Wta Finals
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WTA year-end rankings 2024 confirmed: Aryna Sabalenka finishes as No.1, Qinwen Zheng enters top 5
Tennis | Nov 11, 2024, 07:26 PM ISTAfter winning the Australian and US Open titles in 2024, Aryna Sabalenka finished the season as the world's No.1 player. She lost the WTA Finals semi-final clash against the eventual champion Coco Gauff but stayed on top in the year-end rankings ahead of Iga Swiatek.
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WTA Finals: Caroline Garcia thumps Aryna Sabalenka in summit clash to register mammoth feat
Tennis | Nov 08, 2022, 01:47 PM ISTCaroline Garcia was the 2022 US Open semifinalist and has achieved a mammoth record after her win against Aryna Sabalenka in the WTA Finals. Garcia will now be ranked No.4 in the World.
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WTA Finals: Muguruza, Kontaveit to face off in title clash
Tennis | Nov 17, 2021, 05:35 PM ISTGarbine Muguruza dominated Paula Badosa in a 6-3, 6-3 victory and will play Anett Kontaveit for the title at the WTA Finals. Eighth-seeded Kontaveit beat Maria Sakkari 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the other semi-final.
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WTA Finals: Sakkari beat Sabalenka to reach semifinals; Swiatek spoils Badosa's birthday
Tennis | Nov 16, 2021, 11:11 AM ISTSakkari will face Anett Kontaveit in the semifinals while Badosa will face her Spanish compatriot Garbine Muguruza.
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WTA Finals: Muguruza beats Kontaveit to seal semifinal berth; pushes Pliskova out of title race
Tennis | Nov 15, 2021, 12:25 PM ISTMuguruza and Kontaveit, who was earlier assured of advancing, will march into the knockout stages from Group Tiotehuacan as the former's straight-set win pushed Karolina Pliskova out of the title race.
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Ashleigh Barty beats Elina Svitolina to win maiden WTA Finals title
Tennis | Nov 03, 2019, 07:21 PM ISTThe title adds to the 23-year-old Australian's lengthy list of achievements in 2019 including winning her first Grand Slam title at the French Open.
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Barty defeats Pliskova in WTA Finals semis, to face Svitolina in summit clash
Tennis | Nov 02, 2019, 10:17 PM ISTBarty, like Svitolina, dropped the opening set of her semifinal before beating second-ranked Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
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Elina Svitolina reaches second straight final at WTA Finals after Belinda Bencic retires
Tennis | Nov 02, 2019, 06:59 PM ISTBencic was already struggling in the semifinal match with a right leg problem before the end of the first set, which she won.
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Pliskova defeats Halep to reach semifinals of WTA Finals for third straight year
Tennis | Nov 01, 2019, 09:42 PM ISTIn the semifinals, Pliskova will take on top-ranked Ash Barty — Australia's first female year-end No. 1.
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Elina Svitolina beats Sofia Kenin in WTA Finals
Tennis | Nov 01, 2019, 09:14 PM ISTSvitolina, who had already qualified for the semifinals from the Purple Group, saved two set points in the second set before finally winning the match on her sixth match point.
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Naomi Osaka withdraws from WTA Finals due to shoulder injury
Tennis | Oct 29, 2019, 02:37 PM ISTAlternate Kiki Bertens will take Naomi Osaka's place against Ash Barty Barty later Tuesday.
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WTA Finals: Elina Svitolina, Simona Halep start with wins
Tennis | Oct 29, 2019, 10:01 AM ISTSimona Halep saved a match point before beating Bianca Andreescu 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 while Elina Svitolina defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6, 6-4.
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Karolina Pliskova reaches WTA Finals semifinals with win over Petra Kvitova
Tennis | Oct 25, 2018, 06:58 PM ISTPliskova, who advanced from her group for the second straight year, beat Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 to improve her record to 2-1 at the season-ending tournament.
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Top-ranked Simona Halep withdraws from WTA Finals
Tennis | Oct 18, 2018, 02:07 PM ISTHalep's withdrawal means Kiki Bertens has qualified for the final spot, joining Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka and many others.
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Caroline Wozniacki defeats Venus Williams for career best win at WTA finals
Tennis | Oct 29, 2017, 08:58 PM ISTThe 27-year-old Wozniacki's best previous result at the WTA Finals was reaching the final in 2010.
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Timea Babos, Andrea Hlavackova claim doubles title at WTA finals
Tennis | Oct 29, 2017, 06:51 PM ISTWith the trophy, Babos and Hlavackova finished a season, in which they also claimed titles in Rabat, Quebec, Tashkent and Moscow.
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Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki win at WTA Finals
Tennis | Oct 28, 2017, 10:08 PM ISTWilliams, who appeared in the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals this season, won the WTA Finals in 2008 and was also a finalist in 2009.
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Caroline Wozniacki advances in WTA Finals; Simona Halep to keep top ranking
Tennis | Oct 28, 2017, 05:34 PM ISTThe sixth-ranked Wozniacki, a finalist in 2010, leads the tour with most match wins in the season at 59-21 as the Dane heads into Sunday's championship match.
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Caroline Garcia advances to semifinals, Simona Halep defeated at WTA Finals
Tennis | Oct 27, 2017, 09:20 PM ISTIn the semifinals, Garcia will play Venus Williams and Wozniacki will face Karolina Pliskova.
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WTA Finals: Venus Williams stuns Garbine Muguruza to reach semis
Tennis | Oct 26, 2017, 10:02 PM ISTThe 37-year-old Williams advanced from the White Group along with Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova, who lost to French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-1.