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	==WTA Tour tournaments==		==WTA Tour tournaments==

⚫	===Structure (2009–2020)===
⚫	The WTA Tour comprised from 2009 to the 2020 reorganization:
⚫	*] tournaments (4)
⚫	*Year-ending ] (1)
⚫	*] (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 ], ], ], and ].
⚫	** Premier Five: Five $2.8 million events in ]/], ], ], ], and ].
⚫	** Premier: 12 events with prize money from US$799,000 to US$2.5 million.
⚫	*]: There are 32 tournaments, with prize money for all except four events at US$250,000. The exceptions are the ], ], ] and the ], each with prize money of US$750,000; and the year-ending ] in Zhuhai which has prize money of US$2.3 million.

	===Structure (2021–present)===		===Structure (2021–present)===
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	*]: 12 events with prize money from US$700,000 to US$900,000.		*]: 12 events with prize money from US$700,000 to US$900,000.
	*]: There are nearly 30 tournaments, with prize money at US$250,000.		*]: There are nearly 30 tournaments, with prize money at US$250,000.

		⚫	===Structure (2009–2020)===
		⚫	The WTA Tour comprised from 2009 to the 2020 reorganization:
		⚫	*] tournaments (4)
		⚫	*Year-ending ] (1)
		⚫	*] (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 ], ], ], and ].
		⚫	** Premier Five: Five $2.8 million events in ]/], ], ], ], and ].
		⚫	** Premier: 12 events with prize money from US$799,000 to US$2.5 million.
		⚫	*]: There are 32 tournaments, with prize money for all except four events at US$250,000. The exceptions are the ], ], ] and the ], each with prize money of US$750,000; and the year-ending ] in Zhuhai which has prize money of US$2.3 million.

	==WTA rankings==		==WTA rankings==

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Series of tournaments in women's tennis

Women's pro tennis
WTA Tour
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open WTA Finals WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250
WTA rankings
National representation Billie Jean King Cup Hopman Cup United Cup Olympics
WTA 125 (Challenger)
ITF Tour
Defunct tiers and events WTA Elite Trophy 1990–2008 Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier IV Tier V 2009–2020 Premier International
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For current season, see 2022 WTA Tour.

The 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 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.

WTA Tour tournaments

Structure (2021–present)

The WTA Tour underwent slight change in the classification of tournaments in 2021, which were organized on par with the nomenclature used on ATP Tour:

v t e Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881-1912) ILTF (1913-72)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e International sports world tours and series
Ball sports	Badminton Beach volleyball Golf Racquetball men women Rugby sevens men women Squash Table tennis Tennis men women
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Winter sports	Biathlon Figure skating Skiing alpine cross-country freestyle nordic combined ski jumping Sledding bobsleigh luge skeleton Snowboarding Speed skating long track short track
Racing sports	Automobile racing electric endurance karting open wheel rally touring Cycling bicycle motocross cyclo-cross mountain biking men's road women's road track six-day racing Motorcycle racing grand prix superbike motocross speedway sidecar Mountain running Rowing Sailing Swimming marathon Triathlon

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WTA Tour tournaments

Structure (2021–present)

Structure (2009–2020)

WTA rankings

Current rankings

See also

References