2016 WTA Tour
| Details | |
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| Duration | January 4, 2016 – N/A |
| Edition | 46th |
| Tournaments | 61 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals Summer Olympics WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (32) WTA Elite Trophy |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  N/A |
| Most improved player of the year | N/A |
| Newcomer of the year | N/A |
| Comeback player of the year | N/A |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy), and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2016 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
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| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
January
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| January 4 | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships $1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) |
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| Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier $1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| January 11 | Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| January 18 January 25 |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $12,122,762 – Hard 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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February
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| February 1 | Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals TBD |
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| February 8 | St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| WTA Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, Taiwan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| February 15 | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| February 22 | Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 $2,513,000 – Hard – 54S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco, Mexico WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| February 29 | Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| BMW Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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March
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| March 7 March 14 |
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $5,185,625 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| March 21 March 28 |
Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $5,185,625 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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April
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| April 4 | Volvo Cars Open Charleston, United States WTA Premier $731,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Katowice Open Katowice, Poland WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 11 | Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals TBD TBD |
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| Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 18 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier $731,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Istanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 25 | Marrakech Grand Prix Marrakesh, Morocco WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| J&T Banka Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International $250,000 – Clay – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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May
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| May 2 | Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory $4,942,700 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 9 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 $2,513,000 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 16 | Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nürnberg, Germany WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 23 May 30 |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $11,315,740 – Clay (Red) 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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June
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| June 6 | Aegon Nottingham Open Nottingham, United Kingdom WTA International $250,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Topshelf Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International $250,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| June 13 | Aegon Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom WTA Premier $731,000 – Grass – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Mallorca Open Mallorca, Spain WTA International $250,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| June 20 | Aegon International Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA Premier $731,000 – Grass – 48S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| June 27 July 4 |
The Championships, Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $11,174,883 – Grass 128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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July
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| July 11 | BRD Bucharest Open Bucharest, Romania WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| July 18 | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard – 28S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Citi Open Washington D.C., United States WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| July 25 | Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 $2,513,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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August
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| August 1 | Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis, Brazil WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open Nanchang, China WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 8 | Summer Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Summer Olympic Games Hard – 64S/32D/16X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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| August 15 | Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, United States WTA Premier 5 $2,513,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 22 | Connecticut Open New Haven, United States WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| WTA Louisville Louisville, United States WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 29 September 5 |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $11,517,008 – Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
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| September 12 | Coupe Banque Nationale Quebec City, Canada WTA International $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| HP Japan Women's Open Tennis Tokyo, Japan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| September 19 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier $1,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Kia Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| September 26 | Wuhan Tennis Open Wuhan, China WTA Premier 5 $2,513,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 3 | China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory $5,185,625 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 10 | Tianjin Open Tianjin, China WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 17 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City, Luxembourg WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 24 | WTA Finals Singapore Year-end championships $7,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 31 | WTA Elite Trophy[2] Zhuhai, China Year-end championships $2,150,000 – Hard (i) – 12S (RR)/6D (RR) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| November 7 | Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final TBA |
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Points distribution
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 48 | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| WTA Finals (S) | +450 | +360 | (230 for each win, 70 for each loss) | |||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1050 | 690 | 460 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 (56S) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 20 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Summer Olympic Games (64S) | 685 | 470 | 340 (3rd) 260 (4th) | 175 | 95 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 180 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 12 | – | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 180 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 16 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 180 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy (S) | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy (D) | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||
| WTA International (56S) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 15 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| WTA International (32S) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "2016 WTA calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ "WTA Elite Trophy To Debut In Zhuhai". WTA Tour. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website