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The WTA International tournaments was a category for tennis tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour until 2020, which replaced the previous Tier III and Tier IV categories. As of 2021 these events have been reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments. The winner of a WTA 250 tournament adds 250 points to her WTA ranking.

For the 2024 season, there were 23 WTA 250, all knock-out tournaments with a prize money for every event at $267,082.

Events

Current WTA 250

Tournament Sponsored name City Country Surface Draw First Edition
Auckland Open ASB Classic Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Hard 32 2009
Hobart International Hobart International Hobart Australia Australia Hard 32 2009
Hua Hin Championships Thailand Open Hua Hin Thailand Thailand Hard 32 2019
Transylvania Open Transylvania Open Cluj-Napoca Romania Romania Hard (i) 32 2021
ATX Open ATX Open Austin, Texas United States USA Hard 32 2023
Copa Colsanitas Copa Colsanitas presentado por Zürich Bogotá Colombia Colombia Clay (red) 32 2009
Open de Rouen Open Rouen Capfinances Métropole Rouen France France Clay (i) 32 2024
Morocco Open Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Rabat Morocco Morocco Clay (red) 32 2009
Nottingham Open Rothesay Open Nottingham Nottingham United Kingdom United Kingdom Grass 32 2015
Rosmalen Championships Libema Open 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands Netherlands Grass 32 2009
Birmingham Classic Rothesay Classic Birmingham Birmingham United Kingdom United Kingdom Grass 56 2009
Palermo Open Palermo Ladies Open Palermo Italy Italy Clay (red) 32 2009
Budapest Grand Prix Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest Hungary Hungary Clay (red) 32 2009
Prague Open Livesport Prague Open Prague Czech Republic Czech Republic Clay (red) 32 2015
Iași Open UniCredit Iași Open Iași Romania Romania Clay (red) 32 2024
Tennis in the Land Tennis in the Land Cleveland United States USA Hard 32 2021
Jasmin Open Jasmin Open Monastir, Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia Hard 32 2022
Hua Hin 2 Thailand Open 2 Hua Hin Thailand Thailand Hard 32 2024
Japan Open Japan Women's Open Osaka Japan Japan Hard 32 2009
Jiangxi Open Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open Nanchang China China Hard 32 2016
Guangzhou Open Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou China China Hard 32 2009
Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Hard 32 2014
Mérida Open Mérida Open Akron Mérida, Yucatán Mexico Mexico Hard 32 2023

Defunct

Tournament Sponsored name City Country Surface Draw First Edition Last Edition
Amelia Island Championships MPS Group Championships Ponte Vedra Beach United States United States Clay (green) 32 2009 2010
Brisbane International Brisbane International Brisbane Australia Australia Hard 32 2009 2011
Marbella Open Andalucia Tennis Experience Marbella Spain Spain Clay (red) 32 2009 2011
Barcelona Open Barcelona Ladies Open Barcelona Spain Spain Clay (red) 32 2009 2012
Danish Open e-Boks Danish Open Copenhagen Denmark Denmark Hard (i) 32 2010 2012
Texas Tennis Open Texas Tennis Open Dallas United States United States Hard 32 2011 2012
U.S. Indoors Cellular South Cup Memphis United States United States Hard (i) 32 2009 2013
WTA Tournament of Champions Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria Hard (i) 8 2012 2014
Portugal Open Estoril Open Estoril Portugal Portugal Clay (red) 32 2009 2014
Thailand Open PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya City Thailand Thailand Hard 32 2009 2015
Gastein Ladies Nurnberger Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein Austria Austria Clay (red) 32 2009 2015
Baku Cup Baku Cup Baku Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Hard 32 2011 2015
Rio Open Rio Open Rio de Janeiro Brazil Brazil Clay (red) 32 2014 2016
Katowice Open BNP Paribas Katowice Open Katowice Poland Poland Hard (i) 32 2013 2016
Brasil Tennis Cup Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis Brazil Brazil Hard 32 2013 2016
Malaysian Open Alya Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysia Hard 32 2010 2017
Swedish Open Swedish Open Båstad Sweden Sweden Clay (red) 32 2009 2017
Taiwan Open Taiwan Open Taipei Taiwan Taiwan Hard 32 2016 2018
Moscow River Cup Moscow River Cup Moscow Russia Russia Clay (red) 32 2018 2018
Tournoi de Québec Coupe Banque Nationale Quebec City Canada Canada Carpet (i) 32 2009 2018
Bucharest Open BRD Bucharest Open Bucharest Romania Romania Clay (red) 32 2014 2019
Ladies Open Lugano Ladies Open Lugano Lugano Switzerland Switzerland Clay (red) 32 2017 2019
Nuremberg Cup Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nürnberg Germany Germany Clay (red) 32 2013 2019
Mallorca Open Mallorca Open Mallorca Spain Spain Grass 32 2016 2019
Baltic Open Baltic Open Jūrmala Latvia Latvia Clay (red) 32 2019 2019
Bronx Open NYJTL Bronx Open The Bronx, New York City United States United States Hard 32 2019 2019
Tashkent Open Tashkent Open Tashkent Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Hard 32 2009 2019
Tianjin Open Tianjin Open Tianjin China China Hard 32 2014 2019
Shenzhen Open Shenzhen Longhua Open Shenzhen China China Hard 32 2013 2020
Mexican Open Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco Mexico Mexico Hard 32 2009 2020
Luxembourg Open BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City Luxembourg Luxembourg Hard (i) 32 2009 2021
İstanbul Cup TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup Istanbul Turkey Turkey Clay (red) 32 2009 2022
Abierto Zapopan Abierto Akron Zapopan Zapopan Mexico Mexico Hard 32 2021 2022
Slovenia Open Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož Slovenia Slovenia Hard 32 2009 2022
Tallinn Open Tallinn Open Tallinn Estonia Estonia Hard 32 2022 2022
Swiss Open Ladies Open Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland Switzerland Clay (red) 32 2016 2023
WTA Lyon Open Open 6ème Sens Métropole de Lyon Lyon France France Hard (i) 32 2020 2023
WTA Poland Open BNP Paribas Warsaw Open Warsaw Poland Poland Hard 32 2021 2023
Hamburg European Open Hamburg Open Hamburg Germany Germany Clay (red) 32 2021 2023

Upgraded to WTA 500

Tournament Sponsored name City Country Surface Draw First Edition Last Edition
Washington Open Citi Open Washington D.C. United States United States Hard 32 2011 2022
Linz Open Upper Austria Ladies Linz Linz Austria Austria Hard (i) 32 2009 2023
Internationaux de Strasbourg Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg France France Clay (red) 32 1987 2023
Bad Homburg Open Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Volkers Bad Homburg Germany Germany Grass 32 2020 2023
Monterrey Open Abierto GNP Seguros Monterrey Mexico Mexico Hard 32 2009 2023
Korea Open Hana Bank Korea Open Seoul South Korea South Korea Hard 32 2009 2023
Ningbo Open Ningbo International Tennis Open Ningbo China China Hard 32 2023 2023

Winners by tournament

Singles

Current tournaments

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Auckland Russia E. Dementieva (1/1) Belgium Wickmayer (3/5) Hungary G. Arn (1/1) China J. Zheng (1/1) Poland A. Radwańska (1/4) Serbia Ivanovic (4/5) United States V. Williams (4/6) United States Stephens (2/3) United States L. Davis (1/1) Germany Görges (3/5) Germany Görges (5/5) United States S. Williams (2/2)
Shenzhen Not an Event China Li (2/3) China Li (3/3) Romania Halep (6/9) Poland A. Radwańska (4/4) Czech Republic K. Siniaková (1/2) Romania Halep (8/9) Belarus A. Sabalenka (1/3) Russia E. Alexandrova (1/1)
Hobart Czech Republic P. Kvitová (1/5) Ukraine A. Bondarenko (1/1) Australia Gajdošová (2/2) Germany M. Barthel (1/3) Russia E. Vesnina (1/1) Spain G. Muguruza (1/3) United Kingdom Watson (2/4) France Cornet (4/5) Belgium E. Mertens (1/4) Belgium Mertens (2/4) United States S. Kenin (1/4) Kazakhstan Rybakina (2/2)
Hua Hin Not an Event Ukraine Yastremska (2/3) Poland Linette (2/2)
Acapulco United States V. Williams (1/6) United States V. Williams (2/6) Argentina G. Dulko (1/1) Italy S. Errani (1/6) Italy Errani (5/6) Slovakia D. Cibulková (1/3) Switzerland Bacsinszky (2/4) United States Stephens (3/3) Ukraine Tsurenko (3/4) Ukraine Tsurenko (4/4) China Y. Wang (1/1) United Kingdom Watson (4/4)
Lyon Not an Event United States Kenin (4/4)
Monterrey France M. Bartoli (1/2) Russia A. Pavlyuchenkova (1/10) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (3/10) Hungary T. Babos (1/3) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (4/10) Serbia Ivanovic (5/5) Switzerland Bacsinszky (3/4) United Kingdom Watson (3/4) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (7/10) Spain Muguruza (2/3) Spain Muguruza (3/3) Ukraine Svitolina (7/8)
Bogotá Spain MJ. Martínez Sánchez (1/4) Colombia M. Duque-Mariño (1/1) Spain L. Domínguez Lino (1/1) Spain L. Arruabarrena (1/2) Serbia Janković (2/4) France C. Garcia (1/5) Brazil T. Pereira (1/2) United States I. Falconi (1/1) Italy Schiavone (5/5) Slovakia Schmiedlová (3/3) United States A. Anisimova (1/1) Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Marrakech/Rabat Spain A. Medina Garrigues (1/3) Czech Republic I. Benešová (1/1) Italy A. Brianti (1/1) Netherlands K. Bertens (1/5) Italy Schiavone (3/5) Spain MT. Torró Flor (1/1) Ukraine Svitolina (3/8) Switzerland Bacsinszky (4/4) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (8/10) Belgium Mertens (4/4) Greece M. Sakkari (1/1)
Nottingham Not an Event Croatia A. Konjuh (1/1) Czech Republic Ka. Plíšková (5/5) Croatia Vekić (2/2) Australia Barty (2/3) France Garcia (5/5)
's-Hertogenbosch Thailand T. Tanasugarn (1/2) Belgium J. Henin (1/1) Italy Vinci (4/8) Russia Petrova (2/3) Romania Halep (2/9) United States C. Vandeweghe (1/2) Italy C. Giorgi (1/2) United States Vandeweghe (2/2) Estonia A. Kontaveit (1/1) Serbia A. Krunić (1/1) United States Riske (2/2)
Birmingham Slovakia M. Rybáriková (1/4) China N. Li (1/3) Germany S. Lisicki (1/3) United States M. Oudin (1/1) Slovakia Hantuchová (3/4) WTA Premier Event
Bad Homburg Not an Event
Bucharest Not an Event Romania Halep (5/9) Slovakia Schmiedlová (2/3) Romania Halep (7/9) Romania Begu (4/4) Latvia Sevastova (3/4) Kazakhstan E. Rybakina (1/2)
Gstaad/Lausanne Not an Event Switzerland V. Golubic (1/1) Netherlands Bertens (4/5) France Cornet (5/5) France F. Ferro (1/2)
Jūrmala Not an Event Latvia Sevastova (4/4)
Washington D.C. Not an Event Russia N. Petrova (1/3) Slovakia Rybáriková (3/4) Slovakia Rybáriková (4/4) Russia S. Kuznetsova (1/2) United States S. Stephens (1/3) Belgium Wickmayer (5/5) Russia Makarova (2/2) Russia Kuznetsova (2/2) United States J. Pegula (1/1)
Palermo Italy F. Pennetta (1/2) Estonia K. Kanepi (1/2) Spain Medina Garrigues (3/3) Italy Errani (4/6) Italy Vinci (8/8) Not an Event Switzerland Teichmann (2/2) France Ferro (2/2)
Prague Not an Event Czech Republic Ka. Plíšková (4/5) Czech Republic Šafářová (2/2) Germany Barthel (3/3) Czech Republic Kvitová (5/5) Switzerland J. Teichmann (1/2) Romania Halep (9/9)
Lexington Not an Event United States J. Brady (1/1)
Istanbul Russia V. Dushevina (1/1) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (2/10) Not held Denmark Wozniacki (7/9) Ukraine L. Tsurenko (1/4) Turkey Ç Büyükakçay (1/1) Ukraine Svitolina (6/8) France P. Parmentier (1/2) Croatia P. Martić (1/1) Romania PM. Țig (1/1)
Strasbourg France A. Rezaï (1/3) Russia Sharapova (2/3) Germany Petkovic (2/4) Italy Schiavone (2/5) France Cornet (2/5) Puerto Rico M. Puig (1/1) Australia Stosur (4/6) France Garcia (2/5) Australia Stosur (6/6) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (10/10) Ukraine Yastremska (3/3) Ukraine Svitolina (8/8)
Osaka/Tokyo/Hiroshima Australia S. Stosur (1/6) Thailand Tanasugarn (2/2) France Bartoli (2/2) United Kingdom H. Watson (1/4) Australia Stosur (2/6) Australia Stosur (3/6) Belgium Wickmayer (4/5) United States C. McHale (1/1) Kazakhstan Z. Diyas (1/1) Chinese Taipei Hsieh (3/3) Japan Hibino (2/2) Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Nanchang Not an Event China Y. Duan (1/1) China Peng (2/2) China Q. Wang (1/2) Sweden R. Peterson (1/2)
Linz Belgium Wickmayer (2/5) Serbia A. Ivanovic (1/5) Czech Republic Kvitová (3/5) Belarus Azarenka (5/5) Germany Kerber (2/2) Czech Republic Ka. Plíšková (3/5) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (6/10) Slovakia Cibulková (3/3) Czech Republic Strýcová (2/2) Italy Giorgi (2/2) United States C. Gauff (1/1) Belarus Sabalenka (3/3)
Seoul Japan K. Date-Krumm (1/1) Russia Kleybanova (2/2) Spain Martínez Sánchez (4/4) Denmark Wozniacki (5/9) Poland A. Radwańska (2/4) Czech Republic Ka. Plíšková (2/5) Romania Begu (2/4) Spain Arruabarrena (2/2) Latvia J. Ostapenko (1/2) Netherlands Bertens (5/5) Czech Republic K. Muchová (1/1) Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Guangzhou Israel S. Pe'er (1/2) Australia J. Gajdošová (1/2) South Africa C. Scheepers (1/1) Chinese Taipei Hsieh (2/3) China S. Zhang (1/2) Romania Niculescu (2/3) Serbia Janković (3/4) Ukraine Tsurenko (2/4) China Zhang (2/2) China Q. Wang (2/2) United States Kenin (3/4)
Tianjin Not an Event United States A. Riske (1/2) Poland A. Radwańska (3/4) China S. Peng (1/2) Russia Sharapova (3/3) France Garcia (4/5) Sweden Peterson (2/2)
Hong Kong Not an Event Germany Lisicki (3/3) Serbia Janković (4/4) Denmark Wozniacki (9/9) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (9/10) Ukraine D. Yastremska (1/3) Canceled due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests
Luxembourg City Switzerland T. Bacsinszky (1/4) Italy Vinci (2/8) Belarus Azarenka (4/5) United States V. Williams (3/6) Denmark Wozniacki (6/9) Germany A. Beck (1/2) Japan M. Doi (1/1) Romania Niculescu (3/3) Germany C. Witthöft (1/1) Germany Görges (4/5) Latvia Ostapenko (2/2)
Zhuhai Not an Event United States V. Williams (5/6) Czech Republic Kvitová (4/5) Germany Görges (2/5) Australia Barty (3/3) Belarus Sabalenka (2/3)

Previous tournaments

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Ponte Vedra Beach Denmark C. Wozniacki (1/9) Denmark Wozniacki (2/9) Not an Event
Portorož Russia D. Safina (1/1) Russia A. Chakvetadze (1/1) Not an Event
Brisbane Belarus V. Azarenka (1/5) Belgium K. Clijsters (1/1) Czech Republic Kvitová (2/5) WTA Premier Event
Marbella Serbia J. Janković (1/4) Italy Pennetta (2/2) Belarus Azarenka (3/5) Not an Event
Barcelona Italy R. Vinci (1/8) Italy F. Schiavone (1/5) Italy Vinci (3/8) Italy Errani (2/6) Not an Event
Copenhagen Not an Event Denmark Wozniacki (3/9) Denmark Wozniacki (4/9) Germany A. Kerber (1/2) Not an Event
Dallas Not an Event Germany Lisicki (2/3) Italy Vinci (6/8) Not an Event
Memphis Belarus Azarenka (2/5) Russia M. Sharapova (1/3) Slovakia Rybáriková (2/4) Sweden S. Arvidsson (1/1) New Zealand M. Erakovic (1/1) Not an Event
Budapest Hungary Á. Szávay (1/2) Hungary Szávay (2/2) Italy Vinci (5/8) Italy Errani (3/6) Romania Halep (3/9) Not an Event
Estoril Belgium Y. Wickmayer (1/5) Latvia A. Sevastova (1/4) Spain Medina Garrigues (2/3) Estonia Kanepi (2/2) Russia Pavlyuchenkova (5/10) Spain C. Suárez Navarro (1/1) Not an Event
Pattaya City Russia V. Zvonareva (1/3) Russia Zvonareva (2/3) Slovakia D. Hantuchová (1/4) Slovakia Hantuchová (2/4) Russia M. Kirilenko (1/1) Russia E. Makarova (1/2) Slovakia Hantuchová (4/4) Not an Event
Bad Gastein Germany A. Petkovic (1/4) Germany J. Görges (1/5) Spain Martínez Sánchez (3/4) France A. Cornet (1/5) Austria Y. Meusburger (1/1) Germany Petkovic (3/4) Australia Stosur (5/6) Not an Event
Baku Not held Russia Zvonareva (3/3) Serbia B. Jovanovski (1/2) Ukraine E. Svitolina (1/8) Ukraine Svitolina (2/8) Russia M. Gasparyan (1/2) Not an Event
Rio de Janeiro Not an Event Japan K. Nara (1/1) Italy Errani (6/6) Italy Schiavone (4/5) Not an Event
Katowice Not an Event Italy Vinci (7/8) France Cornet (3/5) Slovakia A.K. Schmiedlová (1/3) Slovakia Cibulková (2/3) Not an Event
Florianópolis Not an Event Romania M. Niculescu (1/3) Czech Republic K. Zakopalová (1/1) Brazil Pereira (2/2) Romania Begu (3/4) Not an Event
Kuala Lumpur Not an Event Russia A. Kleybanova (1/2) Australia J. Dokic (1/1) Chinese Taipei S-w. Hsieh (1/3) Czech Republic Ka. Plíšková (1/5) Croatia D. Vekić (1/2) Denmark Wozniacki (8/9) Ukraine Svitolina (4/8) Australia A. Barty (1/3) Not an Event
Båstad Spain Martínez Sánchez (2/4) France Rezaï (3/3) Slovenia P. Hercog (1/3) Slovenia Hercog (2/3) United States S. Williams (1/2) Germany Barthel (2/3) Sweden J. Larsson (1/2) Germany L. Siegemund (1/1) Czech Republic Siniaková (2/2) Not an Event
Kaohsiung/Taipei Not an Event United States V. Williams (6/6) Ukraine Svitolina (5/8) Hungary Babos (3/3) Not an Event
Moscow Not an Event Serbia O. Danilović (1/1) Not an Event
Québec City Hungary M. Czink (1/1) Austria T. Paszek (1/1) Czech Republic B. Záhlavová-Strýcová (1/2) Belgium K. Flipkens (1/1) Czech Republic L. Šafářová (1/2) Croatia M. Lučić-Baroni (1/1) Germany Beck (2/2) France O. Dodin (1/1) Belgium A. Van Uytvanck (1/4) France Parmentier (2/2) Not an Event
Budapest Not an Event Hungary Babos (2/3) Belgium Van Uytvanck (2/4) Belgium Van Uytvanck (3/4) Provisional move to Debrecen cancelled
Biel/Lugano Not an Event Czech Republic M. Vondroušová (1/1) Belgium Mertens (3/4) Slovenia Hercog (3/3) Not an Event
Nürnberg Not an Event Romania S. Halep (1/9) Canada E. Bouchard (1/1) Italy Knapp (2/2) Netherlands Bertens (2/5) Netherlands Bertens (3/5) Sweden Larsson (2/2) Kazakhstan Y. Putintseva (1/1) Not an Event
Mallorca Not an Event France Garcia (3/5) Latvia Sevastova (2/4) Germany T. Maria (1/1) United States Kenin (2/4) Not an Event
The Bronx Not an Event Poland M. Linette (1/2) Not an Event
Tashkent Israel Pe'er (2/2) Russia A. Kudryavtseva (1/1) Russia K. Pervak (1/1) Romania IC. Begu (1/4) Serbia Jovanovski (2/2) Italy K. Knapp (1/2) Japan N. Hibino (1/2) Czech Republic Kr. Plíšková (1/1) Ukraine K. Bondarenko (1/1) Russia Gasparyan (2/2) Belgium Van Uytvanck (4/4) Not an Event
Bali
Sofia
France Rezaï (2/3) Serbia Ivanovic (2/5) Serbia Ivanovic (3/5) Russia Petrova (3/3) Romania Halep (4/9) Germany Petkovic (4/4) Not an Event

See also