The WTA Charleston Open has doubled its prize money to $2.3 million (£1.7 million), bringing it in line with prize money expectations for ATP Tour events of the same level. The tournament, held in late March and early April in South Carolina, is a WTA 500, a couple of rungs down from the Grand Slams and named for the rankings points awarded to the winner. The minimum prize money for a 500-level event on the WTA Tour is $1,206,446, but sponsor Credit One Bank will offer almost double that, plus a
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