The eight players heading to next month’s WTA Finals

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All eight spots for the 2025 WTA Finals have now been filled following Elena Rybakina’s qualification for the event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Rybakina secured the final place at the tournament after beating Victoria Mboko and reaching the semi-final of the Pan Pacific Open on Friday (October 24).

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The Kazakh’s 6-3 7-6 (7-4) victory in Tokyo was enough to edge out Mirra Andreeva for the last spot.

The Russian teenager will now miss out on the year-end event despite being near the top of the WTA rankings for most of the year.

The eight confirmed participants will battle for the title when the seven-day tournament commences in the Saudi Arabian-capital on November 1.

Among the list of entrants for the tournament is defending champion Coco Gauff, who beat Qinwen Zheng in last year’s final to take home her first WTA Finals title.

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The eight players competing at the upcoming WTA Finals 

Aryna Sabalenka

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Qualified: July 8

Best WTA Finals outing: Final (2022)

Last year’s result: Semi-finals

Iga Swiatek

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Qualified: August 17

Best WTA Finals outing: Winner (2023)

Last year’s result: Round-robin stage

Coco Gauff 

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Qualified: September 30

Best WTA Finals outing: Winner (2024)

Last year’s result: Winner

Amanda Anisimova 

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First-time participant

Qualified: October 2

Best WTA Finals outing: N/A

Last year’s result: DNQ

Madison Keys 

Qualified: October 2

Best WTA Finals outing: Round-robin stage (2016)

Last year’s result: DNQ

Jessica Pegula

Qualified: October 13

Best WTA Finals outing: Final (2023)

Last year’s result: Round-robin stage

Jasmine Paolini

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Qualified: October 18

Best WTA Finals outing: Round-robin stage (2024)

Last year’s result: Round-robin stage

Elena Rybakina

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Qualified: October 24

Best WTA Finals outing: Round-robin stage (2023 / 2024)

Last year’s result: Round-robin stage

Alternates

Mirra Andreeva

Ekaterina Alexandrova

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