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- WTA announced Italy’s WTA 1000 tournaments will award prize money equally to women and men in 2027.
- The Canadian and Cincinnati Opens remained out, while Rome’s prize pools were $9.6 M men, $8.3 M women.
- WTA chair Valerie Camillo called the equal-pay rollout a one-year pilot.
- WTA 500 events will drop from six to four, leaving a 14-tournament base plus four Grand Slams.
- Jessica Pegula said the cuts give players more schedule flexibility.