2025 WTA Finals Facts
Date 1 – 8 November
Edition 54th (singles) / 49th (doubles)
Draw 8S / 8D
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Venue King Saud University Indoor Arena
2024 Champions
Singles
United States Coco Gauff
Doubles
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / New Zealand Erin Routliffe
WTA Finals
Founded 1972; 53 years ago
Editions 53 (2024)
Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2024–26)
Category WTA Finals
Surface Hard - indoors
Draw 8S / 8D (since 2014)
Prize money $15.25M
Qualified players
Singles
# Players Date qualified
1 Aryna Sabalenka 8 July
2 Poland Iga Świątek 17 August
3 United States Coco Gauff 30 September
4 United States Amanda Anisimova 2 October
5 United States Madison Keys 2 October
6 United States Jessica Pegula 13 October
7 Italy Jasmine Paolini 18 October
8 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 23 October
Doubles
# Players Date qualified
1 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
United States Taylor Townsend 15 September
2 Italy Sara Errani
Italy Jasmine Paolini 15 September
3 Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
New Zealand Erin Routliffe 15 September[
4 Veronika Kudermetova
Belgium Elise Mertens 22 September[
5 Mirra Andreeva
Diana Shnaider 1 October
6 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 13 October
7 Hungary Tímea Babos
Brazil Luisa Stefani 20 October
8 United States Asia Muhammad
Netherlands Demi Schuurs 20 October
Head-to-head records
Sabalenka Świątek Gauff Anisimova Pegula Rybakina Keys Paolini Overall YTD W–L
- 1 Aryna Sabalenka 5–8 5–6 4–6 8–3 8–5 5–2 5–2 40–32 59–11
- 2 Poland Iga Świątek 8–5 11–4 1–1 6–5 6–4 5–2 6–1 43–22 61–15
- 3 United States Coco Gauff 6–5 4–11 1–2 3–4 1–0 3–3 3–3 21–28 47–14
- 4 United States Amanda Anisimova 6–4 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 11–9 45–16
- 5 United States Jessica Pegula 3–8 5–6 4–3 3–0 3–1 1–2 5–1 24–21 50–19
- 6 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 5–8 4–6 0–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 3–3 16–24 53–19
- 7 United States Madison Keys 2–5 2–5 3–3 0–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 13–18 37–13
- 8 Italy Jasmine Paolini 2–5 1–6 3–3 0–2 1–5 3–3 1–1 11–25 43–18
Venues
Years City Country Venue Surface Capacity
1972–73 Boca Raton United States Boca Raton Hotel & Club Clay
1974–76 Los Angeles United States Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Carpet 14,800
1977 New York City United States Madison Square Garden Carpet 18,000
1978 Oakland United States Oakland Arena Carpet 13,200
1979–2000 New York City United States Madison Square Garden Carpet 18,000
2001 Munich Germany Olympiahalle Hard (i) 12,000
2002–05 Los Angeles United States Staples Center Hard (i) 17,000
2006–07 Madrid Spain Madrid Arena Hard (i) 10,500
2008–10 Doha Qatar Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex Hard 6,911
2011–13 Istanbul Turkey Sinan Erdem Dome Hard (i) 16,410
2014–18 Singapore Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Hard (i) 10,000
2019 Shenzhen China Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Hard (i) 12,000
2021 Guadalajara Mexico Panamerican Tennis Center Hard 6,639
2022 Fort Worth United States Dickies Arena Hard (i) 14,000
2023 Cancún Mexico Estadio Paradisus Hard 4,300
2024–26 Riyadh Saudi Arabia King Saud University Indoor Arena Hard (i)
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Past Finals
Singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1973 United States Chris Evert (2/4) United States Nancy Richey Gunter 6–3, 6–3
1974 Australia Evonne Goolagong (1/2) United States Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4
1976 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2/2) United States Chris Evert 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1977 United States Chris Evert (4/4) United Kingdom Sue Barker 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1978 United States Martina Navratilova (1/8) Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1979 United States Martina Navratilova (2/8) United States Tracy Austin 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1980 United States Tracy Austin (1/1) United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1981 United States Martina Navratilova (3/8) United States Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1982 Germany Sylvia Hanika (1/1) United States Martina Navratilova 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1983 United States Martina Navratilova (4/8) United States Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0
1984‡ United States Martina Navratilova (5/8) United States Chris Evert 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1985‡ United States Martina Navratilova (6/8) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1986
(Mar.)‡ United States Martina Navratilova (7/8) Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1
1986
(Nov.)‡ United States Martina Navratilova (8/8) Germany Steffi Graf 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2
1987‡ Germany Steffi Graf (1/5) Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1988‡ Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (1/2) United States Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1989‡ Germany Steffi Graf (2/5) United States Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
1990‡ Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (1/3) Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1991‡ Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (2/3) United States Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
1992‡ Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (3/3) United States Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1993‡ Germany Steffi Graf (3/5) Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1994‡ Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (2/2) United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1995‡ Germany Steffi Graf (4/5) Germany Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1996‡ Germany Steffi Graf (5/5) Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
1997‡ Czech Republic Jana Novotná (1/1) France Mary Pierce 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3
1998‡ Switzerland Martina Hingis (1/2) United States Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1999 United States Lindsay Davenport (1/1) Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2
2000 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2/2) United States Monica Seles 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
2001 United States Serena Williams (1/5) United States Lindsay Davenport walkover
2002 Belgium Kim Clijsters (1/3) United States Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3
2003 Belgium Kim Clijsters (2/3) France Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–0
2004 Russia Maria Sharapova (1/1) United States Serena Williams 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2005 France Amélie Mauresmo (1/1) France Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2006 Belgium Justine Henin (1/2) France Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3
2007 Belgium Justine Henin (2/2) Russia Maria Sharapova 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
2008 United States Venus Williams (1/1) Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2
2009 United States Serena Williams (2/5) United States Venus Williams 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2010 Belgium Kim Clijsters (3/3) Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2011 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (1/1) Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2012 United States Serena Williams (3/5) Russia Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3
2013 United States Serena Williams (4/5) China Li Na 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
2014 United States Serena Williams (5/5) Romania Simona Halep 6–3, 6–0
2015 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (1/1) Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2016 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (1/1) Germany Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–4
2017 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (1/1) United States Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4
2018 Ukraine Elina Svitolina (1/1) United States Sloane Stephens 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2019 Australia Ashleigh Barty (1/1) Ukraine Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–3
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1) Estonia Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 7–5
2022 France Caroline Garcia (1/1) Aryna Sabalenka [a] 7–6(7–4), 6–4
2023 Poland Iga Świątek (1/1) United States Jessica Pegula 6–1, 6–0
2024 United States Coco Gauff (1/1) China Zheng Qinwen 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 No Doubles Played
1973 United States Rosemary Casals (1/2)
Australia Margaret Court (1/2) France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4
1974 United States Rosemary Casals (2/2)
United States Billie Jean King (1/4) France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve 6–1, 6–7(2–7), 7–5
1975 Australia Margaret Court (2/2)
United Kingdom Virginia Wade (1/1) United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2
1976 United States Billie Jean King (2/4)
Netherlands Betty Stöve (1/3) United States Mona Guerrant
United States Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–2
1977 United States Martina Navratilova (1/13)
Netherlands Betty Stöve (2/3) France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade 7–5, 6–3
1978 United States Billie Jean King (3/4)
United States Martina Navratilova (2/13) France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4
1979 France Françoise Dürr (1/1)
Netherlands Betty Stöve (3/3) United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
1980 United States Billie Jean King (4/4)
United States Martina Navratilova (3/13) United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1981 United States Martina Navratilova (4/13)
United States Pam Shriver (1/10) United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh 6–0, 7–6(8–6)
1982 United States Martina Navratilova (5/13)
United States Pam Shriver (2/10) United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith 6–4, 6–3
1983 United States Martina Navratilova (6/13)
United States Pam Shriver (3/10) West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
West Germany Eva Pfaff 7–5, 6–2
1984 United States Martina Navratilova (7/13)
United States Pam Shriver (4/10) United Kingdom Jo Durie
United States Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–1
1985 United States Martina Navratilova (8/13)
United States Pam Shriver (5/10) West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
1986
(Mar.) Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (1/1)
Australia Wendy Turnbull (1/1) West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1986
(Nov.) United States Martina Navratilova (9/13)
United States Pam Shriver (6/10) West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 7–6(7–1), 6–3
1987 United States Martina Navratilova (10/13)
United States Pam Shriver (7/10) West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–1, 6–1
1988 United States Martina Navratilova (11/13)
United States Pam Shriver (8/10) Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva 6–3, 6–4
1989 United States Martina Navratilova (12/13)
United States Pam Shriver (9/10) Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva 6–3, 6–2
1990 United States Kathy Jordan (1/1)
Australia Elizabeth Smylie (1/1) Argentina Mercedes Paz
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1991 United States Martina Navratilova (13/13)
United States Pam Shriver (10/10) United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1992 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1/2)
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (1/1) Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland 7–6(7–4), 6–1
1993 United States Gigi Fernández (1/2)
Belarus Natalia Zvereva (1/3) Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Neiland 6–3, 7–5
1994 United States Gigi Fernández (2/2)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (2/3) Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1995 Czech Republic Jana Novotná (1/2)
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2/2) United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–1
1996 United States Lindsay Davenport (1/3)
United States Mary Joe Fernández (1/1) Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2
1997 United States Lindsay Davenport (2/3)
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (2/2) France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
1998 United States Lindsay Davenport (3/3)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (3/3) France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3
1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis (1/3)
Russia Anna Kournikova (1/2) Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Latvia Larisa Neiland 6–4, 6–4
2000 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2/3)
Russia Anna Kournikova (2/2) United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf 6–2, 6–3
2001 United States Lisa Raymond (1/4)
Australia Rennae Stubbs (1/1) Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2002 Russia Elena Dementieva (1/1)
Slovakia Janette Husárová (1/1) Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2003 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (1/1)
Argentina Paola Suárez (1/1) Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2004 Russia Nadia Petrova (1/2)
United States Meghann Shaughnessy (1/1) Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 6–2
2005 United States Lisa Raymond (2/4)
Australia Samantha Stosur (1/2) Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4
2006 United States Lisa Raymond (3/4)
Australia Samantha Stosur (2/2) Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2007 Zimbabwe Cara Black (1/3)
United States Liezel Huber (1/3) Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama 5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
2008 Zimbabwe Cara Black (2/3)
United States Liezel Huber (2/3) Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 7–5
2009 Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives (1/1)
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez (1/1) Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber 7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
2010 Argentina Gisela Dulko (1/1)
Italy Flavia Pennetta (1/1) Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 7–5, 6–4
2011 United States Liezel Huber (3/3)
United States Lisa Raymond (4/4) Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–4
2012 Russia Maria Kirilenko (1/1)
Russia Nadia Petrova (2/2) Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 6–4
2013 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (1/1)
China Peng Shuai (1/1) Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina 6–4, 7–5
2014 Zimbabwe Cara Black (3/3)
India Sania Mirza (1/2) Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai 6–1, 6–0
2015 Switzerland Martina Hingis (3/3)
India Sania Mirza (2/2) Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 6–0, 6–3
2016 Russia Ekaterina Makarova (1/1)
Russia Elena Vesnina (1/1) United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 7–6(7–5), 6–3
2017 Hungary Tímea Babos (1/3)
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková (1/1) Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2018 Hungary Tímea Babos (2/3)
France Kristina Mladenovic (1/2) Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 6–4, 7–5
2019 Hungary Tímea Babos (3/3)
France Kristina Mladenovic (2/2) Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 6–1, 6–3
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (1/1)
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (1/1) Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Belgium Elise Mertens 6–3, 6–4
2022 Veronika Kudermetova [b] (1/1)
Belgium Elise Mertens (1/1) Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
2023 Germany Laura Siegemund (1/1)
Vera Zvonareva [b] (1/1) United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez 6–4, 6–4
2024 Canada Gabriela Dabrowski (1/1)
New Zealand Erin Routliffe (1/1) Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
United States Taylor Townsend 7–5, 6–3
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