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TOURNAMENTS International Federation

As the world governing body of tennis, the 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 . 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 (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 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

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2019 WTA Calendar

Week Of Start Day City Tournament Surface Main Draw M/Q/D Level

31-Dec MON , AUS ^ H 30/32/16 Premier SUN , CHN Shenzhen Open ^ H 32/16/16 International

MON Auckland, NZL ASB Classic ^ H 32/32/16 International

7-Jan MON , AUS ^ H 30/24/16 Premier

MON Hobart, AUS ^ H 32/24/16 International

14-Jan MON Melbourne, AUS * ^ 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 , 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 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 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 , GER Porsche Tennis Grand Prix ICL 28/32/16 Premier

MON , 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 , ESP Mutua ^ CL 64/32/28 Premier Mandatory

13-May MON , 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 G 32/24/16 International

24-Jun SUN , GBR Nature Valley International ^ G 48/24/16 Premier

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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 CL 32/32/16 International

MON Gstaad, SUI Ladies Championship Gstaad by Ixion Services CL 32/24/16 International

22-Jul MON , 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 , 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 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 H 28/32/16 Premier MON , KOR H 32/24/16 International

MON Guangzhou, CHN Guangzhou Open ^ H 32/24/16 International

23-Sep SUN , CHN Dongfeng Motor ^ H 56/32/28 Premier 5

MON Tashkent, UZB ^ H 32/16/16 International

30-Sep SAT , CHN 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 , CHN H 32/24/16 International

14-Oct MON Moscow , RUS VTB ^ IH 28/32/16 Premier MON Luxembourg, LUX BGL BNP PARIBAS 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

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25-Nov OFF SEASON 2-Dec 8-10 WEEKS

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*Grand Slams & Fed Cup are not CL= ICL=Indoor Clay Court Sunday singles final unless ¤ Performance Byes WTA events G= 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 women’s singles event) Website: www.australianopen.com Tel: +61-3-9914-4400 Tournament Director: Craig Tiley Media Director: Darren Pearce ([email protected])

ROLAND GARROS Paris, France • May 26 - June 9, 2019 Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 128M/96Q/64D Venue: Stade Roland Garros First Held: 1925 (first women’s singles event) Website: www.rolandgarros.com Tel: +33-26-65-00-00 Tournament Director: Media Director (TV): Sandra Gorline ([email protected]) Media Director (Print): Guillaume Lebastard ([email protected])

WIMBLEDON London, England • July 1 - 14, 2019 Surface: Grass/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 128M/128Q/64D Venue: All England Lawn Tennis Club First Held: 1884 (first ladies’ singles event) Website: www.wimbledon.com Tel: +44-20-8944-1066 Chief Executive: Richard Lewis Head of Communications, Content and Digital: Alexandra Willis ([email protected]) Communications Lead: Eloise Tyson ([email protected])

US OPEN Flushing Meadows, NY, USA • August 26 - September 8, 2019 2018 Singles Champion: 2018 Doubles Champion: /CoCo Vandeweghe Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 128M/128Q/64D Venue: USTA National Tennis Center First Held: 1887 (first women’s singles event) Website: www.usopen.org Tel: +1-914-696-7000 Tournament Director: David Brewer Media Director: Chris Widmaier ([email protected])

22 Premier Mandatory Events

BNP PARIBAS OPEN Indian Wells, CA, USA • March 4 - 17, 2019 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 96M/48Q/32D Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden First Held: 1989 (31st consecutive) Website: www.bnpparibasopen.com Tel: +1-760-200-8404 Tournament Director: ([email protected]) Media Director: Matt Van Tuinen ([email protected])

MIAMI OPEN presented by ITAÚ Miami, FL, USA • March 19 - April 1, 2018 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 96M/48Q/32D Venue: Tennis Center at Crandon Park First Held: 1985 (35th consecutive) Website: www.miamiopen.com Tel: +1-305-446-2200 Tournament Director: (james.blake@.com) Media Director: Sam Henderson ([email protected])

MUTUA MADRID OPEN Madrid, Spain • May 3 – 12, 2019 Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 64M/32Q/28D Venue: La Caja Magica First Held: 2009 (11th consecutive) Website: www.madrid-open.com Tel: +34-91-464-97-19 Tournament Director: Feliciano Lopez ([email protected]) Media Director: Antonio Arenas ([email protected])

CHINA OPEN Beijing, China • September 22 – October 6, 2019 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 60M/32Q/28D Venue: National Tennis Centre First Held: 2004 (16th consecutive) Website: www.chinaopen.com.cn Tel: +86.10.8437.0818 or 2208 Tournament Director: Alfred Zhang Jun Hui Media Director: YaNan Wu ([email protected]) Four Performance Byes awarded to Wuhan semifinalists if they are scheduled to compete in main draw at Beijing

WWW.WTATENNIS.COM 23 Premier 5 Events

DUBAI - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE • February 17- March 2, 2019 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 56M/32Q/28D Venue: Dubai Tennis Stadium (Dubai, UAE) First Held: 2001 (19th consecutive) Website: www.dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com Tournament Director: Salah Tahlak ([email protected]) Media Director: Sinead El Sibai ([email protected])

ROME - Internazionali BNL d’Italia Rome, Italy • May 6 -19, 2019 Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 56M/32Q/28D Venue: Foro Italico (Rome, ITA) First Held: 1973 (47th consecutive) Website: www.internazionalibnlditalia.com Tournament Director: Sergio Palmieri ([email protected]) Media Director: Massimo Caputi ([email protected])

TORONTO – Rogers Cup presented by National Bank Toronto, Canada • August 2 - 11, 2019 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 56M/48Q/28D Venue: Rexall Centre at York University First Held: 1892 (118th non-consecutive; 1970 (50th consecutive years) Website: www.rogerscup.com Tournament Director: Karl Hale ([email protected]) Media Director: Valerie Tetreault ([email protected])

CINCINNATI - Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, OH, USA • August 10 - 18, 2019 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 54M/48Q/28D Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center (Cincinnati, OH, USA) First Held: 2004 (16th consecutive) Website: www.cincytennis.com Tournament Director: Andre Silva ([email protected]) Media Director: Pete Holtermann ([email protected])

WUHAN - Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Wuhan, China • September 22 - 28, 2019 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Draw Sizes: 56M/32Q/28D Venue: Wuhan Optical Valley Tennis Centre (Wuhan, China) First Held: 2014 (6th consecutive) Website: www.wuhanopen.org Tournament Director: Mr Zhu Jianbin ([email protected]), Fabrice Chouquet ([email protected]) Media Director: Eleanor Preston ([email protected])

24 WTA Finals & WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai

WTA ELITE TROPHY ZHUHAI Zhuhai, China • October 22 - 27, 2019

Host City: Zhuhai, China (5 years, 2015-19) Venue: Hengqin International Tennis Center, Zhuhai Prize Money: $2,349,363 Surface: Hard Outdoor Covered Court Draw Size: 12 singles / 6 doubles teams Championship Match: Sunday, Sunday 27, 2018 Website: www.wtaelitetrophy.com Tournament Director: Jose Miguel Garcia ([email protected])

WTA ELITE TROPHY ZHUHAI QUICK HITS • The WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai features 12 singles players (11 direct entries, 1 wildcard) competing in a round- robin format. The direct entries will be the 11 highest ranked players not competing in the WTA Finals. • The singles field will be divided into four groups, with each player playing two matches in the round- robin stage. The top player from each group will advance to the semifinals. • After the completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Transmarine Bridge, Zhuhai will become the only city in China which is connected to Hong Kong and Macao by bridge and land. • Hengqin International Tennis Center, with an area of about 148,000 square meters, is located at the heart of Hengqin New Area, which is the third national new area approved by China’s State Council. • Champions at the event have included (2015), Petra Kvitova (2016), Julia Goerges (2017) and Ashleigh Barty (2018).

WTA FINALS SHENZHEN Shenzhen, China • October 27 - November 3, 2019

Host City: Shenzhen (10 years, 2019-2028) Prize Money: $14,000,000 Surface: Hard / Indoor Draw Size: 8 singles / 8 doubles teams Championship Match: Sunday, November 3, 2019 Website: www.wtafinals.com

WTA FINALS QUICK HITS • 2019 will be the 49th staging of the WTA Finals (began in 1972) and first year in Shenzhen. • 10 different cities have hosted the WTA Finals: Boca Raton (1972-73), (1974-76, 2002-05), Oakland (1978), (1979-2000) (2001), Madrid (2006-07), Doha (2008-10), Istanbul (2011-13), (2014-18) and now Shenzhen (2019-28). • In 2003, the current round robin-format feeding into a four-woman single elimination draw returned to WTA Finals for the first time since 1982. • The Top 8 ranked singles players in the WTA the week of October 28, 2019 will qualify for the WTA Finals. • The Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard on wtatennis.com serves as a ranking projection for the week of October 28, 2019, the Monday prior to the WTA Finals. The leaderboard includes points earned during the 2019 season. • Players are awarded +125 ranking points for each round robin match played and an additional +125 points for each round robin win; +360 points a win in the semifinals and +450 points for winning the final match; a player can earn up to 1500 ranking points by winning all five matches at WTA Finals. • The doubles competition features the Top 8 teams competing in a single elimination draw.

WWW.WTATENNIS.COM 25 WTA Premier Level Tournaments

BIRMINGHAM Nature Valley Classic June 17-23 Grass/Outdoors 32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Edgbaston Priory Club (Birmingham, England) First Held: 1982 (38th consecutive) Website: www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/ Tournament Director: Patrick Hughesman ([email protected]) Media Director: Eleanor Preston ([email protected])

BRISBANE Brisbane International December 31 - January 6 Hard/Outdoors 30 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles WTA / ATP Tour Combined Event - Saturday Venue: (Brisbane, Australia) First Held: 2009 (11th consecutive) Website: www.brisbaneinternational.com.au Tournament Director: Cameron Pearson ([email protected]) Media Director: Carly Rossi ([email protected])

CHARLESTON Volvo Car Open April 1-7 Green Clay/Outdoors 56 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Family Circle Tennis Center (Charleston, SC, USA) First Held: 1973 (47th consecutive) Website: www.volvocaropen.com Tournament Director: Bob Moran ([email protected]) Media Director: Lee Deas ([email protected])

DOHA Qatar Total Open February 11-16 Hard/Outdoors 28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Khalifa International Tennis Complex (Doha, QAT) First Held: 2001 (17th non-consecutive, hosted WTA Finals from 2008-10) Website: www.qatartennis.org Tournament Director: Saad Al Mohanndi ([email protected]) Media Director: Redab Massoud ([email protected])

EASTBOURNE Nature Valley International June 23-30 Grass/Outdoors 48 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles WTA / ATP Tour Combined Event - Saturday Final Venue: Devonshire Park (Eastbourne, Great Britain) First Held: 1974 (44th non-consecutive) Website: www.lta.org.uk/major-events/Aegon-International-Eastbourne/ Tournament Director: Gavin Fletcher ([email protected]) Media Director: Charlotte James ([email protected])

MOSCOW VTB Kremlin Cup October 14-20 Hard/Indoors 28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles WTA / ATP Tour Combined Event Venue: Olympic Stadium (Moscow, Russia) First Held: 1994 (26th consecutive) Website: www.kremlincup.ru Tournament Director: Aleksei Selivanenko ([email protected]) Media Director: Alsu Nizamieva ([email protected])

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NEW HAVEN Connecticut Open August 18-24 Hard/Outdoors 30 singles / 48 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale (New Haven, CT, USA) First Held: 1998 (22nd consecutive) Website: www.newhavenopen.com Tournament Director: Anne Worcester ([email protected]) Media Director: Katie Spellman ([email protected])

ST. PETERSBURG St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy January 28 - February 3 Hard/Indoors 28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Sibur Arena (St Petersburg, Russia) First Held: 2016 (4th consecutive year) Website: wta.formulatx.com Tournament Director: Natalia Kamelzon ([email protected]) Media Director: Mikhail Ivanov ([email protected])

SAN JOSE Mubadola July 29 - August 4 Hard/Outdoors 28 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: San José State University Tennis Center (San Jose, CA, USA) First Held: 1987 (48th consecutive; 2nd year at San Jose) Website: www.mubadalasvc.com Tournament Director: Vickie Gunnarsson ([email protected]) Media Director: Sam Henderson ([email protected])

STUTTGART Porsche Tennis Grand Prix April 22-28 Red Clay/Indoors 28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Porsche Arena (Stuttgart, Germany) First Held: 1978 (42nd consecutive) Website: www.porsche-tennis.de Tournament Director: Markus Guenthardt ([email protected]) Media Director: Claus-Peter Andorka ([email protected])

SYDNEY Apia International Sydney January 7-12 Hard/Outdoors 30 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles WTA / ATP Tour Combined Event - Friday Final Venue: Tennis Centre (Sydney, Australia) First Held: 1969 (47th non-consecutive) Website: www.apiainternational.com.au Tournament Director: Lawrence Robertson ([email protected]) Marketing & Communications: Tiffany Robertson ([email protected]) Media Director: Charlotte James ([email protected])

TOKYO Toray Pan Pacific Open September 16-22 Hard/Outdoors 28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Ariake Colosseum (Tokyo, Japan) First Held: 1984 (36th consecutive) Website: www.toray-ppo.co.jp Tournament Director: Yutaka Nakagawa ([email protected]) Media Director: Noriyo Arima ([email protected])

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ACAPULCO Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC February 25-March 2 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: The Fairmont Acapulco Princess Hotel First Held: 2001 (19th consecutive) Website: www.abiertomexicanodetenis.com Tournament Director: Raul Zurutuza ([email protected]) Media Director: Maria Fernanda Ruiz ([email protected]) AUCKLAND ASB Classic December 31-January 6 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: ASB Tennis Arena First Held: 1985 (34th non-consecutive) Website: www.asbclassic.co.nz Tournament Director: Karl Budge ([email protected]) Media Director: Rewa Harriman ([email protected]) BOGOTÁ Claro Open Colsanitas April 8-14 Red Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Club Campestre El Rancho First Held: 1998 (22nd consecutive) Website: www.copawtabogota.com Tournament Director: Jhan Fontalvo ([email protected]) Media Director: Jaime Bernal ([email protected]) BUCHAREST Bucharest Open July 15-21 Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Arenele BNR Bucharest First held: 2014 (6th consecutive) Website: www.brdbucharestopen.ro Tournament Director: Jeno Marky ([email protected]) Media Director: Adina Blaj ([email protected] ) BUDAPEST Hungarian Ladies Open February 18-24 Hard/Indoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Syma Hall First held: 2017 (3rd consecutive year) Website: www.hungarianladiesopen.com Tournament Director: Attila Richter ([email protected]) Media Director: Krisztina Tamás ([email protected])

GSTAAD Ladies Championship Gstaad by Ixion Services July 15-21 Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Arena First Held: 2016 (4th consecutive) Website: www.ladieschampionshipgstaad.ch Tournament Director: Jean-Francois Collet ([email protected]) Media Director: Nik Schwab ([email protected]) GUANGZHOU Guangzhou International Women’s Open September 16-21 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Tianhe Sports Centre (Guangzhou, China) First Held: 2004 (16th consecutive) Website: www.gztennis.com Tournament Director: Huang Jianting ([email protected]) Media Director: Catherine Xie ([email protected]) HIROSHIMA Japan Women’s Tennis Open September 9-15 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Hiroshima Regional Park First Held: 2009 (11th consecutive) Website: www.jw-open.jp Tournament Director: Ms. Hikaru Mizutani ([email protected]) Media Director: Tomoko Hoffman ([email protected])

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HOBART Hobart International January 7-12 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Domain Tennis Centre First Held: 1994 (26th consecutive) Website: www.hobartinternational.com.au Tournament Director: Darren Sturgess ([email protected])) Media Director: Harriet Rendle ([email protected]) HONG KONG Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open October 7-13 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Stadium First Held: 2014 (6th consecutive) Website: www.hongkongtennisopen.com Tournament Director: Chris Lai ([email protected]) Media Director: Edith Lun ([email protected]) HUA HIN Thailand Open January 28-February 3 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: True Arena Hua Hin First Held: 2019 Website: www.thailandopenhuahin.com Tournament Director: Victor Ruiz ([email protected]) and ([email protected]) Media Director: TBC ISTANBUL TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup April 22-28 Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Garanti Koza Arena ) First Held: 2005 (11th non-consecutive year; also hosted WTA Finals, 2011-13) Website: www.istanbulcup.kozawos.com Tournament Director: Yavuz Selek ([email protected]) Media Director: TBC LINZ Ladies Linz presented by Upper Austria October 7-13 Hard/Indoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Tips Arena Linz (Linz, Austria) First Held: 1991 (29th consecutive) Website: www.ladieslinz.at Tournament Director: Sandra Reichel ([email protected]) Media Director: Karlheinz Wieser ([email protected]) LUGANO Ladies Open Lugano April 8-14 Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: TC Lido Lugano First Held: 2017 (3rd consecutive - staged in Biel in 2017, Lugano in 2018) Website: www.ladiesopen.ch Tournament Director: Geraldine Dondit ([email protected]) Media Director: [email protected] LUXEMBOURG BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open October 14-20 Hard/Indoors 32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: CK Sportcenter Kockelscheuer First Held: 1996 (24th consecutive) Website: www.bglbnpparibas-open.lu Tournament Director: Danielle Maas ([email protected]) Media Director: Luc Hertges ([email protected]) MALLORCA Mallorca Open June 17-23 Grass/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Tennis Club Santa Ponsa First Held: 2016 (4th consecutive year) Website: www.wtamallorca.com Tournament Director: Toni Nadal([email protected]) Media Director: Benito Perez Barbadillo ([email protected]) WWW.WTATENNIS.COM 29 WTA International Tournaments continued

MONTERREY Abierto GNP Seguros April 1-7 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Sierra Madre Tennis Club First Held: 2009 (11th consecutive) Website: www.abiertomonterrey.com Tournament Director: Hernan Garza Echavarria ([email protected]) Media Director: Daniela Garza ([email protected]) MOSCOW Moscow River Cup July 22-28 Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: National Tennis Center First Held: 2018 Website: TBC Tournament Director: Alexander Ostrovsky ([email protected]) Media Director: Alexandra Panteleymonova ([email protected]) NANCHANG Jiangxi Open September 9-15 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Nanchang International Tennis Center First Held: 2016 (3rd consecutive year) Website: www.jxopen.net Tournament Director: Adam Yun Chuan ([email protected]) Media Director: Qiu Youyi ([email protected]) NOTTINGHAM Nature Valley Open Nottingham June 10-15 Grass/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Nottingham Tennis Centre First Held: 2015 (4th consecutive) Website: www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-open-nottingham Tournament Director: Rebecca James ([email protected]) Media Director: John Dolan ([email protected]) NÜRNBERG NÜRNBERGER Versicherungs Cup May 19-25 Red Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Tennis-Club 1.FC Nürnberg First Held: 2013 (6th consecutive) Website: www.nuernberger-versicherungscup.de Tournament Director: Sandra Reichel ([email protected]) Media Director: Oliver Qante ([email protected]) PALERMO 30o Palermo Ladies Open July 22-28 Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Country Time Club First Held: 1990 (25th non-consecutive - staged in Palermo 1990-2013) Website: www.palermoladiesopen.com Tournament Director: Oliviero Palma ([email protected]) Media Director: TBC ([email protected]) PRAGUE J&T Banka Prague Open April 29 - May 4 Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: TK Sparta Praha First Held: 2015 (4th consecutive) Website: www.wtapragueopen.cz Tournament Director: Petra Cernoskova ([email protected]) Media Director: Eva Slaninkova ([email protected]) QUÉBEC CITY Coupe Banque Nationale September 9-15 Hard/Indoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: PEPS Laval University First Held: 1993 (26th consecutive) Website: www.coupebanquenationale.ca Tournament Director: Jacques Herisset ([email protected]) Media Director: Nicole Bouchard ([email protected])

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RABAT Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem April 29 -May 4 Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Royal Club de Tennis First Held: 2001 (4th year in Rabat; 19th year overall) Website: www.lallameryemtennis.com Tournament Director: Khalid Outaleb ([email protected]) Media Director: TBC ‘s-HERTOGENBOSCH Ricoh Open June 10-16 Grass/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles WTA / ATP Tour Combined Event Venue: Autotron Rosmalen First Held: 1996 (25th consecutive) Website: www. ricoh-open.nl/ Tournament Director: Marcel Hunze ([email protected]) Media Director: Marina Witte ([email protected]) SEOUL Korea Open September 16-22 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Olympic Park Tennis Stadium (Seoul, Korea) First Held: 2004 (16th consecutive) Website: www.koreaopen.com Tournament Director: Mr Jin-Soo Lee ([email protected]) Media Director: Kim Wonmin ([email protected]) SHENZHEN SHENZHEN OPEN December 30-January 5 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center First Held: 2013 (7th consecutive year) Website: www.ShenzhenOpenTennis.com Tournament Director: Nick Freyer ([email protected]) Media Director: Robecta Yeung ([email protected]) STRASBOURG Internationaux de Strasbourg May 19-25 Red Clay/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Tennis Club de Strasbourg First Held: 1987 (32nd consecutive) Website: www.internationaux-strasbourg.fr Tournament Director: Denis Naegelen ([email protected]) Media Director: Caroline Rondet ([email protected]) TASHKENT Tashkent Open September 23-28 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles Saturday Final Venue: Olympic Tennis School First Held: 1999 (21st consecutive) Website: www.tashkentopen.uz Tournament Director: Valera Lim ([email protected]) Media Director: TBC TIANJIN Tianjin Open October 7-13 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles Venue: Tianjin Tuanbo International Tennis Centre First Held: 2014 (6th consecutive year) Website: www.tianjinopen.com Tournament Director: Stephen Duckitt ([email protected]) Media Director: Sunder Iyer ([email protected]) WASHINGTON DC Citi Open July 29-August 4 Hard/Outdoors 32 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles WTA / ATP Tour Combined Event Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center First Held: 2011 (8th consecutive) Website: www.citiopentennis.com Tournament Director: Keely O’Brien ([email protected]) Media Director: Sheena Pegarido ([email protected])

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In May 2012, the WTA introduced WTA 125K Series events, a new stream of tournaments that provides emerging markets a chance to showcase women’s professional tennis, offering up-and-coming players an opportunity to play additional tournament matches and earn ranking points. With total prize money of $125,000 and 160 ranking points for the champion, WTA 125K Series events are one level above top-tier ITF Women’s Circuit, which offer $115,000 in total prize money and 150 ranking points for the champion.

2018 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Newport Beach, CA, USA M.Doi/J.Teichmann Indian Wells, CA, USA T.Townsend/Y.Wickmayer Zhengzhou, China Saisai Y.Duan/Y.Wang Anning, China D.Jakupovic/I.Khromacheva Bol, Tamara Zidansek M.Duque-Marino/Y.Wang Chicago, IL, USA Petra Martic M.Barthel/Kr.Pliskova Mumbai, N.Dzalamidze/V.Kudermetova Limoges, France V.Kudermetova/G.Voskoboeva Houston, TX, USA M.Manasse/J.Pegula , Chinese Taipei Luksika Kumkhum A.Raina/K.Thandi

2017 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Zhengzhou, China X.Han/L.Zhu Bol, Croatia Aleksandra Krunic Cj.Chuang/Voracova Dalian, China J.J.Lu/X.You Limoges, France V.Savinykh/M.Zanevska Hua Hin, Thailand Y.Duan/Y.Wang Taipei, Chinese Taipei Belinda Bencic V.Kudermetova/A.Sabalenka Honolulu, HI, USA S.W.Hsieh/S.Y.Hsieh Mumbai, India B.Schoofs/V.Rodriguez 2016 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES San Antonio, TX, USA Groenefeld/Melichar Bol, Croatia Knoll/Martic Dalian, China Kristyna Pliskova Y.H.Lee/Takahata Taipei, Chinese Taipei Dzalamidze/Kudermetova Limoges, France Ekaterina Alexandrova Mertens/Minella Honolulu, HI, USA Catherine Bellis Hozumi/Kato 2015 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Nanchang, China Jelena Jankovic K.C. Chang/S.Zheng Dalian, China K.L. Zhang/S.Zheng Hua Hin, Thailand C.Liang/Y.Wang Limoges, France Minella/Krejcikova Taipei, Chinese Taipei Timea Babos Hisami/Takahata Carlsbad, CA, USA Royg/Ce 2014 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Nanchang, China Peng Shuai Chuang/Namigata Suzhou, China Anna-Lena Friedsam C.Chan/Chuang Ningbo, China Ar.Rodionova /Savchuk Taipei, Chinese Taipei H.Chan/Y.Chan Limoges, France Tereza Smitkova Siniakova/Voracova

2013 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Cali, Colombia Castano/Duque-Mariño Suzhou, China Shahar Peer Babos/Krajicek Ningbo, China Bojana Jovanovski Zhang/Y.Chan Nanjing, China Zhang Shuai Doi/Y.Xu Taipei, Chinese Taipei Garcia/Shvedova

2012 – CHAMPIONS SINGLES DOUBLES Taipei, Chinese Taipei H.Chan/Mladenovic Pune, India Bratchikova/Kalashnikova

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