ST.PETERSBURG, Kompas.com -the amount of prize money for the women's tennis tour will increase more than 10 percent this year. Such WTA statement, Wednesday (9/1/2013).
In his statement, the highest authority of the women's tennis said that total prize money for the 54 event in 2013, not including the grand slam tournaments, will go up from 53,3 million US dollars to 14,500 million US dollars.
The tour will return to Poland in 2013 with an event in April. Last summer, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland became the first finalist at a grand slam since 1939.
2014 calendar will be added to the tournament in Wuhan, China, and Hong Kong. Li Na, the French Open champion, came from Wuhan, which will host the women's tournament is the new Tokyo succeeded. It will feature at least seven of the top 10 players at the end of the year.
Brazil will also be added to the calendar. There will be a tournament in Florianopolis in 2013, and another in Rio de Janeiro in 2014.
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