Tournament & Tour Announcements

[ti-amie]

Since there is a schedule to work with it's time to open this here.

[dave g]

ti-amie,
Have you heard anything about the WTA plans for January and February?

Dave

[ti-amie]

Not a thing Dave. It's so frustrating.

[ti-amie]

Look what I found.

Oleg S. @AnnaK_4ever

Based on what we know from ATP and ITF schedules and WTA leaks, these are the tournaments to be held from 4 January through AO:

Men:
1 x ATP Cup
4 x ATP 250
3 x Challenger 125
2 x Challenger 100
5 x Challenger 80
22 x M15

Women:
3 x WTA 500
1 x WTA 250
2 x W60
5 x W25
19 x W15

[ti-amie]

Tennis Majors @Tennis_Majors
Breaking: The @BJKCup play-offs will move to April 16-17, from Feb 5-6 - to be played during the week of the 2021 Finals

[ti-amie]

WTA announces start of 2021 Tour season
The WTA has announced the schedule for the first seven weeks of the 2021 Tour calendar, which kicks off with the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open.

By Press Release


via @WTA

The WTA has announced the schedule for the first seven weeks of the 2021 Tour calendar. The WTA has worked diligently with tournaments and players to provide as many job opportunities as possible while being mindful of increased travel restrictions and mandatory quarantine guidelines set forth by local governments.

[TalkAboutTennis]

NEWS RELEASE
December 18, 2020

WTA ANNOUNCES START OF 2021 TOUR SEASON

ST PETERSBURG, FL, USA - The WTA has announced the schedule for the first seven weeks of the 2021 Tour calendar. The WTA has worked diligently with tournaments and players to provide as many job opportunities as possible while being mindful of increased travel restrictions and mandatory quarantine guidelines set forth by local governments.

The season will kick off at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open, a WTA 500 level event, from January 5-13 at Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre. H.E Aref Al Awani, General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, said, "We are delighted to welcome to Abu Dhabi WTA’s 2021 kick-off event, the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open. Abu Dhabi is a global capital of world sport and the presence of top tennis players from around the world at this time only strengthens that position and reinforces our esteemed reputation."

The Australian Open qualifying will take place in Dubai from January 10-13, with both events then allowing for travel to Melbourne from one of Tennis Australia’s designated charter flight hubs of Dubai (in addition to Singapore and Los Angeles).

Upon conclusion of those events, players and their respective support teams will travel to Australia where they will complete the mandatory two-week quarantine. Following the quarantine period, two WTA 500 tournaments will be held concurrently in Melbourne Park from January 31 - February 7.

The 2021 Australian Open will then take place February 8-21 inclusive of singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

A WTA 250 will be held the second week of the Australian Open, allowing athletes to remain in Melbourne, securing three weeks of competition.

Steve Simon, WTA Chairman and CEO, said, "We are excited to announce the first swing of tournaments representing the opening weeks of the 2021 WTA season, all of which will operate in an environment that puts health and safety at the forefront. We want to express our sincere appreciation for the cooperation between key tennis stakeholders and organizations, along with the local health authorities who have been vital in getting us to this point. The hard work will continue as we look further ahead into 2021 to ensure a safe and robust calendar."

Due to travel restrictions and the mandatory quarantine, WTA 250 tournaments in Auckland and Shenzhen will not be held in 2021 but are scheduled to return to the WTA Tour calendar in 2022. The WTA continues to closely monitor the evolving status of tournaments for the remainder of 2021 with an announcement in the coming weeks surrounding a more expansive calendar.

Click https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1943551/ ... our-season for the 2021 WTA Tour
calendar (weeks 1-7).



About WTA:

Founded by Billie Jean King in 1973 on the principle of equal opportunity for women in sports, the WTA is the global leader in women’s professional sport with more than 1,650 players representing 84 nations competing for a record $180 million in prize money. In 2019, the WTA was watched by a record breaking global audience of 700 million. The 2020 WTA Tour includes 53 events and four Grand Slams, spanning across six continents and 28 countries and regions. The season culminates with the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, offering a $14 million total prize purse and honoring the season’s top singles and doubles players. Further information on the WTA can be found at wtatennis.com.

[ti-amie]

The ATP Website has posted a full year calendar. So far the WTA hasn't.

https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments

[ti-amie]

Caroline Wozniacki
@CaroWozniacki
·Dec 29
Question? Since the @wta will no longer have an app. Where do people check live scores and tournaments? Also maybe a schedule for 2021?

This is why that Lawler interview was so frustrating. Former players shouldn't have to take to Twitter to try and find out what is going on and why.

[ponchi101]

Caroline Wozniacki
@CaroWozniacki
·Dec 29
Question? Since the @wta will no longer have an app. Where do people check live scores and tournaments? Also maybe a schedule for 2021?

This is why that Lawler interview was so frustrating. Former players shouldn't have to take to Twitter to try and find out what is going on and why.

If Wozniacki is lost, what can we expect of the average person?

[ti-amie]

The WTA has provided its provisional calendar through Wimbledon.
via @TennisNewsTPN

[ti-amie]

[JazzNU]

[ponchi101]

What an amazing view. Would not mind losing in the first round just to explore that city.

[JazzNU]

What an amazing view. Would not mind losing in the first round just to explore that city.

100% Agree. I've always wanted to visit Italy in general, and Rome and the Tuscany region specifically. But adding Cagliari/Sardinia to the list. It's beautiful.