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The 2024 WTA Tour (branded as the 2024 Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2024 tennis season. The 2024 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Finals), the team events United Cup (combined event with ATP) and the Summer Olympic Games.
Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open, Iga Świątek won the French Open, Barbora Krejčíková took the Wimbledon title, and Sabalenka also won the US Open.
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This is the complete schedule of events on the 2024 calendar.[2]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Summer Olympics |
Year-end championships |
WTA 1000 |
WTA 500 |
WTA 250 |
Team events |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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Statistical information
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These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2024 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the Paris Summer Olympics, the year-end championships (the WTA Finals), the WTA Premier tournaments (WTA 1000 and WTA 500), and the WTA 250. The players/nations are sorted by:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- cumulated point value of those titles (one Grand Slam tournament win equaling two WTA 1000 wins, one year-end championships win equaling one-and-a-half WTA 1000 win, one WTA 1000 win equaling two WTA 500 wins, one WTA 500 win equaling two WTA 250 wins);
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Summer Olympics |
Year-end championships |
WTA 1000 |
WTA 500 |
WTA 250 |
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
Emma Navarro (22 years, 240 days) – Hobart (draw)
Diana Shnaider (19 years, 308 days) – Hua Hin 1 (draw)
Yuan Yue (25 years, 160 days) – Austin (draw)
Peyton Stearns (22 years, 230 days) – Rabat (draw)
Mirra Andreeva (17 years, 88 days) – Iași (draw)
McCartney Kessler (25 years, 47 days) – Cleveland (draw)
Linda Nosková (19 years, 281 days) – Monterrey (draw)
Sonay Kartal (22 years, 323 days) – Monastir (draw)
Magdalena Fręch (26 years, 276 days) – Guadalajara (draw)
Rebecca Šramková (27 years, 339 days) – Hua Hin 2 (draw)
Suzan Lamens (25 years, 107 days) – Osaka (draw)
Zeynep Sönmez (22 years, 188 days) – Mérida (draw)
- Doubles
Olivia Gadecki – Austin (draw)
Ashlyn Krueger – Charleston (draw)
Sloane Stephens – Charleston (draw)
Mayar Sherif – Monastir (draw)
Yuan Yue - Ningbo (draw)
Moyuka Uchijima – Jiangxi (draw)
Quinn Gleason – Mérida (draw)
- Mixed
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
Coco Gauff – Auckland (draw)
Aryna Sabalenka – Australian Open (draw), Wuhan (draw)
Iga Świątek – Doha (draw), French Open (draw)
Katie Boulter – Nottingham (draw)
Zheng Qinwen – Palermo (draw)
Jessica Pegula – Toronto (draw)
- Doubles
Taylor Townsend – Adelaide (draw)
Yana Sizikova – Rabat (draw), Palermo (draw)
Katarzyna Piter – Budapest (draw)
Fanny Stollár – Budapest (draw)
Best ranking
The following players achieved their career-high ranking in this season inside top 50 (players who made their top 10 debut indicated in bold):[b]
- Singles
Varvara Gracheva (reached place No. 39 on January 8)
Tatjana Maria (reached place No. 42 on January 8)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (reached place No. 15 on April 1)
Lucia Bronzetti (reached place No. 46 on April 8)
Yuan Yue (reached place No. 36 on May 20)
Coco Gauff (reached place No. 2 on June 10)
Clara Burel (reached place No. 42 on June 10)
Marta Kostyuk (reached place No. 16 on June 17)
Kateřina Siniaková (reached place No. 27 on June 24)
Viktoriya Tomova (reached place No. 46 on July 29)
Taylor Townsend (reached place No. 46 on August 19)
Linda Nosková (reached place No. 25 on August 26)
Emma Navarro (reached place No. 8 on September 9)
Lulu Sun (reached place No. 39 on September 9)
Donna Vekić (reached place No. 18 on October 7)
Jasmine Paolini (reached place No. 4 on October 28)
Anna Kalinskaya (reached place No. 11 on October 28)
Mirra Andreeva (reached place No. 16 on October 28)
Magdalena Fręch (reached place No. 22 on October 28)
Elina Avanesyan (reached place No. 43 on October 28)
Diane Parry (reached place No. 48 on October 28)
Diana Shnaider (reached place No. 12 on November 4)
Katie Boulter (reached place No. 23 on November 4)
Rebecca Šramková (reached place No. 43 on November 4)
Zheng Qinwen (reached place No. 5 on November 11)
- Doubles
Miyu Kato (reached place No. 26 on January 1)
Greet Minnen (reached place No. 45 on January 8)
Laura Siegemund (reached place No. 4 on January 29)
Wu Fang-hsien (reached place No. 45 on January 29)
Vera Zvonareva (reached place No. 7 on February 19)
Ellen Perez (reached place No. 7 on April 22)
Ulrikke Eikeri (reached place No. 26 on April 22)
Marie Bouzková (reached place No. 15 on May 6)
Sara Sorribes Tormo (reached place No. 17 on May 6)
Ingrid Neel (reached place No. 33 on May 6)
Xinyu Wang (reached place No. 16 on May 20)
Cristina Bucșa (reached place No. 19 on June 10)
Erin Routliffe (reached place No. 1 on July 15)
Gabriela Dabrowski (reached place No. 3 on July 15)
Jiang Xinyu (reached place No. 39 on August 12)
Desirae Krawczyk (reached place No. 7 on August 19)
Caroline Dolehide (reached place No. 9 on August 26)
Lyudmyla Kichenok (reached place No. 3 on September 23)
Jasmine Paolini (reached place No. 9 on October 7)
Sofia Kenin (reached place No. 22 on October 7)
Guo Hanyu (reached place No. 34 on October 7)
Diana Shnaider (reached place No. 48 on October 7)
Jeļena Ostapenko (reached place No. 4 on October 28)
Asia Muhammad (reached place No. 14 on October 28)
Irina Khromacheva (reached place No. 17 on October 28)
Alexandra Panova (reached place No. 30 on October 28)
Olivia Nicholls (reached place No. 38 on October 28)
Tereza Mihalíková (reached place No. 41 on October 28)
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WTA rankings
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No. 1 ranking
Doubles
No. 1 ranking
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Points distribution
Points are awarded as follows:[10]
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 | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Finals (S/D) | 1500* | 1000* | 600* | (+200 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA 1000 (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA 1000 (64/56S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA 1000 (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA 500 (64/56/48S) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 32 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
WTA 500 (32/30/28S) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | – | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
WTA 500 (28D) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA 500 (16D) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA 250 (32S, 24/16Q) | 250 | 163 | 98 | 54 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | 12 | 1 |
WTA 250 (16D) | 250 | 163 | 98 | 54 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
United Cup | 500 (max) | For details, see 2024 United Cup |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record
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Retirements
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The following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 in singles, or top 100 in doubles, for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2024 season:
Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 59 in singles in January 2014. She won one doubles title. Cadanțu-Ignatik announced her retirement from professional tennis in June 2024.[11]
Alizé Cornet joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 11 in singles in February 2009 and No. 59 in doubles in March 2011. She has won six singles and three doubles titles. Cornet announced her retirement from tennis after the 2024 French Open, where she received a wild card.[12][13]
Camila Giorgi joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 in singles in October 2018. She won four singles titles. Giorgi became listed as a retired player on the ITIA website, with her retirement date marked as 7 May 2024.[14] She officially announced her retirement from professional tennis six days later.[15]
Alexa Glatch became listed as a retired player on the ITIA website, with her retirement date marked as 31 May 2024. She reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 98 in October 2009.[16]
Alexa Guarachi announced her retirement in April 2024.[17]
Han Na-lae joined the professional tour in 2011 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 95 in doubles in November 2022. Han announced in May 2024 that she would retire at the end of the season.[18] She made her final appearance at the Korean National Sports Festival.[19]
Angelique Kerber announced her retirement from professional tennis in July 2024, with the 2024 Paris Olympics to be her final tournament. She is a three-time Grand Slam champion, Olympic silver medalist and former world number 1.[20] She played her last match at the Olympics where she reached the quarterfinals before losing to the final champion Zheng Qinwen in a three-set thriller.[21]
Vera Lapko announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2024.[22]
Garbiñe Muguruza announced the end of her tennis career at a press conference in Madrid in April 2024. She is a two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number 1. [23]
Raluca Olaru joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 53 in singles in July 2009 and No. 30 in doubles in January 2022. She won eleven doubles titles. Olaru announced her retirement from professional tennis in June 2024.[24][25]
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove joined the professional tour in 2008 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 58 in doubles in June 2018. She won one doubles title. Pattinama Kerkhove announced her retirement from professional tennis in July 2024.[26]
Shelby Rogers joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 30 in singles in August 2022 and No. 40 in doubles in February 2022. Rogers announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2024, with the 2024 US Open to be her final tournament.[27]
Alison Van Uytvanck joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 37 in singles in August 2018 and No. 66 in doubles in May 2022. She won five singles and two doubles titles. Van Uytvanck announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2024 after struggles with injury.[28]
Elena Vesnina announced her retirement from professional tennis in November 2024. She is a five-time major doubles champion, Olympic gold medalist and former doubles world No. 1. She also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 13 and won three singles titles. Vesnina made her final appearance at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.[29]
Natalia Vikhlyantseva became listed as a retired player on the ITIA website, with her retirement date marked as 23 June 2024. She reached a career high singles ranking of No. 54 in October 2017.[16]
Inactivity
Maternity
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Comebacks
Belinda Bencic made her comeback to the ITF circuit at an event in Hamburg in October.[34]
Zarina Diyas made her comeback in May on the ITF Tour in Japan after two years of absence.
Simona Halep announced her comeback at the 2024 Miami Open as a wildcard.[35]
Angelique Kerber made her comeback at the 2024 United Cup.[36]
Michaëlla Krajicek made her comeback at the W15 Sharm El Sheikh as a wildcard.[37]
Alizé Lim made her comeback in March to the ITF circuit after close to two years of inactivity.
Christina McHale made her comeback in November to the ITF circuit after more than two years of inactivity, following her retirement in September 2022.
Naomi Osaka made her comeback at the 2024 Brisbane International.[38]
Alicja Rosolska planned to return to the Tour to participate at the 2024 Summer Olympics in doubles.
Lucie Šafářová announced her comeback on the WTA tour in doubles in March 2024 at the Prague Open where she received a wildcard together with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.[39]
Elena Vesnina announced her comeback in the 2024 season, returning at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open.[40]
Wang Qiang made her comeback at the 2024 Thailand Open.[41]
Zheng Saisai made her comeback at the 2024 Thailand Open as a wildcard in qualifying.
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Notes
- As of 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not compete in tournaments under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
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