Womens ITF name/ WTA ranking points changes

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

RE: WTA changes points awarded for ITF World Tennis Tour events

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
Quite surprised that the WTA has reduced the ranking points awarded at ITF events in 2024. Could make it tougher to break into the highest levels of the game. However they have increased the points at W15 level.
The naming of the levels has been changed to reflect the number of points awarded to the winner.
https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/status/1726288977085206916

I'm the world's worst at points but I seem to remember that their whole aim was to make it harder to break in , so as to ensure a more constant and marketable top tier

I don't approve.....

9vicman · Strong Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
9vicman wrote:
Quite surprised that the WTA has reduced the ranking points awarded at ITF events in 2024. Could make it tougher to break into the highest levels of the game. However they have increased the points at W15 level.
The naming of the levels has been changed to reflect the number of points awarded to the winner.
https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/status/1726288977085206916

I think Lambda and others, CD etc , had a separate thread on this a week or two back, not sure where, maybe someone could link this or merge it?

Ugh sorry. It had slipped down to page 2 of General Tennis Discussion and I missed.

the addict · Tennis legend

I've been searching for a full table of the new ITF point distribution for a while now. So far I've only been able to find the winners points.

Shhh · Challenger level

Womens ITF name/ WTA ranking points changes

Lambda · Futures level

As well as the new WTA play down rules on Top 30 not being allowed to enter WTA250s unless they are one of the exceptions, there are also new play down rules to ITFs. Players with a singles Top 50 ranking are not allowed to enter or accept a WC to singles or doubles in any ITF WTT event. Players with a singles Top 150 ranking are not allowed to enter or accept a WC to any W35 or W15 singles draw. Rankings as 21 days before the tournament.

Lambda · Futures level

And as a reminder the number of counters increases to 18 for singles and 12 for doubles.

the addict · Tennis legend

I put this post in the Entries and Rankings thread

"Here is a table of the WTA points for 2024

Click here to download the PDF"

Edited to clarify what I meant

-- Edited by the addict on Tuesday 12th of December 2023 10:41:55 PM

Lambda · Futures level

Sorry. I wasn't aware you'd posted info on the new play down rules and counters elsewhere and thought I was being helpful.

the addict · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Sorry. I wasn't aware you'd posted info on the new play down rules and counters elsewhere and thought I was being helpful.

I didn't !

I think I started writing my post before you posted and I had trouble copying the link again, so it took me a couple of minutes and may have confused the issue.

I only posted table of points as it can be hard to find until the WTA/ITF publish their new rulebooks. I rely on you to explain the finer points biggrin

-- Edited by the addict on Tuesday 12th of December 2023 10:44:44 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ok, here's a 'finer point' for Lambda, or for anyone really

Assuming I've read it correctyl (!), the new rankings now have 3 points for a W15 QF place, instead of 2. (Just an example)

Now, for those who were in the QFs in 2023, will their points tally in 2024 continue to show a 2 pointer for that QF place, until it rolls off in 2024?

Or will it automatically get unpgraded to a 3 pointer as of Jan 1?

I'm assuming the first, because I'm assuming that 25ks can't suddenly become 35ks, in the automatic upgrade. So the old is the old, until it runs off, and the new is the new.

But does anyone know if that's right?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Also, is it still 10 points needed (or three counters) for women to get a WTA ranking?

Or is it now 15?

the addict · Tennis legend

I doubt if any changes have been made to any of the rules apart from the points themselves. I've seen no announcements and the current rulebook was only issued in September. So I'd all remains the same.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
I doubt if any changes have been made to any of the rules apart from the points themselves. I've seen no announcements and the current rulebook was only issued in September. So I'd all remains the same.

Ok, so it's going to be a fair bit easier to get a WTA ranking now

(only 2 SF finishes, rather than 3, yes?)

Lambda · Futures level

From the 2024 ITF rulebook

2. Singles and Doubles Rankings
Players are ranked on the basis of their total points. Singles rankings will be comprised of a player's best eighteen (18) Singles results and Doubles rankings will be comprised of a player's best twelve (12) Tournament results.

3. Processing of Rankings
WTA Tournaments and Women's ITF World Tennis Tour W50, W75 and W100, Tournaments (as long as completed by the Sunday of that week) are processed on a weekly basis. W15 and W35 Tournaments are processed a minimum of one (1) week following the completion of the Tournament. Points stay valid for fifty-two (52) weeks from the week in which a Tournament is Included in the ranking totals.

4. Eligibility
In order to appear on the WTA rankings, players must have earned ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments, or a minimum of 10 Singles ranking points or 10 Doubles ranking points in one or more valid Tournaments, which must be at the W15 level or higher.