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 $1.7 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]

Events

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Current

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Tournament Officially known as City(ies) Country Surface Current singles champion Current doubles champions
Brisbane Brisbane International presented by Evie Brisbane Australia Hard   Elena Rybakina (2024)   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Jeļena Ostapenko (2024)
Adelaide Adelaide International Adelaide Australia Hard   Jeļena Ostapenko (2024)   Beatriz Haddad Maia
  Taylor Townsend (2024)
Linz Upper Austria Ladies Linz Linz Austria Hard (i)   Jeļena Ostapenko (2024)   Sara Errani
  Jasmine Paolini (2024)
Abu Dhabi Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Hard   Elena Rybakina (2024)   Sofia Kenin
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2024)
San Diego Cymbiotika San Diego Open San Diego United States Hard   Katie Boulter (2024)   Nicole Melichar-Martinez
  Ellen Perez (2024)
Charleston Credit One Charleston Open Charleston United States Clay   Danielle Collins (2024)   Ashlyn Krueger
  Sloane Stephens (2024)
Stuttgart Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart Germany Clay (i)   Elena Rybakina (2024)   Chan Hao-ching
  Veronika Kudermetova (2024)
Strasbourg Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg France Clay   Madison Keys (2024)   Cristina Bucșa
  Monica Niculescu (2024)
Berlin ecotrans Ladies Open Berlin Germany Grass   Jessica Pegula (2024)   Wang Xinyu
  Zheng Saisai (2024)
Bad Homburg Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt Bad Homburg Germany Grass   Diana Shnaider (2024)   Nicole Melichar-Martinez
  Ellen Perez (2024)
Eastbourne Rothesay International Eastbourne United Kingdom Grass   Daria Kasatkina (2024)   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Jeļena Ostapenko (2024)
San Jose /
Washington
Silicon Valley Classic /
Mubadala Citi DC Open
San Jose /
Washington, D.C.
United States Hard   Paula Badosa (2024)   Asia Muhammad
  Taylor Townsend (2024)
Monterrey Abierto GNP Seguros Monterrey Mexico Hard   Linda Nosková (2024)   Guo Hanyu
  Monica Niculescu (2024)
Guadalajara Guadalajara Open Akron Guadalajara Mexico Hard   Magdalena Fręch (2024)   Anna Danilina
  Irina Khromacheva (2024)
Seoul Korea Open Seoul South Korea Hard   Beatriz Haddad Maia (2024)   Nicole Melichar-Martinez
  Liudmila Samsonova (2024)
Ningbo Ningbo Open Ningbo China Hard   Daria Kasatkina

(2024)

  Demi Schuurs
  Yuan Yue (2024)
Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo Japan Hard   Zheng Qinwen

(2024)

  Shuko Aoyama
  Eri Hozumi (2024)

Defunct

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Tournament Officially known as City(ies) Country Surface Final singles champion Final doubles champions Last held
Doha /
Dubai
Qatar TotalEnergies Open /
Dubai Tennis Championships
Doha /
Dubai
Qatar /
United Arab Emirates
Hard   Iga Świątek   Coco Gauff
  Jessica Pegula
2023
Sydney Sydney Tennis Classic Sydney Australia Hard   Paula Badosa   Anna Danilina
  Beatriz Haddad Maia
2022
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy Saint Petersburg Russia Hard (i)   Anett Kontaveit   Anna Kalinskaya
  Caty McNally
2022
Ostrava AGEL Open Ostrava Czech Republic Hard (i)   Barbora Krejčíková   Caty McNally
  Alycia Parks
2022
Chicago Chicago Fall Tennis Classic Chicago United States Hard   Garbiñe Muguruza   Květa Peschke
  Andrea Petkovic
2021
Moscow Kremlin Cup Moscow Russia Hard (i)   Anett Kontaveit   Jeļena Ostapenko
  Kateřina Siniaková
2021
Zhengzhou Bank of Communications Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou China Hard   Zheng Qinwen (2023)   Gabriela Dabrowski
  Erin Routliffe (2023)
2023

Historic names

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1990–2008
WTA Tier II

2009–2020
WTA Premier

2021–present
WTA 500

Singles results

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2021

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Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Brisbane Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Abu Dhabi   Aryna Sabalenka   Veronika Kudermetova 6–2, 6–2
Melbourne (1)   Ashleigh Barty   Garbiñe Muguruza 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Melbourne (2)   Elise Mertens   Kaia Kanepi 6–4, 6–1
Melbourne (3)   Anett Kontaveit vs   Ann Li abandoned
Adelaide   Iga Świątek   Belinda Bencic 6–2, 6–2
Doha   Petra Kvitová   Garbiñe Muguruza 6–2, 6–1
St. Petersburg   Daria Kasatkina   Margarita Gasparyan 6–3, 2–1, ret.
Charleston   Veronika Kudermetova   Danka Kovinić 6–4, 6–2
Stuttgart   Ashleigh Barty   Aryna Sabalenka 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
Berlin   Liudmila Samsonova   Belinda Bencic 1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Eastbourne   Jeļena Ostapenko   Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 6–3
San Jose   Danielle Collins   Daria Kasatkina 6–3, 6–7(10–12), 6–1
Zhengzhou Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Tokyo
Ostrava   Anett Kontaveit   Maria Sakkari 6–2, 7–5
Chicago   Garbiñe Muguruza   Ons Jabeur 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Moscow   Anett Kontaveit   Ekaterina Alexandrova 4–6, 6–4, 7–5

2022

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Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Brisbane Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Adelaide   Ashleigh Barty   Elena Rybakina 6–3, 6–2
Sydney   Paula Badosa   Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
St. Petersburg   Anett Kontaveit   Maria Sakkari 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Dubai   Jeļena Ostapenko   Veronika Kudermetova 6–0, 6–4
Charleston   Belinda Bencic   Ons Jabeur 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Stuttgart   Iga Świątek   Aryna Sabalenka 6–2, 6–2
Berlin   Ons Jabeur   Belinda Bencic 6–3, 2–1, ret.
Eastbourne   Petra Kvitová   Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 6–2
San Jose   Daria Kasatkina   Shelby Rogers 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–2
Tokyo   Liudmila Samsonova   Zheng Qinwen 7–5, 7–5
Ostrava   Barbora Krejčíková   Iga Świątek 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
San Diego   Iga Świątek   Donna Vekić 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
Moscow Suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

2023

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Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Adelaide 1   Aryna Sabalenka   Linda Nosková 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Adelaide 2   Belinda Bencic   Daria Kasatkina 6–0, 6–2
Abu Dhabi   Belinda Bencic   Liudmila Samsonova 1–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Doha   Iga Świątek   Jessica Pegula 6–3, 6–0
Charleston   Ons Jabeur   Belinda Bencic 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Stuttgart   Iga Świątek   Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 6–4
Berlin   Petra Kvitová   Donna Vekić 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Eastbourne   Madison Keys   Daria Kasatkina 6–2, 7–6(15–13)
Washington DC   Coco Gauff   Maria Sakkari 6–2, 6–3
San Diego   Barbora Krejčíková   Sofia Kenin 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Tokyo   Veronika Kudermetova   Jessica Pegula 7–5, 6–1
Zhengzhou   Zheng Qinwen   Barbora Krejčíková 2–6, 6–2, 6–4

2024

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Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Brisbane   Elena Rybakina   Aryna Sabalenka 6–0, 6–3
Adelaide   Jeļena Ostapenko   Daria Kasatkina 6–3, 6–2
Linz   Jeļena Ostapenko   Ekaterina Alexandrova 6–2, 6–3
Abu Dhabi   Elena Rybakina   Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–4
San Diego   Katie Boulter   Marta Kostyuk 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Charleston   Danielle Collins   Daria Kasatkina 6–2, 6–1
Stuttgart   Elena Rybakina   Marta Kostyuk 6–2, 6–2
Strasbourg   Madison Keys   Danielle Collins 6–1, 6–2
Berlin   Jessica Pegula   Anna Kalinskaya 6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Eastbourne   Daria Kasatkina   Leylah Fernandez 6–3, 6–4
Bad Homburg   Diana Shnaider   Donna Vekić 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Washington DC   Paula Badosa   Marie Bouzková 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Monterrey   Linda Nosková   Lulu Sun 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Guadalajara   Magdalena Fręch   Olivia Gadecki 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Seoul   Beatriz Haddad Maia   Daria Kasatkina 1–6, 6–4, 6–1
Ningbo   Daria Kasatkina   Mirra Andreeva 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
Tokyo   Zheng Qinwen   Sofia Kenin 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Singles champions

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WTA Tier II

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Sydney WTA Tier III   Capriati   Date   Sabatini   Seles   Hingis   Sánchez Vicario   Davenport
Tokyo
(Pan Pacific)
  Graf   Sabatini   Sabatini WTA Tier I
Paris Not an event   Navratilova   Navratilova   Graf   Halard-Decugis   Hingis   Pierce   S. Williams
Essen/
Hanover
Not an event   Seles   Medvedeva   Novotná Not an event   Majoli   Majoli   Schnyder   Novotná
Washington D.C.   Navratilova   Sánchez Vicario Not an event
Indian Wells/
Palm Springs
  Navratilova   Navratilova   Seles   Fernández   Graf   Fernández   Graf WTA Tier I
Boca Raton/
Delray Beach
  Sabatini WTA Tier I   Graf   Graf   Graf Not an event
Amelia Island   Graf   Sabatini   Sabatini   Sánchez Vicario   Sánchez Vicario   Martínez   Spîrlea   Davenport   Pierce   Seles
Houston WTA Tier III   Seles   Seles   Martínez   Hack   Graf Not an event
Barcelona/
Madrid
WTA Tier IV WTA Tier III   Sánchez Vicario   Sánchez Vicario   Sánchez Vicario   Novotná WTA Tier III
Hamburg   Graf   Graf   Graf   Sánchez Vicario   Sánchez Vicario   Martínez   Sánchez Vicario   Majoli   Hingis   V. Williams
Eastbourne   Navratilova   Navratilova   McNeil   Navratilova   McGrath   Tauziat   Seles Abandoned'[a]   Novotná   Zvereva
Oakland/
Stanford
  Seles   Navratilova   Seles   Navratilova   Sánchez Vicario   Mag. Maleeva   Hingis   Hingis   Davenport   Davenport
San Diego WTA Tier III   Graf   Graf   Martínez   Date   Hingis   Davenport   Hingis
Los Angeles   Seles   Seles   Navratilova   Navratilova   Frazier   Martínez   Davenport   Seles   Davenport   S. Williams
Stratton Mt./
Atlanta/
New Haven
WTA Tier III   Martínez   Martínez Not an event   Davenport   Graf   V. Williams
Tokyo (Nichirei/
Princess)
  Fernández   Seles   Seles   Coetzer   Sánchez Vicario   Pierce   Seles   Seles   Seles   Davenport
Filderstadt/
Stuttgart
  Fernández   Huber   Navratilova   Pierce   Huber   Majoli   Hingis   Hingis   Testud   Hingis
Zurich   Graf   Graf   Graf WTA Tier I
Linz ITF Women's Circuit WTA Tier V WTA Tier III   Novotná   Pierce
Leipzig WTA Tier III   Graf   Novotná   Huber   Huber   Novotná   Graf   Tauziat
Brighton   Graf   Graf   Graf   Novotná   Novotná   Fernández Not an event
Chicago WTA Tier I   Navratilova   Navratilova   Seles   Zvereva   Mag. Maleeva   Novotná   Davenport Not an event
Worcester   Graf Not an event
Philadelphia Not an event   Seles   Graf WTA Tier I   Novotná   Hingis   Graf   Davenport


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Sydney   Mauresmo   Hingis   Hingis   Clijsters   Henin   Molik   Henin   Clijsters   Henin
Paris   Tauziat   Mauresmo   V. Williams   S. Williams   Clijsters   Safina   Mauresmo   Petrova   Chakvetadze
Hanover   S. Williams Not an event
Nice Not an event   Mauresmo Not an event
Antwerp Not an event   V. Williams   V. Williams   Clijsters   Mauresmo   Mauresmo   Mauresmo   Henin
Dubai Not an event   Hingis   Mauresmo   Henin   Henin   Davenport   Henin   Henin   Dementieva
Doha Not an event WTA Tier III   Myskina   Sharapova   Petrova   Henin WTA Tier I
Bangalore Not an event WTA Tier IV WTA Tier III   S. Williams
Scottsdale Abandoned[b]   Davenport   S. Williams   Sugiyama Not an event
Amelia Island   Seles   Mauresmo   V. Williams   Dementieva   Davenport   Davenport   Petrova   Golovin   Sharapova
Hamburg   Hingis   V. Williams   Clijsters Not an event
Warsaw WTA Tier IV Not an event WTA Tier III   Mauresmo   V. Williams   Henin   Clijsters   Henin Not an event
Eastbourne   Halard-Decugis   Davenport   Rubin   Rubin   Kuznetsova   Clijsters   Henin   Henin   Radwańska
Stanford   V. Williams   Clijsters   V. Williams   Clijsters   Davenport   Clijsters   Clijsters   Chakvetadze   Wozniak
San Diego   V. Williams   V. Williams   V. Williams   Henin WTA Tier I Not an event
Los Angeles   S. Williams   Davenport   Rubin   Clijsters   Davenport   Clijsters   Dementieva   Ivanovic   Safina
New Haven   V. Williams   V. Williams   V. Williams   Capriati   Bovina   Davenport   Henin   Kuznetsova   Wozniacki
Bahia WTA Tier IV   Seles   Myskina Not an event
Tokyo (Princess)   S. Williams   Dokić   S. Williams Not an event
Shanghai/
Beijing
WTA Tier IV   Dementieva   S. Williams   Kirilenko   Kuznetsova   Szávay   Janković
Luxembourg WTA Tier III   Clijsters   Bondarenko   Ivanovic WTA Tier III
Filderstadt/
Stuttgart
  Hingis   Davenport   Clijsters   Clijsters   Davenport   Davenport   Petrova   Henin   Janković
Zurich WTA Tier I   V. Williams
Linz   Davenport   Davenport   Henin   Sugiyama   Mauresmo   Petrova   Sharapova   Hantuchová   Ivanovic
Leipzig   Clijsters   Clijsters   S. Williams   Myskina Not an event
Philadelphia   Davenport Not an event   Mauresmo   Mauresmo   Mauresmo Not an event

WTA Premier

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Brisbane WTA International   Kanepi   S. Williams   S. Williams   Sharapova   Azarenka   Plíšková   Svitolina   Plíšková   Plíšková
Sydney   Dementieva   Dementieva   Li   Azarenka   Radwańska   Pironkova   Kvitová   Kuznetsova   Konta   Kerber   Kvitová Not an event
Adelaide Not an event   Barty
Paris   Mauresmo   Dementieva   Kvitová   Kerber   Barthel   Pavlyuchenkova Not an event
Antwerp Exhibition event   Petkovic Not an event
St. Petersburg Not an event ITF Women's Circuit   Vinci   Mladenovic   Kvitová   Bertens   Bertens
Doha Not an event   Zvonareva WTA Premier 5   Šafářová WTA Premier 5   Plíšková WTA Premier 5   Mertens WTA Premier 5
Dubai WTA Premier 5   Radwańska   Kvitová   V. Williams WTA Premier 5   Errani WTA Premier 5   Svitolina WTA Premier 5   Halep
Charleston   Lisicki   Stosur   Wozniacki   S. Williams   S. Williams   Petkovic   Kerber   Stephens   Kasatkina   Bertens   Keys Cancelled due to
COVID-19
Stuttgart   Kuznetsova   Henin   Görges   Sharapova   Sharapova   Sharapova   Kerber   Kerber   Siegemund   Plíšková   Kvitová
Warsaw   Dulgheru   Dulgheru Not an event
Brussels Not an event   Wozniacki   Radwańska   Kanepi Not an event
Birmingham WTA International   Ivanovic   Kerber   Keys   Kvitová   Kvitová   Barty WTA International
Berlin Not an event Cancelled
Eastbourne   Wozniacki   Makarova   Bartoli   Paszek   Vesnina   Keys   Bencic   Cibulková   Plíšková   Wozniacki   Plíšková
Stanford/
San Jose
  Bartoli   Azarenka   S. Williams   S. Williams   Cibulková   S. Williams   Kerber   Konta   Keys   Buzărnescu   S. Zheng
Los Angeles   Pennetta Not an event
San Diego/
Carlsbad
Not an event   Kuznetsova   Radwańska   Cibulková   Stosur Not an event WTA 125K Not an event
New Haven   Wozniacki   Wozniacki   Wozniacki   Kvitová   Halep   Kvitová   Kvitová   Radwańska   Gavrilova   Sabalenka Not an event
Zhengzhou Not an event ITF Women's Circuit WTA 125K   Plíšková Cancelled
Tokyo WTA Premier 5   Ivanovic   Radwańska   Wozniacki   Wozniacki   Plíšková   Osaka
Ostrava Not an event   Sabalenka
Moscow   Schiavone   Azarenka   Cibulková   Wozniacki   Halep   Pavlyuchenkova   Kuznetsova   Kuznetsova   Görges   Kasatkina   Bencic Cancelled

WTA 500

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2021 2022 2023 2024
Brisbane Cancelled United Cup   Rybakina
Sydney Cancelled   Badosa United Cup
Melbourne 1   Barty WTA 250 Not an event
Melbourne 2   Mertens WTA 250 Not an event
Melbourne 3 Abandoned[c] Not an event
Adelaide   Świątek   Barty   Sabalenka[d]   Ostapenko
Adelaide 2 Not an event WTA 250   Bencic Not an event
Linz WTA 250   Ostapenko
Abu Dhabi   Sabalenka Not an event   Bencic   Rybakina
St. Petersburg   Kasatkina   Kontaveit Suspended due to Russian
invasion of Ukraine
[6]
Doha   Kvitová WTA 1000   Świątek WTA 1000
Dubai WTA 1000   Ostapenko WTA 1000
San Diego Not an event   Świątek   Krejčíková   Boulter
Charleston   Kudermetova   Bencic   Jabeur   Collins
Stuttgart   Barty   Świątek   Świątek   Rybakina
Strasbourg WTA 250   Keys
Berlin   Samsonova   Jabeur   Kvitová   Pegula
Eastbourne   Ostapenko   Kvitová   Keys   Kasatkina[d]
Bad Homburg WTA 250   Shnaider[d]
San Jose/
Washington
  Collins   Kasatkina[d]   Gauff   Badosa
Monterrey WTA 250   Nosková
Guadalajara Not an event WTA 1000   Fręch
Seoul WTA 125 WTA 250   Haddad Maia
Zhengzhou Cancelled due
to COVID-19
[10]
Suspended due to
Peng Shuai allegation
[11]
  Q. Zheng Not an event
Ningbo Cancelled due
to COVID-19
WTA 250   Kasatkina[d]
Tokyo   Samsonova[d]   Kudermetova[d]   Q. Zheng
Ostrava   Kontaveit   Krejčíková Not an event
Chicago (Fall)   Muguruza Not an event
Moscow   Kontaveit Suspended due to Russian
invasion of Ukraine
[6]

Statistics

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Most titles

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Bold face designates active players

Titles Player
26   Lindsay Davenport
  Steffi Graf
22  /  Monica Seles
18   Kim Clijsters
  Justine Henin
  Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
16   Martina Hingis
15   Amélie Mauresmo
  Martina Navratilova

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The final between   Jana Novotná vs.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was abandoned at 6-5 due to rain.[7]
  2. ^ The final between   Martina Hingis vs.   Lindsay Davenport was abandoned due to rain.[8]
  3. ^ The final between   Anett Kontaveit vs.   Ann Li was abandoned due to a delay in schedule.[9]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Competed under no flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  2. ^ "WTA will align tournament categories with ATP from 2021 season". Sky Sports. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ "WTA confirms 2024 calendar with increase in prize money for players". Women's Tennis Association. 14 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "WTA officially cancels 2021 fall Asian swing". Open Court. 2021-07-01. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.
  5. ^ "Brisbane Tennis cancelled for 2022". 25 November 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  7. ^ "Tennis: Novotna ties with Sanchez Vicario". www.independent.co.uk. 22 June 1997. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Davenport, Hingis final is canceled". Daily Pilot. 2000-03-07. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  9. ^ "Due to the delayed schedule and the start of the Australian Open on Monday, the final of the Grampians Trophy will not be played". twitter.com. 6 February 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  10. ^ "WTA announces 2021 Calendar update". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  11. ^ "Steve Simon announces WTA's decision to suspend tournaments in China". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-03.