Race to WTA Finals: Halep and Pegula move into top four after Toronto, Haddad-Maia closes in on top ten

Tuesday, 16 August 2022 at 11:00

Not only has Simona Halep sealed a top ten return with her title win at the National Bank Open in Toronto but has also moved into the top four in the race to the WTA Finals which will take place between 30 October - 6 November 2022.

Halep who is now on 2,591 points moved up nine spots from 13th to be inside the top eight who will qualify for the season ender which currently still does not have a venue/home.

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Jessica Pegula sits top of the doubles rankings with Coco Gauff but also has moved up to third in the current singles race after reaching the semi-finals in Toronto losing to the eventual champion, Halep.

Iga Swiatek is well ahead and will secure her spot come what may. Ons Jabeur is also far ahead with only the likes of Halep and Pegula winning in Cincinnati able to trouble that. Currently rounding out the top eight are Coco Gauff who like alluded to also sits top of the doubles standings both in the World Rankings and Race to WTA Finals.

As well as Daria Kasatkina who won't add further points after losing in Cincinnati early followed by Maria Sakkari and Paula Badosa.

Just outside the top eight are Belinda Bencic, Veronika Kudermetova and Beatriz Haddad-Maia. The latter reached the final in Toronto and is up nine places as a result of this run. She also holds WTA titles in Birmingham and Nottingham this season and could yet figure in the Finals.

Race to WTA Finals (as of 15 August 2022)

1 SWIATEK, IGA POL 7,455

2 JABEUR, ONS TUN 3,091

3 PEGULA, JESSICA USA 2,612

4 HALEP, SIMONA ROU 2,591

5 GAUFF, COCO USA 2,552

6 KASATKINA, DARIA 2,543

7 SAKKARI, MARIA GRE 2,288

8 BADOSA, PAULA ESP 2,194

9 BENCIC, BELINDA SUI 2,066

10 KUDERMETOVA, VERONIKA 1,969

11 HADDAD MAIA, BEATRIZ BRA 1,787