WTA 1000 tournaments explained

The WTA 1000 tournaments are a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier Mandatory and 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier implemented in the 2021 schedule reorganization.^{[1] [2]} Until 2024, only four of the nine WTA 1000 tournaments were mandatory, when the category expanded to ten mandatory tournaments.

Since 2021, the prize money for winning a WTA 1000 tournament has been approximately $1,000,000.^[3]

The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 1,000.^[4] This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 500 points for winning a WTA 500 tournament, and 250 for winning a WTA 250 tournament.

Events

Tournament	City	Country	Surface	Current singles champion	Current doubles champions
Qatar Open	Doha	Qatar	Hard	Iga Świątek (2024)	Demi Schuurs Luisa Stefani (2024)
Dubai Championships	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Jasmine Paolini (2024)	Storm Hunter Kateřina Siniaková (2024)
Indian Wells Open	Indian Wells	United States	Iga Świątek (2024)	Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens (2024)
Miami Open	Miami		Danielle Collins (2024)	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2024)
Madrid Open	Madrid	Spain	Clay	Iga Świątek (2024)	Cristina Bucșa Sara Sorribes Tormo (2024)
Italian Open	Rome	Italy	Iga Świątek (2024)	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini (2024)
Canadian Open	Toronto or Montréal	Canada	Hard	Jessica Pegula (2024)	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk (2024)
Cincinnati Open	Cincinnati	United States		Aryna Sabalenka (2024)	Asia Muhammad Erin Routliffe (2024)
China Open	Beijing	China		Iga Świątek (2023)	Marie Bouzková Sara Sorribes Tormo (2023)
Wuhan Open	Wuhan			Aryna Sabalenka (2019)	Duan Yingying Veronika Kudermetova (2019)

WTA 1000 seasons

Historic names

1990–2008
WTA Tier I

2009–2020
WTA Premier Mandatory / Premier 5

2021–present
WTA 1000

Number of tournaments per year

Year span	No. of events
1990–92	6
1993–96	8
1997–2003	9
2004–07	10
2008–19	9
2020	3
2021	7
2022	8
2023	9
2024–present	10

Points distribution

The following ranking points are as of 2024.^[5]

Event
scope=row rowspan=2	Singles	96	1000	650	390	215	120	65	35	10	30	rowspan=2	20	2
scope=row	64/56	10
scope=row	Doubles	28/32						10

finals

1990

See main article: 1990 WTA Tier I Series.

1991

See main article: 1991 WTA Tier I Series.

1992

See main article: 1992 WTA Tier I Series.

1993

See main article: 1993 WTA Tier I Series.

1994

See main article: 1994 WTA Tier I Series.

1995

See main article: 1995 WTA Tier I Series.

1996

See main article: 1996 WTA Tier I Series.

1997

See main article: 1997 WTA Tier I Series.

1998

See main article: 1998 WTA Tier I Series.

1999

See main article: 1999 WTA Tier I Series.

2000

See main article: 2000 WTA Tier I Series.

2001

See main article: 2001 WTA Tier I Series.

2002

See main article: 2002 WTA Tier I Series.

2003

See main article: 2003 WTA Tier I Series.

2004

See main article: 2004 WTA Tier I Series.

2005

See main article: 2005 WTA Tier I Series.

2006

See main article: 2006 WTA Tier I Series.

2007

See main article: 2007 WTA Tier I Series.

2008

See main article: 2008 WTA Tier I Series.

2009

See main article: 2009 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2010

See main article: 2010 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2011

See main article: 2011 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2012

See main article: 2012 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2013

See main article: 2013 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2014

See main article: 2014 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2015

See main article: 2015 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2016

See main article: 2016 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2017

See main article: 2017 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2018

See main article: 2018 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2019

See main article: 2019 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2020

See main article: 2020 WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments.

2021

See main article: 2021 WTA 1000 tournaments.

2022

See main article: 2022 WTA 1000 tournaments.

2023

See main article: 2023 WTA 1000 tournaments.

Records

• Active players in bold.

Double crown

• Winning the same WTA 1000 tournament in both singles and doubles in the same year.

No.	Player	Event
4	Martina Hingis	Charleston (1997), Tokyo (2000), Canada (2000), Zürich (2000)
3	Martina Navratilova	Chicago (1990), Charleston (1990), Tokyo (1993)
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Miami (1992), Canada (1994), Charleston (1996)
	Lindsay Davenport	Indian Wells (1997, 2000), Zürich (2001)
1	Monica Seles	Rome (1990)
	Mary Pierce	Moscow (1998)
	Conchita Martínez	Berlin (2000)
	Anastasia Myskina	Moscow (2004)^[6]
	Vera Zvonareva	Indian Wells (2009)^[7]

See also

WTA Tour

• WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5
• WTA Tier I tournaments
• List of WTA Tour top-level tournament singles champions
• List of WTA Tour top-level tournament doubles champions

ATP Tour

• ATP Tour Masters 1000
• Grand Prix Super Series
• Tennis Masters Series singles records and statistics
• Tennis Masters Series doubles records and statistics
• List of ATP Tour top-level tournament singles champions
• List of ATP Tour top-level tournament doubles champions

External links

• WTA Tour Official Website
• WTA 1000 Tournaments Record Books

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2 December 2020 . WTA unveils comprehensive rebrand . WTA Tour . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
2. Web site: 2 December 2020 . WTA will align tournament categories with ATP from 2021 season . live . https://archive.today/20220926131953/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12148935/wta-will-align-tournament-categories-with-atp-from-2021-season . 26 September 2022 . Sky Sports.
3. Web site: Prize Money – ATP & WTA Prize Money Breakdowns . live . https://archive.today/20220924205537/https://www.perfect-tennis.com/prize-money/ . 24 September 2022 . www.perfect-tennis.com.
4. Web site: 14 January 2024 . WTA confirms 2024 calendar with increase in prize money for players . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240115153801/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3856904/wta-confirms-2024-calendar-with-increase-in-prize-money-for-players . 15 January 2024 . 2024-02-08 . Women's Tennis Association . en.
5. Web site: WTA ranking point chart . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240204053634/https://www.itftennis.com/media/11225/2024-ranking-points.pdf . 4 February 2024 . 21 June 2024 . itftennis.com.
6. Web site: 2004 WTA Tour Calendar and Tournament Links: Quicksports . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20050305161938if_/http://tennis.quickfound.net:80/2004_wta_tour_index.html . 5 March 2005 . tennis.quickfound.net.
7. Web site: Notes & Netcords: October 26, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005114858/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Notes%26Netcords/2009/oct26.pdf . 2012-10-05 . 11 December 2022 . WTA Tour . 6 . PDF.