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What is the WTA Finals Tournament ?
The WTA Finals is an end of season championship event featuring the top ranked Women's tennis players from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). There is a Singles tournament and Doubles tournament with players earning ranking points throughout the year via their performances in the WTA scheduled events and four majors. The top 8 ranked players qualify for the Singles event and the top 8 doubles pairs qualify for the Doubles tournament.
Although the WTA Finals is not one of the major slam events (US Open, Australian Open, French Open & Wimbledon) it is considered to be the end of season championships and carries huge prize money of $15.5 million for 2026. The tournament has undergone a few tweaks including a change of name since it was first staged in 1972 having also been known as the WTA Tour Championships.
What is the WTA Finals format?
The WTA Finals Singles & Doubles format is a round robin first stage with the eight players (singles) and pairs (doubles) split into two groups of four and each player/pair in their group playing each other once. All WTA Finals matches are best of three sets and the top two players/pair in each group after their three matches proceed to the Semi Finals where the winner of each group will play the runner up from the other group. The Semi Final winners will go head to head in the final to determine the WTA Finals Singles & Doubles champions.
2026 WTA Finals
When is the 2026 WTA Finals?
The 2026 WTA Finals start on Sunday 8th November and conclude on Sunday 15th November.
Where is the 2026 WTA Finals being played?
The 2026 WTA Finals takes place at Indian Wells in California, USA. This is a change of venue from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, following an announcement by the WTA in July 2026.
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2026 WTA Finals Singles Tournament
Who will win the 2026 WTA Finals Singles Tournament?
Elena Rybakina is the defending WTA Finals Singles Champion. OLBG's best tennis tipsters have you covered with their analysis and selections throughout the WTA Finals with their daily tennis picks. These tennis experts are the most profitable for tennis selections on OLBG in the last 12 months.
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Who are playing in the 2026 WTA Finals Singles Tournament?
The eight players qualify via their performance ranking points attained in WTA events through the season.
Players have to participate in at least eight WTA 500 or WTA 1000 events and points accrued across these tournaments and the four slams are totalled to give their ranking.
Here are the current qualifying positions as of 8th September 2026, all players listed have played at least eight events.
| Ranking | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Rybakina | 5,922 |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 5,615 |
| 3 | Mirra Andreeva | 5,614 |
| 4 | Jessica Pegula | 5,475 |
| 5 | Coco Gauff | 5,304 |
| 6 | Elina Svitolina | 4,809 |
| 7 | Karolina Muchova | 4,400 |
| 8 | Linda Noskova | 4,234 |
Last 10 WTA Finals Singles Winners
Who has won the most WTA Finals Singles Tournaments?
Martina Navratilova holds the record with eight WTA Finals Singles Tournament wins between 1978 and 1986.
Who won the 2025 WTA Finals Singles Tournament?
Elena Rybakina won the 2025 and 54th edition of the WTA Finals Singles Tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Elena defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2-0 (6-3, 7-6) in the final.
Here's a table showing the last ten WTA Finals Singles winners including the beaten finalist and set scores:
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Set Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Elena Rybakina | Aryna Sabalenka | 2-0 |
| 2024 | Coco Gauff | Zheng Qinwen | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Iga Swiatek | Jessica Pegula | 2-0 |
| 2022 | Caroline Garcia | Aryna Sabalenka | 2-0 |
| 2021 | Garbine Muguruza | Anett Kontaveit | 2-0 |
| 2019 | Ashleigh Barty | Elina Svitolina | 2-0 |
| 2018 | Elina Svitolina | Sloane Stephens | 2-1 |
| 2017 | Caroline Wozniacki | Venus Williams | 2-0 |
| 2016 | Dominika Cibulkova | Angelique Kerber | 2-0 |
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwanska | Petra Kvitova | 2-1 |
*2020 No tournament due to covid pandemic.
2026 WTA Finals Doubles Tournament
Who are playing in the 2026 WTA Finals Doubles Tournament?
The eight doubles pairs qualify for the 2026 WTA Finals Doubles tournament via their performance ranking points attained from at least eight WTA Doubles events played during the season.
Here are the current qualifying rankings as of 8th September 2026, the players highlighted in bold have already qualified.
| Ranking | Players | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katerina Siniakova / Taylor Townsend | 6,800 |
| 2 | Gabriela Dabrowski /Luisa Stefani | 6,153 |
| 3 | Anna Danilina / Aleksandra Krunic | 5,638 |
| 4 | Guo Hanyu / Kristina Mladenovic | 3,566 |
| 5 | Ellen Perez / Demi Schuurs | 3,035 |
| 6 | Elise Mertens / Zhang Shuai | 3,018 |
| 7 | Hsieh Su-wei / Jelena Ostapenko | 2,898 |
| 8 | Cristina Bucsa / Nicole Melichar-Martinez | 2,418 |
Last 10 WTA Finals Doubles Winners
Who won the 2025 WTA Finals Doubles Tournament?
Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens won the 2025 WTA Finals Doubles title defeating Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani 2-0 (7-6, 6-1) in the final.
Here's a table showing the last ten WTA Finals Doubles winners including the beaten finalists and set scores:
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Set Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens | Timea Babos Luisa Stefani | 2-0 |
| 2024 | Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe | Katerina Siniakova Taylor Townsend | 2-0 |
| 2023 | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez | 2-0 |
| 2022 | Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens | Barbora Krejcikova Katerina Siniakova | 2-1 |
| 2021 | Barbora Krejcikova Katerina Siniakova | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens | 2-0 |
| 2019 | Timea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strycova | 2-0 |
| 2018 | Timea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | Barbora Krejcikova Katerina Siniakova | 2-0 |
| 2017 | Timea Babos Andrea Hlavackova | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson | 2-1 |
| 2016 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Safarova | 2-0 |
| 2015 | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | Garbine Muguruza Carla Suarez Navarro | 2-0 |
*2020 No tournament due to covid pandemic.
Author Information
James Banting writes the words and maintains the data for this WTA Finals Betting Guide. As Tipster Competition assistant James works closely with our Tennis Tipsters, settling bets and ensuring accuracy in all results which are also utilised in the updates for all the Tennis Previews on OLBG
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