2024 WTA Finals

2024 WTA Finals
2024 WTA Finals
Date	2 – 9 November
Edition	53rd (singles) / 48th (doubles)
Draw	8S / 8D
Prize money	$15.25M
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Venue	King Saud University Indoor Arena
Champions
Singles
	Coco Gauff
Doubles
	Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe

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.

Champions

Singles

Coco Gauff def. Zheng Qinwen, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)

Doubles

Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe def. Kateřina Siniaková / Taylor Townsend, 7–5, 6–3

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:

Ranked top seven in the leaderboard;
The highest-ranked current-year Grand Slam winning player/team ranked from eighth to twentieth;
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;
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:

The four Grand Slam events;
Six best mandatory WTA 1000 tournaments from the following seven events: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Toronto/Montreal, Cincinnati and Beijing;
The best mandatory WTA 1000 tournament from the following three events: Doha, Dubai and Wuhan;
(for the players who played the main draw of least two such tournaments) the best seven results from any other mandatory WTA 1000, WTA 500 and WTA 250 tournaments.

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:

Greatest number of match wins
Greatest number of matches played
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.

Stage	Prize money		Points
Stage	Singles	Doubles^[a]	Points
Champion	RR^[b] + $3,770,000	RR^[b] + $775,000	RR + 900
Runner-up	RR + $1,270,000	RR + $255,000	RR + 400
Round robin win per match	+$350,000	+$70,000	200
Participation Fee	$335,000	$140,000	—
Alternates	$250,000	$106,000	—

^ Prize money for doubles is per team.
^ ^a ^b RR means prize money or points won in the round-robin round.

An undefeated champion would earn the maximum 1,500 points and $5,155,000 in singles or $1,125,000 in doubles.
Participation fees are prorated on a per match basis. Singles: 1 match = $225,000 2 matches = $275,000 and 3 matches = $335,000. Doubles: 1 match = $94,000 2 matches = $116,000 and 3 matches = $140,000.
Alternate fees are also prorated on a per-match basis. Singles: 0 matches = $140,000, 1 match = $200,000, 2 matches = $250,000. Doubles: 0 matches= $60,000, 1 match = $84,000, 2 matches= $106,000

Qualified players

Singles

#	Players	Date qualified
1	Aryna Sabalenka	5 September^[3]
2	Iga Świątek	6 August^[4]
3	Coco Gauff	14 October^[5]
4	Jasmine Paolini	14 October^[5]
5	Elena Rybakina	14 October^[5]
6	Jessica Pegula	14 October^[5]
7	Zheng Qinwen	16 October^[6]
8	Barbora Krejčíková	16 October^[6]

Aryna Sabalenka was announced as the second qualifier on 5 September.

She began her season at the Brisbane Open where she reached the final before losing to Elena Rybakina in straight sets. She then won the Australian Open in straight sets defeating Zheng Qinwen in the final. In Dubai, she lost to Donna Vekic in the first round. She played at Indian Wells next where she lost to Emma Navarro in the fourth round. At Miami she continued her poor streak, losing to Anhelina Kalinina in the third round. She started her clay season at Stuttgart where she lost to Marketa Vondrousova in the quarterfinals. She reached the final at her next two tournaments in Madrid and Rome losing both times to Iga Swiatek.

Doubles

#	Players	Date qualified
1	Lyudmyla Kichenok Jelena Ostapenko	12 September^[7]
2	Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe	7 October^[8]
3	Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens	16 September^[9]
4	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini	7 October^[8]
5	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk	14 October^[5]
6	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	18 October^[10]
7	Chan Hao-ching Veronika Kudermetova	18 October^[10]
8	Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend	7 October^[8]

Points breakdown

Singles

† Player qualified for WTA Finals.^[11]

Player qualified as alternate but chose not to play

Seed	Player	Grand Slam				WTA 1000							Best other							Total points	Tourn.^[a]		Titles
		Grand Slam				Best combined						WTA only	Best other								Tourn.^[a]
		AUS	FRA	WIM	USO	1	2	3	4	5	6	WTA only	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		Pld.	Abs.
1^†	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	9,016	16	4	4
2^†	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	7,970	13	7	5
3^†	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	5,230	17	4	2
4^†	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	5,144	18	1	1
5^†	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	4,971	14	5	3
6^†	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	4,705	16	3	2
7^†	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	4,540	18	2	2
8^†	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	2,814	14	2	1
Alternates
–	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	3,568	22	0	1
9	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	3,368	24	0	2
10	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	3,176	17	4	2

Notes

^ 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.
^ 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]

Seed	Team	Points												Total points	Tourn	Titles
Seed	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total points	Tourn	Titles
1^†	Lyudmyla Kichenok 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	5,948	15	3
2^†	Gabriela Dabrowski 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	5,425	16	1
3^†	Hsieh Su-wei 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	5,130	13	3
4^†	Sara Errani 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	5,045	14	3
5^†	Caroline Dolehide 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	4,363	17	1
6^†	Nicole Melichar-Martinez 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	4,020	22	2
7^†	Chan Hao-ching 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	3,818	12	1
8^†	Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend^[a]	W 2000	SF 780	QF 215	QF 215	R32 10	R16 1							3,221	6	1
Alternates
9	Sofia Kenin 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	3,345	14	2
10	Demi Schuurs 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	2,840	16	1

Notes

^ 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	Overall	YTD W–L
1	Aryna Sabalenka		4–8	4–4	2–2	6–3	6–2	4–0	6–1	32–20	54–12
2	Iga Świątek	8–4		11–1	3–0	2–4	6–4	6–1	2–2	38–16	59–8
3	Coco Gauff	4–4	1–11		2–0	1–0	1–4	1–0	0–1	10–20	50–16
4	Jasmine Paolini	2–2	0–3	0–2		2–2	0–5	0–3	0–2	4–19	37–17
5	Elena Rybakina	3–6	4–2	0–1	2–2		1–3	2–0	0–3	12–17	41–9
6	Jessica Pegula	2–6	4–6	4–1	5–0	3–1		1–0	1–1	20–15	39–14
7	Zheng Qinwen	0–4	1–6	0–1	3–0	0–2	0–1		1–0	5–14	47–16
8	Barbora Krejčíková	1–6	2–2	1–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	0–1		10–10	19–14

Doubles

		Kichenok Ostapenko	Dabrowski Routliffe	Hsieh Mertens	Errani Paolini	Dolehide Krawczyk	Melichar Perez	Chan Kudermetova	Siniaková Townsend	Overall	YTD W–L
1	Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko		2–1	0–2	0–1	0–0	2–2	1–0	0–1	5–7	35–11
2	Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe	1–2		0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	2–6	34–14
3	Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens	2–0	0–0		1–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	4–1	27–10
4	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini	1–0	0–0	0–1		1–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	5–1	33–11
5	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1		1–0	1–0	0–0	3–2	25–15
6	Nicole Melichar Ellen Perez	2–2	1–0	0–1	0–2	0–1		1–1	0–0	4–7	35–20
7	Chan Hao-ching Veronika Kudermetova	0–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–1		0–0	2–4	28–9
8	Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		3–0	12–5

References

^ "2024 WTA Rulebook" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "WTA Finals Prize Money 2024". Retrieved 2024-10-30.
^ "Aryna Sabalenka qualifies for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 5 September 2024. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ "Defending champion Iga Swiatek qualifies for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Gauff, Rybakina among four singles players to qualify for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Zheng, Krejcikova qualify for WTA Finals Riyadh to set star-studded field". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ "Kichenok & Ostapenko become first doubles team to qualify for WTA Finals". Women's Tennis Association. 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Three more doubles teams qualify for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
^ "Hsieh Su-Wei & Elise Mertens secure qualification for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 16 September 2024. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "WTA Finals doubles roster complete as last teams secure spots". Women's Tennis Association. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ "WTA Race Singles Ranking". WTA. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "WTA Race Doubles Ranking". WTA Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

External links

Official website

[doublesmoney-3] Prize money for doubles is per team.

[Rrobin-4] RR means prize money or points won in the round-robin round.

[14] 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.

[15] Krejčíková qualified as one of this year's Grand Slam champions ranked in the top 20 on 28 October 2024.^[6]

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

[1] "2024 WTA Rulebook" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[eventinfo-2] "WTA Finals Prize Money 2024". Retrieved 2024-10-30.

[5] "Aryna Sabalenka qualifies for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 5 September 2024. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[6] "Defending champion Iga Swiatek qualifies for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[14-Oct-7] "Gauff, Rybakina among four singles players to qualify for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[16-Oct-8] "Zheng, Krejcikova qualify for WTA Finals Riyadh to set star-studded field". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[9] "Kichenok & Ostapenko become first doubles team to qualify for WTA Finals". Women's Tennis Association. 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[7-Oct-10] "Three more doubles teams qualify for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

[11] "Hsieh Su-Wei & Elise Mertens secure qualification for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. 16 September 2024. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[18-Oct-12] "WTA Finals doubles roster complete as last teams secure spots". Women's Tennis Association. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[13] "WTA Race Singles Ranking". WTA. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[16] "WTA Race Doubles Ranking". WTA Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

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Champions

Singles

Doubles

Tournament

Qualifying

Format

Round robin tie-breaking methods

Prize money and points

Qualified players

Singles

Doubles

Points breakdown

Singles

Doubles

Head-to-head records

Singles

Doubles

See also

References

External links