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WTA TOURNAMENTS BY REGION
TOU R N A ME N T S
2020 WTA Calendar
Week Of Start Day City Tournament Surface M/Q/D Level
06-Jan MON Brisbane, AUS Brisbane International H 30/32/16 Premier
SUN Shenzhen, CHN Shenzhen Open ^ H 32/16/16 International
MON Auckland, NZL ASB Classic ^ H 32/32/16 International
13-Jan MON Adelaide, AUS Adelaide International ^ H 30/24/16 Premier
MON Hobart, AUS Hobart International ^ H 32/24/16 International
20-Jan
MON Melbourne, AUS Australian Open* ^ H 128/128/64 Grand Slam
27-Jan
3-Feb SUN Fed Cup BNP Paribas First Round
10-Feb MON St. Petersburg, RUS St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy IH 28/24/16 Premier
MON Hua Hin, THA Thailand Open IH 32/24/16 International
17-Feb MON Dubai, UAE Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships H 28/32/16 Premier
MON Budapest, HUN Hungarian Ladies Open IH 32/24/16 International
24-Feb MON Doha, QAT Qatar Total Open 2020 H 28/32/16 Premier
MON Acapulco, MEX Abierto Mexicano TELCEL, presentado por HSBC^ H 32/24/16 International
02-Mar MON Leon, FRA Lyon Open H 32/24/16 International
MON Monterrey, MEX Abierto GNP Seguros H 32/24/16 International
09-Mar
WED Indian Wells, USA BNP Paribas Open H 96/48/32 Premier Mandatory
16-Mar
23-Mar
TUE Miami, USA Miami Open ^ H 96/48/32 Premier Mandatory
30-Mar
06-Apr MON Charleston, USA Volvo Car Open CL 56/32/16 Premier
MON Bogotá, COL Claro Open Colsanitas CL 32/24/16 International
13-Apr SUN Fed Cup BNP Paribas Finals & Play-Offs
22-Apr MON Stuttgart, GER Porsche Tennis Grand Prix ICL 28/32/16 Premier
MON Lugano, SUI Samsung Open CL 32/24/16 International
27-Apr MON Prague, CZE J&T Banka Prague Open ICL 28/32/16 Premier
MON Rabat, MAR Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem ^ CL 32/24/16 International
04-May SAT Madrid, ESP Mutua Madrid Open ^ CL 64/32/28 Premier Mandatory
11-May MON Rome, ITA Internazionali BNL d’Italia CL 56/32/28 Premier 5
18-May SUN Nürnberg, GER Nürnberg Open ^ CL 32/24/16 International
SUN Strasbourg, FRA Internationaux de Strasbourg ^ CL 32/24/16 International
25-May
SUN Paris, FRA Roland Garros* ^ CL 128/96/64 Grand Slam
01-Jun
08-Jun MON Nottingham, GBR Nature Valley Open Nottingham G 32/24/16 International
MON ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NED Libéma Open G 32/24/16 International
15-Jun MON Berlin, GER Grass Court Championships G 32/24/16 Premier
MON Birmingham, GBR Nature Valley Classic G 32/24/16 International
22-Jun SUN Eastbourne, GBR Nature Valley International ^ G 48/24/16 Premier
MON Bad Homburg, GER Bad Homburg G 32/24/16 International
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2020 WTA Calendar
Main Draw
Week Of Start Day City Tournament Surface M/Q/D Level
29-Jun
MON Wimbledon, GBR The Championships - Wimbledon* ^ G 128/128/64 Grand Slam
06-Jul
13-Jul MON Bucharest, ROU Bucharest Open CL 32/32/16 International
MON Lausanne, SUI Ladies Open Lausanne CL 32/24/16 International
20-Jul MON Jurmala, LAT Baltic Open CL 32/24/16 International
MON Palermo, ITA Palermo Ladies Open CL 32/24/16 International
29-Jul MON Tokyo, JPN Olympic Tennis Event H 64/--/32
(16 Mixed)
03-Aug MON San Jose, USA Mubadala Sillicon Valley Classic H 28/16/16 Premier
MON Washington DC, USA Citi Open H 32/16/16 International
10-Aug MON Montreal, CAN Rogers Cup, presented by National Bank H 56/48/28 Premier 5
17-Aug MON Cincinnati, USA Western & Southern Open H 56/48/28 Premier 5
24-Aug SUN Albany, USA Albany Open H 32/24/16 Internatoinal
31-Aug
MON New York, USA US Open* ^ H 128/128/64 Grand Slam
07-Sep
14-Sep MON Zhengzhou, CHN Zhengzhou Open H 28/24/16 Premier
MON Hiroshima, JPN Hana-cupid Japan Women’s Open H 32/24/16 International
MON Nanchang, CHN Jiangxi Open H 32/24/16 International
21-Sep MON Tokyo, JPN Toray Pan Pacific Open H 28/24/16 Premier
MON Seoul, KOR Korea Open H 32/24/16 International
MON Guangzhou, CHN Guangzhou Open ^ H 32/24/16 International
28-Sep SUN Wuhan, CHN Wuhan Open ^ H 56/32/28 Premier 5
05-Oct SAT Beijing, CHN China Open H 60¤/32/28 Premier Mandatory
12-Oct MON Hong Kong, HKG Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open H 32/24/16 International
MON Linz, AUT Upper Austria Ladies Linz IH 32/24/16 International
MON Tianjin, CHN Tianjin Open H 32/24/16 International
19-Oct MON Moscow , RUS VTB Kremlin Cup ^ IH 28/24/16 Premier
MON Luxembourg, LUX BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open IH 32/32/16 International
26-Oct TUE Zhuhai, CHN WTA Elite Trophy H 12/--/6 WTA Elite Trophy
02-Nov SUN Shenzhen, CHN Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen IH 8/--/8 WTA Finals
09-Nov
16-Nov
23-Nov
30-Nov OFF SEASON
07-Dec 8-10 WEEKS
14-Dec
21-Dec
28-Dec
*Grand Slams & Fed Cup are not CL=Clay court ICL=Indoor Clay Court Sunday singles final unless ¤ Performance Byes
WTA events G=Grass Court CA=Indoor Carpet otherwise noted at follows: (Beijing)
H=Hard Court Outdoor IH=Indoor Hard Court ! Friday Final ^ Saturday Final
WWW.WTATENNIS.COM 17Premier Mandatory Events
BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Indian Wells, CA, USA • March 11 - 22
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 96M/48Q/32D
Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
First Held: 1989 (32nd consecutive)
Website: www.bnpparibasopen.com
Tel: +1-760-200-8404
Tournament Director: Tommy Haas (thaas@iwtg.net)
Media Director: Matt Van Tuinen (matt@mvtpr.com)
MIAMI OPEN
Miami, FL, USA • March 24 - April 5
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 96M/48Q/32D
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
First Held: 1985 (36th consecutive)
Website: www.miamiopen.com
Tel: +1-305-446-2200
Tournament Director: James Blake (james.blake@img.com)
Sr. Vice President, IMG Tennis Events: Josh Ripple (josh.ripple@img.com)
Media Director: Sam Henderson (sam.henderson@img.com)
MUTUA MADRID OPEN
Madrid, Spain • May 2 – 9
Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 64M/32Q/28D
Venue: La Caja Magica
First Held: 2009 (12th consecutive)
Website: www.madrid-open.com
Tel: +34-91-464-97-19
Tournament Dir.: Feliciano Lopez (flopez@madrid-open.com)
Media Dir: Antonio Arenas (comunicacion@madrid-open.com)
CHINA OPEN
Beijing, China • October 3-11
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 60M/32Q/28D
Venue: National Tennis Centre
First Held: 2004 (17th consecutive)
Website: www.chinaopen.com.cn
Tel: +86.10.8437.0818 or 2208
Tournament Director: Alfred Zhang Jun Hui
Media Director: YaNan Wu (yanan.wu@chinaopen.com.cn)
Four Performance Byes awarded to Wuhan semifinalists if they are scheduled to compete in main draw at Beijing
18Premier 5 Events
QATAR TOTAL OPEN
Doha, QAT • February 23 - 29
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 56M/32Q/28D
Venue: Khalifa International Tennis Complex (Doha, QAT)
First Held: 2001 (18th non-consecutive; hosted WTA FInals 2008-10)
Website: www.qatartennis.org
Tournament Director: Saad Al Mohanndi (saad@qatartennis.org)
Media Director: Redab Massoud (media@qatartennis.org)
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA
Rome, Italy • May 11 -17
Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 56M/32Q/28D
Venue: Foro Italico (Rome, ITA)
First Held: 1973 (48th consecutive)
Website: www.internazionalibnlditalia.com
Tournament Director: Sergio Palmieri (s.palmieri@federtennis.it)
Media Director: Massimo Caputi (m.caputi@federtennis.it)
ROGERS CUP presented by National Bank
Montreal, Canada • August 10 - 16
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 56M/48Q/28D
Venue: Rexall Centre at York University
First Held: 1892 (119th non-consecutive; 1970 (51st consecutive years)
Website: www.rogerscup.com
Tournament Director: Karl Hale (khale@tenniscanada.com)
Media Director: Valerie Tetreault (vtetreault@tenniscanada.com)
WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN
Cincinnati, OH, USA • August 17 - 23
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 54M/48Q/28D
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
First Held: 2004 (17th consecutive)
Website: www.cincytennis.com
Tournament Director: Andre Silva (asilva@cincytennis.com)
Media Director: Pete Holtermann (media@cincytennis.com)
DONGFENG MOTOR WUHAN OPEN
Wuhan, China • September 27 - October 3
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 56M/32Q/28D
Venue: Wuhan Optical Valley Tennis Centre (Wuhan, China)
First Held: 2014 (7th consecutive)
Website: www.wuhanopen.org
Tournament Director: Mr Zhu Jianbin (tina.cheng@wuhanopen.org),
Fabrice Chouquet (fabrice.chouquet@wuhanopen.org)
Media Director: Eleanor Preston (epreston@theemiliagroup.com)
WWW.WTATENNIS.COM 19WTA Finals & WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai
WTA ELITE TROPHY ZHUHAI
Zhuhai, China • October 27 - November 1
Host City: Zhuhai, China (5 years, 2015-19)
Venue: Hengqin International Tennis Center, Zhuhai
Prize Money: $2,349,363
Surface: Hard Outdoor Covered Court
Draw Size: 12 singles / 6 doubles teams
Championship Match: Sunday, Sunday 27, 2018
Website: www.wtaelitetrophy.com
Tournament Director: Jose Miguel Garcia (josemiguel.garcia@
apgworld.com)
WTA ELITE TROPHY ZHUHAI QUICK HITS
• The WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai features 12 singles players (11 direct entries, 1 wildcard) competing in a round- robin
format. The direct entries will be the 11 highest ranked players not competing in the WTA Finals.
• The singles field will be divided into four groups, with each player playing two matches in the round- robin stage.
The top player from each group will advance to the semifinals.
• After the completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Transmarine Bridge, Zhuhai will become the only city in
China which is connected to Hong Kong and Macao by bridge and land.
• Hengqin International Tennis Center, with an area of about 148,000 square meters, is located at the heart of
Hengqin New Area, which is the third national new area approved by China’s State Council.
• Champions at the event have included Venus Williams (2015), Petra Kvitova (2016), Julia Goerges (2017) , Ashleigh
Barty (2018) and Aryna Sabalenka (2019).
WTA FINALS SHENZHEN
Shenzhen, China • November 1 - 8
Host City: Shenzhen (10 years, 2019-2028)
Prize Money: $14,000,000
Surface: Hard / Indoor
Draw Size: 8 singles / 8 doubles teams
Championship Match: Sunday, November 3, 2019
Website: www.wtafinals.com
WTA FINALS QUICK HITS
• 2020 will be the 50th staging of the WTA Finals (began in 1972) and second year in Shenzhen.
• 10 different cities have hosted the WTA Finals: Boca Raton (1972-73), Los Angeles (1974-76, 2002-05), Oakland
(1978), New York City (1979-2000) Munich (2001), Madrid (2006-07), Doha (2008-10), Istanbul (2011-13),
Singapore (2014-18) and now Shenzhen (2019-28).
• In 2003, the current round robin-format feeding into a four-woman single elimination draw returned to WTA
Finals for the first time since 1982.
• The Top 8 ranked singles players in the WTA Rankings the week of October 26, 2020 will qualify for the WTA Finals.
• The Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard on wtatennis.com serves as a ranking projection for the week of October
26, 2020, the Monday prior to the WTA Finals. The leaderboard includes points earned during the 2020 season.
• Players are awarded +125 ranking points for each round robin match played and an additional +125 points for
each round robin win; +360 points a win in the semifinals and +450 points for winning the final match; a player
can earn up to 1500 ranking points by winning all five matches at WTA Finals.
• The doubles competition features the Top 8 teams competing in a round-robin format.
20WTA Premier Level Tournaments
ADELAIDE Jan 13-18 EASTBOURNE Jun 21-27
Adelaide International Nature Valley International
Hard/Outdoors 30 M / 24 Q / 16 D Grass/Outdoors 48 M / 24 Q / 16 D
Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre Venue: Devonshire Park
First Held: 2019 (relocated from Sydney) First Held: 1974 (44th non-consecutive)
Website: adelaideinternational.com.au Website: www.lta.org.uk
Tournament Director: Alistair MacDonald Tournament Director: Gavin Fletcher
(AMacDonald@Tennis.com.au) (gavin.fletcher@lta.org.uk)
Media Director: Breanna Hassam Media Director: Charlotte James
(bhassam@tennis.com.au) (charlotte.james@lta.org.uk)
BERLIN Jun 15-21 MOSCOW Oct 19-25
Grass Court Championships VTB Kremlin Cup
Grass/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Hard/Indoors 28 M / 32 Q / 16 Dt
Venue: Lawn Tennis Turnier Club Rot-Weiß Venue: Olympic Stadium
First Held: 2019 (1st year) First Held: 1994 (27th consecutive)
Website: /www.partnerships-emotion-berlin.de/en/ Website: www.kremlincup.ru
Tournament Director: TBD) Tournament Director: Aleksei Selivanenko
Media Director: TBD (aleksei.selivanenko@octagon.com)
Media Director: Alsu Nizamieva
(alsu.nizamieva@russport.ru)
BRISBANE Jan 6-12 ST. PETERSBURG Feb 10-16
Brisbane International St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
Hard/Outdoors 30 M / 32 Q / 16 D Hard/Indoors 28 M / 32 Q / 16 D
Venue: Queensland Tennis Centre Venue: Sibur Arena
First Held: 2009 (12th consecutive) First Held: 2016 (5th consecutive year)
Website: www.brisbaneinternational.com.au Website: wta.formulatx.com
Tournament Director: Mark Handley Tournament Director: Natalia Kamelzon
(mhandley@tennis.com.au) (belokamennaya@inbox.ru)
Media Contact: brisbanemedia@tennis.com.au Media Director: Mikhail Ivanov
(mih-iv@yandex.ru)
CHARLESTON Apr 6-12 SAN JOSE Aug 3-9
Volvo Car Open Mubadola Silicon Valley Classic
Green Clay/Outdoors 56 M / 32 Q / 16 D Hard/Outdoors 28 M / 16 Q / 16 D
Venue: Family Circle Tennis Center Venue: San José State University Tennis Center
First Held: 1973 (48th consecutive) First Held: 1987 (49th consecutive; 3rd year at San
Website: www.volvocaropen.com Jose)
Tournament Director: Bob Moran Website: www.mubadalasvc.com
(Bob.Moran@meredith.com) Tournament Director: Vickie Gunnarsson
Media Director: Lee Deas (vickie.gunnarsson@img.com)
(Lee@obviouslee.com) Media Director: Sam Henderson
(sam.henderson@img.com)
DUBAI Feb 17 -22 STUTTGART Apr 20-26
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Hard/Outdoors 28 M / 32 Q / 16 D Red Clay/Indoors 28 M / 32 Q / 16 D
Venue: Dubai Tennis Stadium (Dubai, UAE) Venue: Porsche Arena
First Held: 2001 (21st consecutive) First Held: 1978 (43rd consecutive)
Website: www.dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com Website: www.porsche-tennis.de
Tournament Director: Salah Tahlak Tournament Director: Markus Guenthardt
(salah.tahlak@ddf.ae) (markus.guenthardt@porsche.de)
Media Director: Sinead El Sibai Media Director: Claus-Peter Andorka
(sinead.elsibai@ddf.ae) (cpa.sports@t-online.de)
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TOKYO Sep 21-27 ZHENGZHOU Sep 14-20
Toray Pan Pacific Open Zhengzhou Open
Hard/Outdoors 28 M / 32 Q / 16 D Hard/Outdoors 28 M / 32 Q / 16 D
Venue: Ariake Colosseum Venue: Zhongyuan Tennis Training Base Manage-
First Held: 1984 (37th consecutive) ment Center
Website: www.toray-ppo.co.jp First Held: 2019 (2nd consecutive in Zhengzhou;
Tournament Director: Yutaka Nakagawa previously staged at New Haven and San Antonio)
(n190216@adk.jp) Website: www.toray-ppo.co.jp
Media Director: Noriyo Arima Tournament Director: Victor Ruiz
(noriyo@adk.jp) (victor.ruiz@apgworld.com
WTA International Tournaments
ACAPULCO Feb 24-29 BIRMINGHAM Jun 15-21
Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC Nature Valley Classic
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Grass/Outdoors 32 M / 32 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2001 (20th consecutive) First Held: 1982 (39th consecutive)
Website: www.abiertomexicanodetenis.com Website: www.lta.org.uk
Tournament Director: Raul Zurutuza Tournament Director: Patrick Hughesman
(rzurutuza@mextenis.com) (patrick.hughesman@LTA.org.uk)
Media Director: Maria Fernanda Ruiz Media Director: Eleanor Preston
(marifer@mextenis.com) (eleanor.preston@LTA.org.uk)
ALBANY Aug 23-29 BOGOTÁ Apr 6-12
Albany Open Claro Open Colsanitas
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Red Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2020 First Held: 1998 (23rd consecutive)
Tournament Director: Jerry Solomon Website: www.copawtabogota.com
(theauroragames1@gmail.com) Tournament Director: Jhan Fontalvo
Media Director: TBD (jhan.fontalvo@produccionesgrandslam.com)
Media Director: Leonardo Garcia
(prensa@produccionesgrandslam.com)
AUCKLAND Jan 6-12 BUCHAREST Jul 13-19
ASB Classic Bucharest Open
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 32 Q / 16 D Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 32 Q / 16 D
First Held: 1985 (35th non-consecutive) First held: 2014 (7th consecutive)
Website: www.asbclassic.co.nz Website: www.brdbucharestopen.ro
Tournament Director: Karl Budge Tournament Director: Jeno Marky
(karl@tennisauckland.co.nz) (jeno.marky@rta.hu)
Media Director: Rewa Harriman Media Director: Adina Blaj
(media@tennisauckland.co.nz) (ablaj@frt.ro )
BAD HOMBOURG Jun 22-27 BUDAPEST Feb 17-23
Bad Hombourg Open Hungarian Ladies Open
Grass/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Hard/Indoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2020 First held: 2017 (4th consecutive year)
Website: badhomburg-open.de Website: www.hungarianladiesopen.com
Tournament Director: TBD Tournament Director: Attila Richter
Media Director: TBD (arichter@huntennis.hu)
Media Director: Krisztina Tamás
(press@huntennis.hu)
WWW.WTATENNIS.COM 23WTA International Tournaments
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GUANGZHOU Sep 21-26 LAUSANNE Jul 13-19
Guangzhou International Women’s Open Ladies OPen Lausanne
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2004 (17th consecutive) First Held: 2019 (2nd consecutive)
Website: www.gztennis.com Website: ladiesopenlausanne.ch
Tournament Director: Huang Jianting Tournament Director: Jeff Collet
(hjthix@126.com) (jfc@gcmsa.ch)
Media Director: Catherine Xie Media Director: Thibaud Borer
(gzevent_xjx@hotmail.com) (tb@gcmsa.ch)
HIROSHIMA Sep 14-20 LINZ Oct 12-18
Japan Women’s Tennis Open Ladies Linz presented by Upper Austria
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 32 Q / 16 D Hard/Indoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2009 (12th consecutive) First Held: 1991 (29th consecutive)
Website: www.jw-open.jp Website: www.ladieslinz.at
Tournament Director: Ms. Hikaru Mizutani Tournament Director: Sandra Reichel
(h-mizutani@jta-tennis.or.jp) (sandra.reichel@matchmaker.at)
Media Director: Naoyuki Nozawa Media Director: Karlheinz Wieser
(nozawa@jta-tennis.or.jp) (office@power-play.at)
HOBART Jan 13-18 LUGANO Apr 20-26
Hobart International Ladies Open Lugano
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 1994 (27th consecutive) First Held: 2017 (4th consecutive - staged in Biel in
Website: www.hobartinternational.com.au 2017, Lugano beginning in 2019)
Tournament Director: Darren Sturgess Website: www.ladiesopen.ch
(dsturgess@tennis.com.au)) Tournament Director: Geraldine Dondit
Media Director: Harriet Rendle (geraldine.dondit@infrontringier.ch)
(hrendle@tennis.com.au) Media Director: info@ladiesopen.ch
HONG KONG Oct 12-18 LUXEMBOURG Oct 19-25
Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Hard/Indoors 32 M / 32 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2014 (6th non-consecutive; postponed First Held: 1996 (25th consecutive)
in 2019) Website: www.bglbnpparibas-open.lu
Website: www.hongkongtennisopen.com Tournament Director: Danielle Maas
Tournament Director: Chris Lai (dmaas.iwtp@gmail.com)
(chris.lai@tennishk.org) Media Director: Luc Hertges
Media Director: Edith Lun (info@iwtp.lu)
(edith.lun@tennishk.org)
HUA HIN Feb 10-16 LYON Mar 2-8
Thailand Open Lyon Open
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 1 Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2019 (2nd consecutive) First Held: 2020
Website: www.thailandopenhuahin.com Venue: Palais des Sports de Gerland
Tournament Director: Victor Ruiz Tournament Director: Pascal Biojout
(victor.ruiz@apgworld.com) (pascal-biojout@sportplusconseil.com)
Media Director: TBC Media Director: Antoine Ludger
(antoine.ludger@tvsportevents.com)
JURMALA Jul 20-26 MONTERREY Mar 2-8
Baltic Open Abierto GNP Seguros
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 32 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2019 (2nd consecutive First Held: 2009 (12th consecutive)
Website: balticopentennis.com Website: www.abiertomonterrey.com
Tournament Director: Alexander Ostrovsky Tournament Director: Hernan Garza Echavarria
(ostrovsky@one-sgm.com) (hernan.garza@hgpromotores.com)
Co-Tournament Director: Paradorn Srichaphan Media Director: Daniela Garza
(Paradorn.s@truearenahuahin.com) (daniela.garza@abiertomonterrey.com)
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NANCHANG Sep 14-20 ‘s-HERTOGENBOSCH Jun 8-14
Jiangxi Open Libéma Open
Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Grass/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2016 (4th consecutive year) First Held: 1996 (26th consecutive)
Website: www.jxopen.net Website: libema-open.nl
Tournament Director: Grant Carpio Tournament Director: Marcel Hunze
(grant.carpio@apgworld.com) (marcel.hunze@ricoh-open.nl)
Media Director: Qiu Youyi Media Contact: press@libema-events.nl
(youyi.qiu@chinaopen.com.cn)
NOTTINGHAM Jun 8-14 SEOUL Sep 21-27
Nature Valley Open Korea Open
Grass/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2015 (5th consecutive) First Held: 2004 (17th consecutive)
Website: www.lta.org.uk Website: www.koreaopen.com
Tournament Director: Rebecca James Tournament Director: Mr Jin-Soo Lee
(Rebecca.james@lta.org.uk) (jslhs1211@hanmail.net)
Media Director: John Dolan Media Director: Kim Wonmin
(John.Dolan@LTA.org.uk) (wmkim314@daum.net)
NÜRNBERG May 17-23 SHENZHEN December 30-January 5
NÜRNBERGER Versicherungs Cup Shenzhen Open
Red Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 16 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2013 (7th consecutive) First Held: 2013 (8th consecutive year)
Website: www.nuernberger-versicherungscup.de Website: www.ShenzhenOpenTennis.com
Tournament Director: Sandra Reichel Tournament Director: Luiz Carvalho
(sandra.reichel@matchmaker.at) (luiz.carvalho@img.com)
Media Director: Oliver Qante Media Director: Robecta Yeung
(quante@uniqat-pr.de) (robecta.yeung@imgworld.com)
PALERMO Jul 20-26 STRASBOURG May 19-25
Palermo Ladies Open Internationaux de Strasbourg
Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D Red Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 1990 (26th non-consecutive - staged in First Held: 1987 (33rd consecutive)
Palermo 1990-2013) Website: www.internationaux-strasbourg.fr
Website: www.palermoladiesopen.com Tournament Director: Denis Naegelen
Tournament Director: Oliviero Palma (naegelen@quarterback.fr)
(countrytime@tin.it) Media Director: Caroline Rondet
Media Director: TBC (rondet@quarterback.fr)
(info@countrytimeclub.com)
PRAGUE Apr 27-May1 TIANJIN Oct 12-18
J&T Banka Prague Open Tianjin Open
Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 32 Q / 16 D Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 24 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2015 (5th consecutive) First Held: 2014 (7th consecutive year)
Website: www.wtapragueopen.cz Website: www.tianjinopen.com
Tournament Director: Petra Cernoskova Tournament Director: Stephen Duckitt
(petra@cernoskova.cz) (stephen.duckitt@apgworld.com)
Media Director: Eva Slaninkova
(e.slaninkova@tkspartapraha.cz)
RABAT Apr 27-May2 WASHINGTON DC Aug 3-9
Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Citi Open
Clay/Outdoors 32 M / 32 Q / 16 D Hard/Outdoors 32 M / 16 Q / 16 D
First Held: 2001 (5th year in Rabat; 19th year overall) First Held: 2011 (9th consecutive)
Website: www.lallameryemtennis.com Website: www.citiopentennis.com
Tournament Director: Khalid Outaleb Tournament Director: Keely O’Brien
(khalid.outaleb@gmail.com) (kobrien@lagardere-unlimited.com)
Media Director: TBC Media Director: Sheena Pegarido
(spegarido@linksp.com)
WWW.WTATENNIS.COM 25Grand Slam® Profiles
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Melbourne, Australia • January 14 - 29
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 128M/128Q/64D
Venue: Melbourne Park
First Held: 1922 (first women’s singles event)
Website: www.australianopen.com
Tel: +61-3-9914-4400
Tournament Director: Craig Tiley
Media Director: Darren Pearce (dpearce@tennis.com.au)
ROLAND GARROS
Paris, France • May 26 - June 9
Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 128M/96Q/64D
Venue: Stade Roland Garros
First Held: 1925 (first women’s singles event)
Website: www.rolandgarros.com
Tel: +33-26-65-00-00
Tournament Director: Guy Forget
Media Director (TV): Sandra Gorline (sgorline@fft.fr)
Media Director (Print): Guillaume Lebastard (glebastard@fft.fr)
WIMBLEDON
London, England • July 1 - 14
Surface: Grass/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 128M/128Q/64D
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis Club
First Held: 1884 (first ladies’ singles event)
Website: www.wimbledon.com
Tel: +44-20-8944-1066
Chief Executive: Richard Lewis
Head of Communications, Content and Digital: Alexandra Willis (awillis@aeltc.com)
Communications Lead: Eloise Tyson (etys@aeltc.com)
US OPEN
Flushing Meadows, NY, USA • August 26 - September 8
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 128M/128Q/64D
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
First Held: 1887 (first women’s singles event)
Website: www.usopen.org
Tel: +1-914-696-7000
Tournament Director: David Brewer
Media Director: Chris Widmaier (widmaier@usta.com)
26International Tennis Federation
As the world governing body of tennis, the team competitions in sport and most prized in the
International Tennis Federation (ITF) is responsible for ITF’s event portfolio. Both have a rich history and have
every level of the sport including the regulation of consistently attracted the best players from each
rules and the future development of the game. Based passing generation. Further information is available at
in London, the ITF currently has 210 member nations www.daviscup.com and www.fedcup.com.
and six regional associations, which administer the
game in their respective areas, in close consultation The Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Events are also an
with the ITF. important part of the ITF’s responsibilities, with the
2020 events being held in Tokyo. For further
The ITF is committed to promoting tennis around the information visit www.itftennis.com/olympics.
world and encouraging as many people as possible to
play the game. 87 million people enjoy playing tennis The development of tennis sits at the heart of the ITF’s
in more than 200 countries worldwide, making tennis vision. The core objectives are increasing participation
one of the few truly global sports. The breadth of in tennis worldwide for all ages, playing standards and
appeal is appropriately reflected in the ITF’s active physical abilities; and the development of talented
involvement in a range of circuits including the new players, particularly those from nations that are both
ITF World Tennis Tour (incorporating the former Men’s under-resourced and under-represented. The ITF aims
and Women’s Circuits, and Junior Circuit), plus seniors to create a progressive global event structure from
tennis, wheelchair tennis and beach tennis. Dedicated introductory to senior professional levels; educate a
websites for each of these circuits can be found at sufficient number of qualified coaches; support the
www.itftennis.com. development of new and existing facilities worldwide;
and facilitate the learning and playing of tennis, and
The women’s ITF World Tennis Tour serves as the retention of players.
pathway between junior tennis and the women’s tour.
The results of ITF tournaments are incorporated into Development programme activities are funded jointly
the WTA Ranking, which enables professionals to by the ITF and the Grand Slam Development Fund.
progress through to the elite levels of women’s Since 1985 over $100 million has been invested in
professional tennis. tennis development worldwide. For further
information visit www.itftennis.com/development.
All players who compete in women’s ITF World Tennis
Tour tournaments must register for annual IPIN The ITF’s purpose is to ensure the long-term growth
Membership (an IPIN fee is payable), giving them and sustainability of tennis. This is achieved through
access to the IPIN Online Service, which allows them to governance of the rules of tennis, conducting research
manage their playing schedule on the Circuit. Details into the technical aspects of tennis and by keeping
of all entry requirements and other related Circuit ahead of all new trends and issues. Regulation of the
information can be found www.itftennis.com. sport also includes keeping tennis free from drugs,
and the ITF is responsible for the management,
The ITF actively promotes the importance of administration and enforcement of the Tennis Anti-
representing one’s country whether at the Olympics Doping Programme at all WTA events.
or within the team competition format. The men’s
Davis Cup, the World Cup of Tennis and women’s Fed
Cup by BNP Paribas are the largest annual international
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION
Bank Lane, Roehampton
London, SW15 5XZ, UK
Phone: +44.20.8878.6464
E-mail: communications@itftennis.com
For further information on the ITF and its activities, please visit its website:
www.itftennis.com
27WTA 125K Series In May 2012, the WTA introduced WTA 125K Series events, a new stream of tournaments that provides emerging markets a chance to showcase women’s professional tennis, offering up-and-coming players an opportunity to play additional tournament matches and earn ranking points. With total prize money of $125,000 and 160 ranking points for the champion, WTA 125K Series events are one level above top-tier ITF Women’s Circuit, which offer $115,000 in total prize money and 150 ranking points for the champion. 2019 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Newport Beach, CA, USA Bianca Andreescu H.Carter/E.Shibahara Indian Wells 125K, CA, USA Viktorija Golubic Kr.Pliskova/E.Rodina Guadalajara, MEX Veronika Kudermetova M.Sanchez/F.Stollar Anning, CHN Zheng Saisai S.Peng/Z.Yang Bol, CRO Tamara Zidansek T.Bacsinszky/M.Minella Bastad, SWE Misaki Doi M.Doi/N.Vikhlyantseva Karlsruhe, GER Patricia Maria Tig L.Arruabarrena/R.Voracova New Haven 125K, CT, USA Anna Blinkova A.Blinkova/O.Kalashnikova Houston, TX, USA Kirsten Flipkens E.Perez/L.Stefani Taipei, TPE Vitalia Diatchenko F.Wu/Y.Lee 2018 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Newport Beach, CA, USA Danielle Collins M.Doi/J.Teichmann Indian Wells, CA, USA Sara Errani T.Townsend/Y.Wickmayer Zhengzhou, China Zheng Saisai Y.Duan/Y.Wang Anning, China Irina Khromacheva D.Jakupovic/I.Khromacheva Bol, Croatia Tamara Zidansek M.Duque-Marino/Y.Wang Chicago, IL, USA Petra Martic M.Barthel/Kr.Pliskova Mumbai, India Luksika Kumkhum N.Dzalamidze/V.Kudermetova Limoges, France Ekaterina Alexandrova V.Kudermetova/G.Voskoboeva Houston, TX, USA Peng Shuai M.Manasse/J.Pegula Taipei, Chinese Taipei Luksika Kumkhum A.Raina/K.Thand 2017 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Zhengzhou, China Wang Qiang X.Han/L.Zhu Bol, Croatia Aleksandra Krunic Cj.Chuang/Voracova Dalian, China Kateryna Kozlova J.J.Lu/X.You Limoges, France Monica Niculescu V.Savinykh/M.Zanevska Hua Hin, Thailand Belinda Bencic Y.Duan/Y.Wang Taipei, Chinese Taipei Belinda Bencic V.Kudermetova/A.Sabalenka Honolulu, HI, USA Zhang Shuai S.W.Hsieh/S.Y.Hsieh Mumbai, India Aryna Sabalenka B.Schoofs/V.Rodriguez 2016 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES San Antonio, TX, USA Misaki Doi Groenefeld/Melichar Bol, Croatia Mandy Minella Knoll/Martic Dalian, China Kristyna Pliskova Y.H.Lee/Takahata Taipei, Chinese Taipei Evgeniya Rodina Dzalamidze/Kudermetova Limoges, France Ekaterina Alexandrova Mertens/Minella Honolulu, HI, USA Catherine Bellis Hozumi/Kato 2015 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Nanchang, China Jelena Jankovic K.C. Chang/S.Zheng Dalian, China Zheng Saisai K.L. Zhang/S.Zheng Hua Hin, Thailand Yaroslava Shvedova C.Liang/Y.Wang Limoges, France Caroline Garcia Minella/Krejcikova Taipei, Chinese Taipei Timea Babos Hisami/Takahata Carlsbad, CA, USA Yanina Wickmayer Royg/Ce 2014 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Nanchang, China Peng Shuai Chuang/Namigata Suzhou, China Anna-Lena Friedsam C.Chan/Chuang Ningbo, China Magda Linette Ar.Rodionova /Savchuk Taipei, Chinese Taipei Vitalia Diatchenko H.Chan/Y.Chan Limoges, France Tereza Smitkova Siniakova/Voracova 2013 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Cali, Colombia Lara Arruabarrena Castano/Duque-Mariño Suzhou, China Shahar Peer Babos/Krajicek Ningbo, China Bojana Jovanovski Zhang/Y.Chan Nanjing, China Zhang Shuai Doi/Y.Xu Taipei, Chinese Taipei Alison Van Uytvanck Garcia/Shvedova 2012 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Taipei, Chinese Taipei Kristina Mladenovic H.Chan/Mladenovic Pune, India Elina Svitolina Bratchikova/Kalashnikova 28
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