WTA Finals 2021 Draw revealed; Sabalenka and Swiatek to face off in Group stage

The WTA Finals is set to begin this week, with the top 8 women on Tour competing for the prestigious award at the elite year-ending championship.

The event features a round-robin format, consisting of two groups with four players randomly drawn for each group. This year's tournament will be held in Guadalajara, and the groups, Chichén Itzá and Teotihuacan, are named after ancient cities in Mexico.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka leads Group Chichén Itzá and No.2 seed Barbora Krejcikova tops Group Teotihuacán, with the rest of the field playing out below.

Group Chichén Itzá
1. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
4. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
5. Iga Swiatek (POL)
7. Paula Badosa (ESP)

Group Teotihuacán
2. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
3. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
6. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
8. Anett Kontaveit (EST)

The WTA Finals run from November 10-17, 2021, with all the players competing for a total prize pool of $5 million dollars.