Women’s Tennis Association

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professional tennis tour organizer sports governing body

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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
WTA Tour	4
WTA	2
Women’s Tennis Players Association	1
https://www.wtatennis.com	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

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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