WTA International tournaments
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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 20 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 |
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| Auckland Open | ASB Classic | Auckland | New Zealand | Hard | 32 | 2009 |
| Hobart International | Hobart International | Hobart | Australia | Hard | 32 | 2009 |
| Singapore Open | Singapore Tennis Open | Singapore | Singapore | Hard | 32 | 2025 |
| Transylvania Open | Transylvania Open | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | Hard (i) | 32 | 2021 |
| ATX Open | ATX Open | Austin, Texas | USA | Hard | 32 | 2023 |
| Copa Colsanitas | Copa Colsanitas presentado por Zürich | Bogotá | Colombia | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 |
| Open de Rouen | Open Rouen Capfinances Métropole | Rouen | France | Clay (i) | 32 | 2024 |
| Morocco Open | Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem | Rabat | Morocco | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 |
| Rosmalen Championships | Libéma Open | 's-Hertogenbosch | Netherlands | Grass | 32 | 2009 |
| Nottingham Open | Lexus Nottingham Open[1] | Nottingham | Great Britain | Grass | 32 | 2015 |
| Eastbourne Open | Lexus Eastbourne Open[1] | Eastbourne | Great Britain | Grass | 32 | 2025 |
| Hamburg Open | MSC Hamburg Ladies Open | Hamburg | Germany | Clay (red) | 32 | 2021 |
| Iași Open | UniCredit Iași Open | Iași | Romania | Clay (red) | 32 | 2024 |
| Prague Open | Livesport Prague Open | Prague | Czechia | Clay (red) | 32 | 2015 |
| Tennis in the Land | Tennis in the Land | Cleveland | USA | Hard | 32 | 2021 |
| SP Open | São Paulo Open de Tênis | São Paulo | Brasil | Hard | 32 | 2025 |
| Japan Open | Japan Women's Open | Osaka | Japan | Hard | 32 | 2009 |
| Jiangxi Open | Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open | Nanchang | China | Hard | 32 | 2016 |
| Guangzhou Open | Guangzhou International Women's Open | Guangzhou | China | Hard | 32 | 2009 |
| Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hard | 32 | 2014
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Defunct
| Tournament | Sponsored name | City | Country | Surface | Draw | First Edition | Last Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Island Championships | MPS Group Championships | Ponte Vedra Beach | United States | Clay (green) | 32 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Brisbane International | Brisbane International | Brisbane | Australia | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Marbella Open | Andalucia Tennis Experience | Marbella | Spain | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Barcelona Open | Barcelona Ladies Open | Barcelona | Spain | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2012 |
| Danish Open | e-Boks Danish Open | Copenhagen | Denmark | Hard (i) | 32 | 2010 | 2012 |
| Texas Tennis Open | Texas Tennis Open | Dallas | United States | Hard | 32 | 2011 | 2012 |
| U.S. Indoors | Cellular South Cup | Memphis | United States | Hard (i) | 32 | 2009 | 2013 |
| WTA Tournament of Champions | Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions | Sofia | Bulgaria | Hard (i) | 8 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Portugal Open | Estoril Open | Estoril | Portugal | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2014 |
| Thailand Open | PTT Pattaya Open | Pattaya City | Thailand | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2015 |
| Gastein Ladies | Nurnberger Gastein Ladies | Bad Gastein | Austria | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2015 |
| Baku Cup | Baku Cup | Baku | Azerbaijan | Hard | 32 | 2011 | 2015 |
| Rio Open | Rio Open | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Clay (red) | 32 | 2014 | 2016 |
| Katowice Open | BNP Paribas Katowice Open | Katowice | Poland | Hard (i) | 32 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Brasil Tennis Cup | Brasil Tennis Cup | Florianópolis | Brazil | Hard | 32 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Malaysian Open | Alya Malaysian Open | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Hard | 32 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Swedish Open | Swedish Open | Båstad | Sweden | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Taiwan Open | Taiwan Open | Taipei | Taiwan | Hard | 32 | 2016 | 2018 |
| Moscow River Cup | Moscow River Cup | Moscow | Russia | Clay (red) | 32 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Tournoi de Québec | Coupe Banque Nationale | Quebec City | Canada | Carpet (i) | 32 | 2009 | 2018 |
| Bucharest Open | BRD Bucharest Open | Bucharest | Romania | Clay (red) | 32 | 2014 | 2019 |
| Ladies Open Lugano | Ladies Open Lugano | Lugano | Switzerland | Clay (red) | 32 | 2017 | 2019 |
| Nuremberg Cup | Nürnberger Versicherungscup | Nürnberg | Germany | Clay (red) | 32 | 2013 | 2019 |
| Mallorca Open | Mallorca Open | Mallorca | Spain | Grass | 32 | 2016 | 2019 |
| Baltic Open | Baltic Open | Jūrmala | Latvia | Clay (red) | 32 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Bronx Open | NYJTL Bronx Open | The Bronx, New York City | United States | Hard | 32 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Tashkent Open | Tashkent Open | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2019 |
| Tianjin Open | Tianjin Open | Tianjin | China | Hard | 32 | 2014 | 2019 |
| Shenzhen Open | Shenzhen Longhua Open | Shenzhen | China | Hard | 32 | 2013 | 2020 |
| Mexican Open | Abierto Mexicano TELCEL | Acapulco | Mexico | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2020 |
| Luxembourg Open | BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | Hard (i) | 32 | 2009 | 2021 |
| İstanbul Cup | TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup | Istanbul | Turkey | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2022 |
| Abierto Zapopan | Abierto Akron Zapopan | Zapopan | Mexico | Hard | 32 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Slovenia Open | Banka Koper Slovenia Open | Portorož | Slovenia | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2022 |
| Tallinn Open | Tallinn Open | Tallinn | Estonia | Hard | 32 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Swiss Open | Ladies Open Lausanne | Lausanne | Switzerland | Clay (red) | 32 | 2016 | 2023 |
| WTA Lyon Open | Open 6ème Sens Métropole de Lyon | Lyon | France | Hard (i) | 32 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Hua Hin | Thailand Open | Hua Hin | Thailand | Hard | 32 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Budapest Grand Prix | Hungarian Grand Prix | Budapest | Hungary | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2024 |
| Jasmin Open | Jasmin Open | Monastir, Tunisia | 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. | United States | Hard | 32 | 2011 | 2022 |
| Linz Open | Upper Austria Ladies Linz | Linz | Austria | Hard (i) | 32 | 2009 | 2023 |
| Internationaux de Strasbourg | Internationaux de Strasbourg | Strasbourg | France | Clay (red) | 32 | 1987 | 2023 |
| Bad Homburg Open | Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Volkers | Bad Homburg | Germany | Grass | 32 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Monterrey Open | Abierto GNP Seguros | Monterrey | Mexico | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2023 |
| Korea Open | Hana Bank Korea Open | Seoul | South Korea | Hard | 32 | 2009 | 2023 |
| Ningbo Open | Ningbo International Tennis Open | Ningbo | China | Hard | 32 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Mérida Open | Mérida Open Akron | Mérida, Yucatán | 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 | United Kingdom | Grass | 56 | 2009 | 2024 |
| Hamburg European Open | Hamburg Open | Hamburg | Germany | Clay (red) | 32 | 2021 | 2023 |
| WTA Poland Open | BNP Paribas Warsaw Open | Warsaw | Poland | Hard | 32 | 2021 | 2023 |
| Palermo Open | Palermo Ladies Open | Palermo | Italy | Clay (red) | 32 | 2009 | 2024 |
Winners by tournament
Singles
Current tournaments
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Auckland | E. Dementieva (1/1) | Wickmayer (3/5) | G. Arn (1/1) | J. Zheng (1/1) | A. Radwańska (1/4) | Ivanovic (4/5) | V. Williams (4/6) | Stephens (2/3) | L. Davis (1/1) | Görges (3/5) | Görges (5/5) | S. Williams (2/2) |
| Shenzhen | Not an Event | Li (2/3) | Li (3/3) | Halep (6/9) | A. Radwańska (4/4) | K. Siniaková (1/2) | Halep (8/9) | A. Sabalenka (1/3) | E. Alexandrova (1/1) | |||
| Hobart | P. Kvitová (1/5) | A. Bondarenko (1/1) | Gajdošová (2/2) | M. Barthel (1/3) | E. Vesnina (1/1) | G. Muguruza (1/3) | Watson (2/4) | Cornet (4/5) | E. Mertens (1/4) | Mertens (2/4) | S. Kenin (1/4) | Rybakina (2/2) |
| Hua Hin | Not an Event | Yastremska (2/3) | Linette (2/2) | |||||||||
| Acapulco | V. Williams (1/6) | V. Williams (2/6) | G. Dulko (1/1) | S. Errani (1/6) | Errani (5/6) | D. Cibulková (1/3) | Bacsinszky (2/4) | Stephens (3/3) | Tsurenko (3/4) | Tsurenko (4/4) | Y. Wang (1/1) | Watson (4/4) |
| Lyon | Not an Event | Kenin (4/4) | ||||||||||
| Monterrey | M. Bartoli (1/2) | A. Pavlyuchenkova (1/10) | Pavlyuchenkova (3/10) | T. Babos (1/3) | Pavlyuchenkova (4/10) | Ivanovic (5/5) | Bacsinszky (3/4) | Watson (3/4) | Pavlyuchenkova (7/10) | Muguruza (2/3) | Muguruza (3/3) | Svitolina (7/8) |
| Bogotá | MJ. Martínez Sánchez (1/4) | M. Duque-Mariño (1/1) | L. Domínguez Lino (1/1) | L. Arruabarrena (1/2) | Janković (2/4) | C. Garcia (1/5) | T. Pereira (1/2) | I. Falconi (1/1) | Schiavone (5/5) | Schmiedlová (3/3) | A. Anisimova (1/1) | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| Marrakech/Rabat | A. Medina Garrigues (1/3) | I. Benešová (1/1) | A. Brianti (1/1) | K. Bertens (1/5) | Schiavone (3/5) | MT. Torró Flor (1/1) | Svitolina (3/8) | Bacsinszky (4/4) | Pavlyuchenkova (8/10) | Mertens (4/4) | M. Sakkari (1/1) | |
| Nottingham | Not an Event | A. Konjuh (1/1) | Ka. Plíšková (5/5) | Vekić (2/2) | Barty (2/3) | Garcia (5/5) | ||||||
| 's-Hertogenbosch | T. Tanasugarn (1/2) | J. Henin (1/1) | Vinci (4/8) | Petrova (2/3) | Halep (2/9) | C. Vandeweghe (1/2) | C. Giorgi (1/2) | Vandeweghe (2/2) | A. Kontaveit (1/1) | A. Krunić (1/1) | Riske (2/2) | |
| Birmingham | M. Rybáriková (1/4) | N. Li (1/3) | S. Lisicki (1/3) | M. Oudin (1/1) | Hantuchová (3/4) | WTA Premier Event | ||||||
| Bad Homburg | Not an Event | |||||||||||
| Bucharest | Not an Event | Halep (5/9) | Schmiedlová (2/3) | Halep (7/9) | Begu (4/4) | Sevastova (3/4) | E. Rybakina (1/2) | |||||
| Gstaad/Lausanne | Not an Event | V. Golubic (1/1) | Bertens (4/5) | Cornet (5/5) | F. Ferro (1/2) | |||||||
| Jūrmala | Not an Event | Sevastova (4/4) | ||||||||||
| Washington D.C. | Not an Event | N. Petrova (1/3) | Rybáriková (3/4) | Rybáriková (4/4) | S. Kuznetsova (1/2) | S. Stephens (1/3) | Wickmayer (5/5) | Makarova (2/2) | Kuznetsova (2/2) | J. Pegula (1/1) | ||
| Palermo | F. Pennetta (1/2) | K. Kanepi (1/2) | Medina Garrigues (3/3) | Errani (4/6) | Vinci (8/8) | Not an Event | Teichmann (2/2) | Ferro (2/2) | ||||
| Prague | Not an Event | Ka. Plíšková (4/5) | Šafářová (2/2) | Barthel (3/3) | Kvitová (5/5) | J. Teichmann (1/2) | Halep (9/9) | |||||
| Lexington | Not an Event | J. Brady (1/1) | ||||||||||
| Istanbul | V. Dushevina (1/1) | Pavlyuchenkova (2/10) | Not held | Wozniacki (7/9) | L. Tsurenko (1/4) | Ç Büyükakçay (1/1) | Svitolina (6/8) | P. Parmentier (1/2) | P. Martić (1/1) | PM. Țig (1/1) | ||
| Strasbourg | A. Rezaï (1/3) | Sharapova (2/3) | Petkovic (2/4) | Schiavone (2/5) | Cornet (2/5) | M. Puig (1/1) | Stosur (4/6) | Garcia (2/5) | Stosur (6/6) | Pavlyuchenkova (10/10) | Yastremska (3/3) | Svitolina (8/8) |
| Osaka/Tokyo/Hiroshima | S. Stosur (1/6) | Tanasugarn (2/2) | Bartoli (2/2) | H. Watson (1/4) | Stosur (2/6) | Stosur (3/6) | Wickmayer (4/5) | C. McHale (1/1) | Z. Diyas (1/1) | Hsieh (3/3) | Hibino (2/2) | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| Nanchang | Not an Event | Y. Duan (1/1) | Peng (2/2) | Q. Wang (1/2) | R. Peterson (1/2) | |||||||
| Linz | Wickmayer (2/5) | A. Ivanovic (1/5) | Kvitová (3/5) | Azarenka (5/5) | Kerber (2/2) | Ka. Plíšková (3/5) | Pavlyuchenkova (6/10) | Cibulková (3/3) | Strýcová (2/2) | Giorgi (2/2) | C. Gauff (1/1) | Sabalenka (3/3) |
| Seoul | K. Date-Krumm (1/1) | Kleybanova (2/2) | Martínez Sánchez (4/4) | Wozniacki (5/9) | A. Radwańska (2/4) | Ka. Plíšková (2/5) | Begu (2/4) | Arruabarrena (2/2) | J. Ostapenko (1/2) | Bertens (5/5) | K. Muchová (1/1) | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| Guangzhou | S. Pe'er (1/2) | J. Gajdošová (1/2) | C. Scheepers (1/1) | Hsieh (2/3) | S. Zhang (1/2) | Niculescu (2/3) | Janković (3/4) | Tsurenko (2/4) | Zhang (2/2) | Q. Wang (2/2) | Kenin (3/4) | |
| Tianjin | Not an Event | A. Riske (1/2) | A. Radwańska (3/4) | S. Peng (1/2) | Sharapova (3/3) | Garcia (4/5) | Peterson (2/2) | |||||
| Hong Kong | Not an Event | Lisicki (3/3) | Janković (4/4) | Wozniacki (9/9) | Pavlyuchenkova (9/10) | D. Yastremska (1/3) | Canceled due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests | |||||
| Luxembourg City | T. Bacsinszky (1/4) | Vinci (2/8) | Azarenka (4/5) | V. Williams (3/6) | Wozniacki (6/9) | A. Beck (1/2) | M. Doi (1/1) | Niculescu (3/3) | C. Witthöft (1/1) | Görges (4/5) | Ostapenko (2/2) | |
| Zhuhai | Not an Event | V. Williams (5/6) | Kvitová (4/5) | Görges (2/5) | Barty (3/3) | Sabalenka (2/3) | ||||||
Previous tournaments
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Ponte Vedra Beach | C. Wozniacki (1/9) | Wozniacki (2/9) | Not an Event | |||||||||
| Portorož | D. Safina (1/1) | A. Chakvetadze (1/1) | Not an Event | |||||||||
| Brisbane | V. Azarenka (1/5) | K. Clijsters (1/1) | Kvitová (2/5) | WTA Premier Event | ||||||||
| Marbella | J. Janković (1/4) | Pennetta (2/2) | Azarenka (3/5) | Not an Event | ||||||||
| Barcelona | R. Vinci (1/8) | F. Schiavone (1/5) | Vinci (3/8) | Errani (2/6) | Not an Event | |||||||
| Copenhagen | Not an Event | Wozniacki (3/9) | Wozniacki (4/9) | A. Kerber (1/2) | Not an Event | |||||||
| Dallas | Not an Event | Lisicki (2/3) | Vinci (6/8) | Not an Event | ||||||||
| Memphis | Azarenka (2/5) | M. Sharapova (1/3) | Rybáriková (2/4) | S. Arvidsson (1/1) | M. Erakovic (1/1) | Not an Event | ||||||
| Budapest | Á. Szávay (1/2) | Szávay (2/2) | Vinci (5/8) | Errani (3/6) | Halep (3/9) | Not an Event | ||||||
| Estoril | Y. Wickmayer (1/5) | A. Sevastova (1/4) | Medina Garrigues (2/3) | Kanepi (2/2) | Pavlyuchenkova (5/10) | C. Suárez Navarro (1/1) | Not an Event | |||||
| Pattaya City | V. Zvonareva (1/3) | Zvonareva (2/3) | D. Hantuchová (1/4) | Hantuchová (2/4) | M. Kirilenko (1/1) | E. Makarova (1/2) | Hantuchová (4/4) | Not an Event | ||||
| Bad Gastein | A. Petkovic (1/4) | J. Görges (1/5) | Martínez Sánchez (3/4) | A. Cornet (1/5) | Y. Meusburger (1/1) | Petkovic (3/4) | Stosur (5/6) | Not an Event | ||||
| Baku | Not held | Zvonareva (3/3) | B. Jovanovski (1/2) | E. Svitolina (1/8) | Svitolina (2/8) | M. Gasparyan (1/2) | Not an Event | |||||
| Rio de Janeiro | Not an Event | K. Nara (1/1) | Errani (6/6) | Schiavone (4/5) | Not an Event | |||||||
| Katowice | Not an Event | Vinci (7/8) | Cornet (3/5) | A.K. Schmiedlová (1/3) | Cibulková (2/3) | Not an Event | ||||||
| Florianópolis | Not an Event | M. Niculescu (1/3) | K. Zakopalová (1/1) | Pereira (2/2) | Begu (3/4) | Not an Event | ||||||
| Kuala Lumpur | Not an Event | A. Kleybanova (1/2) | J. Dokic (1/1) | S-w. Hsieh (1/3) | Ka. Plíšková (1/5) | D. Vekić (1/2) | Wozniacki (8/9) | Svitolina (4/8) | A. Barty (1/3) | Not an Event | ||
| Båstad | Martínez Sánchez (2/4) | Rezaï (3/3) | P. Hercog (1/3) | Hercog (2/3) | S. Williams (1/2) | Barthel (2/3) | J. Larsson (1/2) | L. Siegemund (1/1) | Siniaková (2/2) | Not an Event | ||
| Kaohsiung/Taipei | Not an Event | V. Williams (6/6) | Svitolina (5/8) | Babos (3/3) | Not an Event | |||||||
| Moscow | Not an Event | O. Danilović (1/1) | Not an Event | |||||||||
| Québec City | M. Czink (1/1) | T. Paszek (1/1) | B. Záhlavová-Strýcová (1/2) | K. Flipkens (1/1) | L. Šafářová (1/2) | M. Lučić-Baroni (1/1) | Beck (2/2) | O. Dodin (1/1) | A. Van Uytvanck (1/4) | Parmentier (2/2) | Not an Event | |
| Budapest | Not an Event | Babos (2/3) | Van Uytvanck (2/4) | Van Uytvanck (3/4) | Provisional move to Debrecen cancelled | |||||||
| Biel/Lugano | Not an Event | M. Vondroušová (1/1) | Mertens (3/4) | Hercog (3/3) | Not an Event | |||||||
| Nürnberg | Not an Event | S. Halep (1/9) | E. Bouchard (1/1) | Knapp (2/2) | Bertens (2/5) | Bertens (3/5) | Larsson (2/2) | Y. Putintseva (1/1) | Not an Event | |||
| Mallorca | Not an Event | Garcia (3/5) | Sevastova (2/4) | T. Maria (1/1) | Kenin (2/4) | Not an Event | ||||||
| The Bronx | Not an Event | M. Linette (1/2) | Not an Event | |||||||||
| Tashkent | Pe'er (2/2) | A. Kudryavtseva (1/1) | K. Pervak (1/1) | IC. Begu (1/4) | Jovanovski (2/2) | K. Knapp (1/2) | N. Hibino (1/2) | Kr. Plíšková (1/1) | K. Bondarenko (1/1) | Gasparyan (2/2) | Van Uytvanck (4/4) | Not an Event |
| Bali Sofia |
Rezaï (2/3) | Ivanovic (2/5) | Ivanovic (3/5) | Petrova (3/3) | Halep (4/9) | Petkovic (4/4) | Not an Event | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "LTA and Lexus extend their partnership to cover tournaments at Nottingham and Eastbourne". 17 February 2025.