The revolution is underway in professional tennis. With, at the head of the procession, the WTA. The players' association unveiled on Tuesday June 27 a vast reform plan for the next ten years. Final objective: parity of prize money between men and women in 2033. The plan presented by the WTA provides for regular participation of the best players in WTA 1000 and WTA 500 level tournaments, which would be combined with men's events of the same level. The number of tournaments ranked 1000 will be increased to ten in the coming seasons. Madrid and Beijing will move up a notch next year, followed by Cincinnati and Montreal in 2025. These tournaments spread over two weeks will reach prize pool parity in 2027. For tournaments at a lower level, you will have to wait until year 2033. The number of 500-level events will increase to 17, with stops in Tokyo, Brisbane, Charleston, San Diego, Washington, Seoul, Berlin, Adelaide, Abu Dhabi, Eastbourne, Monterrey, Strasbourg, Zhengzhou and Stuttgart, more the United Cup and two tournaments at locations to be determined.
