The season-ending WTA Finals will be staged in Charlotte, North Carolina for at least three years from 2027, the governing body for the women's tour announced on Wednesday.
The 2026 edition will take place in Indian Wells, California this November after the WTA ended an agreement with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which had previously hosted the event in Riyadh.
The WTA has struggled to find a permanent home for its flagship end-of-year tournament in recent seasons, with the PIF partnership coming to a premature end earlier this year. A planned 10-year stay in Shenzhen, China ended after just one year, while there have been six hosts in seven editions.
WTA chair Valerie Camillo said the organisation wanted to turn the tournament into "the Super Bowl of women's sports", while she conceded 2026 was "a year of transition" and "belt-tightening" as it tries to shore up a fragile financial position.
The Finals, featuring the season's top eight singles players and doubles teams, will be played at Charlotte's Spectrum Center, with a fan festival planned at the nearby convention center. The WTA will also move its headquarters from St Petersburg in Florida to Charlotte.