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.[1][2]

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 ("major"), 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.[3]

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.[4]

Event W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 48 500 325 195 108 60 32 1[a] 25 13 1
30/28 1 N/A
Doubles 24 1 N/A
16 1 N/A
  1. ^ Players with byes receive first round points.[3]

Events

Tournament City Venue Surface Draw Prize money Date
Brisbane International Brisbane Queensland Tennis Centre Hard 48 $1,520,600 (2025) 29 December–5 January
Adelaide International Adelaide Memorial Drive Tennis Centre 30 $1,064,510 (2025) 6–11 January
Linz Open Linz TipsArena Linz Hard (i) 28 $1,064,510 (2025) 27 January–2 February
Abu Dhabi Open Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Tennis Centre Hard $1,064,510 (2025) 1–8 February
Mérida Open Mérida Yucatan Country Club $1,064,510 (2025) 24 February–2 March
Charleston Charleston LTP-Daniel Island Clay 48 $1,064,510 (2025) 31 March–6 April
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart Porsche Arena Clay (i) 28 €925,661 (2025) 14–21 April
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg Tennis Club de Strasbourg Clay €925,661 (2025) 18–24 May
Queen's Club Championships London Queen's Club Grass $1,415,000 (2025) 9–15 June
Berlin Tennis Open Berlin Rot-Weiss Tennis Club €925,661 (2025) 16–22 June
Bad Homburg Open Bad Homburg TC Bad Homburg 32 $1,064,510 (2025) 23–29 June
Washington Open Washington, D.C. William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center Hard $1,282,951 (2025) 21–27 July
Monterrey Open Monterrey Club Sonoma 28 $922,573 (2024) 18–23 August
Guadalajara Open Zapopan Centro Panamericano de Tenis $922,573 (2024) 8–14 September
Korea Open Seoul Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center $922,573 (2024) 15–21 September
Ningbo Open Ningbo Ningbo Tennis Center $922,573 (2024) 13–19 October
Tokyo Open Tokyo Ariake Coliseum $922,573 (2024) 20–26 October
San Diego Open (1971–2024) San Diego Barnes Tennis Center Hard ATP Challenger
Eastbourne International (1974–2024) Eastbourne Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club Grass WTA 250
Zhengzhou Open (2014–2023) Zhengzhou Zhongyuan Tennis Training Center Hard N/A (Defunct)
Qatar Open (2001–2023)[N 1] Doha Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex WTA 1000
Sydney International (1885–2022) Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre N/A (Defunct)
Silicon Valley Classic (1971–2022) San Jose San Jose State University
Ostrava Open (1999–2022) Ostrava Ostravar Aréna Hard (i)
Dubai Championships (2001–2022)[N 1] Dubai Aviation Club Tennis Centre Hard WTA 1000
St. Petersburg Trophy (2003–2022) Saint Petersburg Sibur Arena Hard (i) N/A (Defunct)
Kremlin Cup (1996–2021) Moscow Luzhniki Palace of Sports
Chicago Classic (2021) Chicago XS Tennis Village Hard

Singles champions

WTA Tier II

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Sydney WTA Tier III Capriati Date Sabatini Seles Hingis Sánchez Vicario Davenport
Tokyo (Pan Pacific) Graf Sabatini Sabatini WTA Tier I
Paris Not an event Navratilova Navratilova Graf Halard-Decugis Hingis Pierce S. Williams
Essen/Hanover Not an event Seles Medvedeva Novotná Not an event Majoli Majoli Schnyder Novotná
Washington D.C. Navratilova Sánchez Vicario Not an event
Indian Wells[N 2] Navratilova Navratilova Seles Fernández Graf Fernández Graf WTA Tier I
Boca Raton[N 3] Sabatini WTA Tier I Graf Graf Graf Not an event
Amelia Island Graf Sabatini Sabatini Sánchez Vicario Sánchez Vicario Martínez Spîrlea Davenport Pierce Seles
Houston WTA Tier III Seles Seles Martínez Hack Graf Not an event
Barcelona WTA Tier IV WTA Tier III Sánchez Vicario Sánchez Vicario Sánchez Vicario Not an event
Madrid Not an event Novotná WTA Tier III
Hamburg Graf Graf Graf Sánchez Vicario Sánchez Vicario Martínez Sánchez Vicario Majoli Hingis V. Williams
Eastbourne Navratilova Navratilova McNeil Navratilova McGrath Tauziat Seles Abandoned[N 4] Novotná Zvereva
Oakland/Stanford[N 5] Seles Navratilova Seles Navratilova Sánchez Vicario Mag. Maleeva Hingis Hingis Davenport Davenport
San Diego WTA Tier III Graf Graf Martínez Date Hingis Davenport Hingis
Los Angeles Seles Seles Navratilova Navratilova Frazier Martínez Davenport Seles Davenport S. Williams
New Haven[N 6] WTA Tier III Martínez Martínez Not an event Davenport Graf V. Williams
Tokyo (Nichirei) Fernández Seles Seles Coetzer Sánchez Vicario Pierce Seles Not an event
Tokyo (Princess) Not an event Seles Seles Davenport
Filderstadt Fernández Huber Navratilova Pierce Huber Majoli Hingis Hingis Testud Hingis
Zurich Graf Graf Graf WTA Tier I
Linz ITF Women's Circuit WTA Tier V WTA Tier III Novotná Pierce
Leipzig WTA Tier III Graf Novotná Huber Huber Novotná Graf Tauziat
Brighton Graf Graf Graf Novotná Novotná Fernández Not an event
Chicago WTA Tier I Navratilova Navratilova Seles Zvereva Mag. Maleeva Novotná Davenport Not an event
Worcester Graf Not an event
Philadelphia Not an event Seles Graf WTA Tier I Novotná Hingis Graf Davenport


Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Sydney Mauresmo Hingis Hingis Clijsters Henin Molik Henin Clijsters Henin
Paris Tauziat Mauresmo V. Williams S. Williams Clijsters Safina Mauresmo Petrova Chakvetadze
Hanover S. Williams Not an event
Nice Not an event Mauresmo Not an event
Antwerp Not an event V. Williams V. Williams Clijsters Mauresmo Mauresmo Mauresmo Henin
Dubai Not an event Hingis Mauresmo Henin Henin Davenport Henin Henin Dementieva
Doha Not an event WTA Tier III Myskina Sharapova Petrova Henin WTA Tier I
Bangalore Not an event WTA Tier IV WTA Tier III S. Williams
Scottsdale Abandoned[N 7] Davenport S. Williams Sugiyama Not an event
Amelia Island Seles Mauresmo V. Williams Dementieva Davenport Davenport Petrova Golovin Sharapova
Hamburg Hingis V. Williams Clijsters Not an event
Warsaw WTA Tier IV Not an event WTA Tier III Mauresmo V. Williams Henin Clijsters Henin Not an event
Eastbourne Halard-Decugis Davenport Rubin Rubin Kuznetsova Clijsters Henin Henin Radwańska
Stanford V. Williams Clijsters V. Williams Clijsters Davenport Clijsters Clijsters Chakvetadze Wozniak
San Diego V. Williams V. Williams V. Williams Henin WTA Tier I Not an event
Los Angeles S. Williams Davenport Rubin Clijsters Davenport Clijsters Dementieva Ivanovic Safina
New Haven V. Williams V. Williams V. Williams Capriati Bovina Davenport Henin Kuznetsova Wozniacki
Bahia WTA Tier IV Seles Myskina Not an event
Tokyo (Princess) S. Williams Dokić S. Williams Not an event
Beijing[N 8] WTA Tier IV Dementieva S. Williams Kirilenko Kuznetsova Szávay Janković
Luxembourg WTA Tier III Clijsters Bondarenko Ivanovic WTA Tier III
Filderstadt/Stuttgart[N 9] Hingis Davenport Clijsters Clijsters Davenport Davenport Petrova Henin Janković
Zurich WTA Tier I V. Williams
Linz Davenport Davenport Henin Sugiyama Mauresmo Petrova Sharapova Hantuchová Ivanovic
Leipzig Clijsters Clijsters S. Williams Myskina Not an event
Philadelphia Davenport Not an event Mauresmo Mauresmo Mauresmo Not an event

WTA Premier

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Brisbane WTA International Kanepi S. Williams S. Williams Sharapova Azarenka Plíšková Svitolina Plíšková Plíšková
Sydney Dementieva Dementieva Li Azarenka Radwańska Pironkova Kvitová Kuznetsova Konta Kerber Kvitová Not an event
Adelaide Not an event Barty
Paris Mauresmo Dementieva Kvitová Kerber Barthel Pavlyuchenkova Not an event
Antwerp Exhibition event Petkovic Not an event
St. Petersburg Not an event ITF Women's Circuit Vinci Mladenovic Kvitová Bertens Bertens
Doha Not an event Zvonareva WTA Premier 5 Šafářová WTA Premier 5 Plíšková WTA Premier 5 Mertens WTA Premier 5
Dubai WTA Premier 5 Radwańska Kvitová V. Williams WTA Premier 5 Errani WTA Premier 5 Svitolina WTA Premier 5 Halep
Charleston Lisicki Stosur Wozniacki S. Williams S. Williams Petkovic Kerber Stephens Kasatkina Bertens Keys Cancelled due to
COVID-19
Stuttgart Kuznetsova Henin Görges Sharapova Sharapova Sharapova Kerber Kerber Siegemund Plíšková Kvitová
Warsaw Dulgheru Dulgheru Not an event
Brussels Not an event Wozniacki Radwańska Kanepi Not an event
Birmingham WTA International Ivanovic Kerber Keys Kvitová Kvitová Barty WTA International
Berlin Not an event Cancelled
Eastbourne Wozniacki Makarova Bartoli Paszek Vesnina Keys Bencic Cibulková Plíšková Wozniacki Plíšková
Stanford/San Jose[N 10] Bartoli Azarenka S. Williams S. Williams Cibulková S. Williams Kerber Konta Keys Buzărnescu S. Zheng
Los Angeles Pennetta Not an event
San Diego/Carlsbad[N 11] Not an event Kuznetsova Radwańska Cibulková Stosur Not an event WTA 125K Not an event
New Haven Wozniacki Wozniacki Wozniacki Kvitová Halep Kvitová Kvitová Radwańska Gavrilova Sabalenka Not an event
Zhengzhou Not an event ITF Women's Circuit WTA 125K Plíšková Cancelled
Tokyo WTA Premier 5 Ivanovic Radwańska Wozniacki Wozniacki Plíšková Osaka
Ostrava Not an event Sabalenka
Moscow Schiavone Azarenka Cibulková Wozniacki Halep Pavlyuchenkova Kuznetsova Kuznetsova Görges Kasatkina Bencic Cancelled

WTA 500

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Brisbane Cancelled Not an event Rybakina Sabalenka
Sydney Cancelled Badosa Not an event
Melbourne 1 Barty WTA 250 Not an event
Melbourne 2 Mertens WTA 250 Not an event
Melbourne 3 Abandoned[N 12] Not an event
Adelaide Świątek Barty Sabalenka[N 13] Ostapenko Keys
Adelaide 2 Not an event WTA 250 Bencic Not an event
Linz WTA 250 Ostapenko Alexandrova[N 13]
Abu Dhabi Sabalenka Not an event Bencic Rybakina Bencic
St. Petersburg Kasatkina Kontaveit Suspended due to Russian
invasion of Ukraine
[8]
Doha Kvitová WTA 1000 Świątek WTA 1000
Dubai WTA 1000 Ostapenko WTA 1000
San Diego Not an event Świątek Krejčíková Boulter Not an event
Merida Not an event WTA 250 Navarro
Charleston Kudermetova Bencic Jabeur Collins Pegula
Stuttgart Barty Świątek Świątek Rybakina Ostapenko
Strasbourg WTA 250 Keys Rybakina
London Not an event Maria
Berlin Samsonova Jabeur Kvitová Pegula Vondroušová
Eastbourne Ostapenko Kvitová Keys Kasatkina WTA 250
Bad Homburg WTA 250 Shnaider[N 13] Pegula
San Jose Collins Kasatkina[N 13] Not an event
Washington Exhibition event WTA 250 Gauff Badosa Fernandez
Monterrey WTA 250 Nosková
Guadalajara Not an event WTA 1000 Fręch
Seoul WTA 125 WTA 250 Haddad Maia
Zhengzhou Cancelled due
to COVID-19
[9]
Suspended due to
Peng Shuai allegation
[10]
Q. Zheng Not an event
Ningbo Cancelled due
to COVID-19
WTA 250 Kasatkina
Tokyo Samsonova[N 13] Kudermetova[N 13] Q. Zheng
Ostrava Kontaveit Krejčíková Not an event
Chicago (Fall) Muguruza Not an event
Moscow Kontaveit Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine[8]

Doubles champions

WTA Premier

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Brisbane WTA International Llagostera Vives
Parra Santonja
Mattek-Sands
Mirza
Kudryavtseva
Rodionova
Hingis
Lisicki
Hingis
Mirza
Mattek-Sands
Mirza
Bertens
Schuurs
Melichar
Peschke
Hsieh
Strýcová
Sydney Hsieh
Peng
Black
L. Huber
Benešová
Záhlavová-Strýcová
Peschke
Srebotnik
Petrova
Srebotnik
Babos
Šafářová
Mattek-Sands
Mirza
Hingis
Mirza
Babos
Pavlyuchenkova
Dabrowski
Xu
Krunić
Siniaková
Not an event
Adelaide Not an event Melichar
Xu
Paris Black
L. Huber
Benešová
Záhlavová-Strýcová
Mattek-Sands
Shaughnessy
L. Huber
Raymond
Errani
Vinci
Grönefeld
Peschke
Not an event
Antwerp Exhibition event Medina Garrigues
Parra Santonja
Not an event
St. Petersburg Not an event ITF Women's Circuit Hingis
Mirza
Ostapenko
Rosolska
Bacsinszky
Zvonareva
Gasparyan
Makarova
Aoyama
Shibahara
Doha Not an event Peschke
Srebotnik
WTA Premier 5 Kops-Jones
Spears
WTA Premier 5 Spears
Srebotnik
WTA Premier 5 H. Chan
L. Chan
WTA Premier 5
Dubai WTA Premier 5 L. Huber
Raymond
Mattek-Sands
Mirza
Kudryavtseva
Rodionova
WTA Premier 5 Chuang
Jurak
WTA Premier 5 H. Chan
Yang
WTA Premier 5 Hsieh
Strýcová
Charleston Mattek-Sands
Petrova
L. Huber
Petrova
Mirza
Vesnina
Pavlyuchenkova
Šafářová
Mladenovic
Šafářová
Medina Garrigues
Shvedova
Hingis
Mirza
Garcia
Mladenovic
Mattek-Sands
Šafářová
Kudryavtseva
Srebotnik
Grönefeld
Rosolska
Cancelled due to
COVID-19
Stuttgart Mattek-Sands
Petrova
Dulko
Pennetta
Lisicki
Stosur
Benešová
Záhlavová-Strýcová
Barthel
Lisicki
Errani
Vinci
Mattek-Sands
Šafářová
Garcia
Mladenovic
Atawo
Ostapenko
Atawo
Grönefeld
Barthel
Friedsam
Warsaw Kops-Jones
Mattek-Sands
Ruano Pascual
Shaughnessy
Not an event
Brussels Not an event Hlaváčková
Voskoboeva
Mattek-Sands
Mirza
Grönefeld
Peschke
Not an event
Birmingham WTA International Kops-Jones
Spears
Muguruza
Suárez Navarro
Plíšková
Strýcová
Barty
Dellacqua
Babos
Mladenovic
Hsieh
Strýcová
WTA International
Berlin Not an event Cancelled
Eastbourne Amanmuradova
Sugiyama
Raymond
Stubbs
Peschke
Srebotnik
Llagostera Vives
Martínez Sánchez
Petrova
Srebotnik
H. Chan
Y. Chan
Garcia
Srebotnik
Jurak
Rodionova
Y. Chan
Hingis
Dabrowski
Xu
H. Chan
L. Chan
Stanford/San Jose[N 10] S. Williams
V. Williams
Davenport
L. Huber
Azarenka
Kirilenko
Erakovic
Watson
Kops-Jones
Spears
Muguruza
Suárez Navarro
Xu
S. Zheng
Atawo
Spears
Spears
Vandeweghe
L. Chan
Peschke
Melichar
Peschke
Los Angeles Chuang
Yan
Not an event
San Diego/Carlsbad[N 11] Not an event Kirilenko
J. Zheng
Peschke
Srebotnik
Kops-Jones
Spears
Kops-Jones
Spears
Not an event WTA 125K Not an event
New Haven Llagostera Vives
Martínez Sánchez
Peschke
Srebotnik
Chuang
Govortsova
L. Huber
Raymond
Mirza
J. Zheng
Klepač
Soler Espinosa
Görges
Hradecká
Mirza
Niculescu
Dabrowski
Xu
Sestini Hlaváčková
Strýcová
Not an event
Zhengzhou Not an event ITF Women's Circuit WTA 125K Melichar
Peschke
Cancelled
Tokyo WTA Premier 5 Black
Mirza
Muguruza
Suárez Navarro
Mirza
Strýcová
Klepač
Martínez Sánchez
Kato
Makoto
H. Chan
L. Chan
Ostrava Not an event Mertens
Sabalenka
Moscow Kirilenko
Petrova
Dulko
Pennetta
V. King
Shvedova
Makarova
Vesnina
Kuznetsova
Samantha Stosur
Hingis
Pennetta
Kasatkina
Vesnina
Hlaváčková
Hradecká
Babos
Hlaváčková
Panova
Siegemund
Aoyama
Shibahara
Cancelled

WTA 500

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Brisbane Cancelled Not an event L. Kichenok
Ostapenko
Andreeva
Shnaider[N 13]
Sydney Cancelled Danilina
Haddad Maia
Not an event
Melbourne 1 Aoyama
Shibahara
WTA 250 Not an event
Melbourne 2 Krejčíková
Siniaková
WTA 250 Not an event
Adelaide Guarachi
Krawczyk
Barty
Hunter
Muhammad
Townsend
Haddad Maia
Townsend
Guo
Panova[N 13]
Adelaide 2 Not an event WTA 250 Stefani
Townsend
Not an event
Linz WTA 250 Errani
Paolini
Babos
Stefani
Abu Dhabi Aoyama
Shibahara
Not an event Stefani
Zhang
Kenin
Mattek-Sands
Ostapenko
Perez
St. Petersburg N. Kichenok
Olaru
Kalinskaya
McNally
Suspended due to Russian
invasion of Ukraine
[8]
Doha Melichar
Schuurs
WTA 1000 Gauff
Pegula
WTA 1000
Dubai WTA 1000 Kudermetova
Mertens
WTA 1000
San Diego Not an event Gauff
Pegula
Krejčíková
Siniaková
Melichar-Martinez
Perez
Not an event
Merida Not an event WTA 250 Piter
Sherif
Charleston Melichar
Schuurs
Klepač
Linette
Collins
Krawczyk
Krueger
Stephens
Ostapenko
Routliffe
Stuttgart Barty
J. Brady
Krawczyk
Schuurs
Krawczyk
Schuurs
H. Chan
Kudermetova
Dabrowski
Routliffe
Strasbourg WTA 250 Bucșa
Niculescu
Babos
Stefani
London Not an event Muhammad
Schuurs
Berlin Azarenka
Sabalenka
Hunter
Siniaková
Garcia
Stefani
X. Wang
S. Zheng
Mihalíková
Nicholls
Eastbourne Aoyama
Shibahara
Krunić
Linette
Krawczyk
Schuurs
L. Kichenok
Ostapenko
WTA 250
Bad Homburg WTA 250 Melichar-Martinez
Perez
Guo
Panova
San Jose Jurak
Klepač
Xu
Yang
Not an event
Washington Exhibition event WTA 250 Siegemund
Zvonareva[N 13]
Muhammad
Townsend
Townsend
Zhang
Monterrey WTA 250 Guo
Niculescu
Guadalajara Not an event WTA 1000 Danilina
Khromacheva[N 13]
Seoul WTA 125 WTA 250 Melichar-Martinez
Samsonova[N 13]
Zhengzhou Cancelled due
to COVID-19
[9]
Suspended due to
Peng Shuai allegation
[11]
Dabrowski
Routliffe
Not an event
Ningbo Cancelled due
to COVID-19
WTA 250 Schuurs
Yuan
Tokyo Dabrowski
Olmos
Eikeri
Neel
Hozumi
Ninomiya
Ostrava Mirza
Zhang
McNally
Parks
Not an event
Chicago (Fall) Peschke
Petkovic
Not an event
Moscow Ostapenko
Siniaková
Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine[8]

Statistics

Most titles

Bold face designates active players

Titles Player
26 Lindsay Davenport
Steffi Graf
22 / Monica Seles
18 Kim Clijsters
Justine Henin
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
16 Martina Hingis
15 Amélie Mauresmo
Martina Navratilova
14 Petra Kvitová

Notes

  1. ^ a b From 2011–2024, the Qatar Open and Dubai Championships alternated between WTA 1000 and WTA 500 status until both became full–time WTA 1000 tournaments in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
  2. ^ Held in Palm Springs from 1991 to 1993.
  3. ^ Held in Delray Beach from 1993–95.
  4. ^ The final between Jana Novotná vs. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was abandoned at 6-5 due to rain.[5]
  5. ^ Moved to Stanford from 1997 onwards.
  6. ^ Was held in Stratton Mountain for 1993–94 and Atlanta for 1997.
  7. ^ The final between Martina Hingis vs. Lindsay Davenport was abandoned due to rain.[6]
  8. ^ Held in Shanghai for 2003.
  9. ^ Moved to Stuttgart from 2006 onwards.
  10. ^ a b Moved to San Jose from 2018 onwards.
  11. ^ a b Moved to Carlsbad from 2011–2013.
  12. ^ The final between Anett Kontaveit vs. Ann Li was abandoned due to a delay in schedule.[7]
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Competed under a neutral flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]

See also

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