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), 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
Europe
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Andorra : Andorra la Vella (2022–present)
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Croatia : Bol (2016–2019, 2021), Makarska (2022–present)
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Czech Republic : Prague (2020)
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France : Angers (2021–present), Contrexéville (2022–present), Limoges (2014–2019, 2021–present), Paris (2022–present), Rouen (2022–present), Saint-Malo (2021–present)
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Germany : Karlsruhe (2019, 2021–2022)
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Hungary : Budapest (2022)
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Italy : Bari (2022–present), Gaiba (2022–present), Florence (2023–present)
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Poland : Grodzisk Mazowiecki (2023–present)
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Portugal : Oeiras (starting in 2024)
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Romania : Bucharest (2022–present), Iași (2022–present)
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Serbia : Belgrade (2021)
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Slovenia : Ljubljana (2023–present)
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Spain : La Bisbal d'Empordà (2023–present), Marbella (2022), Reus (2023–present), Valencia (2022–present)
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Sweden : Båstad (2019, 2021–present)
North America
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Canada : Vancouver (2022)
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Mexico : Guadalajara (2019), San Luis Potosí (2023–present), Tampico (2022–present)
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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
South America
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 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
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Singles champions
WTA 125K Series
WTA 125
a Competed under no flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Records
Most titles by player
Most finals by player
Youngest champions
- Singles
# |
Player |
Age |
Title
|
1. |
CiCi Bellis
|
17 years, 233 days |
Honolulu 2016
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2. |
Sára Bejlek
|
17 years, 292 days |
Colina 2023
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3. |
Elina Svitolina
|
18 years, 60 days |
Pune 2012
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4. |
Bianca Andreescu
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18 years, 225 days |
Newport Beach 2019
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5. |
Diana Shnaider
|
18 years, 239 days |
Montevideo 2022
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6. |
Clara Tauson
|
18 years, 244 days |
Chicago 2021
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7. |
Ashlyn Krueger
|
19 years, 49 days |
Gaiba 2023
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8. |
Diane Parry
|
19 years, 81 days |
Montevideo 2021
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9. |
Kristina Mladenovic
|
19 years, 174 days |
Taipei 2012
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10. |
Aryna Sabalenka
|
19 years, 205 days |
Mumbai 2017
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- Doubles
# |
Player |
Age |
Title
|
1. |
Céline Naef
|
18 years, 160 days |
Andorra la Vella 2023
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2. |
Kateřina Siniaková
|
18 years, 183 days |
Limoges 2014
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3. |
Chan Hao-ching
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19 years, 46 days |
Taipei 2012
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4. |
Diana Shnaider
|
19 years, 69 days |
La Bisbal d'Empordà 2023
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5. |
Erika Andreeva
|
19 years, 161 days |
Andorra la Vella 2023
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6. |
Kristina Mladenovic
|
19 years, 174 days |
Taipei 2012
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7. |
Aryna Sabalenka
|
19 years, 198 days |
Taipei 2017
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8. |
Veronika Kudermetova
|
19 years, 210 days |
Taipei 2016
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9. |
Barbora Krejčíková
|
19 years, 332 days |
Limoges 2015
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10. |
Wang Xinyu
|
19 years, 364 days |
Columbus 2021
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Oldest champions
- Singles
# |
Player |
Age |
Title
|
1. |
Tatjana Maria
|
36 years, 12 days |
Barranquilla 2023
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2. |
Varvara Lepchenko
|
35 years, 72 days |
Charleston 2021
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Sara Errani
|
35 years, 72 days |
Contrexéville 2022
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4. |
Kirsten Flipkens
|
33 years, 311 days |
Houston 2019
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5. |
Sorana Cîrstea
|
33 years, 30 days |
Reus 2023
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6. |
Peng Shuai
|
32 years, 315 days |
Houston 2018
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7. |
Arantxa Rus
|
32 years, 215 days |
Contrexéville 2023
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8. |
Arantxa Rus |
32 years, 180 days |
La Bisbal d'Empordà 2023
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9. |
Nuria Párrizas Díaz
|
32 years, 175 days |
Canberra 2024
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10. |
Irina-Camelia Begu
|
32 years, 23 days |
Bucharest 2022
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- Doubles
# |
Player |
Age |
Title
|
1. |
Vera Zvonareva
|
38 years, 255 days |
Paris 2023
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2. |
Vera Zvonareva |
37 years, 103 days |
Limoges 2021
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3. |
Sara Errani
|
36 years, 210 days |
Florianópolis 2023
|
4. |
Renata Voráčová
|
35 years, 302 days |
Karlsruhe 2019
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5. |
Sara Errani |
35 years, 205 days |
Buenos Aires 2022
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6. |
Monica Niculescu
|
36 years, 76 days |
Angers 2023
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7. |
Bibiane Schoofs
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34 years, 359 days |
Saint-Malo 2023
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8. |
Monica Niculescu |
34 years, 85 days |
Limoges 2021
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9. |
Alena Fomina-Klotz
|
34 years, 11 days |
Contrexéville 2023
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10. |
Galina Voskoboeva
|
33 years, 328 days |
Limoges 2018
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Others
- Highest ranked players to win a singles title
- Highest ranked players to win a doubles title
- Lowest ranked players to win a singles title
- Lowest ranked players to win a doubles title
Most titles by nation
|
Singles |
#
|
1. |
United States |
13
|
2. |
China |
11
|
3. |
Russia ± |
10
|
4. |
Romania |
8
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5. |
Spain |
7
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6. |
Belgium |
6
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Egypt
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Italy
|
9. |
France |
5
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Switzerland
|
|
|
|
Doubles |
#
|
1. |
United States |
17
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2. |
China |
13
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3. |
Chinese Taipei |
12
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4. |
Japan |
11
|
Russia ±
|
Spain
|
7. |
Romania |
9
|
8. |
Georgia |
8
|
9. |
Czech Republic |
7
|
10. |
Belgium |
6
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France
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Switzerland
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Notes
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As of 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not compete under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
± 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