Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday, October 14, 2024
The field for the WTA finals to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia next month is being finalized. Four players qualified for singles on Monday, the WTA announced: Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula I cut them all out.
The four-member group joins Iga Swiatech and Arina SabalenkaThere will be a competition for first place at the end of the year in Riyadh. Swiatek currently leads Sabalenka by 69 points in the standings, but Sabalenka holds the lead with 806 points.
China’s Zheng Qinwen and America’s Emma Navarro are currently seventh and eighth in the Race to Riyadh standings, but only one spot is reserved for Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, who will qualify if she finishes in the top 20.
Considering the health problems of Rivakina, who has not been able to compete since the U.S. Open, and the absence of Swiatek, who has also not been able to compete since the U.S. Open, a gap may be created if players withdraw.
Singles and Doubles Eligibility
@JasminePaolini will make her #WTAFinalsRiyadh debut! She spent the 2024 season competing in singles and doubles. #PIF WTA Race to the Final Rankings! pic.twitter.com/y41eYNRlWn
– wta (@WTA) October 14, 2024
Italy’s Paolini also qualified for doubles. She will be playing with Sara Errani. Two spots are still open for doubles play.
Lydmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko, Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, Hsieh Su-Wei and Elise Mertens, Errani and Paolini, Desirae Krawczyk and Caroline Dolehide, Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova have already qualified.
The WTA finals are scheduled to be held from November 2 to November 9.
