WTA adds events in Italy, Germany to schedule

LONDON — Tournaments in Italy and Germany were added to the WTA’s 2021 calendar on Thursday.

The Emilia Romagna Open will be staged in Parma, northern Italy, in the week starting May 17 and includes singles and doubles draws.

Also added to the schedule was the Hamburg European Open, an outdoor event on clay starting July 5. It coincides with the second week of Wimbledon and will also be singles and doubles.