2024 WTA Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2024 WTA Finals | |
| Champion |  Coco Gauff |
| Runner-up |  Zheng Qinwen |
| Score | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Draw | 8 (round robin + elimination) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Coco Gauff defeated Zheng Qinwen in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the singles tennis title at the 2024 WTA Finals.[1] 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] By winning, Gauff broke the record for largest prize money earned as a single event of any female tennis player with $4.805 million USD.[3]
Iga Świątek was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage. This marked the first time since 2018 that the defending champion was eliminated in the round-robin stage.[4][5]
Świątek and Aryna Sabalenka were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking. Sabalenka secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time in her career after winning her first two round-robin matches, and Świątek also losing one round-robin match.[6][7]
Jasmine Paolini and Zheng made their debuts in the singles competition.[8] Zheng became the second Chinese player to reach the final, after Li Na in 2013, the first player to reach the final on tournament debut since Anett Kontaveit in 2021, and youngest to reach the final on debut since Petra Kvitová in 2011.[9] Paolini was the only player in this edition to qualify for both the singles and doubles tournaments.[10]
Ranked No. 13 entering the tournament, Barbora Krejčíková became the lowest-ranked player to reach the semifinals since Sandrine Testud in 2001.[11]
Jessica Pegula withdrew from the tournament before her final group match due to a knee injury and was replaced by first alternate Daria Kasatkina.[12]
Seeds
[edit]
Aryna Sabalenka (semifinals)
Iga Świątek (round robin)
Coco Gauff (champion)
Jasmine Paolini (round robin)
Elena Rybakina (round robin)- Jessica Pegula (round robin, withdrew)
Zheng Qinwen (final)
Barbora Krejčíková (semifinals)
Alternates
[edit]- Daria Kasatkina (replaced Pegula, round robin)
- Danielle Collins (did not play)
Notes:
- Emma Navarro qualified as an alternate but withdrew before the start of the event.[13]
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Aryna Sabalenka
| 64 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Coco Gauff
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Coco Gauff
| 3 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||
| 7 | Zheng Qinwen
| 6 | 4 | 62 | |||||||||
| 7 | Zheng Qinwen
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  Barbora Krejčíková
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
Purple Group
[edit]| Sabalenka |  Paolini
|
 Rybakina
|
Zheng
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka
|
6–3, 7–5 | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–2 (71%) | 36–30 (55%) | 1 | |
| 4 | Jasmine Paolini
|
3–6, 5–7 | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 1–6, 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 23–35 (40%) | 4 | |
| 5 | Elena Rybakina
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–6 | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 38–40 (49%) | 3 | |
| 7 | Zheng Qinwen
|
3–6, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–1 | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 (57%) | 35–27 (56%) | 2 |
Orange Group
[edit] Świątek
|
Gauff
|
Pegula Kasatkina |
Krejčíková
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Iga Świątek
|
3–6, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–0 (w/ Kasatkina) |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 (57%) | 36–26 (58%) | 3 | |
| 3 | Coco Gauff
|
6–3, 6–4 | 6–3, 6–2 (w/ Pegula) |
5–7, 4–6 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 33–25 (57%) | 2 | |
| 6 9 |
Jessica Pegula Daria Kasatkina
|
1–6, 0–6 (w/ Kasatkina) |
3–6, 2–6 (w/ Pegula) |
3–6, 3–6 (w/ Pegula) |
0–2 0–1 |
0–4 (0%) 0–2 (0%) |
11–24 (31%) 1–12 (8%) |
X 4 | |
| 8 | Barbora Krejčíková
|
6–4, 5–7, 2–6 | 7–5, 6–4 | 6–3, 6–3 (w/ Pegula) |
2–1 | 5–2 (71%) | 38–32 (54%) | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gauff overcomes Zheng in three-hour clash to win title at WTA Finals Riyadh". wtatennis.com. 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Gauff takes down Sabalenka and is one win away from the WTA Finals crown". wtatennis.com. 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Coco Gauff reacts to winning the biggest prize money ever in WTA history as she's asked what she'll spend the millions on". thetennisgazette.com. 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Iga Swiatek back on top of world after WTA Finals demolition of Jessica Pegula". Guardian. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Swiatek tops Pegula for WTA Finals title, regains No.1 ranking". WTA Tour. 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Aryna Sabalenka and Katerina Siniakova secure WTA Year-End No.1 rankings". wtatennis.com. 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Aryna Sabalenka v Iga Swiatek: How points deductions affect WTA year-end No 1 battle". Tennis365. 22 October 2024.
- ^ "WTA Finals 2024: How to watch, prize money, dates, prediction and everything you need to know". The Tennis Gazette. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Zheng edges Krejcikova to book spot in WTA Finals championship". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "New faces, big dreams: What's at stake for Zheng, Paolini at WTA Finals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Swiatek knocked out of WTA Finals after Krejcikova beats Gauff". Reuters. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Pegula withdraws from WTA Finals with injury; Kasatkina in as alternate". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "WTA Finals alternate situation explained as two players remain on standby in Riyadh with one withdrawal already". yardbarker.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.