WTA chair is fully confident of financial recovery in 2027

WTA chair Valerie Camillo said she is confident the tour will return to normal operations and finances in 2027, despite reports of projected losses and a possible cash shortfall. She described 2026 as a transition year, with the WTA taking on unexpected costs to move its season-ending Finals to Indian Wells.

The reported $23 million operating loss this year was not directly addressed by Camillo. CVC Capital Partners’ annual funding of about $30 million, linked to its investment in the WTA’s commercial arm, ends in 2027; Camillo said prize money would not be cut, and combined WTA-ATP Masters 1000 events will offer equal prize money next year. The WTA’s 2027 changes include fewer required WTA 500 events, a new tournament investment fund and Finals in Charlotte, while this year’s Finals prize pool fell to $10 million from $15.5 million in 2025.