and Marca report that the WTA plans to change the naming structure of tournaments to align with the ATP. The news is supposed to be made official next week. So far there are no announcements on the WTA website.
At present, there are five types of WTA events: Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, Premier, International and $125K. The ATP’s structure incorporates Masters 1000s, 500, and 250-level events. What will happen now is that the Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events will be called 1000s, Premiers will shift to 500 events, while Internationals will be renamed to 250 events.