The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. It is sponsored by Family Circle magazine. It is the oldest professional women's tournament with a $750,000 purse. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. From its inception in 1973 to 2000, the tournament was held at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island with the exception of 1975 and 1976 when it was played on Amelia Island off the coast of Florida.