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WTA 500 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021.[1][2]
At their introduction in 2021, WTA 500 tournaments' prize money was approximately $500,000. Since then, prize money awarded by WTA 500 events has grown less uniform, with one tournament's prize money rising to as much as $1.5 million.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 500. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 1000 points for winning a WTA 1000 tournament, and 250 for winning a WTA 250 tournament.[3]
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Historic names
- 1990–2008: WTA Tier II
- 2009–2020: WTA Premier
- 2021–present: WTA 500
WTA Points
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The following ranking points are as of 2024.[4]
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Singles champions
WTA Tier II
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | WTA Tier III | ||||||||||
| Tokyo (Pan Pacific) | WTA Tier I | ||||||||||
| Paris | Not an event | ||||||||||
| Essen/Hanover | Not an event | Not an event | |||||||||
| Washington D.C. | Not an event | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells[N 2] | WTA Tier I | ||||||||||
| Boca Raton[N 3] | WTA Tier I | Not an event | |||||||||
| Amelia Island | |||||||||||
| Houston | WTA Tier III | Not an event | |||||||||
| Barcelona | WTA Tier IV | WTA Tier III | Not an event | ||||||||
| Madrid | Not an event | WTA Tier III | |||||||||
| Hamburg | |||||||||||
| Eastbourne | Abandoned[N 4] | ||||||||||
| Oakland/Stanford[N 5] | |||||||||||
| San Diego | WTA Tier III | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles | |||||||||||
| New Haven[N 6] | WTA Tier III | Not an event | |||||||||
| Tokyo (Nichirei) | Not an event | ||||||||||
| Tokyo (Princess) | Not an event | ||||||||||
| Filderstadt | |||||||||||
| Zurich | WTA Tier I | ||||||||||
| Linz | ITF Women's Circuit | WTA Tier V | WTA Tier III | ||||||||
| Leipzig | WTA Tier III | ||||||||||
| Brighton | Not an event | ||||||||||
| Chicago | WTA Tier I | Not an event | |||||||||
| Worcester | Not an event | ||||||||||
| Philadelphia | Not an event | WTA Tier I | |||||||||
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | |||||||||
| Paris | |||||||||
| Hanover | Not an event | ||||||||
| Nice | Not an event | Not an event | |||||||
| Antwerp | Not an event | ||||||||
| Dubai | Not an event | ||||||||
| Doha | Not an event | WTA Tier III | WTA Tier I | ||||||
| Bangalore | Not an event | WTA Tier IV | WTA Tier III | ||||||
| Scottsdale | Abandoned[N 7] | Not an event | |||||||
| Amelia Island | |||||||||
| Hamburg | Not an event | ||||||||
| Warsaw | WTA Tier IV | Not an event | WTA Tier III | Not an event | |||||
| Eastbourne | |||||||||
| Stanford | |||||||||
| San Diego | WTA Tier I | Not an event | |||||||
| Los Angeles | |||||||||
| New Haven | |||||||||
| Bahia | WTA Tier IV | Not an event | |||||||
| Tokyo (Princess) | Not an event | ||||||||
| Beijing[N 8] | WTA Tier IV | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | WTA Tier III | WTA Tier III | |||||||
| Filderstadt/Stuttgart[N 9] | |||||||||
| Zurich | WTA Tier I | ||||||||
| Linz | |||||||||
| Leipzig | Not an event | ||||||||
| Philadelphia | Not an event | Not an event | |||||||
WTA Premier
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | WTA International | |||||||||||
| Sydney | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Adelaide | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Paris | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Antwerp | Exhibition event | Not an event | ||||||||||
| St. Petersburg | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | ||||||||||
| Doha | Not an event | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | |||||||
| Dubai | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | ||||||||
| Charleston | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||||||||||
| Stuttgart | ||||||||||||
| Warsaw | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Brussels | Not an event | Not an event | ||||||||||
| Birmingham | WTA International | WTA International | ||||||||||
| Berlin | Not an event | Cancelled | ||||||||||
| Eastbourne | ||||||||||||
| Stanford/San Jose[N 10] | ||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | Not an event | |||||||||||
| San Diego/Carlsbad[N 11] | Not an event | Not an event | WTA 125K | Not an event | ||||||||
| New Haven | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Zhengzhou | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | WTA 125K | Cancelled | ||||||||
| Tokyo | WTA Premier 5 | |||||||||||
| Ostrava | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Moscow | Cancelled | |||||||||||
WTA 500
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Cancelled | Not an event | |||
| Sydney | Cancelled | Not an event | |||
| Melbourne 1 | WTA 250 | Not an event | |||
| Melbourne 2 | WTA 250 | Not an event | |||
| Melbourne 3 | Abandoned[N 12] | Not an event | |||
| Adelaide | |||||
| Adelaide 2 | Not an event | WTA 250 | Not an event | ||
| Linz | WTA 250 | ||||
| Abu Dhabi | Not an event | ||||
| St. Petersburg | Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine[8] | ||||
| Doha | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | |||
| Dubai | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | |||
| San Diego | Not an event | Not an event | |||
| Merida | Not an event | WTA 250 | |||
| Charleston | |||||
| Stuttgart | |||||
| Strasbourg | WTA 250 | ||||
| London | Not an event | ||||
| Berlin | |||||
| Eastbourne | WTA 250 | ||||
| Bad Homburg | WTA 250 | ||||
| San Jose | Not an event | ||||
| Washington | Exhibition event | WTA 250 | |||
| Monterrey | WTA 250 | ||||
| Guadalajara | Not an event | WTA 1000 | |||
| Seoul | WTA 125 | WTA 250 | |||
| Zhengzhou | Cancelled due to COVID-19[9] |
Suspended due to Peng Shuai allegation[10] |
Not an event | ||
| Ningbo | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
WTA 250 | |||
| Tokyo | |||||
| Ostrava | Not an event | ||||
| Chicago (Fall) | Not an event | ||||
| Moscow | Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine[8] | ||||
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Doubles champions
WTA Premier
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | WTA International | |||||||||||
| Sydney | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Adelaide | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Paris | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Antwerp | Exhibition event | Not an event | ||||||||||
| St. Petersburg | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | ||||||||||
| Doha | Not an event | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | |||||||
| Dubai | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | WTA Premier 5 | ||||||||
| Charleston | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||||||||||
| Stuttgart | ||||||||||||
| Warsaw | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Brussels | Not an event | Not an event | ||||||||||
| Birmingham | WTA International | WTA International | ||||||||||
| Berlin | Not an event | Cancelled | ||||||||||
| Eastbourne | ||||||||||||
| Stanford/San Jose[N 10] | ||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | Not an event | |||||||||||
| San Diego/Carlsbad[N 11] | Not an event | Not an event | WTA 125K | Not an event | ||||||||
| New Haven | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Zhengzhou | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | WTA 125K | Cancelled | ||||||||
| Tokyo | WTA Premier 5 | |||||||||||
| Ostrava | Not an event | |||||||||||
| Moscow | Cancelled | |||||||||||
WTA 500
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Cancelled | Not an event | |||
| Sydney | Cancelled | Not an event | |||
| Melbourne 1 | WTA 250 | Not an event | |||
| Melbourne 2 | WTA 250 | Not an event | |||
| Adelaide | |||||
| Adelaide 2 | Not an event | WTA 250 | Not an event | ||
| Linz | WTA 250 | ||||
| Abu Dhabi | Not an event | ||||
| St. Petersburg | Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine[8] | ||||
| Doha | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | |||
| Dubai | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | |||
| San Diego | Not an event | Not an event | |||
| Merida | Not an event | WTA 250 | |||
| Charleston | |||||
| Stuttgart | |||||
| Strasbourg | WTA 250 | ||||
| London | Not an event | ||||
| Berlin | |||||
| Eastbourne | WTA 250 | ||||
| Bad Homburg | WTA 250 | ||||
| San Jose | Not an event | ||||
| Washington | Exhibition event | WTA 250 | |||
| Monterrey | WTA 250 | ||||
| Guadalajara | Not an event | WTA 1000 | |||
| Seoul | WTA 125 | WTA 250 | |||
| Zhengzhou | Cancelled due to COVID-19[9] |
Suspended due to Peng Shuai allegation[10] |
Not an event | ||
| Ningbo | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
WTA 250 | |||
| Tokyo | |||||
| Ostrava | Not an event | ||||
| Chicago (Fall) | Not an event | ||||
| Moscow | Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine[8] | ||||
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Notes
- Held in Palm Springs from 1991 to 1993.
- Held in Delray Beach from 1993–95.
- The final between
Jana Novotná vs.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was abandoned at 6-5 due to rain.[5] - Moved to Stanford from 1997 onwards.
- Was held in Stratton Mountain for 1993–94 and Atlanta for 1997.
- The final between
Martina Hingis vs.
Lindsay Davenport was abandoned due to rain.[6] - Held in Shanghai for 2003.
- Moved to Stuttgart from 2006 onwards.
- Moved to San Jose from 2018 onwards.
- Moved to Carlsbad from 2011–2013.
- The final between
Anett Kontaveit vs.
Ann Li was abandoned due to a delay in schedule.[7] - Competed under a neutral flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
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