WTA 250 tournaments
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WTA 250 tournaments are a category of professional women’s tennis events on the WTA Tour that offer lower-tier ranking points and prize money compared to the premier-level tournaments.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2021 WTA Tour | 1 |
| WTA 250 tournaments canonical | 1 |
| WTA International tournaments | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTA Tour tournament category
ⓘ
tennis tournament category ⓘ |
| calendarPosition | spread across entire WTA season ⓘ |
| canIncludeTopPlayers | yes ⓘ |
| categoryHierarchy |
above ITF Women's World Tennis Tour events
ⓘ
below WTA 1000 tournaments ⓘ below WTA 500 tournaments ⓘ |
| categoryNameOrigin | named after 250-level prize money tier ⓘ |
| eligibility | professional women tennis players ⓘ |
| featureEvents |
doubles
ⓘ
singles ⓘ |
| gender | women's ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| governedByRules | WTA Rulebook ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Women’s Tennis Association
ⓘ
surface form:
Women's Tennis Association
|
| includeQualifyingDraw | yes ⓘ |
| introducedInSeason |
WTA 250 tournaments
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
2021 WTA Tour
|
| minimumPrizeMoney | approximately US$250,000 ⓘ |
| organisedAs | annual events ⓘ |
| partOf | WTA Tour ⓘ |
| pointsFromQualifying | offer ranking points for qualifying rounds ⓘ |
| previousName | International tournaments (pre-2021 structure) ⓘ |
| rankingPointsForQuarterfinalist | 60 ranking points ⓘ |
| rankingPointsForRoundOf16 | 30 ranking points ⓘ |
| rankingPointsForRoundOf32 | 1 ranking point ⓘ |
| rankingPointsForRunnerUp | 180 ranking points ⓘ |
| rankingPointsForSemifinalist | 110 ranking points ⓘ |
| rankingPointsForWinner | 280 ranking points ⓘ |
| rankingSystem | use WTA ranking points ⓘ |
| relationToGrandSlams | below Grand Slam level ⓘ |
| relationToWTAFinals | below WTA Finals level ⓘ |
| relativePrizeMoneyLevel |
lower than WTA 1000 tournaments
ⓘ
lower than WTA 500 tournaments ⓘ |
| relativeRankingPointsLevel |
lower than WTA 1000 tournaments
ⓘ
lower than WTA 500 tournaments ⓘ |
| seasonRole |
development platform for lower-ranked players
ⓘ
entry-level events for WTA Tour ⓘ opportunity for local wildcards ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| successorTo |
WTA 250 tournaments
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
WTA International tournaments
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| surfaceTypes |
clay court
ⓘ
grass court ⓘ hard court ⓘ indoor hard court ⓘ |
| tourLevel | lower-tier ⓘ |
| typicalDrawSizeDoubles | 16 teams ⓘ |
| typicalDrawSizeSingles | 32 players ⓘ |
| typicalFieldStrength |
weaker than WTA 1000 tournaments
ⓘ
weaker than WTA 500 tournaments ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WTA International tournaments
this entity surface form:
2021 WTA Tour