WTA Tennis refers to the tennis events held under the supervision of the Women’s Tennis Association or the WTA Tour. The Women’s Tennis Association is the supreme authority in the domain of women’s tennis.
The WTA is affiliated to the international governing body of tennis, the International Tennis Federation or the ITF. WTA Tennis consists of numerous tennis tournaments held every year in the women’s circuit. WTA is a similar organization to the Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP, which governs men’s circuit in the international domain of tennis.
The Women’s Tennis Association or the WTA was established in the month of September in 1973. Since then, the organization has been holding a number of tennis tournaments every year. At present WTA is known as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The tournaments organized under the WTA tennis can be categorized in various groups. The main groups of WTA Tennis tournaments are Grand Slams, Season-ending championships and Tier tournaments. The Tier tournaments are again divided into four sub-categories named Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV. Players participating in the WTA Tennis tournaments are awarded points on their performance during the competition. These points are calculated to decide their places on the ITF rankings. Apart from these tournaments, there are also some ITF events included in the schedule of WTA Tennis.
Many female players have become famous for their performance in various tournaments held under the WTA Tennis. Justine Henin, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Margaret Smith Court, Virginia Wade, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Billie Jean King, Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters, Tracy Austin, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Conchita Martinez and Helena Sukova are some of the famous tennis players, who have become famous winning various tournaments scheduled under WTA Tennis.
2013 Women’s Tennis WTA Tournament Schedule |
| Event Date | ATP Tournament Name | City/Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 – Jan 11 | WTA Apia International Sydney | Sydney | Australia |
| Jan 7 – Jan 12 | WTA Moorilla Hobart International | Hobart | Australia |
| Jan 14 – Jan 27 | Australian Open | Melbourne | Australia |
| Jan 28 – Feb 3 | WTA OPEN GDF SUEZ | Paris | France |
| Jan 28 – Feb 3 | WTA PTT Pattaya Women’s Open | Pattaya City | Thailand |
| Feb 11 – Feb 17 | WTA Qatar Total Open | Doha | Qatar |
| Feb 17 – Feb 23 | WTA XIX COPA BBVA COLSANITAS | Bogota | Colombia |
| Feb 18 – Feb 23 | WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships | Dubai | UAE |
| Feb 18 – Feb 23 | WTA Memphis International Event | Memphis | Tennessee |
| Feb 25 – Mar 2 | WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Presentado por HSBC | Acapulco | Mexico |
| Feb 25 – Mar 3 | WTA BMW Malaysian Open | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| Feb 25 – Mar 2 | WTA Correios Brasil | Florianapiolis | Brazil |
| Mar 4 – Mar 17 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells, California | USA |
| Mar 18 – Mar 30 | WTA Sony Open Tennis | Miami, Florida | USA |
| Apr 1 – Apr 7 | WTA Tour Family Circle Cup | Charleston, South Carolina | USA |
| Apr 1 – Apr 7 | WTA Whirlpool Monterrey Open | Monterrey | Mexico |
| Apr 8 – Apr 14 | WTA Barcelona Ladies Open | Barcelona | Spain |
| Apr 8 – Apr 14 | WTA e-Boks Open | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| Apr 22 – Apr 28 | WTA Grand Prix S.A.R La Princesse Lalla Meryem | Fes | Morocco |
| Apr 22 – Apr 28 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Stuttgart | Germany |
| Apr 29 – May 4 | WTA Estoril Open | Estoril | Portugal |
| May 6 – May 12 | WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open | Madrid | Spain |
| May 13 – May 19 | WTA Internazionali BNL d’Italia | Rome | Italy |
| May 20 – May 25 | WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg | Strasbourg | France |
| May 20 – May 26 | WTA Brussels Open presented by BNP Paribas Fortis | Brussels | Belgium |
| May 27 – Jun 9 | French Open | Roland Garros, Paris | France |
| Jun 10 – Jun 16 | WTA AEGON Classic | Edgbaston | Birmingham |
| Jun 17 – Jun 22 | WTA AEGON International | Eastbourne | England |
| Jun 17 – Jun 22 | WTA UNICEF Open | s-Hertogenbosch | Netherlands |
| Jun 24 – Jul 7 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon | England |
| Jul 8 – Jul 14 | WTA Budapset Grand Prix | Budapest | Hungary |
| Jul 8 – Jul 14 | WTA Tour XXVI Italia Open – Internazionali femminilli di tennis di Palermo | Palermo | Italy |
| Jul 15 – Jul 21 | WTA Sony Swedish Open Women | Bastad | Sweden |
| Jul 15 – Jul 21 | WTA NURNBERGER Gastein Ladies | Bad Gastein | Austria |
| Jul 22 – Jul 28 | WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic | Stanford, California | USA |
| Jul 22 – Jul 28 | WTA Baku Cup | Baku | Azerbaijan |
| Jul 29 – Aug 4 | WTA Mercury Insurance Open | Carlsbad, California | USA |
| Jul 29 – Aug 4 | WTA Citi Open | Washington D.C. USA | USA |
| Aug 5 – Aug 11 | WTA Rogers Cup presented by National Bank | Montreal | Canada |
| Aug 12 – Aug 18 | WTA Western & Southern Open | Cincinnati, Ohio | USA |
| Aug 19 – Aug 24 | WTA New Haven Open at Yale | Connecticut | USA |
| Aug 19 – Aug 23 | WTA Texas Open | Dallas, Texas | USA |
| Aug 26 – Sep 8 | US Open | Flushing Meadows, New York | USA |
| Sep 9 – Sep 15 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Quebec City | Canada |
| Sep 9 – Sep 14 | WTA Tour Tashkent Open | Tashkent | Uzbekistan |
| Sep 16 – Sep 21 | WTA GRC Bank Guangzhou International Women’s Open | Guangzhou | China |
| Sep 16 – Sep 22 | WTA Korea Open | Seoul | Korea |
| Sep 22 – Sep 28 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo | Japan |
| Sep 30 – Oct 6 | WTA Tour China Open | Beijing | China |
| Oct 7 – Oct 13 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz presented by voestalpine | Linz | Austria |
| Oct 7 – Oct 13 | WTA HP Japan Women’s Open Tennis | Osaka | Japan |
| Oct 14 – Oct 20 | WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | USA |
| Oct 14 – Oct 20 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Moscow | Russia |
| Oct 22 – Oct 27 | TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA Championships | Istanbul | Turkey |
| Oct 29 – Nov 3 | WTA Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions | Sofia | Bulgaria |
2012 Women’s Tennis WTA Tournament Schedule |
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| Event Date | ATP Tournament Name | City/Location | Country |
| 30th – 5th Jan 2012 | WTA Brisbane International | Brisbane | Australia |
| 31st – 6th Jan 2012 | WTA Shenzhen Open | Shenzhen | China |
| 31st – 6th Jan 2012 | WTA ASB Classic | Auckland | New Zealand |
Tennis (Women’s) WTA Player Ranking |
| ATP Rankings | Player Name | Country | Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serena Williams | United States | 9,400 |
| 2 | Agnieszka Radwanska | Poland | 7,425 |
| 3 | Angelique Kerber | Germany | 5,550 |
| 4 | Sara Errani | Italy | 5,100 |
| 5 | Na Li | China | 5,095 |
| 6 | Petra Kvitova | Czech Republic | 5,085 |
| 7 | Samantha Stosur | Australia | 4,135 |
| 8 | Caroline Wozniacki | Denmark | 3,765 |
| 9 | Marion Bartoli | France | 3,740 |
| 10 | Nadia Petrova | Russia | 3,040 |
| 11 | Ana Ivanovic | Serbia | 2,900 |
| 12 | Maria Kirilenko | Russia | 2,540 |
| 13 | Dominika Cibulkova | Slovakia | 2,495 |
| 14 | Roberta Vinci | Italy | 2,475 |
| 15 | Lucie Safarova | Czech Republic | 2,125 |
| 16 | Victoria Azarenka | Belarus | 10,595 |
| 17 | Maria Sharapova | Russia | 10,045 |
| 18 | Julia Goerges | Germany | 1,965 |
| 19 | Kaia Kanepi | Estonia | 1,929 |
| 20 | Ekaterina Makarova | Russia | 1,841 |