)[a] WTA 500
Tenerife A. Li (1/1) Not an event
Courmayeur D. Vekić (3/4) Not an event

Statistics

Most titles

Bold face designates active players

Titles Player
17 Steffi Graf
16 Conchita Martínez
13 Lindsay Davenport
11 Anabel Medina Garrigues
Elina Svitolina
Venus Williams
Caroline Wozniacki
10 Simona Halep
/ Manuela Maleeva
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
/ Monica Seles
Vera Zvonareva

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Competed under no flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  6. ^ "WTA announces start of 2021 Tour season". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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