WTA 250 tournaments
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WTA 250 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] Earlier these events were classified as WTA International Tournaments.
As of 2021, WTA 250 tournaments include events with prize money of approximately $250,000.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 280.
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 470 for winning a WTA 500 tournament. This system differs slightly from that used for the men's ATP Tour, which has ATP Tour 250 events with 250 points for the winner (similar to WTA 250 tournaments), and two higher tiers of ATP tournaments offer 1000 and 500 points for winning, respectively.
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Tournament | Officially known as | City | Country | Surface | Current Singles Champions | Current Doubles Champions |
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Auckland | Auckland Open | Auckland | ![]() |
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Shenzhen | Shenzhen Open | Shenzhen | ![]() |
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Hobart | Hobart International | Hobart | ![]() |
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Hua Hin | Hua Hin Championships | Hua Hin | ![]() |
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Melbourne 4 | Phillip Island Trophy | Melbourne | ![]() |
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Acapulco | Mexican Open | Acapulco | ![]() |
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Lyon | Lyon Open | Lyon | ![]() |
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Guadalajara | Abierto Zapopan | Guadalajara | ![]() |
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Monterrey | Monterrey Open | Monterrey | ![]() |
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Bogotá | Copa Colsanitas | Bogotà | ![]() |
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Anning | Kunming Open | Anning | ![]() |
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Charleston 2 | MUSC Health Women's Open | Charleston | ![]() |
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İstanbul | Istanbul Cup | Istanbul | ![]() |
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Rabat | Morocco Open | Rabat | ![]() |
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Cologne | Cologne Open | Cologne | ![]() |
Clay (Red) | 1st edition in 2022 | 1st edition in 2022 |
Belgrade | Serbia Open | Belgrade | ![]() |
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Parma | Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna | Parma | ![]() |
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Strasbourg | Internationaux de Strasbourg | Strasbourg | ![]() |
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's-Hertogenbosch | Rosmalen Grass Court Championships | 's-Hertogenbosch | ![]() |
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Nottingham | Nottingham Open | Nottingham | ![]() |
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Birmingham | Birmingham Classic | Birmingham | ![]() |
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Bad Homburg | Bad Homburg Open | Bad Homburg | ![]() |
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Hamburg | Hamburg European Open[3] | Hamburg | ![]() |
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Budapest | Hungarian Ladies Open | Budapest | ![]() |
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Lausanne | Ladies Open Lausanne | Lausanne | ![]() |
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Prague | Prague Open | Prague | ![]() |
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Palermo | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | Palermo | ![]() |
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Gdynia | BNP Paribas Poland Open | Gdynia | ![]() |
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Cluj-Napoca | Winners Open | Cluj-Napoca | ![]() |
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Cleveland | Tennis in the Land | Cleveland | ![]() |
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Chicago | Chicago Women's Open | Chicago | ![]() |
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Hiroshima | Japan Women's Open | Hiroshima | ![]() |
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Luxembourg | Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg City | ![]() |
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Portorož | Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož | Portorož | ![]() |
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Guangzhou | Guangzhou International Women's Open | Guangzhou | ![]() |
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Seoul | Korea Open | Seoul | ![]() |
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Hong Kong | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | ![]() |
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Nur-Sultan | Astana Open | Nur-Sultan | ![]() |
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Linz | Upper Austria Ladies Linz | Linz | ![]() |
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Tianjin | Tianjin Open | Tianjin | ![]() |
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Nanchang | Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open | Nanchang | ![]() |
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Tenerife | Tenerife Ladies Open | Tenerife | ![]() |
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Courmayeur | Courmayeur Ladies Open | Courmayeur | ![]() |
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Cluj-Napoca 2 | Transylvania Open | Cluj-Napoca | ![]() |
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Historic names[]
1990–2008
WTA Tier III / IV / V
2009–2020
WTA International
2021–present
WTA 250
Singles champions[]
WTA International[]
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Kuala Lumpur | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Florianópolis | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Ponte Vedra Beach |
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Marbella | ![]() |
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Katowice | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Barcelona | ![]() |
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Biel/ Lugano |
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Birmingham | ![]() |
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Nürnberg/ Bad Homburg |
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Bucharest | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Gstaad/ Lausanne |
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Jūrmala | Not an Event | ![]() | ||||||||||
Washington D.C. | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Mallorca | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Budapest | ![]() |
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Båstad | ![]() |
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Prague | ![]() |
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Palermo | ![]() |
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Portorož | ![]() |
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Baku | Not held | ![]() |
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Moscow River | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Dallas | Not an Event | ![]() |
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The Bronx | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Copenhagen | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Québec City | ![]() |
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Tashkent | ![]() |
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Nanchang | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Seoul | ![]() |
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Tianjin | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Hong Kong | Not an Event | ![]() |
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Zhuhai | Not an Event | ![]() |
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WTA 250[]
2021 | 2022 | |
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Auckland | Cancelled due to COVID-19[4] |
Cancelled |
Shenzhen | ||
Melbourne 1 | WTA 500 | |
Melbourne 2 | WTA 500 | |
Hobart | Cancelled | Cancelled |
Adelaide 2 | Not an event | |
Melbourne 4 | ![]() |
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Hua Hin | Cancelled | |
Acapulco | ||
Lyon | ![]() |
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Guadalajara | ![]() |
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Monterrey | ![]() |
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Bogotà | ![]() |
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Anning | Cancelled | |
Charleston 2 | ![]() |
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Istanbul | ![]() |
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Belgrade | ![]() |
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Parma | ![]() |
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Rabat | Cancelled | |
Cologne | ||
Strasbourg | ![]() |
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's-Hertogenbosch | Cancelled | |
Nottingham | ![]() |
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Birmingham | ![]() |
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Bad Homburg | ![]() |
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Hamburg | ![]() |
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Budapest | ![]() |
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Lausanne | ![]() |
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Prague | ![]() |
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Palermo | ![]() |
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Gdynia | ![]() |
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Cluj-Napoca | ![]() |
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Cleveland | ![]() |
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Chicago | ![]() |
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Hiroshima | Cancelled | |
Luxembourg | ![]() |
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Portorož | ![]() |
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Guangzhou | Cancelled | |
Seoul | ||
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Hong Kong | Cancelled | |
Linz | ![]() |
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Tianjin | Cancelled | |
Nanchang | ||
Tenerife | ![]() |
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Courmayeur | ![]() |
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Cluj-Napoca 2 | ![]() |
Statistics[]
Most titles[]
Bold face designates active players
Rank | Player | Titles |
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See also[]
- WTA Tour
- WTA 1000 tournaments
- WTA 500 tournaments
- ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
- WTA International tournaments
- ATP Tour 250
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.
- ^ ""MOIN LADIES."". Hamburg European Open 2021. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "WTA announces start of 2021 Tour season". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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