WTA Tier III tournaments
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The WTA Tier III tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis third-level tournaments held from 1990 until the end of the 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years due to tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled.[1]
From 2009 the majority of Tier III and Tier IV tournaments from previous seasons became WTA International Tournaments owing to a category change.[2] The main reason for the changes was to ease the pressure on players in terms of the number of tournaments that they were required to play.[3]
Contents
1 Events
2 Notes
3 References
4 External links
Events
| Tournament | Complete sponsored name | City(s) | Country A |
Court surface | Tier III from | Years | Current/ Defunct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VS of Houston |
Virginia Slims of Houston |
Houston |
 United States |
Clay |
1990 |
1 |
|
Tampa |
Eckerd Open |
Tampa, Florida |
United States |
Clay |
1990 |
1 |
|
Newport |
Virginia Slims of Newport |
Newport |
United States |
Grass |
1990 |
1 |
|
San Diego |
Toshiba Classic |
San Diego |
United States |
Hard |
1990–91 |
2 |
|
San Antonio |
New Haven Open at Yale |
San Antonio |
United States |
Hard |
1990–92 |
3 |
|
Sydney |
New South Wales Open |
Sydney |
 Australia |
Hard |
1990–92 |
3 |
Current |
Leipzig |
Sparkassen Cup |
Leipzig |
 Germany |
Carpet (i) |
1990–92 |
3 |
|
Barcelona |
Barcelona Ladies Open |
Barcelona |
 Spain |
Clay |
1991–92 |
2 |
Current |
Lucerne |
European Open |
Lucerne |
 Switzerland |
Clay |
1992–94 |
3 |
|
Osaka |
Asian Open |
Osaka |
 Japan |
Carpet (i) |
1992–94 |
3 |
|
Budapest |
GDF Suez Grand Prix |
Budapest |
 Hungary |
Carpet (i) (1993) Clay (2007–08) |
1993 2007–08 |
3 |
Current |
Kitzbühel |
WTA Austrian Open |
Kitzbühel |
 Austria |
Clay |
1993 |
1 |
|
Schenectady |
OTB International Open |
Schenectady |
United States |
Hard |
1993–94 |
2 |
|
Brisbane |
Danone Hardcourt Championships |
Brisbane |
Australia |
Hard |
1993–94 |
2 |
|
Linz |
Generali Ladies Linz |
Linz |
Austria |
Carpet (i) |
1993–97 |
5 |
Current |
Oklahoma City Memphis |
Cellular South Cup |
Oklahoma City (1993–2001) Memphis (2002–08) |
United States |
Hard (i) |
1993–2008 |
16 |
|
Strasbourg |
Internationaux de Strasbourg |
Strasbourg |
 France |
Clay |
1993–2008 |
16 |
Current |
Tokyo Outdoor |
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships |
Tokyo |
Japan |
Hard |
1993–2008 |
16 |
|
Birmingham |
Aegon Classic |
Birmingham |
 United Kingdom |
Grass |
1993–2008 |
16 |
Current |
Quebec City |
Challenge Bell |
Quebec City |
 Canada |
Carpet (i) |
1993–2008 |
16 |
Current |
Moscow |
Kremlin Cup |
Moscow |
 Russia |
Carpet (i) |
1994–96 |
3 |
Current |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico Open |
San Juan |
 Puerto Rico |
Hard |
1995 |
1 |
|
Zagreb Bol |
Croatian Bol Ladies Open |
Zagreb (1995) Bol (2000–03) |
 Croatia |
Clay |
1995 2000–2003 |
5 |
|
Jakarta |
Danamon Open |
Jakarta |
 Indonesia |
Hard |
1995–96 |
2 |
|
Warsaw |
Warsaw Open |
Warsaw |
 Poland |
Clay |
1995–98 2002–10 |
5 |
|
Luxembourg City |
BGL Luxembourg Open |
Luxembourg City |
 Luxembourg |
Carpet (i) (1996–2000) Hard (i) (2001–04, 2008) |
1996–2004 2008 |
10 |
Current |
's-Hertogenbosch |
Ordina Open |
's-Hertogenbosch |
 Netherlands |
Grass |
1996–2008 |
13 |
Current |
Madrid |
Madrid Open |
Madrid |
Spain |
Clay |
1997–2003 |
7 |
|
Gold Coast |
Brisbane International |
Gold Coast |
Australia |
Hard |
1997–2008 |
12 |
|
Prague |
ECM Prague Open |
Prague |
 Czech Republic |
Clay |
1998 |
1 |
|
VS of Boston |
Virginia Slims of Boston |
Boston, Massachusetts |
United States |
Hard |
1998 |
1 |
|
Cairo |
Dreamland Egypt Classic |
Cairo |
 Egypt |
Clay |
1999 |
1 |
|
Sopot |
Orange Warsaw Open |
Sopot |
Poland |
Clay |
1999–2004 |
6 |
|
Kuala Lumpur Bali |
Wismilak International (1999–2006) Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic (2007–08) |
Kuala Lumpur (1999–2000) Bali (2001–08) |
 Malaysia Indonesia |
Hard |
1999–2008 |
10 |
|
Vienna |
WTA Austrian Open |
Klagenfurt (2000) Vienna (2001–04) |
Austria |
Clay |
2000–04 |
5 |
|
Canberra |
Canberra International |
Canberra |
Australia |
Hard |
2001 |
1 |
|
Doha |
Qatar Ladies Open |
Doha |
 Qatar |
Hard |
2001–03 |
3 |
|
Bogotá |
Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas |
Bogotá |
 Colombia |
Clay |
2001–08 |
8 |
Current |
Acapulco |
Abierto Mexicano Telcel HSBC |
Acapulco |
 Mexico |
Clay |
2001–08 |
8 |
Current |
Hasselt |
Gaz de France Stars |
Hasselt |
 Belgium |
Hard (i) |
2004–06 |
3 |
|
Cincinnati |
Western & Southern Open |
Cincinnati |
United States |
Hard |
2004–2008 |
5 |
Current |
Guangzhou |
Guangzhou International Women's Open |
Guangzhou |
 China |
Hard |
2004–08 |
5 |
Current |
Bangkok |
PTT Bangkok Open |
Bangkok |
 Thailand |
Hard |
2005–07 |
3 |
|
Kolkata |
Sunfeast Open |
Kolkata |
 India |
Hard (i) |
2005–07 |
3 |
|
Istanbul |
İstanbul Cup |
Istanbul |
 Turkey |
Clay |
2005–08 |
4 |
Current |
Bangalore |
Bangalore Open |
Bangalore |
India |
Hard |
2006–08 |
3 |
|
Bad Gastein |
Gastein Ladies |
Bad Gastein |
Austria |
Clay |
2007–08 |
2 |
Current |
Viña del Mar |
Cachantún Cup |
Viña del Mar |
 Chile |
Clay |
2008 |
1 |
Notes
^A a Years in the "surface" or "country" columns only refer to the period that the tournament was played on the surface or in that country as a Tier III tournament.
References
^ "Acura Classic upgrades to WTA Tour Tier I status". Acura Classic. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Robson, Douglas (10 November 2008). "Players, officials iron out changes to WTA's 2009 plans". USA Today. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
^ Tandon, Kamakshi. "Withdrawal symptoms: WTA Tour looks at pullouts". tennis.com. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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