DATE: November 2 - 9, 2024
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $15,250,000
FIELD SIZE: 8
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Iga Swiatek
Singles:
1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Iga Swiatek
3. Coco Gauff
4. Jasmine Paolini
5. Elena Rybakina
6. Jessica Pegula
7. Zheng Qinwen
8. Barbora Krejcikova
Doubles:
1. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jelena Ostapenko
2. Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe
3. Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens
4. Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini
5. Caroline Dolehide / Desirae Krawczyk
6. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Ellen Perez
7. Chan Hao-ching / Veronika Kudermetova
8. Katerina Siniakova / Taylor Townsend
The Tournament:
The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.
The tournament predates the WTA Tour and started in 1972 as the championship tournament of the Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003, the tournament has used a unique format not seen in other WTA Tour events: the players are separated into two groups of four, within which they each play three round-robin matches. The top two players or teams from each group after the round-robin stage move on to a knock-out format in the semifinals and final to determine the champion.
The WTA Finals has the largest prize money and ranking points after the majors. The most successful player in both singles and doubles history is Martina Navratilova, with eight singles and 13 doubles titles.
In the tournament's current format, the champion can earn a maximum of 1,500 ranking points, if they win the event as an undefeated champion in the round-robin stage.
About Riyadh:
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. The current form of the metropolis emerged as an offshoot of the eponymous walled town following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications in the 1950s, after which the city underwent several phases of expansion and urbanization.
It is the largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of 600 meters (2,000 ft) above sea level, and receives around 5 million tourists each year, making it the forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, 3rd most populous in the Middle East, and the 38th most populous in Asia.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $15,250,000
FIELD SIZE: 8
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Iga Swiatek
Singles:
1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Iga Swiatek
3. Coco Gauff
4. Jasmine Paolini
5. Elena Rybakina
6. Jessica Pegula
7. Zheng Qinwen
8. Barbora Krejcikova
Doubles:
1. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jelena Ostapenko
2. Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe
3. Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens
4. Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini
5. Caroline Dolehide / Desirae Krawczyk
6. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Ellen Perez
7. Chan Hao-ching / Veronika Kudermetova
8. Katerina Siniakova / Taylor Townsend
The Tournament:
The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.
The tournament predates the WTA Tour and started in 1972 as the championship tournament of the Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003, the tournament has used a unique format not seen in other WTA Tour events: the players are separated into two groups of four, within which they each play three round-robin matches. The top two players or teams from each group after the round-robin stage move on to a knock-out format in the semifinals and final to determine the champion.
The WTA Finals has the largest prize money and ranking points after the majors. The most successful player in both singles and doubles history is Martina Navratilova, with eight singles and 13 doubles titles.
In the tournament's current format, the champion can earn a maximum of 1,500 ranking points, if they win the event as an undefeated champion in the round-robin stage.
About Riyadh:
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. The current form of the metropolis emerged as an offshoot of the eponymous walled town following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications in the 1950s, after which the city underwent several phases of expansion and urbanization.
It is the largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of 600 meters (2,000 ft) above sea level, and receives around 5 million tourists each year, making it the forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, 3rd most populous in the Middle East, and the 38th most populous in Asia.
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