| Dec. 9, 2004 |
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■THE WTA TOUR■
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■What is the WTA TOUR?
The WTA TOUR consists of award competitions open to all women players. The 2005
Tour Calendar will consist of 62 events as follows:
■WTA TOUR Tournament Structure in 2005 (Provisional)
Toray Pan Pacific Open belongs to Tier I |
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Prize money (US$) |
| Grand Slams |
4 |
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| Championships |
1 |
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| TierI |
10 |
1,300,000 up |
| TierII |
16 |
585,000 up |
| TierIII |
18 |
170,000 up |
| TierIV |
11 |
140,000 up |
| TierV |
2 |
110,000 up |
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| Total |
62 |
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■Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Tour Point
Participating players will earn the following points according to their results. |
| Singles |
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| Round Points |
| Winner |
300 |
| Finalist |
210 |
| Semifinalist |
135 |
| Quarterfinalist |
75 |
| Round of 16 |
42 |
| Round of 32 |
1 |
| Qualifier |
18.5 |
| Qlfy 3rd Round |
10.5 |
| Qlfy 2nd Round |
5.75 |
| Qlfy 1st Round |
1 |
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| Quality Points |
| Loser's Rank |
| 1 |
100 |
| 2 |
75 |
| 3 |
66 |
| 4 |
55 |
| 5 |
50 |
6 10 |
43 |
| 1116 |
35 |
| 1725 |
23 |
| 2635 |
15 |
| 3650 |
10 |
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| Doubles |
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| Round Points |
| Winner |
300 |
| Finalists |
210 |
| Semifinalists |
135 |
| Quarterfinalists |
75 |
| Round of 16 |
1 |
| Qualifier |
19 |
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| Quality Points |
| 35 |
100 |
| 610 |
75 |
| 1120 |
66 |
| 2130 |
55 |
| 3150 |
50 |
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