2024 WTA Finals

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2024 WTA Finals
Date2 – 9 November
Edition53rd (singles) / 48th (doubles)
Draw8S / 8D
Prize money$15.25M
SurfaceHard (indoor)
Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
VenueKing Saud University Indoor Arena
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff
Doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski / Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe
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The 2024 WTA Finals was the professional women's 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. The tournament was contested by the eight highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams of the 2024 WTA Tour. It took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking its return to Asia for the first time since 2019, and the fifth consecutive finals to be held in a different city (Shenzhen in 2019, Guadalajara in 2021, Fort Worth in 2022, and Cancún in 2023). This was the first time that Saudi Arabia hosted the tournament.

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Tournament

Qualifying

Eight players/teams to compete in singles/doubles. [1] To qualify, players/teams have to play a minimum of eight WTA 1000 or WTA 500 tournaments during the season. Players/teams are qualified in the following sequence:

  1. Ranked top seven in the leaderboard;
  2. The highest-ranked current-year Grand Slam winning player/team ranked from eighth to twentieth;
  3. The second-highest-ranked current-year Grand Slam winning player/team ranked from eighth to twentieth, if one player/team ranked in the top seven withdraws;
  4. The next player who is ranked eighth or below.

In the singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from eighteen tournaments (excluding ITF and WTA 125 tournaments). Of these eighteen tournaments, a player's results from the following events are included:

In the doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of twelve tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in the singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand Slams or WTA 1000 tournaments.

Format

Both the singles and doubles event features eight players/teams in a round-robin event, split into two groups of four.

Over the first six days of competition, each player/team meets the other three players/teams in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player/team in one group meets the second-placed player/team in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match.

Round robin tie-breaking methods

The final standings are made using these methods:

  1. Greatest number of match wins
  2. Greatest number of matches played
  3. Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:
a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single-elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players.
b. Highest percentage of sets won
c. Highest percentage of games won

Prize money and points

The total prize money for the 2024 WTA Finals is US$15,250,000, an increase of 69.44% compared to the 2023 edition. [2] The tables below break down the prize money, participation fees are prorated on a per match basis.

StagePrize moneyPoints
SinglesDoubles [a]
ChampionRR [b] + $3,770,000RR [b] + $775,000RR + 900
Runner-upRR + $1,270,000RR + $255,000RR + 400
Round robin win per match+$350,000+$70,000200
Participation Fee$335,000$140,000
Alternates$250,000$106,000
  1. Prize money for doubles is per team.
  2. 1 2 RR means prize money or points won in the round-robin round.

Qualified players

Singles

#PlayersDate qualified
1Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka 5 September [3]
2 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 6 August [4]
3 Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff 14 October [5]
4 Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini 14 October [5]
5 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina 14 October [5]
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 14 October [5]
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Qinwen 16 October [6]
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 16 October [6]

Doubles

#PlayersDate qualified
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Latvia.svg Jelena Ostapenko
12 September [7]
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe
7 October [8]
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
16 September [9]
4 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini
7 October [8]
5 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide
Flag of the United States.svg Desirae Krawczyk
14 October [5]
6 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez
18 October [10]
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag placeholder.svg Veronika Kudermetova
18 October [10]
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend
7 October [8]

Points breakdown

Singles

 Player qualified for WTA Finals. [11]
  Player qualified as alternate but chose not to play
SeedPlayerGrand SlamWTA 1000Best other   Total   
points
Tourn. [a] Titles
Best combinedWTA
only
AUS FRA WIM USO 1234561234567Pld.Abs.
1Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka W
2000
QF
430
A
0
W
2000
W
1000
F
650
F
650
QF
215
QF
215
R16
120
A
0
W
1000
F
325
SF
195
QF
108
QF
108
A
0
A
0
9,0161644
2 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek R32
130
W
2000
R32
130
QF
430
W
1000
W
1000
W
1000
SF
390
A
0
A
0
A
0
W
1000
F
500
SF
390
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
7,9701375
3 Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff SF
780
SF
780
R16
240
R16
240
W
1000
SF
390
SF
390
R16
120
R16
120
R16
120
SF
390
W
250
QF
215
SF
195
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
5,2301742
4 Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini R16
240
F
1300
F
1300
R16
240
R16
120
R16
120
R16
120
R32
65
R32
65
A
0
W
1000
QF
215
SF
195
QF
108
RR
35
R64
10
R64
10
R32
1
5,1441811
5 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina R64
70
QF
430
SF
780
R64
70
F
650
SF
390
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
F
650
W
500
W
500
W
500
QF
215
QF
108
QF
108
4,9711453
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula R64
70
A
0
R64
70
F
1300
W
1000
F
650
QF
215
R16
120
A
0
A
0
R16
120
W
500
SF
195
SF
195
SF
195
RR
35
R16
30
R64
10
4,7051632
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Qinwen F
1300
R32
130
R128
10
QF
430
SF
390
QF
215
R16
120
R32
65
R64
10
A
0
F
650
W
500
W
250
QF
215
R16
120
QF
75
R16
60
A
0
4,5401822
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková [b] QF
430
R128
10
W
2000
R64
70
R64
10
R64
10
A
0
A
0
R32
10
QF
108
QF
108
QF
54
R32
1
R32
1
R32
1
R32
1
2,8141421
Alternates
Flag of the United States.svg Emma Navarro R32
130
R16
240
QF
430
SF
780
SF
390
QF
215
R16
120
R32
65
R64
10
R64
10
R16
120
W
250
SF
195
SF
195
SF
195
SF
98
R32
65
R16
60
3,5682201
9Flag placeholder.svg Daria Kasatkina R64
70
R64
70
R32
130
R64
70
R16
120
R16
120
R32
65
R32
65
R32
65
R32
65
R16
120
W
500
W
500
F
325
F
325
F
325
F
325
QF
108
3,3682402
10 Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Collins R64
70
R64
70
R16
240
R128
10
W
1000
SF
390
R16
120
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
W
500
F
325
QF
245
R16
85
QF
54
R64
35
R32
32
3,1761742

Notes

  1. 0-point penalties were applied for every WTA 1000 in which players had or would had been accepted into the main draw but were absent and if players fail to fulfill their WTA 500 tournaments commitment obligations, unless they qualify for a long-term injury exemption.
  2. Krejčíková qualified as one of this year's Grand Slam champions ranked in the top 20 on 28 October 2024. [6]

Doubles

 Team qualified for WTA Finals. [12]
SeedTeamPoints   Total   
points
TournTitles
123456789101112
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
W
2000
F
1300
W
500
W
500
QF
430
QF
215
QF
215
QF
215
QF
215
R32
130
R16
120
SF
108
5,948153
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe
F
1300
SF
780
F
650
F
650
QF
430
SF
390
F
325
W
250
QF
215
SF
195
R16
120
R16
120
5,425161
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
W
2000
W
1000
SF
780
SF
390
W
250
QF
215
QF
215
R32
130
QF
120
R64
10
R16
10
R16
10
5,130133
4 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini
F
1300
W
1000
W
1000
W
500
SF
390
R16
240
R16
240
QF
215
R32
130
R32
10
R32
10
R16
10
5,045143
5 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide
Flag of the United States.svg Desirae Krawczyk
W
1000
SF
780
SF
780
F
650
SF
390
QF
215
R32
130
R16
120
R16
120
QF
108
R16
60
R32
10
4,363171
6 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez
F
650
W
500
W
500
QF
430
SF
390
F
325
F
325
R16
240
QF
215
SF
195
R32
130
R16
120
4,020222
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag placeholder.svg Veronika Kudermetova
SF
780
F
650
W
500
F
325
F
325
R16
240
R16
240
QF
215
SF
195
R16
120
R16
120
QF
108
3,818121
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend [a]
W
2000
SF
780
QF
215
QF
215
R32
10
R16
1
3,22161
Alternates
9 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
W
1000
W
500
SF
390
SF
390
R16
240
R16
240
SF
195
R32
130
R16
120
R16
120
R32
10
R32
10
3,345142
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
W
1000
QF
430
QF
430
QF
215
QF
215
SF
195
SF
195
R16
120
R64
10
R32
10
R32
10
R32
10
2,840161

Notes

  1. Siniaková/Townsend qualified as one of this year's Grand Slam champions ranked in the top 20 on 28 October 2024. [8]

Head-to-head records

Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament.

Singles

  Sabalenka    Świątek        Gauff        Paolini    Rybakina    Pegula      Zheng    Krejčíková OverallYTD W–L
1Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka 4–84–42–26–36–24–06–132–2054–12
2 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 8–411–13–02–46–46–12–238–1659–8
3 Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff 4–41–112–01–01–41–00–110–2050–16
4 Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini 2–20–30–22–20–50–30–24–1937–17
5 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina 3–64–20–12–21–32–00–312–1741–9
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 2–64–64–15–03–11–01–120–1539–14
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Qinwen 0–41–60–13–00–20–11–05–1447–16
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 1–62–21–02–03–01–10–110–1019–14

Doubles

  Kichenok
Ostapenko
Dabrowski
  Routliffe  
Hsieh
  Mertens  
Errani
   Paolini   
Dolehide
Krawczyk
  Melichar  
Perez
Chan
Kudermetova
Siniaková
Townsend
OverallYTD W–L
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
2–10–20–10–02–21–00–15–735–11
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe
1–20–00–01–10–10–10–12–634–14
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
2–00–01–00–01–00–00–14–127–10
4 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini
1–00–00–11–02–01–00–05–133–11
5 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide
Flag of the United States.svg Desirae Krawczyk
0–01–10–00–11–01–00–03–225–15
6 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez
2–21–00–10–20–11–10–04–735–20
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag placeholder.svg Veronika Kudermetova
0–11–00–00–10–11–10–02–428–9
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend
1–01–01–00–00–00–00–03–012–5

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