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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.
Tournament locations
Asia
- China : Anning (2018–2019), Dalian (2015–2017), Nanchang (2014–2015), Nanjing (2013), Ningbo (2013–2014), Suzhou (2013–2014), Zhengzhou (2017–2018)
- 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–present), Saint-Malo (2021–present)
- Germany : Karlsruhe (2019, 2021–2022)
- Hungary : Budapest (2022)
- Italy : Bari (2022–present), Gaiba (2022–present), Florence (2023–present)
- Poland : Grodzisk Mazowiecki (2023–present)
- Portugal : Oeiras (starting in 2024)
- Romania : Bucharest (2022–present), Iași (2022–present)
- Serbia : Belgrade (2021)
- Slovenia : Ljubljana (2023–present)
- Spain : La Bisbal d'Empordà (2023–present), Marbella (2022), Reus (2023–present), Valencia (2022–present)
- Sweden : Båstad (2019, 2021–present)
North America
- Canada : Vancouver (2022)
- Mexico : Guadalajara (2019), San Luis Potosí (2023–present), Tampico (2022–present)
- United States : Carlsbad (2015), Charleston (2021), 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–present)
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 |
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Singles | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Doubles (16D) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Doubles (8D) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Singles champions
WTA 125K Series
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Newport Beach | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Cali | ITF Women's Circuit | ![]() | Not an Event | ||||||
Indian Wells | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
San Antonio | Not an event | ![]() | Not an event | ||||||
Guadalajara | Not an event | ![]() | Cancelled | ||||||
Zhengzhou | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | ![]() | ![]() | WTA Premier | ||||
Xi'an | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | Not an event | Cancelled | |||||
Anning | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
West Hempstead | Not an event | Cancelled | Not an event | ||||||
Bol | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
Båstad | WTA International | ![]() | |||||||
Karlsruhe | Not an event | ![]() | |||||||
Chicago/New Haven | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Nanchang | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | WTA International | |||||
Prague | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | ITF Women's Tour | ![]() | |||||
Suzhou | ITF Women's Circuit | ![]() | ![]() | ITF Women's Circuit | ITF Women's Tour | Not an event | |||
Portschach | WTA International | Not an event | Cancelled | ||||||
Dalian | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | ||||
Ningbo | ITF Women's Circuit | ![]() | ![]() | Not an event | |||||
Warsaw | Not an event | Cancelled | |||||||
Nanjing | Not an event | ![]() | Not an event | ITF Women's Circuit | Not an event | ||||
Pune/Mumbai | ![]() | Not an Event | ![]() | ![]() | Not an Event | ||||
Hua Hin | Not an event | ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Not an event | WTA International | |||
Taipei | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Cancelled |
Houston | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Limoges | ITF Women's Circuit | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Carlsbad/Honolulu | WTA Premier | Not an event | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Exhibition event | Not an event | ||
WTA 125
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Canberra | Not an event | ITF Women's Tour | ![]() | |
Da Nang | Not an event | |||
Cali | Not an event | ![]() |
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Mumbai | Not an event | |||
Marbella | Not an event | ![]() |
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San Luis Potosí | Not an event | ![]() | ||
Saint-Malo | ![]() |
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Reus | Not an event | ![]() | ||
Florence | ![]() | |||
Paris | Not an event | ![]() |
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Bol/Makarska | ![]() |
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La Bisbal d'Empordà | ITF Women's Tour | ![]() | ||
Valencia | ITF Women's Tour | ![]() |
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Gaiba | Not an event | ![]() |
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Båstad | ![]() |
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Contrexéville | ITF Women's Tour | ![]() |
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Charleston | ![]() |
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Belgrade | ![]() |
Not an event | ||
Iași | Not an event | ![]() |
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Concord | ![]() |
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Not an event | |
Kozerki | ITF Women's Tour | ![]() | ||
Barranquilla | Not an event | ITF Women's Tour | ![]() | |
Chicago | ![]() |
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Vancouver | Not an event | ![]() |
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Stanford | Not an event | ![]() | ||
Karlsruhe | ![]() |
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Not an event | |
Portorož | WTA 250 | Not an event | ||
Columbus | ![]() |
Not an event | ||
Bari | Not an event | ![]() |
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Bucharest | ![]() |
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Budapest | ![]() |
Not an event | ||
Ljubljana | Not an event | ![]() | ||
Parma | WTA 250 | ![]() | ||
Rouen | Not an event | ![]() |
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Tampico | Not an event | ![]() |
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Midland | ![]() |
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Taipei | Cancelled | Not an event | ||
Colina | ITF Women's Tour | ![]() |
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Florianópolis | Not an event | ![]() | ||
Buenos Aires | ![]() |
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Andorra la Vella | Not an event | ![]() |
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Montevideo | ![]() |
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Angers | ![]() |
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Limoges | ![]() |
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Seoul | ![]() |
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a Competed under no flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Records
Most titles by player
Most finals by player
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Youngest champions
- Singles
# | Player | Age | Title |
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1. | ![]() | 17 years, 233 days | Honolulu 2016 |
2. | ![]() | 17 years, 292 days | Colina 2023 |
3. | ![]() | 18 years, 60 days | Pune 2012 |
4. | ![]() | 18 years, 225 days | Newport Beach 2019 |
5. | ![]() | 18 years, 239 days | Montevideo 2022 |
6. | ![]() | 18 years, 244 days | Chicago 2021 |
7. | ![]() | 19 years, 49 days | Gaiba 2023 |
8. | ![]() | 19 years, 81 days | Montevideo 2021 |
9. | ![]() | 19 years, 174 days | Taipei 2012 |
10. | ![]() | 19 years, 205 days | Mumbai 2017 |
- Doubles
# | Player | Age | Title |
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1. | ![]() | 18 years, 160 days | Andorra la Vella 2023 |
2. | ![]() | 18 years, 183 days | Limoges 2014 |
3. | ![]() | 19 years, 46 days | Taipei 2012 |
4. | ![]() | 19 years, 69 days | La Bisbal d'Empordà 2023 |
5. | ![]() | 19 years, 161 days | Andorra la Vella 2023 |
6. | ![]() | 19 years, 174 days | Taipei 2012 |
7. | ![]() | 19 years, 198 days | Taipei 2017 |
8. | ![]() | 19 years, 210 days | Taipei 2016 |
9. | ![]() | 19 years, 332 days | Limoges 2015 |
10. | ![]() | 19 years, 364 days | Columbus 2021 |
Oldest champions
- Singles
# | Player | Age | Title |
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1. | ![]() | 36 years, 12 days | Barranquilla 2023 |
2. | ![]() | 35 years, 72 days | Charleston 2021 |
![]() | 35 years, 72 days | Contrexéville 2022 | |
4. | ![]() | 33 years, 311 days | Houston 2019 |
5. | ![]() | 33 years, 30 days | Reus 2023 |
6. | ![]() | 32 years, 315 days | Houston 2018 |
7. | ![]() | 32 years, 215 days | Contrexéville 2023 |
8. | ![]() | 32 years, 180 days | La Bisbal d'Empordà 2023 |
9. | ![]() | 32 years, 175 days | Canberra 2024 |
10. | ![]() | 32 years, 23 days | Bucharest 2022 |
- Doubles
# | Player | Age | Title |
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1. | ![]() | 38 years, 255 days | Paris 2023 |
2. | ![]() | 37 years, 103 days | Limoges 2021 |
3. | ![]() | 36 years, 210 days | Florianópolis 2023 |
4. | ![]() | 35 years, 302 days | Karlsruhe 2019 |
5. | ![]() | 35 years, 205 days | Buenos Aires 2022 |
6. | ![]() | 36 years, 76 days | Angers 2023 |
7. | ![]() | 34 years, 359 days | Saint-Malo 2023 |
8. | ![]() | 34 years, 85 days | Limoges 2021 |
9. | ![]() | 34 years, 11 days | Contrexéville 2023 |
10. | ![]() | 33 years, 328 days | Limoges 2018 |
Others
- Highest ranked players to win a singles title
# | Player | Rank | Title |
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1. | ![]() | 25 | Nanchang 2015 |
2. | ![]() | 35 | Limoges 2015 |
3. | ![]() | 36 | Honolulu 2017 |
4. | ![]() | 40 | Valencia 2023 |
5. | ![]() | 41 | Ningbo 2013 |
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7. | ![]() | 42 | Limoges 2019 |
8. | ![]() | 44 | Reus 2023 |
9. | ![]() | 47 | Limoges 2022 |
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- Highest ranked players to win a doubles title
# | Player | Rank | Title |
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1. | ![]() | 11 | Reus 2023 |
2. | ![]() | 16 | Reus 2023 |
3. | ![]() | 25 | Angers 2022 |
4. | ![]() | 26 | Paris 2023 |
5. | ![]() | 27 | Taipei 2014 |
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7. | ![]() | 28 | Taipei 2012 |
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9. | ![]() | 32 | Honolulu 2017 |
10. | ![]() | 33 | Anning 2019 |
- Lowest ranked players to win a singles title
# | Player | Rank | Title |
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1. | ![]() | 543 | Florianópolis 2023 |
2. | ![]() | 296 | Houston 2018 |
3. | ![]() | 239 | Vancouver 2022 |
4. | ![]() | 223 | Karlsruhe 2019 |
5. | ![]() | 216 | Bucharest 2023 |
6. | ![]() | 210 | Anning 2018 |
7. | ![]() | 194 | Colina 2023 |
8. | ![]() | 192 | Concord 2022 |
9. | ![]() | 186 | Bol 2016 |
10. | ![]() | 173 | Prague 2020 |
- Lowest ranked players to win a doubles title
# | Player | Rank | Title |
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1. | ![]() | unranked | Concord 2022 |
2. | ![]() | 1014 | Bari 2022 |
3. | ![]() | 944 | Båstad 2021 |
4. | ![]() | 826 | Columbus 2021 |
5. | ![]() | 809 | Honolulu 2017 |
6. | ![]() | 550 | Stanford 2023 |
7. | ![]() | 515 | Gaiba 2022 |
8. | ![]() | 491 | Gaiba 2022 |
9. | ![]() | 458 | Houston 2018 |
10. | ![]() | 457 | Andorra la Vella 2023 |
Most titles by nation
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Notes ± Titles won by Russian athletes were not counted in their official tally since 1 March 2022 due to Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
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- updated as of 8 January 2024
See also
References
- ↑ OEC WTA Challenger, 2015
- ↑ "Taipei to host first WTA tennis challenger event". 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA. Retrieved 28 November 2022.