The annual WTA Finals will take place between 2-9 November, with the best players on tour competing for the season-ending title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The tournament will feature a group, round-robin format, before two players from each group will advance to the semifinals and then the championship match headlined by Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek.
With only the best players competing, the tournament is offering an enormous $15,250,000 prize pool to the participants. This is a large increase from last year's event, which offered a total of $9,000,000. This in itself was an increase. The undefeated singles champion takes home over $5million as well as the extra cash for winning the round robin matches.
There is $350,000 for winning a match. The same for runner-up as well as $1,270,000. Participation fee overall is $335,000 per player. While for Emma Navarro and Daria Kasatkina as alternates, they receive $250,000 whether they play or not. Points wise it is 200 per Round Robin win then +900 for the winner and +400 for the loser.
Stage | Prize Money |
Champion | RR fee below + $2,500,000 |
Runner-Up | RR fee below + $1,270,000 |
Round Robin Win Per Match | +$350,000 |
Participation Fee | $335,000 |
Alternates | $250,00 |
Aryna Sabalenka
Jasmine Paolini
Elena Rybakina
Zheng Qinwen
Iga Swiatek
Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula
Barbora Krejcikova
Players need to STOP TRYING TO JUSTIFY THEIR INCLUSION! They are not ambassadors for women in Saudi Arabia, they are not politicians, and they will never make a difference for females in that 'culture'. This little tennis "tournament" changes nothing. Players were lured by the money, opted to participate, and should just keep their predictable excuses and Women's Freedom Fairy Tales to themselves. Period. Like most things in Life -- one cannot make an argument relating to the Saudi Regime and, at the same time, triple your bank account with their "gifts".