The 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco, between 25 and 30 April 2016.
The 2019 Brisbane International was a tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour and 2019 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 30 December 2018 to 6 January 2019 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich – in a repeat of the previous year's final – in the second round.
Bianca Andreescu won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. Andreescu became the first wildcard to win the title in the tournament's history and the youngest Indian Wells champion since Serena Williams in 1999. This also marked the second year in a row where a player won the tournament without having won a WTA singles title prior.
Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, but lost to Nao Hibino in the quarterfinals.
The 2021 Gippsland Trophy was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic and the 2021 Grampians Trophy. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Yarra Valley Classic, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia, were able to participate in the 2021 Grampians Trophy. The entry list of 2021 Australian Open was used to determine the entry list of this tournament; with half the players playing the Gippsland Trophy, and the other half playing the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic.
The 2021 Yarra Valley Classic was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour, one of six events in the 2021 Melbourne Summer Series. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the 2021 Gippsland Trophy and the 2021 Grampians Trophy. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia, were able to participate in the 2021 Grampians Trophy. The entry list of 2021 Australian Open was used to determine the entry list of this tournament; with half the players playing the Yarra Valley Classic, and the other half playing the 2021 Gippsland Trophy.
The Phillip Island Trophy was a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021.
The Phillip Island Trophy was a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021.
The 2021 Monterrey Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Monterrey Open and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Mexico, from 15 to 21 March 2021.
Veronika Kudermetova was the defending champion from 2019, when the tournament was last held as a WTA 125K series event, but she chose to compete in Dubai instead.
The 2021 Charleston Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina. It was the 49th edition of the event on the WTA Tour and was classified as a WTA 500 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. For 2021, it and the 2021 MUSC Health Women's Open held consecutively at the same facility were the only events of the annual tour's clay court season to be played on green clay. The 2021 edition of the event was the last to be sponsored by Chinese automaker Geely, the owner of Volvo Cars.
Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.
The 2021 İstanbul Cup is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 14th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2021 WTA Tour. It will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 19 through 25 April 2021.
Aryna Sabalenka defeated World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the final, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Madrid Open. It was Sabalenka's 10th career singles title, and her first title on clay.
Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai defeated Coco Gauff and Caty McNally in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the women's doubles title at the 2021 US Open. This was Stosur's fourth major title in women's doubles and eighth major overall, as well as Zhang's second major title; this was the pair's second major title, after their victory at the 2019 Australian Open. This was the first major final that either Gauff or McNally participated in.
The 2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open was a WTA tournament organised for female professional tennis players on indoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the event on the 2021 WTA Tour, primarily organised due to the cancellation of the Asian tournaments during the 2021 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event took place at the Ostrava Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, from 20 through 26 September 2021.
The 2021 WTA Slovenia Open was a WTA 250 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Slovenia Open, last held in 2010. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of the Asian tournaments during the 2021 season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 event took place at the Tennis Club Portorož in Portorož, Slovenia from 13 to 19 September 2021.
This article shows the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 2022 Australian Open.
Amanda Anisimova won her first title since 2019, defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4.
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