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WTA International tournaments
Tournament category in women's tennis
Tournament category in women's tennis
The WTA International tournaments was a category for tennis tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour until 2020, which replaced the previous Tier III and Tier IV categories. As of 2021, these events have been reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments. The winner of a WTA 250 tournament adds 250 points to her WTA ranking.
For the 2025 season, there were 21 WTA 250, all knock-out tournaments with a prize money for every event at $275,094.
Events
Current WTA 250
| Tournament | Sponsored name | City | Country | Surface | Draw | First Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Open | ASB Classic | Auckland | NZL New Zealand | Hard | 32 | 2009 | ||
| Hobart International | Hobart International | Hobart | AUS Australia | Hard | 32 | 2009 | ||
| Singapore Open | Singapore Tennis Open | Singapore | SGP Singapore | Hard | 32 | 2025 | ||
| Transylvania Open | Transylvania Open | Cluj-Napoca | ROM Romania | Hard (i) | 32 | 2021 | ||
| ATX Open | ATX Open | Austin, Texas | USA USA | Hard | 32 | 2023 | ||
| Copa Colsanitas | Copa Colsanitas presentado por Zürich | Bogotá | COL Colombia | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | ||
| Open de Rouen | Open Rouen Capfinances Métropole | Rouen | FRA France | Clay (i) | 32 | 2024 | ||
| Morocco Open | Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem | Rabat | MAR Morocco | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | ||
| Rosmalen Championships | Libéma Open | 's-Hertogenbosch | NED Netherlands | Grass | 32 | 2009 | ||
| Nottingham Open | Lexus Nottingham Open | Nottingham | UK Great Britain | Grass | 32 | 2015 | ||
| Eastbourne Open | url=https://www.lta.org.uk/news/lta-and-lexus-extend-their-partnership-to-cover-tournaments-at-nottingham-and-eastbourne/ | title= LTA and Lexus extend their partnership to cover tournaments at Nottingham and Eastbourne | date=17 February 2025}} | Eastbourne | UK Great Britain | Grass | 32 | 2025 |
| Hamburg Open | MSC Hamburg Ladies Open | Hamburg | GER Germany | Clay (red) | 32 | 2021 | ||
| Iași Open | UniCredit Iași Open | Iași | ROM Romania | Clay (red) | 32 | 2024 | ||
| Prague Open | Livesport Prague Open | Prague | CZE Czechia | Clay (red) | 32 | 2015 | ||
| Tennis in the Land | Tennis in the Land | Cleveland | USA USA | Hard | 32 | 2021 | ||
| SP Open | São Paulo Open de Tênis | São Paulo | BRA Brasil | Hard | 32 | 2025 | ||
| Japan Open | Japan Women's Open | Osaka | JPN Japan | Hard | 32 | 2009 | ||
| Jiangxi Open | Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open | Nanchang | CHN China | Hard | 32 | 2016 | ||
| Guangzhou Open | Guangzhou International Women's Open | Guangzhou | CHN China | Hard | 32 | 2009 | ||
| Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | HKG Hong Kong | Hard | 32 | 2014 | ||
| Ningbo Open | Ningbo Open | Ningbo | CHN China | Hard | 32 | 2025 | ||
| Chennai Open | Chennai Open | SDAT Tennis Stadium | IND India | Hard | 32 | 2025 |
Defunct
| Tournament | Sponsored name | City | Country | Surface | Draw | First Edition | Last Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Island Championships | MPS Group Championships | Ponte Vedra Beach | USA United States | Clay (green) | 32 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Brisbane International | Brisbane International | Brisbane | AUS Australia | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Marbella Open | Andalucia Tennis Experience | Marbella | ESP Spain | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Barcelona Open | Barcelona Ladies Open | Barcelona | ESP Spain | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2012 |
| Danish Open | e-Boks Danish Open | Copenhagen | DEN Denmark | Hard (i) | 32 | 2010 | 2012 |
| Texas Tennis Open | Texas Tennis Open | Dallas | USA United States | Hard | 32 | 2011 | 2012 |
| U.S. Indoors | Cellular South Cup | Memphis | USA United States | Hard (i) | 32 | 2009 | 2013 |
| WTA Tournament of Champions | Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions | Sofia | BUL Bulgaria | Hard (i) | 8 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Portugal Open | Estoril Open | Estoril | PRT Portugal | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2014 |
| Thailand Open | PTT Pattaya Open | Pattaya City | THA Thailand | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2015 |
| Gastein Ladies | Nurnberger Gastein Ladies | Bad Gastein | AUT Austria | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2015 |
| Baku Cup | Baku Cup | Baku | AZE Azerbaijan | Hard | 32 | 2011 | 2015 |
| Rio Open | Rio Open | Rio de Janeiro | BRA Brazil | Clay (red) | 32 | 2014 | 2016 |
| Katowice Open | BNP Paribas Katowice Open | Katowice | POL Poland | Hard (i) | 32 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Brasil Tennis Cup | Brasil Tennis Cup | Florianópolis | BRA Brazil | Hard | 32 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Malaysian Open | Alya Malaysian Open | Kuala Lumpur | MYS Malaysia | Hard | 32 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Swedish Open | Swedish Open | Båstad | SWE Sweden | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Taiwan Open | Taiwan Open | Taipei | TWN Taiwan | Hard | 32 | 2016 | 2018 |
| Moscow River Cup | Moscow River Cup | Moscow | RUS Russia | Clay (red) | 32 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Tournoi de Québec | Coupe Banque Nationale | Quebec City | CAN Canada | Carpet (i) | 32 | 2009 | 2018 |
| Bucharest Open | BRD Bucharest Open | Bucharest | ROU Romania | Clay (red) | 32 | 2014 | 2019 |
| Ladies Open Lugano | Ladies Open Lugano | Lugano | SUI Switzerland | Clay (red) | 32 | 2017 | 2019 |
| Nuremberg Cup | Nürnberger Versicherungscup | Nürnberg | GER Germany | Clay (red) | 32 | 2013 | 2019 |
| Mallorca Open | Mallorca Open | Mallorca | ESP Spain | Grass | 32 | 2016 | 2019 |
| Baltic Open | Baltic Open | Jūrmala | LAT Latvia | Clay (red) | 32 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Bronx Open | NYJTL Bronx Open | The Bronx, New York City | USA United States | Hard | 32 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Tashkent Open | Tashkent Open | Tashkent | UZB Uzbekistan | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2019 |
| Tianjin Open | Tianjin Open | Tianjin | CHN China | Hard | 32 | 2014 | 2019 |
| Shenzhen Open | Shenzhen Longhua Open | Shenzhen | CHN China | Hard | 32 | 2013 | 2020 |
| Mexican Open | Abierto Mexicano TELCEL | Acapulco | MEX Mexico | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2020 |
| Luxembourg Open | BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg City | LUX Luxembourg | Hard (i) | 32 | 2009 | 2021 |
| İstanbul Cup | TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup | Istanbul | TUR Turkey | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2022 |
| Abierto Zapopan | Abierto Akron Zapopan | Zapopan | MEX Mexico | Hard | 32 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Slovenia Open | Banka Koper Slovenia Open | Portorož | SLO Slovenia | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2022 |
| Tallinn Open | Tallinn Open | Tallinn | EST Estonia | Hard | 32 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Swiss Open | Ladies Open Lausanne | Lausanne | SUI Switzerland | Clay (red) | 32 | 2016 | 2023 |
| WTA Lyon Open | Open 6ème Sens Métropole de Lyon | Lyon | FRA France | Hard (i) | 32 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Hua Hin | Thailand Open | Hua Hin | THA Thailand | Hard | 32 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Budapest Grand Prix | Hungarian Grand Prix | Budapest | HUN Hungary | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2024 |
| Jasmin Open | Jasmin Open | Monastir, Tunisia | TUN Tunisia | Hard | 32 | 2022 | 2024 |
Upgraded to WTA 500
| Tournament | Sponsored name | City | Country | Surface | Draw | First Edition | Last Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Open | Citi Open | Washington D.C. | USA United States | Hard | 32 | 2011 | 2022 |
| Linz Open | Upper Austria Ladies Linz | Linz | AUT Austria | Hard (i) | 32 | 2009 | 2023 |
| Internationaux de Strasbourg | Internationaux de Strasbourg | Strasbourg | FRA France | Clay (red) | 32 | 1987 | 2023 |
| Bad Homburg Open | Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Volkers | Bad Homburg | GER Germany | Grass | 32 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Monterrey Open | Abierto GNP Seguros | Monterrey | MEX Mexico | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2023 |
| Korea Open | Hana Bank Korea Open | Seoul | KOR South Korea | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2023 |
| Ningbo Open | Ningbo International Tennis Open | Ningbo | CHN China | Hard | 32 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Mérida Open | Mérida Open Akron | Mérida, Yucatán | MEX Mexico | Hard | 32 | 2023 | 2024 |
Downgraded to WTA 125
| Tournament | Sponsored name | City | Country | Surface | Draw | First Edition | Last Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Classic | Rothesay Classic Birmingham | Birmingham | UK United Kingdom | Grass | 56 | 2009 | 2024 |
| Hamburg European Open | Hamburg Open | Hamburg | GER Germany | Clay (red) | 32 | 2021 | 2023 |
| WTA Poland Open | BNP Paribas Warsaw Open | Warsaw | POL Poland | Hard | 32 | 2021 | 2023 |
| Palermo Open | Palermo Ladies Open | Palermo | ITA Italy | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2024 |
Winners by tournament
Singles
Current tournaments
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | RUS E. Dementieva (1/1) | BEL Wickmayer (3/5) | HUN G. Arn (1/1) | CHN J. Zheng (1/1) | POL A. Radwańska (1/4) | ||||||||||||
| Shenzhen | Not an Event | CHN Li (2/3) | CHN Li (3/3) | ROU Halep (6/9) | POL A. Radwańska (4/4) | ||||||||||||
| Hobart | CZE P. Kvitová (1/5) | UKR A. Bondarenko (1/1) | AUS Gajdošová (2/2) | GER M. Barthel (1/3) | RUS E. Vesnina (1/1) | ||||||||||||
| Hua Hin | Not an Event | UKR Yastremska (2/3) | POL Linette (2/2) | ||||||||||||||
| Acapulco | USA V. Williams (1/6) | USA V. Williams (2/6) | ARG G. Dulko (1/1) | ITA S. Errani (1/6) | ITA Errani (5/6) | ||||||||||||
| Lyon | Not an Event | USA Kenin (4/4) | |||||||||||||||
| Monterrey | FRA M. Bartoli (1/2) | RUS A. Pavlyuchenkova (1/10) | RUS Pavlyuchenkova (3/10) | HUN T. Babos (1/3) | RUS Pavlyuchenkova (4/10) | ||||||||||||
| Bogotá | ESP MJ. Martínez Sánchez (1/4) | COL M. Duque-Mariño (1/1) | ESP L. Domínguez Lino (1/1) | ESP L. Arruabarrena (1/2) | SRB Janković (2/4) | ||||||||||||
| Marrakech/Rabat | ESP A. Medina Garrigues (1/3) | CZE I. Benešová (1/1) | ITA A. Brianti (1/1) | NED K. Bertens (1/5) | ITA Schiavone (3/5) | ||||||||||||
| Nottingham | Not an Event | CRO A. Konjuh (1/1) | CZE Ka. Plíšková (5/5) | CRO Vekić (2/2) | AUS Barty (2/3) | ||||||||||||
| 's-Hertogenbosch | THA T. Tanasugarn (1/2) | BEL J. Henin (1/1) | ITA Vinci (4/8) | RUS Petrova (2/3) | ROU Halep (2/9) | ||||||||||||
| Birmingham | SVK M. Rybáriková (1/4) | CHN N. Li (1/3) | GER S. Lisicki (1/3) | USA M. Oudin (1/1) | SVK Hantuchová (3/4) | ||||||||||||
| Bad Homburg | Not an Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest | Not an Event | ROU Halep (5/9) | SVK Schmiedlová (2/3) | ROU Halep (7/9) | ROU Begu (4/4) | ||||||||||||
| Gstaad/Lausanne | Not an Event | SUI V. Golubic (1/1) | NED Bertens (4/5) | FRA Cornet (5/5) | FRA F. Ferro (1/2) | ||||||||||||
| Jūrmala | Not an Event | LAT Sevastova (4/4) | |||||||||||||||
| Washington D.C. | Not an Event | RUS N. Petrova (1/3) | SVK Rybáriková (3/4) | SVK Rybáriková (4/4) | RUS S. Kuznetsova (1/2) | ||||||||||||
| Palermo | ITA F. Pennetta (1/2) | EST K. Kanepi (1/2) | ESP Medina Garrigues (3/3) | ITA Errani (4/6) | ITA Vinci (8/8) | ||||||||||||
| Prague | Not an Event | CZE Ka. Plíšková (4/5) | CZE Šafářová (2/2) | GER Barthel (3/3) | CZE Kvitová (5/5) | ||||||||||||
| Lexington | Not an Event | USA J. Brady (1/1) | |||||||||||||||
| Istanbul | RUS V. Dushevina (1/1) | RUS Pavlyuchenkova (2/10) | Not held | DEN Wozniacki (7/9) | UKR L. Tsurenko (1/4) | ||||||||||||
| Strasbourg | FRA A. Rezaï (1/3) | RUS Sharapova (2/3) | GER Petkovic (2/4) | ITA Schiavone (2/5) | FRA Cornet (2/5) | ||||||||||||
| Osaka/Tokyo/Hiroshima | AUS S. Stosur (1/6) | THA Tanasugarn (2/2) | FRA Bartoli (2/2) | GBR H. Watson (1/4) | AUS Stosur (2/6) | ||||||||||||
| Nanchang | Not an Event | CHN Y. Duan (1/1) | CHN Peng (2/2) | CHN Q. Wang (1/2) | SWE R. Peterson (1/2) | ||||||||||||
| Linz | BEL Wickmayer (2/5) | SRB A. Ivanovic (1/5) | CZE Kvitová (3/5) | BLR Azarenka (5/5) | GER Kerber (2/2) | ||||||||||||
| Seoul | JPN K. Date-Krumm (1/1) | RUS Kleybanova (2/2) | ESP Martínez Sánchez (4/4) | DEN Wozniacki (5/9) | POL A. Radwańska (2/4) | ||||||||||||
| Guangzhou | ISR S. Pe'er (1/2) | AUS J. Gajdošová (1/2) | RSA C. Scheepers (1/1) | TPE Hsieh (2/3) | CHN S. Zhang (1/2) | ||||||||||||
| Tianjin | Not an Event | USA A. Riske (1/2) | POL A. Radwańska (3/4) | CHN S. Peng (1/2) | RUS Sharapova (3/3) | ||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | Not an Event | GER Lisicki (3/3) | SRB Janković (4/4) | DEN Wozniacki (9/9) | RUS Pavlyuchenkova (9/10) | ||||||||||||
| Luxembourg City | SUI T. Bacsinszky (1/4) | ITA Vinci (2/8) | BLR Azarenka (4/5) | USA V. Williams (3/6) | DEN Wozniacki (6/9) | ||||||||||||
| Zhuhai | Not an Event | USA V. Williams (5/6) | CZE Kvitová (4/5) | GER Görges (2/5) | AUS Barty (3/3) |
Previous tournaments
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponte Vedra Beach | DEN C. Wozniacki (1/9) | DEN Wozniacki (2/9) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||||
| Portorož | RUS D. Safina (1/1) | RUS A. Chakvetadze (1/1) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||||
| Brisbane | BLR V. Azarenka (1/5) | BEL K. Clijsters (1/1) | CZE Kvitová (2/5) | WTA Premier Event | |||||||||||||
| Marbella | SRB J. Janković (1/4) | ITA Pennetta (2/2) | BLR Azarenka (3/5) | Not an Event | |||||||||||||
| Barcelona | ITA R. Vinci (1/8) | ITA F. Schiavone (1/5) | ITA Vinci (3/8) | ITA Errani (2/6) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||
| Copenhagen | Not an Event | DEN Wozniacki (3/9) | DEN Wozniacki (4/9) | GER A. Kerber (1/2) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||
| Dallas | Not an Event | GER Lisicki (2/3) | ITA Vinci (6/8) | Not an Event | |||||||||||||
| Memphis | BLR Azarenka (2/5) | RUS M. Sharapova (1/3) | SVK Rybáriková (2/4) | SWE S. Arvidsson (1/1) | NZL M. Erakovic (1/1) | ||||||||||||
| Budapest | HUN Á. Szávay (1/2) | HUN Szávay (2/2) | ITA Vinci (5/8) | ITA Errani (3/6) | ROU Halep (3/9) | ||||||||||||
| Estoril | BEL Y. Wickmayer (1/5) | LAT A. Sevastova (1/4) | ESP Medina Garrigues (2/3) | EST Kanepi (2/2) | RUS Pavlyuchenkova (5/10) | ||||||||||||
| Pattaya City | RUS V. Zvonareva (1/3) | RUS Zvonareva (2/3) | SVK D. Hantuchová (1/4) | SVK Hantuchová (2/4) | RUS M. Kirilenko (1/1) | ||||||||||||
| Bad Gastein | GER A. Petkovic (1/4) | GER J. Görges (1/5) | ESP Martínez Sánchez (3/4) | FRA A. Cornet (1/5) | AUT Y. Meusburger (1/1) | ||||||||||||
| Baku | Not held | RUS Zvonareva (3/3) | SRB B. Jovanovski (1/2) | UKR E. Svitolina (1/8) | UKR Svitolina (2/8) | ||||||||||||
| Rio de Janeiro | Not an Event | JPN K. Nara (1/1) | ITA Errani (6/6) | ITA Schiavone (4/5) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||
| Katowice | Not an Event | ITA Vinci (7/8) | FRA Cornet (3/5) | SVK A.K. Schmiedlová (1/3) | SVK Cibulková (2/3) | ||||||||||||
| Florianópolis | Not an Event | ROU M. Niculescu (1/3) | CZE K. Zakopalová (1/1) | BRA Pereira (2/2) | ROU Begu (3/4) | ||||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur | Not an Event | RUS A. Kleybanova (1/2) | AUS J. Dokic (1/1) | TPE S-w. Hsieh (1/3) | CZE Ka. Plíšková (1/5) | ||||||||||||
| Båstad | ESP Martínez Sánchez (2/4) | FRA Rezaï (3/3) | SLO P. Hercog (1/3) | SLO Hercog (2/3) | USA S. Williams (1/2) | ||||||||||||
| Kaohsiung/Taipei | Not an Event | USA V. Williams (6/6) | UKR Svitolina (5/8) | HUN Babos (3/3) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||
| Moscow | Not an Event | SRB O. Danilović (1/1) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||||
| Québec City | HUN M. Czink (1/1) | AUT T. Paszek (1/1) | CZE B. Záhlavová-Strýcová (1/2) | BEL K. Flipkens (1/1) | CZE L. Šafářová (1/2) | ||||||||||||
| Budapest | Not an Event | HUN Babos (2/3) | BEL Van Uytvanck (2/4) | BEL Van Uytvanck (3/4) | Provisional move to Debrecen cancelled | ||||||||||||
| Biel/Lugano | Not an Event | CZE M. Vondroušová (1/1) | BEL Mertens (3/4) | SLO Hercog (3/3) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||
| Nürnberg | Not an Event | ROU S. Halep (1/9) | CAN E. Bouchard (1/1) | ITA Knapp (2/2) | NED Bertens (2/5) | ||||||||||||
| Mallorca | Not an Event | FRA Garcia (3/5) | LAT Sevastova (2/4) | GER T. Maria (1/1) | USA Kenin (2/4) | ||||||||||||
| The Bronx | Not an Event | POL M. Linette (1/2) | Not an Event | ||||||||||||||
| Tashkent | ISR Pe'er (2/2) | RUS A. Kudryavtseva (1/1) | RUS K. Pervak (1/1) | ROU IC. Begu (1/4) | SRB Jovanovski (2/2) | ||||||||||||
| ** Bali | |||||||||||||||||
| Sofia ** | FRA Rezaï (2/3) | SRB Ivanovic (2/5) | SRB Ivanovic (3/5) | RUS Petrova (3/3) | ROU Halep (4/9) |
References
References
- (17 February 2025). "LTA and Lexus extend their partnership to cover tournaments at Nottingham and Eastbourne".
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