WTA 125 tournaments are an international series of professional women's tennis tournaments organized by the Women's Tennis Association since 2012.
Sometimes called the WTA Challenger tour (analogous to the men's ATP Challenger Series),[1][2] it is the second highest level of women's competition, below the top-tier WTA Tour, and above the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour tournaments.
Players who succeed in the WTA 125s earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for the main draw or qualifying draw entry of WTA Tour tournaments. Titles and losses at a WTA 125 event are separately counted from a player's WTA Tour results and corresponding head-to-head statistics.[citation needed]
Tournament locations
Asia
- China: Anning (2018–2019), Dalian (2015–2017), Nanchang (2014–2015), Nanjing (2013), Ningbo (2013–2014), Suzhou (2013–2014), Zhengzhou (2017–2018)
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong (2024)
- India: Pune (2012), Mumbai (2017–2018, 2024)
- South Korea: Seoul (2021)
- Taiwan: Taipei (2012–2019)
- Thailand: Hua Hin (2015, 2017)
- Turkey: Antalya (2024)
Europe
- Andorra: Andorra la Vella (2022–present)
- Croatia: Bol (2016–2019, 2021), Makarska (2022–present)
- Czech Republic: Prague (2020)
- France: Angers (2021–present), Contrexéville (2022–present), Limoges (2014–2019, 2021–present), Paris (2022–present), Rouen (2022–2023), Saint-Malo (2021–present)
- Germany: Karlsruhe (2019, 2021–2022)
- Hungary: Budapest (2022)
- Italy: Bari (2022–present), Gaiba (2022–present), Florence (2023), Parma (2023–present)
- Poland: Grodzisk Mazowiecki (2023), Warsaw (2024)
- Portugal: Oeiras (2024)
- Romania: Bucharest (2022–present), Iași (2022–2023)
- Serbia: Belgrade (2021)
- Slovenia: Ljubljana (2023–present)
- Spain: La Bisbal d'Empordà (2023–present), Lleida (2024), Marbella (2022), Reus (2023), Valencia (2022–present)
- Sweden: Båstad (2019, 2021–present)
- Switzerland: Montreux (2024)
- United Kingdom: Birmingham (2025)
North America
- Canada: Vancouver (2022)
- Mexico: Guadalajara (2019, 2024), Puerto Vallarta (2024–present), San Luis Potosí (2023–present), Tampico (2022–present)
- United States: Carlsbad (2015), Charleston (2021, 2024), Chicago (2018, 2021, 2023), Columbus (2021), Concord (2021–2022), Honolulu (2016–2017), Houston (2018–2019), Indian Wells (2018–2020), Midland (2021–present), New Haven (2019), Newport Beach (2018–2020), San Antonio (2016), Stanford (2023)
Oceania
- Australia : Canberra (2024)
South America
- Argentina: Buenos Aires (2021–present)
- Brazil: Florianópolis (2023–present)
- Chile: Colina (2022–present)
- Colombia: Barranquilla (2023–present), Cali (2013, 2023)
- Uruguay: Montevideo (2021–present)
Historic names
2012–2020
WTA 125K Series
2021–present
WTA 125
Prize money
The tournaments offer total prize money of $125,000–$162,480. An exception was made in case of 2020 Advantage Cars Prague Open which had a prize money of $3,125,000 which was funded by 2020 US Open organizers to make up for the lack of a qualifying draw as many low ranked players, mainly from Europe were unable to travel to New York due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Points distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 | — | |||||||
| Doubles (8D) | 1 | — | |||||||
Singles champions
WTA 125K Series
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Beach | Not an event |  Collins |  Andreescu | Brengle | |||||
| Cali | ITF Women's Circuit |  Arruabarrena Vecino | Not an Event | ||||||
| Indian Wells | Not an event |  Errani |  Golubic |  Begu | |||||
| San Antonio | Not an event |  Doi | Not an event | ||||||
| Guadalajara | Not an event |  Kudermetova | Cancelled | ||||||
| Zhengzhou | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit |  Q Wang | S Zheng | WTA Premier | ||||
| Xi'an | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | Not an event | Cancelled | |||||
| Anning | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | Khromacheva | S Zheng | |||||
| West Hempstead | Not an event | Cancelled | Not an event | ||||||
| Bol | Not an event |  Minella |  Krunić |  Zidanšek | Zidanšek | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
| Båstad | WTA International | Doi | |||||||
| Karlsruhe | Not an event | Țig | |||||||
| Chicago/New Haven | Not an event |  Martić | Blinkova | ||||||
| Nanchang | Not an event | Peng | Janković | WTA International | |||||
| Prague | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | ITF Women's Tour |  Kučová | |||||
| Suzhou | ITF Women's Circuit |  Pe'er |  Friedsam | ITF Women's Circuit | ITF Women's Tour | Not an event | |||
| Portschach | WTA International | Not an event | Cancelled | ||||||
| Dalian | Not an event | S Zheng |  Kr Plíšková |  Kozlova | Not an event | ||||
| Ningbo | ITF Women's Circuit | Jovanovski |  Linette | Not an event | |||||
| Warsaw | Not an event | Cancelled | |||||||
| Nanjing | Not an event | Zhang | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | Not an event | ||||
| Pune or Mumbai | Svitolina | Not an Event |  Sabalenka |  Kumkhum | Not an Event | ||||
| Hua Hin | Not an event |  Shvedova | Cancelled | Bencic | Not an event | WTA International | |||
| Taipei |  Mladenovic |  Van Uytvanck | Diatchenko |  Babos | Rodina | Bencic | Kumkhum | Diatchenko | Cancelled |
| Houston | Not an event | Peng | Flipkens | ||||||
| Limoges | ITF Women's Circuit | Smitková | Garcia | Alexandrova | Niculescu | Alexandrova | Alexandrova | ||
| Carlsbad or Honolulu | WTA Premier | Not an event | Wickmayer | Bellis | Zhang | Exhibition event | Not an event | ||
WTA 125
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | Not an event | ITF Women's Tour | Párrizas Díaz | |
| Cali | Not an event |  Podoroska | Not an event | |
| Mumbai | Not an event |  Semeņistaja | ||
| Puerto Vallarta | Not an event | Kessler | ||
| Marbella | Not an event |  Sherif | Not an event | |
| San Luis Potosí | Not an event | Cocciaretto | Podoroska | |
| Antalya | Not an event | Bouzas Maneiro | ||
| Oeiras | ITF Women's Tour |  Lamens | ||
| Saint-Malo | Golubic |  Haddad Maia | Stephens | Boisson |
| Reus/Lleida | Not an event | Cîrstea | Siniaková | |
| Florence | Paolini | Not an event | ||
| Paris | Not an event | Liu | Parry |  Shnaider [a] |
| Bol/Makarska | Paolini | Niemeier | Sherif | Volynets |
| La Bisbal d'Empordà | ITF Women's Tour | Rus | Carlé | |
| Valencia | ITF Women's Tour | Q Zheng | Sherif | Li |
| Gaiba | Not an event | Van Uytvanck | Krueger | Parks |
| Båstad | Párrizas Díaz |  Jang | Danilović | |
| Contrexéville | ITF Women's Tour | Errani | Rus | |
| Charleston | Lepchenko | ITF Women's Tour | Cocciaretto | |
| Belgrade | Schmiedlová | Not an event | ||
| Iași | Not an event | Bogdan | Bogdan | |
| Concord | Fręch | Vandeweghe | Not an event | |
| Kozerki/Warsaw | ITF Women's Tour | Yastremska | ||
| Barranquilla | Not an event | ITF Women's Tour | Maria | |
| Chicago |  Tauson | Not an event |  Tomova | |
| Vancouver | Not an event |  Grammatikopoulou | ITF Women's Tour | |
| Stanford | Not an event | Y Wang | ||
| Karlsruhe | Sherif | Sherif | Not an event | |
| Portorož | WTA 250 | Not an event | ||
| Columbus | Párrizas Díaz | Not an event | ||
| Bari | Not an event |  Grabher | Zidanšek | Todoni |
| Bucharest | Begu |  Sharma | ||
| Budapest | Korpatsch | Not an event | ||
| Ljubljana | Not an event | Bassols Ribera | ||
| Parma | WTA 250 | Bogdan | Schmiedlová | |
| Rouen | Not an event | Zanevska | Golubic | |
| Tampico | Not an event | Cocciaretto | Bektas | |
| Midland | Brengle | McNally | Kalinskaya[a] | |
| Taipei | Cancelled | Not an event | ||
| Colina | ITF Women's Tour | Sherif | Bejlek | |
| Florianópolis | Not an event | Tomljanović | ||
| Buenos Aires | Bondár | Udvardy | Pigossi | |
| Andorra la Vella | Not an event | Parks | Bassols Ribera | |
| Montevideo | Parry | Shnaider[a] |  Zarazúa | |
| Angers | Diatchenko | Parks | Burel | |
| Limoges | Van Uytvanck | Kalinina | Bucșa | |
| Seoul | Zhu | WTA 250 | ||
Records
- as of 24 June 2024[update]
Most titles by player
| No. | Doubles |
|---|---|
| 5 | Irina Bara |
| Aliona Bolsova | |
| Dalila Jakupović | |
| Asia Muhammad | |
| 4 | Cristina Bucșa |
| Misaki Doi | |
 Ekaterine Gorgodze | |
| Katarzyna Kawa | |
| Irina Khromacheva | |
| Veronika Kudermetova | |
| Wang Yafan |
Most finals by player
Most titles by country
| No. | Doubles |
|---|---|
| 22 | United States |
| 13 | China |
| 12 |  Chinese Taipei |
| 11 | Japan |
| Russia[b] | |
| Spain | |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
| Romania | |
| 8 | Georgia |
| 7 | Slovenia |
Youngest champions
| Age | Player | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 18 years, 160 days | Céline Naef | Andorra la Vella 2023 |
| 18 years, 183 days | Kateřina Siniaková | Limoges 2014 |
| 19 years, 46 days | Chan Hao-ching | Taipei 2012 |
| 19 years, 69 days | Diana Shnaider[a] | La Bisbal d'Empordà 2023 |
| 19 years, 161 days | Erika Andreeva[a] | Andorra la Vella 2023 |
| 19 years, 174 days | Kristina Mladenovic | Taipei 2012 |
| 19 years, 198 days | Aryna Sabalenka | Taipei 2017 |
| 19 years, 210 days | Veronika Kudermetova | Taipei 2016 |
| 19 years, 332 days | Barbora Krejčíková | Limoges 2015 |
| 19 years, 364 days | Wang Xinyu | Columbus 2021 |
Oldest champions
| Age | Player | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 38 years, 255 days | Vera Zvonareva[a] | Paris 2023 |
| 37 years, 103 days | Vera Zvonareva (2) | Limoges 2021 |
| 36 years, 210 days | Sara Errani | Florianópolis 2023 |
| 35 years, 302 days | Renata Voráčová | Karlsruhe 2019 |
| 35 years, 205 days | Sara Errani (2) | Buenos Aires 2022 |
| 36 years, 76 days | Monica Niculescu | Angers 2023 |
| 34 years, 359 days | Bibiane Schoofs | Saint-Malo 2023 |
| 34 years, 85 days | Monica Niculescu (2) | Limoges 2021 |
| 34 years, 11 days | Alena Fomina-Klotz[a] | Contrexéville 2023 |
| 33 years, 328 days | Galina Voskoboeva | Limoges 2018 |
Highest-ranked winners
Lowest-ranked winners
| Rank | Player | Title |
|---|---|---|
| unranked | Varvara Flink[a] | Concord 2022 |
| 1014 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | Bari 2022 |
| 944 |  Mirjam Björklund | Båstad 2021 |
| 826 | Wang Xinyu | Columbus 2021 |
| 809 | Hsieh Shu-ying | Honolulu 2017 |
| 632 | Tamara Zidanšek | San Luis Potosí 2024 |
| 550 |  Jodie Burrage | Stanford 2023 |
| 515 | Claire Liu | Gaiba 2022 |
| 491 | Madison Brengle | Gaiba 2022 |
| 458 | Maegan Manasse | Houston 2018 |
See also
Notes
References
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