WTA Tier III tournaments





















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]




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  • 1 Events


  • 2 Notes


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





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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





  1. ^ "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}


  2. ^ Robson, Douglas (10 November 2008). "Players, officials iron out changes to WTA's 2009 plans". USA Today. Retrieved 3 August 2009.


  3. ^ Tandon, Kamakshi. "Withdrawal symptoms: WTA Tour looks at pullouts". tennis.com. Retrieved 3 August 2009.




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