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January February May June July August April March Draw On-Site Minimum Draw On-Site Minimum Draw On-Site Minimum JANUARY M/Q/D Prize Money Ω TFC Ω M/Q/D Prize Money Ω TFC Ω AUGUST M/Q/D Prize Money Ω TFC Ω Brisbane International presented Coupe Rogers présentée par JAN 1 30/32/16 $894,700 $1,000,000 H Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Stuttgart 28/32/16 $750,900‡ $816,000‡ 56/48/28 - - by Suncorp - Brisbane ^ APR 23 IC AUG 6 Banque Nationale - Montreal H TEB BNP Paribas JAN 1 Shenzhen Open - Shenzhen ^ 32/16/16 $626,750 $750,000 H 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati 56/48/28 - - APR 23 Istanbul Cup - Istanbul C AUG 13 H JAN 1 ASB Classic - Auckland ^ 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 H APR 30 J&T Banka Prague Open - Prague ^ D! 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 C AUG 20 Connecticut Open - New Haven ^ 30/48/16 - - H Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Sydney International - Sydney ^ D! 30/32/16 $733,900 $799,000 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 JAN 8 H APR 30 Lalla Meryem - Rabat ^ D! C AUG 27 US Open - Flushing Meadows* 128/128/64 - - H JAN 8 Hobart International - Hobart ^ 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 H MAY SEPTEMBER Coupe Banque MAY 7 Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid ^ 64/32/28 €6,045,855 €6,685,828 C SEP 10 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 IH JAN 15 Australian Open - Melbourne*^ 128/96/64 - - H Nationale - Quebec City Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome St. Petersburg MAY 14 56/32/28 $3,050,970‡ $3,351,720‡ C SEP 10 Japan Women's Open - Hiroshima 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 H JAN 29 28/32/16 $733,900 $799,000 IH Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg NÜRNBERGER Taiwan Open - Taipei City, MAY 21 32/24/16 $226,750‡ $250,000‡ C SEP 17 Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo D^ 28/24/16 - - IH 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 Versicherungscup - Nürnberg ^ JAN 29 Chinese Taipei IH Internationaux de MAY 21 32/24/16 $226,750‡ $250,000‡ C SEP 17 Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou ^ 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 H FEBRUARY Strasbourg - Strasbourg ^ MAY 28 Roland Garros - Paris* ^ 128/96/64 - - C SEP 17 Korea Open - Seoul 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 H FEB 5 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas First Round* JUNE SEP 24 Wuhan Open - Wuhan ^ 56/32/28 - - H FEB 12 Qatar Total Open 2018 - Doha D^ 56/32/28 $2,897,250 $3,198,000 H JUN 11 Nottingham Open - Nottingham 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 G SEP 24 Tashkent Open - Tashkent ^ 32/16/16 $226,750 $250,000 H Dubai Duty Free FEB 19 28/32/16 $2,358,385 $2,623,485 H Tennis Championships - Dubai ^ Dutch Grasscourt 32/24/16 $226,750‡ $250,000‡ JUN 11 Championships - 's-Hertogenbosch G OCTOBER FEB 19 Hungarian Ladies Open - Budapest 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 IH JUN 18 Birmingham Classic - Birmingham 32/32/16 $871,028 $936,128 G OCT 1 China Open - Beijing 60/32/28 - - H Abierto Mexicano TELCEL FEB 26 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 H presentado por HSBC - Acapulco ^ Prudential Hong Kong JUN 18 Mallorca Open - Mallorca 32/24/16 $226,750‡ $250,000‡ G OCT 8 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 Tennis Open - Hong Kong, China H MARCH Eastbourne JUN 25 48/24/16 $852,564 $917,664 G International - Eastbourne ^ OCT 8 Upper Austria Ladies Linz - Linz 32/32/16 $226,750‡ $250,000‡ IH MAR 5 BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells 96/48/32 $7,773,210 $8,648,508 H JULY OCT 8 Tianjin Open - Tianjin 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 H Miami Open 96/48/32 $7,773,210 $8,648,508 MAR 19 presented by Itaú - Miami ^ H JUL 2 The Championships - Wimbledon* ^ 128/96/64 - - G OCT 15 Kremlin Cup - Moscow ^ 28/32/16 - - IH APRIL JUL 16 Bucharest Open - Bucharest 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 C BGL BNP Paribas OCT 15 32/32/16 $226,750‡ $250,000‡ IH Luxembourg Open - Luxembourg^ APR 2 Volvo Car Open - Charleston 56/32/16 $734,900 $800,000 C Ladies Championship JUL 16 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 C Gstaad by Ixion Services - Gstaad OCT 22 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore 8/-/8 - - IH presented by SC Global - Singapore APR 2 Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 H JUL 23 Moscow River Cup - Moscow 32/24/16 $626,750 $750,000 C OCT 29 WTA Elite Trophy - Zhuhai 12/-/6 - $2,349,363 H Samsung Open APR 9 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 C presented by Corner - Lugano JUL 23 Jiangxi Open - Nanchang 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 H NOVEMBER APR 9 Claro Open Colsanitas - Bogota 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 C Mubadala Silicon 28/16/16 $733,900 $799,000 JUL 30 Valley Classic - San Jose H NOV 5 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final* APR 16 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semi-finals and Play-os* JUL 30 Citi Open - Washington, D.C. 32/16/16 $226,750 $250,000 H Sunday Singles Final unless noted as follows: ^ Saturday Final ! Friday Final TFC: Total Financial Commitment is the Tournament’s Investment in the event, including Tour Fees, Bonus Pool contributions and on-site prize money JANUARY 30, 2018 Ω: Unlisted amounts are TBD for each event based on the Prize Money Formula Rule (Premier 5 Minimum - $2,666,000; Premier 700 Minimum - $776,000) : Performance Byes to Wuhan Semifinalists ‡: Prize Money Paid in Euros (Euros-USD at 1.24) D: Doubles PREMIER MANDATORY PREMIER 5 PREMIER INTERNATIONAL GRAND SLAM & FED CUP WTA FINALS WTA ELITE TROPHY *NOT WTA EVENTS.
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