WTA 500 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021.
At their introduction in 2021, WTA 500 tournaments' prize money was approximately $500,000. Since then, prize money awarded by WTA 500 events has grown less uniform, with one tournament's prize money rising to as much as $1.5 million.
The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 500. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam tournament ("Major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 1000 points for winning a WTA 1000 tournament, and 250 for winning a WTA 250 tournament.
Historic names 1990–2008: WTA Tier II 2009–2020: WTA Premier 2021–present: WTA 500
WTA Points The following ranking points are as of 2024. EventSingles48 500 325 195 108 60 32 1 25 13 130/281 Doubles24 1 colspan=4 16 1 colspan=5
Events Current
Tournament Location Venue Surface Draw Prize money Date Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia Queensland Tennis Centre Hard 48 $1,691,602 (2026) 5–11 January Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia Memorial Drive Tennis Centre 30 $1,206,446 (2026) 12–17 January Abu Dhabi Open Abu Dhabi, UAE Abu Dhabi International Tennis Centre Hard 28 $1,206,446 (2026) 1–7 February Mérida Open Mérida, Mexico Yucatan Country Club $1,206,446 (2026) 23 February–1 March Charleston Open Charleston, US LTP-Daniel Island Clay 48 $2,300,000 (2026) 30 March–5 April Upper Austria Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Design Center Linz Clay (i) 28 €1,049,083 (2026) 6–12 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany Porsche Arena €1,049,083 (2026) 13–20 April Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tennis Club de Strasbourg Clay €1,049,083 (2026) 18–24 May Queen's Club Championships London, UK Queen's Club Grass $1,915,000 (2026) 9–15 June Berlin Tennis Open Berlin, Germany Rot-Weiss Tennis Club €1,206,446 (2026) 16–22 June Bad Homburg Open Bad Homburg, Germany TC Bad Homburg €1,049,083 (2026) 23–29 June Washington Open Washington, D.C., US William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center Hard $1,637,982 (2026) 27 July–2 Aug Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico Club Sonoma $1,206,446 (2026) 18–23 August Guadalajara Open Zapopan, Mexico Centro Panamericano de Tenis $1,206,446 (2026) 13–19 September Singapore Tennis Open Singapore OCBC Arena at The Kallang $1,206,446 (2026) 21–27 September Ningbo Open Ningbo, China Ningbo Tennis Center $922,573 (2024) 13–19 October Tokyo Open Tokyo, Japan Ariake Coliseum $922,573 (2024) 20–26 October
Former
Tournament Location Venue Surface Status Korea Open Seoul, South Korea Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center Hardcolspan="3" San Diego Open San Diego, US Barnes Tennis Center Hardcolspan="3" Eastbourne International Eastbourne, UK Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club Grasscolspan="3" Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou, China Zhongyuan Tennis Training Center Hardcolspan="3" Qatar Open Doha, Qatar Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complexcolspan="3" Sydney International Sydney, Australia Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centrecolspan="2" rowspan="2" Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, US San Jose State University Ostrava Open Ostrava, Czech Republic Ostravar Aréna Hard (i) Dubai Championships Dubai, UAE Aviation Club Tennis Centre Hardcolspan="3" St. Petersburg Trophy Saint Petersburg, Russia Sibur Arena Hard (i)colspan="3" rowspan="3" Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports Chicago Classic Chicago, United States XS Tennis Village Hard
Singles champions WTA Tier II Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Sydney WTA Tier III Capriati Date Sabatini Seles Hingis Sánchez Vicario Davenport Tokyo (Pan Pacific) Graf Sabatini Sabatini WTA Tier I Paris Not an event Navratilova Navratilova Graf Halard-Decugis Hingis Pierce S. WilliamsEssen/Hanover Not an event Seles Medvedeva Novotná Not an event Majoli Majoli Schnyder Novotná Washington D.C. Navratilova Sánchez Vicario Not an eventIndian Wells Navratilova Navratilova Seles Fernández Graf Fernández Graf WTA Tier I Boca Raton Sabatini WTA Tier I Graf Graf Graf Not an event Amelia Island Graf Sabatini Sabatini Sánchez Vicario Sánchez Vicario Martínez Spîrlea Davenport Pierce Seles Houston WTA Tier III Seles Seles Martínez Hack Graf Not an eventBarcelona WTA Tier IV WTA Tier III Sánchez Vicario Sánchez Vicario Sánchez Vicario Not an eventMadrid Not an event Novotná WTA Tier III Hamburg Graf Graf Graf Sánchez Vicario Sánchez Vicario Martínez Sánchez Vicario Majoli Hingis V. Williams Eastbourne Navratilova Navratilova McNeil Navratilova McGrath Tauziat Seles Abandoned Novotná Zvereva Oakland/Stanford Seles Navratilova Seles Navratilova Sánchez Vicario Mag. Maleeva Hingis Hingis Davenport Davenport San Diego WTA Tier III Graf Graf Martínez Date Hingis Davenport Hingis Los Angeles Seles Seles Navratilova Navratilova Frazier Martínez Davenport Seles Davenport S. Williams New Haven WTA Tier III Martínez Martínez Not an event Davenport Graf V. Williams Tokyo (Nichirei) Fernández Seles Seles Coetzer Sánchez Vicario Pierce Seles Not an event Tokyo (Princess) Not an event Seles Seles Davenport Filderstadt Fernández Huber Navratilova Pierce Huber Majoli Hingis Hingis Testud Hingis Zurich Graf Graf Graf WTA Tier I Linz ITF Women's Circuit WTA Tier V WTA Tier III Novotná Pierce Leipzig WTA Tier III Graf Novotná Huber Huber Novotná Graf Tauziat Brighton Graf Graf Graf Novotná Novotná Fernández Not an event Chicago WTA Tier I Navratilova Navratilova Seles Zvereva Mag. Maleeva Novotná Davenport Not an event Worcester Graf Not an event Philadelphia Not an event Seles Graf WTA Tier I Novotná Hingis Graf Davenport Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Sydney Mauresmo Hingis Hingis Clijsters Henin Molik Henin Clijsters Henin Paris Tauziat Mauresmo V. Williams S. Williams Clijsters Safina Mauresmo Petrova Chakvetadze Hanover S. Williams Not an event Nice Not an event Mauresmo Not an event Antwerp Not an event V. Williams V. Williams Clijsters Mauresmo Mauresmo Mauresmo Henin Dubai Not an event Hingis Mauresmo Henin Henin Davenport Henin Henin Dementieva Doha Not an event WTA Tier III Myskina Sharapova Petrova Henin WTA Tier I Bangalore Not an event WTA Tier IV WTA Tier III S. Williams Scottsdale Abandoned Davenport S. Williams Sugiyama Not an event Amelia Island Seles Mauresmo V. Williams Dementieva Davenport Davenport Petrova Golovin Sharapova Hamburg Hingis V. Williams Clijsters Not an event Warsaw WTA Tier IV Not an event WTA Tier III Mauresmo V. Williams Henin Clijsters Henin Not an event Eastbourne Halard-Decugis Davenport Rubin Rubin Kuznetsova Clijsters Henin Henin Radwańska Stanford V. Williams Clijsters V. Williams Clijsters Davenport Clijsters Clijsters Chakvetadze Wozniak San Diego V. Williams V. Williams V. Williams Henin WTA Tier I Not an event Los Angeles S. Williams Davenport Rubin Clijsters Davenport Clijsters Dementieva Ivanovic Safina New Haven V. Williams V. Williams V. Williams Capriati Bovina Davenport Henin Kuznetsova Wozniacki Bahia WTA Tier IV Seles Myskina Not an event Tokyo (Princess) S. Williams Dokić S. Williams Not an event Beijing WTA Tier IV Dementieva S. Williams Kirilenko Kuznetsova Szávay Janković Luxembourg WTA Tier III Clijsters Bondarenko Ivanovic WTA Tier III Filderstadt/Stuttgart Hingis Davenport Clijsters Clijsters Davenport Davenport Petrova Henin Janković Zurich WTA Tier I V. Williams Linz Davenport Davenport Henin Sugiyama Mauresmo Petrova Sharapova Hantuchová Ivanovic Leipzig Clijsters Clijsters S. Williams Myskina Not an event Philadelphia Davenport Not an event Mauresmo Mauresmo Mauresmo Not an event
WTA Premier Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Brisbane WTA International Kanepi S. Williams S. Williams Sharapova Azarenka Plíšková Svitolina Plíšková Plíšková Sydney Dementieva Dementieva Li Azarenka Radwańska Pironkova Kvitová Kuznetsova Konta Kerber Kvitová Not an event Adelaide Not an event Barty Paris Mauresmo Dementieva Kvitová Kerber Barthel Pavlyuchenkova Not an event Antwerp Exhibition event Petkovic Not an event St. Petersburg Not an event ITF Women's Circuit Vinci Mladenovic Kvitová Bertens Bertens Doha Not an event Zvonareva WTA Premier 5 Šafářová WTA Premier 5 Plíšková WTA Premier 5 Mertens WTA Premier 5 Dubai WTA Premier 5 Radwańska Kvitová V. Williams WTA Premier 5 Errani WTA Premier 5 Svitolina WTA Premier 5 Halep Charleston Lisicki Stosur Wozniacki S. Williams S. Williams Petkovic Kerber Stephens Kasatkina Bertens Keys Cancelled due to COVID-19 Stuttgart Kuznetsova Henin Görges Sharapova Sharapova Sharapova Kerber Kerber Siegemund Plíšková Kvitová Warsaw Dulgheru Dulgheru Not an event Brussels Not an event Wozniacki Radwańska Kanepi Not an event Birmingham WTA International Ivanovic Kerber Keys Kvitová Kvitová Barty WTA International Berlin Not an event Cancelled Eastbourne Wozniacki Makarova Bartoli Paszek Vesnina Keys Bencic Cibulková Plíšková Wozniacki Plíšková Stanford/San Jose Bartoli Azarenka S. Williams S. Williams Cibulková S. Williams Kerber Konta Keys Buzărnescu S. Zheng Los Angeles Pennetta Not an event San Diego/Carlsbad Not an event Kuznetsova Radwańska Cibulková Stosur Not an event WTA 125K Not an event New Haven Wozniacki Wozniacki Wozniacki Kvitová Halep Kvitová Kvitová Radwańska Gavrilova Sabalenka Not an event Zhengzhou Not an event ITF Women's Circuit WTA 125K Plíšková Cancelled Tokyo WTA Premier 5 Ivanovic Radwańska Wozniacki Wozniacki Plíšková Osaka Ostrava Not an event Sabalenka Moscow Schiavone Azarenka Cibulková Wozniacki Halep Pavlyuchenkova Kuznetsova Kuznetsova Görges Kasatkina Bencic Cancelled
WTA 500 Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Brisbane CancelledNot an event Rybakina Sabalenka Sabalenka SydneyCancelled Badosa Not an event Melbourne 1 Barty WTA 250 Not an event Melbourne 2 Mertens WTA 250 Not an event Melbourne 3 Abandoned Not an event Adelaide Świątek Barty Sabalenka Ostapenko Keys Andreeva Adelaide 2 Not an event WTA 250 Bencic Not an event Abu Dhabi Sabalenka Not an event Bencic Rybakina Bencic Bejlek St. Petersburg Kasatkina Kontaveit Suspended due to Russianinvasion of Ukraine Doha Kvitová WTA 1000 Świątek WTA 1000 Dubai WTA 1000 Ostapenko WTA 1000 San Diego Not an event Świątek Krejčíková Boulter Not an event Merida Not an event WTA 250 Navarro Bucșa Charleston Kudermetova Bencic Jabeur Collins Pegula Pegula Linz WTA 250 Ostapenko Alexandrova Andreeva Stuttgart Barty Świątek Świątek Rybakina Ostapenko Rybakina Strasbourg WTA 250 Keys Rybakina Navarro LondonNot an event Maria Vekić Berlin Samsonova Jabeur Kvitová Pegula Vondroušová Nosková Eastbourne Ostapenko Kvitová Keys Kasatkina WTA 250 Bad Homburg WTA 250 Shnaider Pegula Muchová San Jose Collins Kasatkina Not an event Washington Exhibition event WTA 250 Gauff Badosa Fernandez Eala Monterrey WTA 250 Nosková Shnaider Parry Guadalajara Not an event WTA 1000 Fręch Jovic Jovic Seoul WTA 125 WTA 250 Haddad Maia Świątek WTA 250 Singapore Not an event WTA 250 Fernandez ZhengzhouCancelled dueto COVID-19 Cancelled due toCOVID-19 Q. Zheng Not an event Ningbo WTA 250 Kasatkina Rybakina Tokyo Samsonova Kudermetova Q. Zheng Bencic Ostrava Kontaveit Krejčíková Not an event WTA 250 Chicago (Fall) Muguruza Not an event Moscow KontaveitSuspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine
Doubles champions WTA Premier