By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 16, 2024
The WTA’s elite eight is about for the WTA Finals Riyadh, as Barbora Krejcikova and Zheng Qinwen claimed the final two singles spots on supply.
Krejcikova, this yr’s Wimbledon champ, and Zheng, this yr’s Olympic singles gold medalist in Paris, be a part of Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini in a proficient subject that can take the courtroom from Nov 2 to November 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with $15 million in prize cash on the road.
Scroll down for extra on the eight qualifiers:
Iga Swiatek
2024 File: 54-7
Titles: 5 (Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome, Roland-Garros)
Defending champion Swiatek leads the tour in titles in 2024, however hasn’t raised a trophy since Roland-Garros. She gained this title final yr with out dropping a single match.
Aryna Sabalenka
2024 File: 54-12
Titles: 4 (Australian Open, Cincinnati, US Open, Wuhan)
The 26-year-old will battle Swiatek for the No.1 rating after successful two majors in the identical season for the primary time. Sabalenka seeks her first WTA Finals title – she reached the ultimate in 2022 and bowed out to Swiatek within the semis final yr.
Coco Gauff
2024 File: 48-15
Titles: 2 (Auckland and Beijing)
Gauff lately gained the title in Beijing and she or he is making her third WTA Finals look. Gauff reached the WTA Finals semis final yr.
Jasmine Paolini
2024 File: 37-17
Titles: 1 (Dubai)
Paolini is within the midst of a breakout season that noticed her attain main finals at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. She makes her WTA Finals debut.
Elena Rybakina
2024 File: 41-9
Titles: 3 (Brisbane, Abu Dhabi and Stuttgart)
Rybakina is making her second WTA Finals look. She has performed solely three matches since Wimbledon.
Jessica Pegula
2024 File: 38-13
Titles: 2 (Berlin, Toronto)
Pegula reached her maiden main remaining on the US Open. The American misplaced final yr’s WTA Finals title match to Iga Swiatek and is making her third WTA Finals look.
Zheng Qinwen
2024 File: 37-16
Titles: 2 (Palermo, Paris Olympics )
This yr’s Olympic gold medal winner (and Australian Open runner up) will make her WTA Finals debut in Riyadh.
Barbora Krejcikova
2024 File: 15-12
Titles: 1 (wimbledon)
Krejcikova qualifies on the power of her Wimbledon title. She wanted to complete contained in the Prime 20 to take action, and can make her second WTA Finals look.
