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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. [1] [2]
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 $1.7 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. [3]
Tournament | Officially known as | City(ies) | Country | Surface | Current singles champion | Current doubles champions |
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Brisbane | Brisbane International presented by Evie | Brisbane | Australia | Hard | Elena Rybakina (2024) | Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko (2024) |
Adelaide | Adelaide International | Adelaide | Australia | Hard | Jeļena Ostapenko (2024) | Beatriz Haddad Maia Taylor Townsend (2024) |
Linz | Upper Austria Ladies Linz | Linz | Austria | Hard (i) | Jeļena Ostapenko (2024) | Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini (2024) |
Abu Dhabi | Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | Hard | Elena Rybakina (2024) | Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2024) |
San Diego | Cymbiotika San Diego Open | San Diego | United States | Hard | Katie Boulter (2024) | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez (2024) |
Charleston | Credit One Charleston Open | Charleston | United States | Clay | Danielle Collins (2024) | Ashlyn Krueger Sloane Stephens (2024) |
Stuttgart | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Stuttgart | Germany | Clay (i) | Elena Rybakina (2024) | Chan Hao-ching Veronika Kudermetova (2024) |
Strasbourg | Internationaux de Strasbourg | Strasbourg | France | Clay | Madison Keys (2024) | Cristina Bucșa Monica Niculescu (2024) |
Berlin | ecotrans Ladies Open | Berlin | Germany | Grass | Jessica Pegula (2024) | Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai (2024) |
Bad Homburg | Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt | Bad Homburg | Germany | Grass | Diana Shnaider (2024) | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez (2024) |
Eastbourne | Rothesay International | Eastbourne | United Kingdom | Grass | Daria Kasatkina (2024) | Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko (2024) |
San Jose / Washington | Silicon Valley Classic / Mubadala Citi DC Open | San Jose / Washington, D.C. | United States | Hard | Paula Badosa (2024) | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend (2024) |
Monterrey | Abierto GNP Seguros | Monterrey | Mexico | Hard | Linda Nosková (2024) | Guo Hanyu Monica Niculescu (2024) |
Guadalajara | Guadalajara Open Akron | Guadalajara | Mexico | Hard | Magdalena Fręch (2024) | Anna Danilina Irina Khromacheva (2024) |
Seoul | Korea Open | Seoul | South Korea | Hard | Beatriz Haddad Maia (2024) | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Liudmila Samsonova (2024) |
Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo | Japan | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova (2023) | Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel (2023) |
Ningbo | Ningbo Open | Ningbo | China | Hard | Daria Kasatkina (2024) | Demi Schuurs Yuan Yue (2024) |
Tournament | Officially known as | City(ies) | Country | Surface | Final singles champion | Final doubles champions | Last held |
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Doha / Dubai | Qatar TotalEnergies Open / Dubai Tennis Championships | Doha / Dubai | Qatar / United Arab Emirates | Hard | Iga Świątek | Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula | 2023 |
Sydney | Sydney Tennis Classic | Sydney | Australia | Hard | Paula Badosa | Anna Danilina Beatriz Haddad Maia | 2022 |
St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Anna Kalinskaya Caty McNally | 2022 |
Ostrava | AGEL Open | Ostrava | Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Barbora Krejčíková | Caty McNally Alycia Parks | 2022 |
Chicago | Chicago Fall Tennis Classic | Chicago | United States | Hard | Garbiñe Muguruza | Květa Peschke Andrea Petkovic | 2021 |
Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow | Russia | Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková | 2021 |
Zhengzhou | Bank of Communications Zhengzhou Open | Zhengzhou | China | Hard | Zheng Qinwen (2023) | Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe (2023) | 2023 |
1990–2008
WTA Tier II
2009–2020
WTA Premier
2021–present
WTA 500
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Brisbane | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
Abu Dhabi | Aryna Sabalenka | Veronika Kudermetova | 6–2, 6–2 |
Melbourne (1) | Ashleigh Barty | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Melbourne (2) | Elise Mertens | Kaia Kanepi | 6–4, 6–1 |
Melbourne (3) | Anett Kontaveit vs Ann Li | abandoned | |
Adelaide | Iga Świątek | Belinda Bencic | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doha | Petra Kvitová | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6–2, 6–1 |
St. Petersburg | Daria Kasatkina | Margarita Gasparyan | 6–3, 2–1, ret. |
Charleston | Veronika Kudermetova | Danka Kovinić | 6–4, 6–2 |
Stuttgart | Ashleigh Barty | Aryna Sabalenka | 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Berlin | Liudmila Samsonova | Belinda Bencic | 1–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Eastbourne | Jeļena Ostapenko | Anett Kontaveit | 6–3, 6–3 |
San Jose | Danielle Collins | Daria Kasatkina | 6–3, 6–7(10–12), 6–1 |
Zhengzhou | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. [4] | ||
Tokyo | |||
Ostrava | Anett Kontaveit | Maria Sakkari | 6–2, 7–5 |
Chicago | Garbiñe Muguruza | Ons Jabeur | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Moscow | Anett Kontaveit | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Brisbane | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] | ||
Adelaide | Ashleigh Barty | Elena Rybakina | 6–3, 6–2 |
Sydney | Paula Badosa | Barbora Krejčíková | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
St. Petersburg | Anett Kontaveit | Maria Sakkari | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
Dubai | Jeļena Ostapenko | Veronika Kudermetova | 6–0, 6–4 |
Charleston | Belinda Bencic | Ons Jabeur | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Stuttgart | Iga Świątek | Aryna Sabalenka | 6–2, 6–2 |
Berlin | Ons Jabeur | Belinda Bencic | 6–3, 2–1, ret. |
Eastbourne | Petra Kvitová | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–3, 6–2 |
San Jose | Daria Kasatkina | Shelby Rogers | 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–2 |
Tokyo | Liudmila Samsonova | Zheng Qinwen | 7–5, 7–5 |
Ostrava | Barbora Krejčíková | Iga Świątek | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
San Diego | Iga Świątek | Donna Vekić | 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 |
Moscow | Suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine . [6] |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Adelaide 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | Linda Nosková | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Adelaide 2 | Belinda Bencic | Daria Kasatkina | 6–0, 6–2 |
Abu Dhabi | Belinda Bencic | Liudmila Samsonova | 1–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4 |
Doha | Iga Świątek | Jessica Pegula | 6–3, 6–0 |
Charleston | Ons Jabeur | Belinda Bencic | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Stuttgart | Iga Świątek | Aryna Sabalenka | 6–3, 6–4 |
Berlin | Petra Kvitová | Donna Vekić | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Eastbourne | Madison Keys | Daria Kasatkina | 6–2, 7–6(15–13) |
Washington DC | Coco Gauff | Maria Sakkari | 6–2, 6–3 |
San Diego | Barbora Krejčíková | Sofia Kenin | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Tokyo | Veronika Kudermetova | Jessica Pegula | 7–5, 6–1 |
Zhengzhou | Zheng Qinwen | Barbora Krejčíková | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Brisbane | Elena Rybakina | Aryna Sabalenka | 6–0, 6–3 |
Adelaide | Jeļena Ostapenko | Daria Kasatkina | 6–3, 6–2 |
Linz | Jeļena Ostapenko | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6–2, 6–3 |
Abu Dhabi | Elena Rybakina | Daria Kasatkina | 6–1, 6–4 |
San Diego | Katie Boulter | Marta Kostyuk | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Charleston | Danielle Collins | Daria Kasatkina | 6–2, 6–1 |
Stuttgart | Elena Rybakina | Marta Kostyuk | 6–2, 6–2 |
Strasbourg | Madison Keys | Danielle Collins | 6–1, 6–2 |
Berlin | Jessica Pegula | Anna Kalinskaya | 6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Eastbourne | Daria Kasatkina | Leylah Fernandez | 6–3, 6–4 |
Bad Homburg | Diana Shnaider | Donna Vekić | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Washington DC | Paula Badosa | Marie Bouzková | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
Monterrey | Linda Nosková | Lulu Sun | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Guadalajara | Magdalena Fręch | Olivia Gadecki | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Seoul | Beatriz Haddad Maia | Daria Kasatkina | 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Ningbo | Daria Kasatkina | Mirra Andreeva | 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 |
Tokyo |
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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. Williams | ||
Essen/ Hanover | Not an event | Seles | Medvedeva | Novotná | Not an event | Majoli | Majoli | Schnyder | Novotná | |
Washington D.C. | Navratilova | Sánchez Vicario | Not an event | |||||||
Indian Wells/ Palm Springs | Navratilova | Navratilova | Seles | Fernández | Graf | Fernández | Graf | WTA Tier I | ||
Boca Raton/ Delray Beach | 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 event | |||
Barcelona/ Madrid | WTA Tier IV | WTA Tier III | Sánchez Vicario | Sánchez Vicario | Sánchez Vicario | 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' [lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
Stratton Mt./ Atlanta/ New Haven | WTA Tier III | Martínez | Martínez | Not an event | Davenport | Graf | V. Williams | |||
Tokyo (Nichirei/ Princess) | Fernández | Seles | Seles | Coetzer | Sánchez Vicario | Pierce | Seles | Seles | Seles | Davenport |
Filderstadt/ Stuttgart | 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 |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
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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 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 | |||||
Shanghai/ 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 |
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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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 |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Brisbane | Cancelled | United Cup | Rybakina | |
Sydney | Cancelled | Badosa | United Cup | |
Melbourne 1 | Barty | WTA 250 | Not an event | |
Melbourne 2 | Mertens | WTA 250 | Not an event | |
Melbourne 3 | Abandoned [lower-alpha 3] | Not an event | ||
Adelaide | Świątek | Barty | Sabalenka [lower-alpha 4] | Ostapenko |
Adelaide 2 | Not an event | WTA 250 | Bencic | Not an event |
Linz | WTA 250 | Ostapenko | ||
Abu Dhabi | Sabalenka | Not an event | Bencic | Rybakina |
St. Petersburg | Kasatkina | Kontaveit | Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine [6] | |
Doha | Kvitová | WTA 1000 | Świątek | WTA 1000 |
Dubai | WTA 1000 | Ostapenko | WTA 1000 | |
San Diego | Not an event | Świątek | Krejčíková | Boulter |
Charleston | Kudermetova | Bencic | Jabeur | Collins |
Stuttgart | Barty | Świątek | Świątek | Rybakina |
Strasbourg | WTA 250 | Keys | ||
Berlin | Samsonova | Jabeur | Kvitová | Pegula |
Eastbourne | Ostapenko | Kvitová | Keys | Kasatkina [lower-alpha 4] |
Bad Homburg | WTA 250 | Shnaider [lower-alpha 4] | ||
San Jose/ Washington | Collins | Kasatkina [lower-alpha 4] | Gauff | Badosa |
Monterrey | WTA 250 | Nosková | ||
Guadalajara | Not an event | WTA 1000 | Fręch | |
Seoul | WTA 125 | WTA 250 | Haddad Maia | |
Zhengzhou | Cancelled due to COVID-19 [10] | Suspended due to Peng Shuai allegation [11] | Q. Zheng | Not an event |
Ningbo | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | WTA 250 | Kasatkina [lower-alpha 4] | |
Tokyo | Samsonova [lower-alpha 4] | Kudermetova [lower-alpha 4] | ||
Ostrava | Kontaveit | Krejčíková | Not an event | |
Chicago (Fall) | Muguruza | Not an event | ||
Moscow | Kontaveit | Suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine [6] |
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The 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was held from 2 February through 7 February 1999. Second-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.
The Wuhan Open is a WTA 1000 tennis tournament held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and organized for female professional tennis players. It is one of the WTA 1000 tournaments on the WTA Tour and made its debut in the 2014 season.
The 2000 du Maurier Open women's doubles was the doubles event of the ninety-ninth women's edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Jana Novotná and Mary Pierce were the reigning champions, but Novotná retired from professional tennis in 1999 and Pierce did not compete at the tournament. Martina Hingis and Nathalie Tauziat won the title by defeating Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 11th title for Hingis and the 21st title for Tauziat in their respective doubles careers.
The WTA 1000 tournaments are a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier Mandatory and 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier implemented in the 2021 schedule reorganization. Until 2024, only four of the nine WTA 1000 tournaments were mandatory, when the category expanded to ten mandatory tournaments.
WTA 250 is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021. Earlier these events were classified as WTA International Tournaments.
The 2000 State Farm Women's Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States that was part of Tier II category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and ran from February 28 through March 5, 2000. The tournament finals were not played due to rain. The singles finalists, first-seeded Martina Hingis and second-seeded Lindsay Davenport each earned $43,500 prize money for reaching the final and shared the winner's ranking points.