The WTA Tier IV tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis second-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled. The series resulted from a reform of the WTA tour in 1988, offering more prize money for winners. Some of the tournaments became Tier V events between 1988 and 1992 and later from 2001 to 2005 before being integrated back into Tier IV.

From 2009 WTA Tour, WTA changed tournament categories, so that majority of Tier III and Tier IV tournaments from last seasons are in one category, WTA Premier Tournaments.

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Tournament	Also currently known as	City(s)	Country A	Court surface	Tier IV from	Years
Rome	Internazionali BNL d'Italia	Rome	Italy	Clay	1988	1
Zurich		Zurich	Switzerland	Hard (i)	1988	1
Hamburg		Hamburg	Germany	Clay	1988–1989	2
New Jersey		Mahwah, NJ	United States	Hard	1988–1989	2
Newport		Newport, RI	United States	Clay	1988–1989	2
San Antonio	Pilot Pen Tennis	San Antonio, TX	United States	Hard	1988–1989	2
San Diego	San Diego Open	San Diego, CA	United States	Hard	1988–1989	2
Sydney	Medibank International Sydney	Sydney	Australia	Grass (1988) Hard (1989)	1988–1989	2
Tampa		Tampa, FL	United States	Clay	1988–1989	2
Puerto Rico Open		San Juan (1988–1989, 1991–1993) Dorado (1990)	Puerto Rico	Hard	1988–1993	6
Kansas		Wichita, KS	United States	Hard	1990	1
Albuquerque		Albuquerque, NM	United States	Hard	1990–1991	1

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