Women's Tennis Association

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The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters is in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing.

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Collins beats Rybakina in Miami Open final American Danielle Collins beats fourth seed Elena Rybakina in straight sets to win the Miami Open - the first WTA 1,000 title of her career. BBC Sport - Published 3 weeks ago
WTA maternity pay would be 'life-changing' Victoria Azarenka and Naomi Osaka speak to BBC Sport about why introducing maternity pay on the WTA Tour would be "life-changing". BBC Sport - Published on March 13, 2024
First WTA 500 title 'a complete battle with myself' Britain's Katie Boulter says "nothing stops here" after winning her first WTA 500 title in the San Diego Open final. BBC Sport - Published on March 4, 2024

Boulter reaches her first WTA 500 final Britain's Katie Boulter reaches her first WTA 500 final at the San Diego Open by beating American Emma Navarro 6-3 6-1. BBC Sport - Published on March 3, 2024
Boulter storms through to San Diego semis British number one Katie Boulter storms through to her first WTA 500 semi-final with a straight sets victory over Croatia's Donna Vekic at the San Diego Open. BBC Sport - Published on March 1, 2024
Raducanu receives Miami Open wildcard Emma Raducanu is set for a return to WTA Tour action next month at one of the biggest tournaments outside of the Grand Slams. BBC Sport - Published on February 29, 2024

Paolini fights back to win Dubai Open title Jasmine Paolini claims her second career title and first WTA 1,000 win with a comeback victory at the Dubai Open. BBC Sport - Published on February 24, 2024
Swiatek emulates Williams with back-to-back WTA award win World number one Iga Swiatek is named Women's Tennis Association Player of the Year for the second successive season. BBC Sport - Published on December 12, 2023
Simon to relinquish role as WTA Tour chief executive Steve Simon will relinquish his role as chief executive of the WTA Tour but will become executive chairman once his successor has been appointed. BBC Sport - Published on December 12, 2023
WTA accepts responsibility for Cancun conditions The Women's Tennis Association says it accepts responsibility for the "challenging conditions" its players are facing at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. BBC Sport - Published on November 3, 2023

Sabalenka criticises WTA over season-ending Finals World number one Aryna Sabalenka criticises the WTA over the organisation of the season-ending Finals in Mexico. BBC Sport - Published on October 30, 2023
Kudermetova beats Pegula in Pan Pacific Open final Veronika Kudermetova wins her second WTA Tour title by beating Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-1 in the Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo. BBC Sport - Published on October 1, 2023
GB's Dart wins as WTA returns to China Britain's Harriet Dart wins her opening match at the Guangzhou Open - the first WTA tournament in China for almost four years. BBC Sport - Published on September 18, 2023	Jabeur 'pushing for change' as Saudi eye WTA Finals Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur says she would use a WTA event in Saudi Arabia to provide more opportunities for other Arab women. BBC Sport - Published on August 25, 2023
Winning return for Brady after two-year absence Former Australian Open finalist Jennifer Brady marks her return to the WTA Tour after a two-year absence with victory over Anhelina Kalinina at the DC Open. BBC Sport - Published on August 2, 2023	Vondrousova in WTA top 10 and wants strawberry tattoo Marketa Vondrousova enters the WTA top 10 for the first time after winning the Wimbledon's women's singles title. BBC Sport - Published on July 17, 2023
Osaka gives birth to baby girl, WTA announces Four-time Grand Slam champion and ex-world number one Naomi Osaka gives birth to her first child, says the WTA. BBC Sport - Published on July 12, 2023	WTA Tour 'can't walk away from' Saudi question The WTA Tour "can't walk away from" the Saudi question, but there are still "tonnes of issues" to be resolved, says chief executive Steve Simon. BBC Sport - Published on June 30, 2023
Swiatek reaches first WTA grass-court semi-final World number one Iga Swiatek reaches the semi-finals of a WTA Tour grass-court event for the first time. BBC Sport - Published on June 29, 2023	WTA wants equal prize money at combined events by 2027 The WTA commits to securing equal prize money at events where both men and women feature by 2027, and at non-combined events by 2033. BBC Sport - Published on June 27, 2023
'It's not just showing up ... today's players need to give back more' As the WTA marks its 50th anniversary, pioneer Rosie Casals questions whether today's players fully grasp the past and urges them to give back more to tennis. BBC Sport - Published on June 20, 2023	British number one Boulter loses Birmingham opener British number one Katie Boulter suffers a first-round defeat at the Birmingham Classic, two days after winning her first WTA Tour title. BBC Sport - Published on June 20, 2023
Britain's Boulter dreams big after maiden WTA title Katie Boulter held off her British rivals to win her first WTA title and remain the top Briton, but she has set her sights much higher. BBC Sport - Published on June 19, 2023	Boulter wins first WTA title in all-British final Katie Boulter wins her first WTA title with a dominant victory in Nottingham over Jodie Burrage in the first all-British tour-level final in 46 years. BBC Sport - Published on June 18, 2023
Boulter beats Watson to reach first WTA final Katie Boulter beats fellow Briton Heather Watson to reach the Nottingham Open final - her first WTA final. BBC Sport - Published on June 17, 2023	Burrage knocks out Linette to reach last eight Great Britain's Jodie Burrage reaches her first WTA quarter-final by defeating Poland's third seed Magda Linette 7-5 6-3 in Nottingham. BBC Sport - Published on June 15, 2023
'I've been too afraid to eat out in Paris' - Pegula column American Jessica Pegula, seeded third in the French Open singles, is the latest leading WTA Tour player to feature in a BBC Sport column. BBC Sport - Published on June 1, 2023	Rybakina wins Italian Open as Kalinina retires Anhelina Kalinina retires with an injury in the Italian Open final as Elena Rybakina claims her fourth WTA title. BBC Sport - Published on May 20, 2023
Wildcard Andreeva, 15, beats Fernandez in Madrid Wildcard Mirra Andreeva becomes the third 15-year-old to win a WTA 1000 main-draw match after beating Leylah Fernandez at the Madrid Open. BBC Sport - Published on April 26, 2023	WTA returning to China after boycott over Peng The Women's Tennis Association will resume tournaments in China having accepted an investigation into Peng Shuai's sexual assault allegations will not be carried out by the Chinese government. BBC Sport - Published on April 13, 2023
WTA doing all it can for Ukraine players - Simon WTA chief executive Steve Simon insists his organisation is doing as much as it is able to for players from Ukraine. BBC Sport - Published on March 16, 2023	Private equity firm to invest £125m in WTA Tour The WTA Tour announces a strategic partnership with CVC Capital Partners which will see the private equity firm invest £125m. BBC Sport - Published on March 7, 2023
Kostyuk wins first WTA title and refuses Gracheva handshake Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk wins her first WTA title at the ATX Open and refuses to shake the hand of her Russian opponent, Varvara Gracheva. BBC Sport - Published on March 6, 2023	'I'm not a fan' - Evans criticises ATP & WTA over threats to Queen's Britain's Dan Evans criticises the ATP and WTA tours for threatening to strip the LTA of events like Queen's if Russian and Belarusians remain banned. BBC Sport - Published on March 1, 2023
Watson beats Kovinic in first round in Texas Britain's Heather Watson wins her first-round match at the WTA tournament in Austin, Texas as she beats Danka Kovinic in straight sets. BBC Sport - Published on February 28, 2023	Raducanu out of Texas tournament with tonsillitis British number one Emma Raducanu withdraws from this week's WTA tournament in Texas because of tonsillitis. BBC Sport - Published on February 26, 2023
Williams starts 30th season on WTA Tour with win Venus Williams starts her 30th year on the WTA Tour with a straight-set victory over fellow American Katie Volynets at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. BBC Sport - Published on January 2, 2023