In the era of coronavirus, it has been extremely challenging for professional sports organizations to set up a schedule. Something that normally is second nature is not right now because of health protocols across the globe. On Tuesday, the WTA Tour announced their schedule through to Wimbledon. Remember this schedule is really only tentative because a coronavirus outbreak is realistic at this time in any part of the world.
Before Christmas, the pre-Australian schedule was announced in women’s tennis. You can read that by clicking here. We also already knew that the WTA will not go to Indian Wells in March because of health restrictions related to coronavirus in California, and that the Madrid Open is being extended to two weeks from one in the spring.
Following the Australian Open, there will be another WTA 500 event in Australia. In March, there will be four significant WTA events. The first one, a 500 point event starts on March 1 in Qatar. That will be followed by a 1000 point event in Dubai, a 500 point event in St. Petersburg, and a 1000 point event in Miami. Expect most of the top players to miss the event in Russia to prepare for the Miami Open at the end of March.
In April, following the Miami Open, the world’s best will stay in the United States and compete in the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina. This event is unique because players compete on green clay.
Also in April, the Billie Jean King Cup will be in Budapest, Hungary. This was previously known as the FedCup. There will also be a 500 point event in Stuttgart, prior to the two weeks in Madrid.
In May, the clay-court season continues in preparation for the French Open set to start May 24. There will be events in Rome, Italy; Strasbourg, France; Rabat, Morocco; and Cologne, Germany.
Then in June, the season shifts to grass. There will be prestigious events in Berlin and Eastbourne leading up to Wimbledon.
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