WTA 1000 tournaments
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WTA 1000 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour. The old Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier and it is implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021.[1][2]
As of 2021, WTA 1000 tournaments include events with prize money of approximately $1,000,000.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 1,000 (mandatory: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing) or 900 (non-mandatory: Dubai/Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan) points.
This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam Tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, and 280 for winning an WTA 250 tournaments. This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA 1000 and WTA 500 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively.
See also
- WTA 250 tournaments
- WTA 500 tournaments
- ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
- WTA International tournaments
- ATP World Tour Masters 1000
References
- ^ "WTA unveils comprehensive rebrand". WTA Tour. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "WTA will align tournament categories with ATP from 2021 season". Sky Sports. 2 December 2020.
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