Pre-2018 figures for comparison (in descending date order)
Brisbane International (combined event)
2017-96, 106
2016-96, 045
2015-97,034
2014-105,730 (tournament record)
2013: 88,135
2012: 92,804
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Sydney International (combined event)
2015: 56,301 (despite record men's final 10,891)2014: 63,8372013: 78,393
2012: 89,924
Sydney International in danger of losing its significance as crowds plummet and stars go missing
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Indian Wells (combined event)
2017: 439,000
2016: 438,058 (1st drop in attendence. Empty seats for final and a major anti-WTA blowup/rant by event director Ray Moore)
2015: 456,672
2014: 431,527
2013: 382,227
2012: 370,406
2011: 350,086
2010: 339,657
2009: 332,498
2008: 331,269
2007: 303,398
2006: 270,453
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Miami Open (comnbined event)
2017: 304,6432016: 300,000
2015: 308,346
2014: 306, 842
2013: 307,809
2012: 326,131
2011: 316,267
2010: 312,386
2009: 293,228
2008: 297,011
2007: 288, 025
2006: 272, 033
https://thetennisisland.com/2015/03/...he-miami-open/
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Charleston (Volvo Cup, formerly the Family Circle Cup)
2017: 85,553
2016: 92,266 (Final attendance: 7,478 for Stephens and Vesnina)
2015: 86,176
2014: 87,9772010: 95,767(highest attedance to date)
Sources:
2016-
Vesnina?s week qualifies as success at Volvo Car Open | Sports | postandcourier.com
Tourney to take a ride with Volvo Tennis cup?s new sponsor might help draw big names | Sports | postandcourier.com
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Mutua Madrid Open (combined event equal in theory but centered on the men)
2017: 260,228
2016: 244,660
2015: 222,00 (estimated)
Based on
Quote:
During the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open, a total of 260,228 people passed through the Caja Mágica gates, which is 15,568 more spectators than in 2016 and over 38,000 more than the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open.
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Nürnberg (An International level event)
2016 - 20.000 (another source says 21.500)
2015 - 19.000
2014 - 17.000
2013 - 13.000
Thanks to @
mk27 Matthias figured out the 2017 attendance - but there are different numbers for 2016
WTA: Nürnberger Versicherungscup bis 2019 gesichert! - Insideout Tennis-Online Magazin
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Roland Garros
2017 - 472,000 (a record) Nadal La Decima!
2016 - 456,000 (approx)
2015 - 463,328
2014 - 461,576
2013 - 428,751
2012 - 430,093
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Wimbledon
2017 - 473,372
2016 - 493,928
2015 - 484,391
2014 - 491,084
2013 - 486,898
2012 - 484,805
2011 - 494,761
2010 - 489,946
2009 - 511,043 (A record)
1968 - 276,270
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Canadian Open
2017-125,777 (Toronto.7,997 for final won by Svitolina over Wozniacki)2014--181,996 (Montreal. A record, 12,000 for Williams-Radwanska final in a 15,000 seat Uniprix Stadium. Year of Bouchard but she loses in 2R.)
2006--174,706 (Montreal. A record until 2014)
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New Haven (combined event with women as main attraction)
2017-50,599 (4,911 for final. At #10 in world Radwanska #1 seed)2016--51,724 and 5,430 for final.
2015- 51,946
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Baku
2015-no numbers but terribly low, with ball kids outnumbering fans in many early matches.
https://www.backhand-city.com/blog/w...ndance-totals/
[The above is a "fake" news story. As Arsenic notes: "Pretty sure there were a few early round international matches where the ballkids outnumbered the paying guests... but I think that article was an attempt at satire."
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Moscow (Kremlin Cup)-combined event with women as main attraction
2017-69,000 (record. Possible bump from Maria Sharapova entry)
2016-67,000
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WTA Year-End Championships
2016--???? (In Singapore. Event held over 8 days)2015--130,000 (In Singapore. Event held over 11 days. No sellouts in 13 sessions)
2014--129,000 (In Singapore. Event held over 10 days. Serena Williams in field. 4 of 11 sellout sessions, 9,986 seat capacity)
2013--69,983 (In Istanbul. Sell out final of 16,000)
2012--73,072 (In Istanbul. the highest of any WTA year-end championships since 2000)
2011--70,824 (In Istanbul)
1993--at least 100,000 (New York. Not until 2015 would first time total attendance again break 100,000)
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Sources/links to articles:
WTA Finals in Singapore keeps up with Istanbul's high attendance | TENNIS.com
Tennis: Race to be 2019 WTA Finals host heats up, Tennis News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Attendance | BNP Paribas Open
Big tennis events see their attendance decline - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global
https://www.scoreandchange.com/wta-c...ps-attendance/
2014 Indian Wells: Why the WTA Should Worry About All the Empty Seats | Bleacher Report
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