A new era in women’s tennis. WTA plans to catch ATP in prize money

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced a grandiose change to the round.

It has been reported that the number of tournaments in the series has increased. WTA 1000 It will rise to 10. In Rome, Madrid, Beijing (from 2024), Cincinnati and Canada (from 2025) the tournaments will be for two weeks, their grid will expand. The prize money on them will be equal until 2027. Competitions in Doha, Dubai and another city yet to be announced will be in the “thousands” weekly.

Tournaments WTA 500 will be 17. In joint tournaments in this category, the prize money will be equal until 2027, the rest – until 2033. Prize pool for each tournament WTA 250 It will increase by 34% from 2023 to 2033.

During the weeks when the WTA 250 and WTA 500 tournaments are held at the same time, the top 30 tennis players will have to play in the WTA 500 if the ranking allows, otherwise they will be eliminated twice a year (the defending champion will be eliminated from the host country and 11 to 30 minutes to play in the WTA 250 tournament). . ranked player) In a week with only WTA 250, only one player from the top 10 can play here.

The number of tournaments will increase in the coming years. WTA 125It will be more than 40. Everyone except the top 10 will be able to play in the WTA 125 tournaments, which are held in parallel with the second week of the two-week tournaments.

The singles rating will take into account the best 18 tournaments and the final (instead of 16), doubles – 12 (instead of 11).