2016 WTA Calendar As of November 24, 2015 MD Draw Draw On-Site Minimum TFC On-Site Week Week of Premier Surface International Surface Minimum TFC Start Date M/Q/D Prize Money Ω Ω M/Q/D Prize Money 14-JanSUNBrisbane International presented by Suncorp - Brisbane ^ H 30/32/16 $885,500 $1,000,000 Shenzhen Open - Shenzhen ^ H 32/16/16 $426,750 $500,000 MON ASB Classic - Auckland ^ H 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 2 11-Jan SUN Apia International Sydney - Sydney ! H 30/32/16 $687,900 $753,000 Hobart International - Hobart ^ H 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 3 18-Jan MON Australian Open - Melbourne* ^ 128/96/64 - H 4 25-Jan 51-Feb 68-FebMONSt. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg IH 28/32/16 $687,900 $753,000 Taiwan Open - Kaohsiung H 32/24/16 $426,750 $500,000 7 15-Feb MON Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai ^ H 28/32/16 $1,734,900 $2,000,000 Rio Open presented by Claro - Rio de Janeiro CL 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 8 22-Feb SUN Qatar Total Open 2016 - Doha ^ H 56/32/28 $2,517,250 $2,818,000 MON Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC - Acapulco ^ H 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 9 29-Feb MON Abierto Monterrey Afirme - Monterrey H 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 BMW Malaysian Open - Kuala Lumpur H 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 10 7-Mar WED BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells H 96/48/32 11 14-Mar 12 21-Mar TUE Miami Open presented by Itaú - Miami ^ H 96/48/32 13 28-Mar 14 4-Apr MON Volvo Cars Open - Charleston CL 56/32/16 $687,900 $753,000 Katowice Open - Katowice IH 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 15 11-Apr MON Claro Open Colsanitas - Bogota CL 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 16 18-Apr MON Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Stuttgart ICL 28/32/16 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup - Istanbul CL 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 17 25-Apr MON Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem - Rabat ^ (Doubles !) CL 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 J&T Banka Prague Open - Prague ^ (Doubles !) CL 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 18 2-May SAT Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid ^ CL 64/32/28 19 9-May MON Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome CL 56/32/28 20 16-May SUN NÜRNBERGER Versicherungs Cup 2016 - Nürnberg ^ CL 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg ^ CL 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 21 23-May SUN Roland Garros - Paris* ^ 128/96/64 - CL 22 30-May 23 6-Jun MON Aegon Open Nottingham - Nottingham G 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 's-Hertogenbosch G 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 24 13-Jun MON Aegon Classic Birmingham - Birmingham G 32/32/16 Mallorca G 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 25 20-Jun SUN Aegon International Eastbourne - Eastbourne ^ G 48/32/16 26 27-Jun MON The Championships - Wimbledon* ^ 128/96/64 - G 27 4-Jul 28 11-Jul MON NÜRNBERGER GASTEIN LADIES 2016 - Bad Gastein CL 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 BRD Bucharest Open - Bucharest CL 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 29 18-Jul MON Bank of the West Classic - Stanford H 28/16/16 Collector Swedish Open - Bastad CL 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 Citi Open - Washington D.C. H 32/16/16 $226,750 $250,000 30 25-Jul MON Rogers Cup presented by National Bank - Montreal H 56/48/28 31 1-Aug SUN Brasil Tennis Cup - Florianopolis ! H 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 MON Jiangxi Open - Nanchang H 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 32 8-Aug MON Olympics - Rio de Janeiro (Tennis Event August 6-14) 33 15-Aug MON Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati H 48/32/28 34 22-Aug SUN Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies - New Haven ^ H 30/32/16 Louisville International Open - Louisville ^ H 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 35 29-Aug MON US Open - Flushing Meadows* 128/128/64 - H 36 5-Sep 37 12-Sep MON Japan Women's Open Tennis - Tokyo H 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 COUPE BANQUE NATIONALE présentée par Vidéotron - Quebec City IH 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 38 19-Sep MON Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo H 28/32/16 Korea Open - Seoul H 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 Guangzhou International Women's Open - Guangzhou ^ H 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 39 26-Sep SUN Wuhan Open - Wuhan ^ H 56/32/28 MON Tashkent Open - Tashkent ^ H 32/16/16 $226,750 $250,000 40 3-Oct SAT China Open - Beijing H 60 ℗/32/28 41 10-Oct MON Tianjin Open - Tianjin H 32/24/16 $426,750 $500,000 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong H 32/24/16 $226,750 $250,000 Generali Ladies Linz - Linz IH 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 42 17-Oct MON Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow - Moscow ^ IH 28/32/16 BGL BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg Open - Luxembourg IH 32/32/16 $226,750 $250,000 43 24-Oct SUN BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SCglobal - Singapore $7,000,000 (tbc) 8/-/8 - IH 44 31-Oct TUE WTA Elite Trophy - Zhuhai $2,214,500 12/-/6 - H 45 7-Nov 46 14-Nov 47 21-Nov 48 28-Nov 49 5-Dec OFF SEASON 50 12-Dec 51 19-Dec 52 26-Dec * Grand Slams are not WTA events H = Hard Court CL = Clay Court Sunday Singles Final unless noted as follows: ‡Prize Money Paid in Euros (Euro-USD at 1.24) IH = Indoor Hard Court ICL = Indoor Clay Court ^ 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 Ω Unlisted amounts are TBD for each event based on the Prize Money Formula Rule (Premier 5 Minimum - $2,539,000; Premier 700 minimum - $753,000) ℗ Performance Byes to Wuhan Semifinalists Luxembourg International results DO NOT COUNT towards Race to WTA Finals-Singapore, but DO COUNT for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai and year-end ranking.