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 is home to 11 of the world's 20 highest-earning female athletes and set a new benchmark in 2024 with the record $4.8 million prize awarded to Singles Champion Coco Gauff at the WTA Finals ...

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 ...

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 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.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced Thursday that it will return to hosting tournaments in China in the fall after suspending all events in the country in 2021 due to the uncertainty ...

Facts to know. The WTA tour will travel to six countries the ATP will not: Singapore, U.A.E., Colombia, Hungary, Czech Republi, and Tunisia. The ATP will travel to ...

That’s not the level I expect from the WTA Finals,” Sabalenka said after beating Maria Sakkari 6-0, 6-1. “Thank you for this challenge I’m facing right now, to kind of like learn how to ...

Rarely since the founding of the WTA Tour in 1973 has the women’s game experienced as much tumult as it did in 2022. There were enormous highs and shattering lows, much to be proud of and plenty ...

The return of WTA tournaments to China in 2023 will hinge on a resolution to the Peng Shuai issue, with the governing body of the women's game telling Reuters on Wednesday it had still not met the ...

Women's Tennis Association (WTA) chairman Steve Simon will step down from his role in December after 10 years with the organisation, the governing body of women's tennis said on Thursday.

WTA bans Stefano Vukov, Elena Rybakina’s former coach, for one year after code of conduct investigation. By Charlie Eccleshare and Matthew Futterman. Feb. 11, 2025 Updated Feb. 18, 2025.