The new policy will come into effect on Tuesday to "preserve the integrity of women's professional tennis", the governing ...
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) updated its eligibility requirements to require all players to undergo a one-time ...
The Women’s Tennis Association is introducing one-off mandatory gene-testing for all players effective from Tuesday – a ...
The WTA was founded by gay tennis legend Billie Jean King, who has been a fierce advocate for trans inclusion in sports.
Players will need to take a test for the SRY gene, which helps to determine biological sex, the WTA says.
The WTA's previous policy allowed transgender-identifying males to compete under testosterone limits, but the new genetic ...
The Women’s Tennis Association is now requiring players to undergo genetic sex testing to compete on its tours, BBC reports.
Martina Navratilova praised the WTA's new mandatory gene-testing policy for women's tennis eligibility as a "step in the ...
The move by women’s tennis bosses has been lauded by a legend of the game as the new policy came into effect this week.
Pure aggressiveness has become a less viable way to win on the WTA Tour the past few years. Two new champions only add to ...
Tennis players will be required to clear a one-time gene test to compete on the women's tour, the WTA said after updating its ...
Female tennis players received 12,000 abusive posts in 2025, according to a new report.