WTA 1000 tournaments is a category of
tennis
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tournaments on the
WTA Tour, governed by the
Women's Tennis Association
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. The old
WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier and it is implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021.
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,
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,
Madrid
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, and
Beijing
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) or 900 (non-Mandatory:
Dubai
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Doha
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,
Rome
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,
Canada
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,
Cincinnati
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,
Wuhan
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and
Guadalajara).
This compares to 2,000 points for winning a
Grand Slam tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the
WTA Finals, 470 points for winning a
WTA 500 tournament, and 280 for winning a
WTA 250 tournament.
Events
Historic names
1990–2008
''WTA Tier I''
2009–2020
''WTA Premier Mandatory / Premier 5''
2021–present
''WTA 1000''
Points distribution
List of finals
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
Records
* Active players in bold.
Most titles won
Records
* Active players in bold.
Most titles won
Double crown
* Winning the same WTA 1000 tournament in both singles and doubles in the same year.
See also
WTA Tour
*
WTA Premier tournaments#Premier Mandatory, WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5
*
WTA Tier I tournaments
*
List of WTA Tour top-level tournament singles champions
*
List of WTA Tour top-level tournament doubles champions
ATP Tour
*
ATP Tour Masters 1000
*
Grand Prix Super Series
*
Tennis Masters Series singles records and statistics
*
Tennis Masters Series doubles records and statistics
*
List of ATP Tour top-level tournament singles champions
*
List of ATP Tour top-level tournament doubles champions
References
External links
WTA Tour Official Website{{WTA 1000 tournaments
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