WTA Sets Plan for Gender Pay Equity, Equal Prize Money at Top Events by 2033

• The WTA Tour approved a plan to achieve equal prize money for men and women at major tournaments over the next decade.
• Joint WTA-ATP 1000 and 500 events will offer equal pay by 2027, with single-week WTA 1000 and 500 events following by 2033.
• The plan includes increasing the number of WTA 1000 events to 10 and WTA 500 events to 17, with larger draws at some tournaments.
• The changes aim to address the pay gap that has existed at tournaments below the Grand Slam level, despite equal prize money at Slams since 2007.
• The new plan still needs approval from the WTA Board of Directors, but would mark a major step toward pay equity in professional tennis.

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