Tournament category in women's tennis 2009–2024
WTA 125 tournaments are an international series of professional women'stennis tournaments organized by theWomen's Tennis Association since 2012.
Sometimes called the WTA Challenger tour (analogous to the men'sATP Challenger Series ),[ 1] [ 2] it is the second highest level of women's competition, below the top-tierWTA Tour , and above theITF Women's World Tennis Tour tournaments.
Players who succeed in the WTA 125s earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for the main draw or qualifying draw entry of WTA Tour tournaments. Titles and losses at a WTA 125 event are separately counted from a player's WTA Tour results and corresponding head-to-head statistics.[citation needed ]
Tournament locations [ edit ] Andorra :Andorra la Vella (2022–2023)Croatia :Bol (2016–2019, 2021),Makarska (2022–present)Czech Republic :Prague (2020)France :Angers (2021–present),Contrexéville (2022–present),Limoges (2014–2019, 2021–present),Paris (2022–present),Rouen (2022–2023),Saint-Malo (2021–present)Germany :Karlsruhe (2019, 2021–2022),Hamburg (2024)Hungary :Budapest (2022)Italy :Bari (2022–present),Gaiba (2022–present),Florence (2023),Parma (2023–present)Poland :Grodzisk Mazowiecki (2023),Warsaw (2024)Portugal :Oeiras (2024)Romania :Bucharest (2022–present),Iași (2022–2023)Serbia :Belgrade (2021)Slovenia :Ljubljana (2023–present)Spain :La Bisbal d'Empordà (2023–present),Lleida (2024),Marbella (2022),Reus (2023),Valencia (2022–present)Sweden :Båstad (2019, 2021–present)Switzerland :Montreux (2024)United Kingdom :Birmingham (2025-),Ikley (2025-)[ 3] Canada :Vancouver (2022)Mexico :Cancún (2025),Guadalajara (2019, 2024),Puerto Vallarta (2024–present),San Luis Potosí (2023–2024),Tampico (2022–present)United States :Carlsbad (2015),Charleston (2021, 2024),Chicago (2018, 2021, 2023),Columbus (2021),Concord (2021–2022),Honolulu (2016–2017),Houston (2018–2019),Indian Wells (2018–2020),Midland (2021–present),New Haven (2019),Newport Beach (2018–2020),San Antonio (2016),Stanford (2023)2012–2020 WTA 125K Series
2021–present WTA 125
The tournaments offer total prize money of $125,000–$162,480. An exception was made in case of2020 Advantage Cars Prague Open which had a prize money of $3,125,000 which was funded by2020 US Open organizers to make up for the lack of a qualifying draw as many low ranked players, mainly from Europe were unable to travel to New York due toCOVID-19 pandemic .
Points distribution [ edit ] Event W F SF QF R16 R32 Q Q2 Q1 Singles 125 81 49 27 15 1 6 4 1 Doubles 1 — Doubles (8D) 1 —
Most titles by player [ edit ] Most finals by player [ edit ] Most titles by country [ edit ] Singles Age Player Title 17 years, 233 daysCiCi Bellis Honolulu 2016 17 years, 292 daysSára Bejlek Colina 2023 18 years, 60 daysElina Svitolina Pune 2012 18 years, 225 daysBianca Andreescu Newport Beach 2019 18 years, 239 daysDiana Shnaider [ a] Montevideo 2022 18 years, 244 daysClara Tauson Chicago 2021 19 years, 49 daysAshlyn Krueger Gaiba 2023 19 years, 81 daysDiane Parry Montevideo 2021 19 years, 174 daysKristina Mladenovic Taipei 2012 19 years, 205 daysAryna Sabalenka Mumbai 2017
Doubles Age Player Title 18 years, 160 daysCéline Naef Andorra la Vella 2023 18 years, 183 daysKateřina Siniaková Limoges 2014 18 years, 305 daysMaya Joint Cancún 2025 19 years, 46 daysChan Hao-ching Taipei 2012 19 years, 69 daysDiana Shnaider [ a] La Bisbal d'Empordà 2023 19 years, 111 daysTaylah Preston Cancún 2025 19 years, 161 daysErika Andreeva [ a] Andorra la Vella 2023 19 years, 163 daysElena Pridankina [ a] Mumbai 2025 19 years, 174 daysKristina Mladenovic Taipei 2012 19 years, 198 daysAryna Sabalenka Taipei 2017
Singles Age Player Title 36 years, 12 daysTatjana Maria Barranquilla 2023 35 years, 72 daysVarvara Lepchenko Charleston 2021 35 years, 72 daysSara Errani Contrexéville 2022 34 years, 75 daysIrina-Camelia Begu Cali 2024 34 years, 13 days Irina-Camelia Begu(2) Montreux 2024 33 years, 330 daysRebecca Marino Midland 2024 33 years, 311 daysKirsten Flipkens Houston 2019 33 years, 30 daysSorana Cîrstea Reus 2023 32 years, 315 daysPeng Shuai Houston 2018 32 years, 215 daysArantxa Rus Contrexéville 2023
Doubles Age Player Title 38 years, 255 daysVera Zvonareva [ a] Paris 2023 37 years, 103 days Vera Zvonareva(2) Limoges 2021 37 years, 74 daysMonica Niculescu Angers 2024 37 years, 11 days Monica Niculescu(2) Hong Kong 2024 36 years, 210 daysSara Errani Florianópolis 2023 35 years, 302 daysRenata Voráčová Karlsruhe 2019 35 years, 205 days Sara Errani(2) Buenos Aires 2022 36 years, 76 days Monica Niculescu(3) Angers 2023 34 years, 359 daysBibiane Schoofs Saint-Malo 2023 34 years, 85 days Monica Niculescu(4) Limoges 2021
Highest-ranked winners [ edit ] Lowest-ranked winners [ edit ]