Manila will host a WTA 250 tournament in 2027, adding a second WTA event in the country alongside the WTA 125 Philippine Women’s Open scheduled for January.
In a Facebook post, the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) confirmed that a WTA 250 tournament will be held in November 2027.
Philta officials clarified in a separate press release that the WTA 250 will not replace the WTA 125, which will remain on the January calendar. Camila Osorio of Colombia was the champion of the inaugural Philippine Women’s Open earlier this year.
‘To clarify, we won’t be replacing the 125. We will still have the WTA 125 in January,’ Philta Secretary General John Rey Tiangco said.
‘We’re having a WTA 125 still in January, the second week of the Australian Open. And then we’re going to have a 250 end of October, first week of November,’ board member Dyan Castillejo said.
The WTA approved Manila’s hosting application last week, according to Philta.
According to international tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg, the Manila tournament will be a relocation of the WTA 250 event previously held in Chennai, India. The final edition in Chennai is scheduled for November.
Castillejo invited international players to include the Philippines in their 2027 schedules.
‘So even now, we’d like to invite all the international players, hopefully to put the Philippines in your calendar,’ Castillejo said. ‘The Philippines is very excited to be hosting you again.’
Philta said details about the WTA 250 event will be announced in the coming days.