The WTA rankings are based on a 52-week, cumulative system. A player's ranking is determined by her results at a maximum of 16 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles. 

During the 2020 and 2021 seasons, a revised ranking system was introduced.  Upon suspension of play due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the WTA Rankings became frozen as of March 16, 2020, allowing ranking points to extend beyond the traditional 52-week window so that a player’s world ranking would not be impacted due to the suspension. Since the implementation of the frozen rankings, the WTA Tour’s Players’ Council and Tournament Council underwent an extensive review of the ranking process in order to identify the necessary adjustments upon returning to play. In order to balance fairness and flexibility for all players, the WTA Rankings will generally follow the "Better of 2019 and 2020" point model, in alignment with the ATP Tour.

Traditionally, the tournaments that count towards a player's ranking are those that yield the highest ranking points during the rolling 52-week period. They must include points from the Grand Slams and WTA 1000 tournaments (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Beijing); for those players who qualify, ranking points earned at the WTA Finals will count as the 17th bonus tournament. 

In order to appear on the WTA rankings, players must earn ranking points in at least three tournaments, or a minimum of 10 singles ranking points or 10 doubles ranking points in one or more tournaments.

SINGLES AND DOUBLES POINTS - BY ROUND

 

Description

 

W

F

SF

QF

R16

R32

R64

R128

QLFR

Q3

Q2

Q1

 

GRAND SLAM: Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open

Singles

 

2000

1300

780

430

240

130

70

10

40

30

20

2

Doubles

 

2000

1300

780

430

240

130

10

-

40

-

-

-

 

WTA FINALS - Shenzhen

Singles

 

*1500

*1080

*750

 

(+125 per round-robin match played; +160 per round-robin win)

Doubles

 

1500

1080

750

375

 

 

 

 

 

WTA ELITE TROPHY - Zhuhai

Singles

 

700

440

240

 

(+40 per round robin match; +80 per round-robin win)

 

WTA 1000: Beijing, Indian Wells, Madrid, Miami

96 Singles (48Q)

 

1000

650

390

215

120

65

35

10

30

-

20

2

64/60 Singles (32Q)

 

1000

650

390

215

120

65

10

-

30

-

20

2

28/32 Doubles

 

1000

650

390

215

120

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

WTA 1000: Cincinnati, Doha/Dubai, Rome, Montreal/Toronto, Wuhan

56 Singles (64 Q)

 

900

585

350

190

105

60

1

-

30

22

15

1

56 Singles (48/32 Q)

 

900

585

350

190

105

60

1

-

30

-

20

1

28 Doubles

 

900

585

350

190

105

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

16 Doubles

 

900

585

350

190

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

WTA 500: 

56 Singles

 

470

305

185

100

55

30

1

-

25

-

13

1

32 Singles

 

470

305

185

100

55

1

-

-

25

18

13

1

16 Doubles

 

470

305

185

100

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

WTA 250: 

32 Singles (32Q)

 

280

180

110

60

30

1

-

-

18

14

10

1

32 Singles (16Q)

 

280

180

110

60

30

1

-

-

18

-

12

1

16 Doubles

 

280

180

110

60

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

WTA 125K Series

Singles

 

160

95

57

29

15

1

-

-

6

-

4

1

16 Doubles

 

160

95

57

29

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

ITF CIRCUIT EVENTS

ITF $100,000 +H

(32/16)

150

90

55

28

14/1

1

-

-

6

4

1

-

ITF $100,000

(32/16)

140

85

50

25

13/1

1

-

-

6

4

1

-

ITF $75,000 + H

(32/16)

130

80

48

24

1-Dec

1

-

-

5

3

1

-

ITF $75,000

(32/16)

115

70

42

21

1-Oct

1

-

-

5

3

1

-

ITF $50,000 + H

(32/16)

100

60

36

18

1-Sep

1

-

-

5

3

1

-

ITF $50,000

(32/16)

80

48

29

15

1-Aug

1

-

-

5

3

1

-

ITF $25,000 + H

(32/16)

60

36

22

11

1-Jun

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

ITF $25,000

(32/16)

50

30

18

9

1-May

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

ITF $15,000

(32/16)

25

15

9

5

Jan-00

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

ITF $10,000

(32/16)

12

7

4

2

Jan-00

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

+H indicates that hospitality is provided l * Assumes undefeated round-robin match record