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TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN BY SURFACE HAR 37 CLAY 13 GRASS 5 0 10 20 30 40 CHAMPION RANKING POINTS BY TOURNAMENT 2000 1500 1000 500 2000 1500 1000 900 750 470 280 0 PREMIER PREMIER TA FINALS TA GRAN SLAM INTERNATIONAL PREMIER MANATORY TA ELITE TROPHY HUHAI TROPHY ELITE TA 55 WTA TOURNAMENTS BY REGION BY COUNTRY 8 CHINA 2 SPAIN 1 MOROCCO UNITED STATES 2 SWITZERLAND 7 OF AMERICA 1 NETHERLANDS 3 AUSTRALIA 1 AUSTRIA 1 NEW ZEALAND 3 GREAT BRITAIN 1 COLOMBIA 1 QATAR 3 RUSSIA 1 CZECH REPUBLIC 1 ROMANIA 2 CANADA 1 FRANCE 1 THAILAND 2 GERMANY 1 HONG KONG 1 TURKEY UNITED ARAB 2 ITALY 1 HUNGARY 1 EMIRATES 2 JAPAN 1 SOUTH KOREA 1 UZBEKISTAN 2 MEXICO 1 LUXEMBOURG TOURNAMENTS TOURNAMENTS International Tennis Federation As the world governing body of tennis, the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and women’s Fed Cup by International Tennis Federation (ITF) is responsible for BNP Paribas are the largest annual international team every level of the sport including the regulation of competitions in sport and most prized in the ITF’s rules and the future development of the game. Based event portfolio. Both have a rich history and have in London, the ITF currently has 210 member nations consistently attracted the best players from each and six regional associations, which administer the passing generation. Further information is available at game in their respective areas, in close consultation www.daviscup.com and www.fedcup.com. with the ITF. The Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Events are also an The ITF is committed to promoting tennis around the important part of the ITF’s responsibilities, with the world and encouraging as many people as possible to 2020 events being held in Tokyo. For further play the game. An estimated 100 million people enjoy information visit www.itftennis.com/olympics. playing tennis in more than 200 countries worldwide, making tennis one of the few truly global sports. The The development of tennis sits at the heart of the ITF’s breadth of appeal is appropriately reflected in the ITF’s vision. The core objectives are increasing participation active involvement in a range of circuits including the in tennis worldwide for all ages, playing standards and newly launched ITF World Tennis Tour (incorporating physical abilities; and the development of talented the former Men’s and Women’s Circuits, and Junior players, particularly those from nations that are both Circuit), plus seniors tennis, wheelchair tennis and under-resourced and under-represented. The ITF aims beach tennis. Dedicated websites for each of these to create a progressive global event structure from circuits can be found at www.itftennis.com. introductory to senior professional levels; educate a sufficient number of qualified coaches; support the The women’s ITF World Tennis Tour serves as the development of new and existing facilities worldwide; pathway between junior tennis and the women’s tour. and facilitate the learning and playing of tennis, and During 2018, 511 ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments retention of players. were organized in 64 countries worldwide, enabling players to gain experience and earn the ranking points Development programme activities are funded jointly necessary to enter WTA events. The total amount of by the ITF and the Grand Slam Development Fund. prize money available on the Circuit was more than Since 1985 over $100 has been invested in tennis $13 million. development worldwide. For further information visit www.itftennis.com/development. All players who compete in women’s ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments must register for annual IPIN One of the ITF’s most important tasks is to safeguard Membership (an IPIN fee is payable), giving them the future of the game. This is achieved through access to the IPIN Online Service, which allows them to governance of the rules of tennis, conducting research manage their playing schedule on the Circuit. Details into the technical aspects of tennis and by keeping of all entry requirements and other related Circuit ahead of all new trends and issues. Regulation of the information can be found www.itftennis.com. sport also includes keeping tennis free from drugs, and the ITF is responsible for the management, The ITF actively promotes the importance of administration and enforcement of the Tennis Anti- representing one’s country whether at the Olympics Doping Programme at all WTA events. or within the team competition format. The men’s INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION Bank Lane, Roehampton London, SW15 5XZ, UK Phone: +44.20.8878.6464 E-mail: [email protected] For further information on the ITF and its activities, please visit its website: www.itftennis.com 18 2019 WTA Calendar Week Of Start Day City Tournament Surface Main Draw M/Q/D Level 31-Dec MON Brisbane, AUS Brisbane International ^ H 30/32/16 Premier SUN Shenzhen, CHN Shenzhen Open ^ H 32/16/16 International MON Auckland, NZL ASB Classic ^ H 32/32/16 International 7-Jan MON Sydney, AUS Sydney International ^ H 30/24/16 Premier MON Hobart, AUS Hobart International ^ H 32/24/16 International 14-Jan MON Melbourne, AUS Australian Open* ^ H 128/128/64 Grand Slam 21-Jan 28-Jan MON St Petersburg, RUS St Petersburg Ladies Trophy IH 28/32/16 Premier MON Hua Hin, TPE Thailand Open IH 32/24/16 International 4-Feb SUN Fed Cup BNP Paribas First Round 11-Feb MON Doha, QAT Qatar Total Open 2019 H 28/32/16 Premier 18-Feb SUN Dubai, UAE Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships ^ H 56/32/28 Premier 5 MON Budapest, HUN Hungarian Ladies Open IH 32/24/16 International 25-Feb MON Acapulco, MEX Abierto Mexicano TELCEL, presentado por HSBC^ H 32/24/16 International 4-Mar WED Indian Wells, USA BNP Paribas Open H 96/48/32 Premier Mandatory 11-Mar 18-Mar TUE Miami, USA Miami Open presented by Itaú ^ H 96/48/32 Premier Mandatory 25-Mar 1-Apr MON Charleston, USA Volvo Car Open CL 56/32/16 Premier MON Monterrey, MEX Abierto GNP Seguros H 32/32/16 International 8-Apr MON Bogotá, COL Claro Open Colsanitas CL 32/24/16 International MON Lugano, SUI Samsung Open presented by Corner CL 32/24/16 International 15-Apr SUN Fed Cup BNP Paribas Semi-Finals and Playoffs* 22-Apr MON Stuttgart, GER Porsche Tennis Grand Prix ICL 28/32/16 Premier MON Istanbul, TUR TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup CL 32/24/16 International 29-Apr MON Rabat, MAR Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem ^ CL 32/32/16 International MON Prague, CZE J&T Banka Prague Open ^ CL 32/32/16 International 6-May SAT Madrid, ESP Mutua Madrid Open ^ CL 64/32/28 Premier Mandatory 13-May MON Rome, ITA Internazionali BNL d’Italia CL 56/32/28 Premier 5 20-May SUN Nürnberg, GER NÜRNBERGER Versicherungs Cup ^ CL 32/24/16 International SUN Strasbourg, FRA Internationaux de Strasbourg ^ CL 32/24/16 International 27-May SUN Paris, FRA Roland Garros* ^ CL 128/96/64 Grand Slam 3-Jun 10-Jun MON Nottingham, GBR Nature Valley Open Nottingham G 32/24/16 International MON ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NED Libéma Open G 32/24/16 International 17-Jun MON Birmingham, GBR Nature Valley Classic G 32/32/16 Premier MON Mallorca, ESP Mallorca Open G 32/24/16 International 24-Jun SUN Eastbourne, GBR Nature Valley International ^ G 48/24/16 Premier 20 2019 WTA Calendar Main Draw Week Of Start Day City Tournament Surface M/Q/D Level 1-Jul MON Wimbledon, GBR The Championships - Wimbledon* ^ G 128/128/64 Grand Slam 8-Jul 15-Jul MON Bucharest, ROU Bucharest Open CL 32/32/16 International MON Gstaad, SUI Ladies Championship Gstaad by Ixion Services CL 32/24/16 International 22-Jul MON Moscow, RUS Moscow River Cup CL 32/24/16 International MON Palermo, ITA 30o Palermo Ladies Open CL 32/24/16 International 29-Jul MON San Jose, USA Mubadala Sillicon Valley Classic H 28/16/16 Premier MON Washington DC, USA Citi Open H 32/16/16 International 5-Aug MON Toronto, CAN Rogers Cup, presented by National Bank H 56/48/28 Premier 5 12-Aug MON Cincinnati, USA Western & Southern Open H 56/48/28 Premier 5 19-Aug SUN New Haven, USA Connecticut Open ^ H 30/48/16 Premier 26-Aug MON New York, USA US Open* ^ H 128/128/64 Grand Slam 2-Sep 9-Sep MON Québec City, CAN Coupe Banque Nationale CA 32/24/16 International MON Hiroshima, JPN Japan Women’s Open H 32/32/16 International MON Nanchang, CHN Jiangxi Open H 32/24/16 International 16-Sep MON Tokyo, JPN Toray Pan Pacific Open H 28/32/16 Premier MON Seoul, KOR Korea Open H 32/24/16 International MON Guangzhou, CHN Guangzhou Open ^ H 32/24/16 International 23-Sep SUN Wuhan, CHN Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open ^ H 56/32/28 Premier 5 MON Tashkent, UZB Tashkent Open ^ H 32/16/16 International 30-Sep SAT Beijing, CHN China Open H 60¤/32/28 Premier Mandatory 7-Oct MON Hong Kong, HKG Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open H 32/24/16 International MON Linz, AUT Upper Austria Ladies Linz IH 32/24/16 International MON Tianjin, CHN Tianjin Open H 32/24/16 International 14-Oct MON Moscow , RUS VTB Kremlin Cup ^ IH 28/32/16 Premier MON Luxembourg, LUX BGL BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg Open IH 32/32/16 International 21-Oct TUE Zhuhai, CHN WTA Elite Trophy H 12/-/6 WTA Elite Trophy 28-Oct SUN Shenzhen, CHN WT A Finals Shenzhen IH 8/--/8 WTA Finals 4-Nov 11-Nov 18-Nov 25-Nov OFF SEASON 2-Dec 8-10 WEEKS 9-Dec 16-Dec 23-Dec * Grand Slams & Fed Cup are not CL=Clay court ICL=Indoor Clay Court Sunday singles final unless ¤ Performance Byes WTA events G=Grass Court CA=Indoor Carpet otherwise noted at follows: (Beijing) H=Hard Court Outdoor IH=Indoor Hard Court ! Friday Final ^ Saturday Final WWW.WTATENNIS.COM 21 Grand Slam® Profiles AUSTRALIAN OPEN Melbourne, Australia • January 14 - 29, 2019 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 128M/128Q/64D Venue: Melbourne Park First Held: 1922 (first