The WTA will now protect the rankings of female tennis pros who take time away from competition to undergo fertility protection procedures, the tour announced Wednesday. The player-led measure ...

The WTA launched a second initiative in its path to providing safeguards for mothers playing on tour. On Wednesday, the WTA introduced the Fertility Protection Special Entry Ranking Rule, allowing ...

The WTA also said players will benefit from paid maternity leave and grants for fertility protection through the WTA Maternity Fund sponsored by the Saudi Public Investment Fund.

Female players who choose to undergo a fertility protection procedure will be allowed to take time away from the sport and return to competitive action with a protected ranking, the governing body ...

The big winners. One of the big winners is Sabalenka, who has moved up to 11,033 points in the WTA Live Rankings. The Belarusian will move to 11,533 points if she beats Swiatek in their semi-final ...

Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko has filed an amended lawsuit that accuses the WTA Tour and its chairman, Steve Simon, of a breach of contract, negligence and the “negligent infliction of ...

Women's tennis world rankings are calculated by the WTA, who award points based on a player's performance at particular tournaments. The further a player progresses in a sanctioned event, the more ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The women’s professional tennis tour and Tennis Channel announced Wednesday they have a six-year rights deal for U.S. coverage of WTA tournaments through 2032. The agreement ...

WTA president Steve Simon, whose tenure has been marked by tensions with China, is to leave his post in December, the body that runs the women's tennis tour announced on Thursday.

The WTA told BBC Sport that although the organisation has the "greatest sympathy for the challenges Tsurenko has faced", it is "disappointed" she is taking legal action.