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The 2024 WTA Finals was the professional women's year-end championship tennis tournament run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was the 53rd edition of the singles event and the 48th edition of the doubles competition and took place between 2 and 9 November.
It was her ninth career WTA Tour singles title. Gauff was the first American to win the title since Serena Williams in 2014 , the youngest player to win the title since Maria Sharapova in 2004 , and the youngest player to defeat both the world No. 1 and No. 2 at the same tournament since Sharapova at the 2006 US Open . [ 2 ]
The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships [3] 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 WTA Finals are being held in Saudi Arabia for the first time - a move which has been criticised by some because of the country's human rights record. Sabalenka falls apart against Rybakina
After a season filled with intriguing storylines, the top players on tour will converge at the WTA Finals this week with the year-end No. 1 ranking and $9 million in prize money at stake.
Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final on Saturday. Zheng threatened a comeback but Gauff took the ...
Świątek dropped just 20 games throughout the entire tournament, the fewest since the reintroduction of the round-robin format in 2003. [2] By winning the title, Świątek regained the WTA No. 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka. Caroline Garcia was the reigning champion, [3] but did not qualify this year.
The format for the event has also changed multiple times over the past 51 editions of the tournament. Between 1984-98, for example, the singles final was a best-of-five set match.