WTA 250 prize money
The bottom rung of the women's tour, and the seventeen events of it we hold from the 2026 season. Each is a week, with a 32-player singles draw at sixteen of them, a 16-pair doubles draw at all seventeen and 250 ranking points to the champion. Twelve pay in dollars and put up $3,615,817 between them; five pay in euros and put up €1,231,940.
One page rather than seventeen, because the ladders barely differ. Eleven of the twelve dollar events put up exactly $283,347 and all five euro events €246,388, and six ladders cover all seventeen. A player is paid once, for the round she went out in, and nothing she won on the way there is added to it.
What a standard WTA 250 pays
seven eventsThe singles ladder at Auckland, Hobart, Austin, Bogotá, Nottingham, Prague and Memphis, by the round a player went out in
| ROUND | PLAYERS | EACH | THE ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1 | $37,390 | $37,390 |
| Runner-up | 1 | $22,125 | $22,125 |
| Semi-finalist | 2 | $12,331 | $24,662 |
| Quarter-finalist | 4 | $7,025 | $28,100 |
| Second round | 8 | $4,285 | $34,280 |
| First round | 16 | $3,065 | $49,040 |
| The women's singles | 32 | - | $195,597 |
The women's doubles
per pairPaid to the pair, by the round they went out in
| ROUND | PAIRS | EACH | THE ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | 1 | $13,600 | $13,600 |
| Runners-up | 1 | $7,650 | $7,650 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | $4,390 | $8,780 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | $2,620 | $10,480 |
| First round | 8 | $2,020 | $16,160 |
| The women's doubles | 16 | - | $56,670 |
The two draws account for $252,267 of the standard $283,347 fund, and we do not hold the remaining $31,080 round by round. Every figure above is what one player or pair in that round was handed.
What each round took between them
The figure above multiplied by the players in the round, at a standard event
The sixteen players who lost the opening match took $49,040 between them, more than the $37,390 the champion is paid. The further down the draw a round sits, the more players it pays and the more it costs, which is the shape a rate card hides.
Every WTA 250 we hold
In calendar order, each fund in the currency it was paid in
| EVENT | THE FUND | CHAMPION | HER CHEQUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand · 5 to 11 January 2026 | $283,347 | Elina Svitolina Doubles: Hanyu Guo and Kristina Mladenovic | $37,390 |
| Hobart International Hobart, Australia · 12 to 17 January 2026 | $283,347 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto Doubles: Katarzyna Piter and Janice Tjen | $37,390 |
| Transylvania Open Cluj-Napoca, Romania · 1 to 7 February 2026 | $283,347 | Sorana Cirstea Doubles: Kamilla Rakhimova and Sara Sorribes Tormo | $37,390 |
| Ostrava Open Ostrava, Czech Republic · 1 to 7 February 2026 | $283,347 | Katie Boulter Doubles: Anastasia Detiuc and Sabrina Santamaria | $37,390 |
| ATX Open Austin, the United States · 23 February to 1 March 2026 | $283,347 | Peyton Stearns Doubles: Storm Hunter and Taylor Townsend | $37,390 |
| Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia · 30 March to 5 April 2026 | $283,347 | Marie Bouzkova Doubles: Caroline Dolehide and Irina Khromacheva | $37,390 |
| Rouen Open Rouen, France · 13 to 19 April 2026 | €246,388 | Marta Kostyuk Doubles: Jesika Maleckova and Miriam Skoch | €32,520 |
| Lalla Meryem Grand Prix Rabat, Morocco · 18 to 23 May 2026 | $283,347 | Petra Marcinko Doubles: Eudice Chong and Magali Kempen | $37,390 |
| Women's Libéma Open 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands · 8 to 14 June 2026 | €246,388 | Robin Montgomery Doubles: Shuko Aoyama and En-Shuo Liang | €32,520 |
| Nottingham Open Nottingham, the United Kingdom · 15 to 21 June 2026 | $283,347 | Marie Bouzkova Doubles: Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden | $37,390 |
| Women's Eastbourne Open Eastbourne, the United Kingdom · 22 to 27 June 2026 | $499,000 | Madison Keys Doubles: Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani | $65,850 |
| Athens Open Athens, Greece · 13 to 19 July 2026 | €246,388 | Barbora Krejcikova Doubles: Hao-Ching Chan and Miyu Kato | €32,520 |
| Iași Open Iași, Romania · 13 to 19 July 2026 | €246,388 | Mayar Sherif Doubles: Anastasia Detiuc and Irina Khromacheva | €32,520 |
| Hamburg Ladies Open Hamburg, Germany · 20 to 26 July 2026 | €246,388 | Tamara Korpatsch Doubles: Dalila Jakupovic and Nika Radisic | €32,520 |
| Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic · 20 to 26 July 2026 | $283,347 | Lilli Tagger Doubles: Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden | $37,390 |
| Memphis Classic Memphis, the United States · 27 July to 2 August 2026 | $283,347 | Kristina Liutova Doubles: Maia Lumsden and Mariia Kozyreva | $37,390 |
| São Paulo Open São Paulo, Brazil · 14 to 20 September 2026 | $283,347 | Kaitlin Quevedo Doubles: Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani | $37,390 |
We hold seventeen of the 2026 WTA 250s. Seoul, Osaka, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Chennai are not on this page.
Where the seventeen ladders part company
Six ladders cover every event, and they differ in the opening rounds
| EVENTS | ROUND ONE | ROUND TWO | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland, Hobart, Austin, Bogotá, Nottingham, Prague, Memphis $283,347 fund | $3,065 | $4,285 | $37,390 |
| Rouen, Athens, Iași, Hamburg €246,388 fund | €2,663 | €3,725 | €32,520 |
| Cluj-Napoca, Rabat, São Paulo $283,347 fund | $3,205 | $4,600 | $37,390 |
| Eastbourne $499,000 fund | $5,400 | $7,545 | $65,850 |
| Ostrava $283,347 fund | $3,500 | $4,885 | $37,390 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch €246,388 fund | €2,783 | €4,000 | €32,520 |
Cluj-Napoca, Rabat and São Paulo put up the same $283,347 as the standard dollar events and pay $3,205 in the first round and $4,600 in the second round, against $3,065 and $4,285. The rest of the ladder is identical. Out of the same fund, that is $4,760 more paid through the draws.
Eastbourne puts up $499,000, 1.8 times the standard $283,347, and pays more in every round, $65,850 to the champion rather than $37,390.
Ostrava puts up the same $283,347 as the standard dollar events, plays a 30-player draw rather than 32, so fourteen players lose in the first round rather than sixteen, and pays $3,500 in the first round and $4,885 in the second round, against $3,065 and $4,285. The rest of the ladder is identical. Out of the same fund, that is $4,760 more paid through the draws.
's-Hertogenbosch puts up the same €246,388 as the standard euro events and pays €2,783 in the first round and €4,000 in the second round, against €2,663 and €3,725. The rest of the ladder is identical. Out of the same fund, that is €4,120 more paid through the draws.
Against the rest of the women's tour
The commonest fund at each tier that pays in dollars, and what it pays at each end
| TIER | THE FUND | CHAMPION | ROUND ONE |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 Women's Qatar Open, and one more | $4,088,211$4.1m | $665,000 | $18,300 |
| WTA 500 Abu Dhabi Open, and four more | $1,206,446 | $185,500 | $13,005 |
| WTA 250 seven events | $283,347 | $37,390 | $3,065 |
A standard WTA 500 puts up 4.3 times what a WTA 250 does and pays its champion 5.0 times as much, $185,500 against $37,390. Losing in the first round of one is worth $13,005, against $3,065 here.
Same town, both tours
The WTA 250s held in a town that also stages an ATP event
| TOWN | THE WOMEN | THE MEN |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland ASB Classic · 12 to 17 January 2026 | $283,347 | $700,045 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch Libema Open · the same week | €246,388 | €723,435 |
| Eastbourne Eastbourne Open · the same week | $499,000 | €773,465 |
| Hamburg Hamburg Open · 17 to 23 May 2026 | €246,388 | €2,219,670€2.2m |
's-Hertogenbosch and Eastbourne play both draws in the same week. At 's-Hertogenbosch the men's fund is 2.9 times the women's, and the men's champion takes €110,055 against €32,520. At Eastbourne the men's fund is 1.8 times the women's, and the men's champion takes €117,685 against $65,850.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a WTA 250 winner get?
$37,390 at a standard event, and €32,520 at the four that pay the standard euro ladder. The biggest cheque at the tier is $65,850, at Eastbourne.
How much is the prize fund at a WTA 250?
$283,347 at eleven of the twelve that pay in dollars and €246,388 at all five that pay in euros. The singles draw accounts for $195,597 of a standard fund and the doubles for $56,670; we do not hold the remaining $31,080 round by round.
How much does a first-round loser get at a WTA 250?
$3,065 at a standard event, and $5,400 at Eastbourne. The sixteen first-round losers at a standard event take $49,040 between them.
How much does winning the doubles at a WTA 250 pay?
$13,600 to the pair at a standard event, which is $6,800 each. A pair that loses its first match takes $2,020.
How does a WTA 250 compare with a WTA 500?
A standard WTA 500 puts up $1,206,446, 4.3 times a standard WTA 250, and pays its champion $185,500 against $37,390.
How does a WTA 250 compare with an ATP 250?
The commonest ATP 250 fund paid in dollars is $700,045, 2.5 times the $283,347 a standard WTA 250 puts up, and its champion takes $106,490 against $37,390.
Where to next
The rest of the women's tour, each on its own page in the currency it was paid in
The standalone WTA 1000s
The WTA 500s
Every tennis prize fund we hold, or the tennis section for career earnings by player.