Women’s Tennis Association

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The Women’s Tennis Association is the principal organizing body and global tour for professional women’s tennis, overseeing rankings, tournaments, and player representation worldwide.

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Surface form Occurrences
WTA Tour 4
WTA 2
Women’s Tennis Players Association 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf professional tennis tour organizer
sports governing body
cooperatesWith ATP Tour
surface form: Association of Tennis Professionals

Grand Slam tennis tournaments
surface form: Grand Slam tournaments

International Tennis Federation
country United States of America
focus women’s professional tennis
formerName Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
surface form: Women’s Tennis Players Association
foundedAt London, England
surface form: London
foundedBy Billie Jean King
governs rules and standards for WTA-sanctioned events
hasAbbreviation Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
surface form: WTA
hasCommissionerTitle Chairman and CEO
hasGenderFocus women
hasNotableFounder Billie Jean King
hasRole players’ association
ranking authority
tour organizer
headquartersLocation St. Petersburg, Florida
surface form: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
inception 1973
introduced computer rankings for women’s tennis
legalForm non-profit organization
membership professional women tennis players
officialLanguage English
organizes WTA 1000 tournaments
WTA 250 tournaments
WTA 500 tournaments
WTA Elite Trophy
WTA Finals
Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
surface form: WTA Tour
oversees WTA rankings
professional women’s tennis tournaments worldwide
purpose governance of women’s professional tennis tour
promotion of women’s tennis
protection of players’ interests
rankingCategories doubles rankings
singles rankings
rankingSystem computerized points-based ranking
rebrandedAs Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
surface form: WTA Tour
regionServed worldwide
represents professional women tennis players
sets calendar for WTA Tour
minimum prize money levels for WTA events
shortName Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
surface form: WTA
sport tennis
website Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
surface form: https://www.wtatennis.com

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Billie Jean Moffitt coFounderOf Women’s Tennis Association
Women’s Tennis Association formerName Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Women’s Tennis Players Association
Billie Jean King founded Women’s Tennis Association
Grand Slam tennis tournaments governingBodies Women’s Tennis Association
Women’s Tennis Association hasAbbreviation Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WTA
Women’s Tennis Association organizes Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WTA Tour
Australian Open partOf Women’s Tennis Association
this entity surface form: WTA Tour
Women’s Tennis Association rebrandedAs Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WTA Tour
Women’s Tennis Association shortName Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WTA
Grand Slam tennis tournaments tourIntegration Women’s Tennis Association
this entity surface form: WTA Tour
Women’s Tennis Association website Women’s Tennis Association self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: https://www.wtatennis.com