Wta Finals

The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour.

It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.

WTA Finals
Wta Finals
Tournament information
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Editions52 (2023)
LocationCancún, Mexico (2023)
CategoryWTA Finals
SurfaceHard - outdoors
Draw8S / 8D (since 2014)
Prize money$9,000,000 (2023)
Websitewtafinals.com
Current champions (2023)
SinglesPoland Iga Świątek
DoublesGermany Laura Siegemund
Wta Finals Vera Zvonareva

The tournament predates the WTA Tour and started in 1972 as the championship tournament of the Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003, the tournament has used a unique format not seen in other WTA Tour events: the players are separated into two groups of four, within which they each play three round-robin matches. The top two players or teams from each group after the round-robin stage move on to a knock-out format in the semifinals and final to determine the champion.

The WTA Finals has the largest prize money and ranking points after the majors. The most successful player in both singles and doubles history is Martina Navratilova, with eight singles and 13 doubles titles.

In the tournament's current format, the champion can earn a maximum of 1,500 ranking points, if they win the event as an undefeated champion in the round-robin stage.

Tournament

History

The championships were held for the first time in October 1972 in Boca Raton, Florida (USA) as a climactic event at the end of a series of tournaments sponsored by Virginia Slims, called the Virginia Slims Circuit. From 1972 to 1974, the event was held in October, before switching to March from 1975 until 1986. The WTA then decided to adopt a January–November playing season, and so the event was switched to being held at the end of each year. As a consequence, there were two championships held in 1986.

The event was held in Los Angeles, California from 1974 to 1976 before moving to Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1977. With the exception of a one-year move to Oakland, California in 1978, the Championships remained at MSG until 2000. The event then briefly moved to Munich, Germany in 2001. More recently, it moved back to Los Angeles from 2002 to 2005. The 2006 and 2007 editions were held in Madrid, Spain. Doha, Qatar hosted the 2008–2010 editions before passing the flag to Istanbul, Turkey, which hosted the 2011–2013 editions. For the right to host the 2014 edition and beyond, 43 cities expressed an interest before a short list comprising Kazan, Russia; Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore; and Tianjin, China was drawn up in late 2012. Kazan and Mexico City were ruled out in early 2013 before Singapore was announced in May 2013 as the new host city for five years. In 2018, the WTA announced the host city from 2019 to 2028 would be Shenzhen, China, however due to COVID-19, the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and has had to find alternative hosting sites since.

Format

From 1984 to 1998, the final of the championships was a best-of-five-sets match, making it the only tournament on the women's tour to have had a best-of-five match at any round of the competition. It was the first time since the 1901 U.S. National Championships that the best-of-five format was used in women's matches. In 1999, the final reverted to being a best-of-three-sets match. From the 1974 until the 1982 edition the doubles draw consisted of four teams; then from 1983 to 2002 the draw increased to eight teams; was decreased back to four teams until 2013 and from the 2014 edition onward it has been made up of eight teams. From its first inception in 1973 until 2018 the doubles draw was played in a single elimination format. In 2015 and from 2019 until the present the doubles draw has been played in a round robin format.

Qualified players and teams participate in a round-robin format in two groups of four. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the semifinals. The semifinal winners progress through to the finals where they compete for the title.

Qualification

To qualify for the WTA Finals, WTA players compete throughout the year in over 53 WTA tournaments throughout the world, as well as the four Grand Slam events. Players earn ranking points on the Porsche Race To Shenzhen leaderboard, and the top 7 singles players (and usually top 8) and top 8 doubles teams on this leaderboard at the conclusion of the year (as of the Monday following the final regular season tournament) earn the right to compete in the WTA Championships. For singles, all results from that year count towards a player's ranking. The eighth spot in singles is not guaranteed a place in the finals as the WTA has some leeway per the WTA rules.

In the singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from 16 tournaments (excluding ITF and WTA 125 tournaments). Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results: from the four Grand Slam events, the four WTA 1000 tournaments with 1,000 points for the winner, and (for the players who played the main draw at least in 2 such tournaments) the best results from two WTA 1000 tournaments with 900 points maximum must be included as well as points from 6 other countable tournaments. In the doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year, not abiding to the mandatory Grand-Slam or Premier-level tournaments rule like for singles.

Venues

Years City Country Venue Surface Capacity
1972–1973 Boca Raton United States Boca Raton Hotel & Club Clay
1974–1976 Los Angeles United States Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Carpet 14,800
1977 New York City United States Madison Square Garden Carpet 18,000
1978 Oakland United States Oakland Arena Carpet 13,200
1979–2000 New York City United States Madison Square Garden Carpet 18,000
2001 Munich Germany Olympiahalle Hard (i) 12,000
2002–2005 Los Angeles United States Staples Center Hard (i) 17,000
2006–2007 Madrid Spain Madrid Arena Hard (i) 10,500
2008–2010 Doha Qatar Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex Hard 6,911
2011–2013 Istanbul Turkey Sinan Erdem Dome Hard (i) 16,410
2014–2018 Singapore Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Hard (i) 10,000
2019 Shenzhen China Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Hard (i) 12,000
2021 Guadalajara Mexico Panamerican Tennis Center Hard 6,639
2022 Fort Worth United States Dickies Arena Hard (i) 14,000
2023 Cancún Mexico Estadio Paradisus Hard 4,300

Prize money and points

The total prize money for the 2023 WTA Finals is US$9,000,000. The tables below are based on the updated draw sheet information.

Stage Prize money Points
Singles Doubles
Champion RR + $1,476,000 RR + $306,000 RR + 750
Runner-up RR + $756,000 RR + $144,000 RR + 330
Semifinalist RR + $54,000 RR + $9,000 RR
Round robin win per match +$198,000 +$36,000 250
Round robin loss per match 125
Participation Fee $198,000 $90,000
Alternates $144,000 $90,000

Since 2014, the singles and doubles winners of the tournament receive the Billie Jean King Trophy and the Martina Navratilova trophy, respectively.

List of finals

Singles

 From 1984 to 1998, the final match in singles was held in a best-of-five-sets format.
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1972 Wta Finals  Chris Evert (1/4) Wta Finals  Kerry Melville 7–5, 6–4
1973 Wta Finals  Chris Evert (2/4) Wta Finals  Nancy Richey Gunter 6–3, 6–3
1974 Wta Finals  Evonne Goolagong (1/2) Wta Finals  Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4
1975 Wta Finals  Chris Evert (3/4) Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2
1976 Wta Finals  Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2/2) Wta Finals  Chris Evert 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1977 Wta Finals  Chris Evert (4/4) Wta Finals  Sue Barker 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1978 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (1/8) Wta Finals  Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1979 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (2/8) Wta Finals  Tracy Austin 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1980 Wta Finals  Tracy Austin (1/1) Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1981 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (3/8) Wta Finals  Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1982 Wta Finals  Sylvia Hanika (1/1) Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1983 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (4/8) Wta Finals  Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0
1984 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (5/8) Wta Finals  Chris Evert 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1985 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (6/8) Wta Finals  Helena Suková 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1986
(Mar.)
Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (7/8) Wta Finals  Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1
1986
(Nov.)
Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (8/8) Wta Finals  Steffi Graf 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2
1987 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf (1/5) Wta Finals  Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1988 Wta Finals  Gabriela Sabatini (1/2) Wta Finals  Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1989 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf (2/5) Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
1990 Wta Finals  Monica Seles (1/3) Wta Finals  Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1991 Wta Finals  Monica Seles (2/3) Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
1992 Wta Finals  Monica Seles (3/3) Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1993 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf (3/5) Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1994 Wta Finals  Gabriela Sabatini (2/2) Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1995 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf (4/5) Wta Finals  Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1996 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf (5/5) Wta Finals  Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
1997 Wta Finals  Jana Novotná (1/1) Wta Finals  Mary Pierce 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3
1998 Wta Finals  Martina Hingis (1/2) Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1999 Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport (1/1) Wta Finals  Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2
2000 Wta Finals  Martina Hingis (2/2) Wta Finals  Monica Seles 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
2001 Wta Finals  Serena Williams (1/5) Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport walkover
2002 Wta Finals  Kim Clijsters (1/3) Wta Finals  Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3
2003 Wta Finals  Kim Clijsters (2/3) Wta Finals  Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–0
2004 Wta Finals  Maria Sharapova (1/1) Wta Finals  Serena Williams 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2005 Wta Finals  Amélie Mauresmo (1/1) Wta Finals  Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2006 Wta Finals  Justine Henin (1/2) Wta Finals  Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3
2007 Wta Finals  Justine Henin (2/2) Wta Finals  Maria Sharapova 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
2008 Wta Finals  Venus Williams (1/1) Wta Finals  Vera Zvonareva 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2
2009 Wta Finals  Serena Williams (2/5) Wta Finals  Venus Williams 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2010 Wta Finals  Kim Clijsters (3/3) Wta Finals  Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2011 Wta Finals  Petra Kvitová (1/1) Wta Finals  Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2012 Wta Finals  Serena Williams (3/5) Wta Finals  Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3
2013 Wta Finals  Serena Williams (4/5) Wta Finals  Li Na 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
2014 Wta Finals  Serena Williams (5/5) Wta Finals  Simona Halep 6–3, 6–0
2015 Wta Finals  Agnieszka Radwańska (1/1) Wta Finals  Petra Kvitová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2016 Wta Finals  Dominika Cibulková (1/1) Wta Finals  Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–4
2017 Wta Finals  Caroline Wozniacki (1/1) Wta Finals  Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4
2018 Wta Finals  Elina Svitolina (1/1) Wta Finals  Sloane Stephens 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2019 Wta Finals  Ashleigh Barty (1/1) Wta Finals  Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–3
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Wta Finals  Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1) Wta Finals  Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 7–5
2022 Wta Finals  Caroline Garcia (1/1) Wta Finals Aryna Sabalenka 7–6(7–4), 6–4
2023 Wta Finals  Iga Świątek (1/1) Wta Finals  Jessica Pegula 6–1, 6–0

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 No Doubles Played
1973 Wta Finals  Rosemary Casals (1/2)
Wta Finals  Margaret Court (1/2)
Wta Finals  Françoise Dürr
Wta Finals  Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–4
1974 Wta Finals  Rosemary Casals (2/2)
Wta Finals  Billie Jean King (1/4)
Wta Finals  Françoise Dürr
Wta Finals  Betty Stöve
6–1, 6–7(2–7), 7–5
1975 Wta Finals  Margaret Court (2/2)
Wta Finals  Virginia Wade (1/1)
Wta Finals  Rosemary Casals
Wta Finals  Billie Jean King
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2
1976 Wta Finals  Billie Jean King (2/4)
Wta Finals  Betty Stöve (1/3)
Wta Finals  Mona Guerrant
Wta Finals  Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 6–2
1977 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (1/13)
Wta Finals  Betty Stöve (2/3)
Wta Finals  Françoise Dürr
Wta Finals  Virginia Wade
7–5, 6–3
1978 Wta Finals  Billie Jean King (3/4)
Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (2/13)
Wta Finals  Françoise Dürr
Wta Finals  Virginia Wade
6–4, 6–4
1979 Wta Finals  Françoise Dürr (1/1)
Wta Finals  Betty Stöve (3/3)
Wta Finals  Sue Barker
Wta Finals  Ann Kiyomura
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
1980 Wta Finals  Billie Jean King (4/4)
Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (3/13)
Wta Finals  Rosemary Casals
Wta Finals  Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1981 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (4/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (1/10)
Wta Finals  Barbara Potter
Wta Finals  Sharon Walsh
6–0, 7–6(8–6)
1982 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (5/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (2/10)
Wta Finals  Kathy Jordan
Wta Finals  Anne Smith
6–4, 6–3
1983 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (6/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (3/10)
Wta Finals  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Wta Finals  Eva Pfaff
7–5, 6–2
1984 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (7/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (4/10)
Wta Finals  Jo Durie
Wta Finals  Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 6–1
1985 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (8/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (5/10)
Wta Finals  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Wta Finals  Helena Suková
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
1986
(Mar.)
Wta Finals  Hana Mandlíková (1/1)
Wta Finals  Wendy Turnbull (1/1)
Wta Finals  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Wta Finals  Helena Suková
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1986
(Nov.)
Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (9/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (6/10)
Wta Finals  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Wta Finals  Helena Suková
7–6(7–1), 6–3
1987 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (10/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (7/10)
Wta Finals  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Wta Finals  Helena Suková
6–1, 6–1
1988 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (11/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (8/10)
Wta Finals  Larisa Savchenko
Wta Finals  Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–4
1989 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (12/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (9/10)
Wta Finals  Larisa Savchenko
Wta Finals  Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–2
1990 Wta Finals  Kathy Jordan (1/1)
Wta Finals  Elizabeth Smylie (1/1)
Wta Finals  Mercedes Paz
Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(7–4), 6–4
1991 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova (13/13)
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver (10/10)
Wta Finals  Gigi Fernández
Wta Finals  Jana Novotná
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1992 Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1/2)
Wta Finals  Helena Suková (1/1)
Wta Finals  Jana Novotná
Wta Finals  Larisa Savchenko Neiland
7–6(7–4), 6–1
1993 Wta Finals  Gigi Fernández (1/2)
Wta Finals  Natalia Zvereva (1/3)
Wta Finals  Jana Novotná
Wta Finals  Larisa Neiland
6–3, 7–5
1994 Wta Finals  Gigi Fernández (2/2)
Wta Finals  Natasha Zvereva (2/3)
Wta Finals  Jana Novotná
Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1995 Wta Finals  Jana Novotná (1/2)
Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2/2)
Wta Finals  Gigi Fernández
Wta Finals  Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–1
1996 Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport (1/3)
Wta Finals  Mary Joe Fernández (1/1)
Wta Finals  Jana Novotná
Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–2
1997 Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport (2/3)
Wta Finals  Jana Novotná (2/2)
Wta Finals  Alexandra Fusai
Wta Finals  Nathalie Tauziat
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
1998 Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport (3/3)
Wta Finals  Natasha Zvereva (3/3)
Wta Finals  Alexandra Fusai
Wta Finals  Nathalie Tauziat
6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3
1999 Wta Finals  Martina Hingis (1/3)
Wta Finals  Anna Kournikova (1/2)
Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Wta Finals  Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–4
2000 Wta Finals  Martina Hingis (2/3)
Wta Finals  Anna Kournikova (2/2)
Wta Finals  Nicole Arendt
Wta Finals  Manon Bollegraf
6–2, 6–3
2001 Wta Finals  Lisa Raymond (1/4)
Wta Finals  Rennae Stubbs (1/1)
Wta Finals  Cara Black
Wta Finals  Elena Likhovtseva
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2002 Wta Finals  Elena Dementieva (1/1)
Wta Finals  Janette Husárová (1/1)
Wta Finals  Cara Black
Wta Finals  Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2003 Wta Finals  Virginia Ruano Pascual (1/1)
Wta Finals  Paola Suárez (1/1)
Wta Finals  Kim Clijsters
Wta Finals  Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2004 Wta Finals  Nadia Petrova (1/2)
Wta Finals  Meghann Shaughnessy (1/1)
Wta Finals  Cara Black
Wta Finals  Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–2
2005 Wta Finals  Lisa Raymond (2/4)
Wta Finals  Samantha Stosur (1/2)
Wta Finals  Cara Black
Wta Finals  Rennae Stubbs
6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4
2006 Wta Finals  Lisa Raymond (3/4)
Wta Finals  Samantha Stosur (2/2)
Wta Finals  Cara Black
Wta Finals  Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2007 Wta Finals  Cara Black (1/3)
Wta Finals  Liezel Huber (1/3)
Wta Finals  Katarina Srebotnik
Wta Finals  Ai Sugiyama
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
2008 Wta Finals  Cara Black (2/3)
Wta Finals  Liezel Huber (2/3)
Wta Finals  Květa Peschke
Wta Finals  Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 7–5
2009 Wta Finals  Nuria Llagostera Vives (1/1)
Wta Finals  María José Martínez Sánchez (1/1)
Wta Finals  Cara Black
Wta Finals  Liezel Huber
7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
2010 Wta Finals  Gisela Dulko (1/1)
Wta Finals  Flavia Pennetta (1/1)
Wta Finals  Květa Peschke
Wta Finals  Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–4
2011 Wta Finals  Liezel Huber (3/3)
Wta Finals  Lisa Raymond (4/4)
Wta Finals  Květa Peschke
Wta Finals  Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
2012 Wta Finals  Maria Kirilenko (1/1)
Wta Finals  Nadia Petrova (2/2)
Wta Finals  Andrea Hlaváčková
Wta Finals  Lucie Hradecká
6–1, 6–4
2013 Wta Finals  Hsieh Su-wei (1/1)
Wta Finals  Peng Shuai (1/1)
Wta Finals  Ekaterina Makarova
Wta Finals  Elena Vesnina
6–4, 7–5
2014 Wta Finals  Cara Black (3/3)
Wta Finals  Sania Mirza (1/2)
Wta Finals  Hsieh Su-wei
Wta Finals  Peng Shuai
6–1, 6–0
2015 Wta Finals  Martina Hingis (3/3)
Wta Finals  Sania Mirza (2/2)
Wta Finals  Garbiñe Muguruza
Wta Finals  Carla Suárez Navarro
6–0, 6–3
2016 Wta Finals  Ekaterina Makarova (1/1)
Wta Finals  Elena Vesnina (1/1)
Wta Finals  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Wta Finals  Lucie Šafářová
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2017 Wta Finals  Tímea Babos (1/3)
Wta Finals  Andrea Hlaváčková (1/1)
Wta Finals  Kiki Bertens
Wta Finals  Johanna Larsson
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2018 Wta Finals  Tímea Babos (2/3)
Wta Finals  Kristina Mladenovic (1/2)
Wta Finals  Barbora Krejčíková
Wta Finals  Kateřina Siniaková
6–4, 7–5
2019 Wta Finals  Tímea Babos (3/3)
Wta Finals  Kristina Mladenovic (2/2)
Wta Finals  Hsieh Su-wei
Wta Finals  Barbora Strýcová
6–1, 6–3
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Wta Finals  Barbora Krejčíková (1/1)
Wta Finals  Kateřina Siniaková (1/1)
Wta Finals  Hsieh Su-wei
Wta Finals  Elise Mertens
6–3, 6–4
2022 Wta Finals Veronika Kudermetova (1/1)
Wta Finals  Elise Mertens (1/1)
Wta Finals  Barbora Krejčíková
Wta Finals  Kateřina Siniaková
6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
2023 Wta Finals  Laura Siegemund (1/1)
Wta Finals Vera Zvonareva (1/1)
Wta Finals  Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Wta Finals  Ellen Perez
6–4, 6–4

List of champions

Singles

Titles Player Years
8 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 1978–79, 81, 83–86(Nov.)
5 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf 1987, 89, 93, 95–96
Wta Finals  Serena Williams 2001, 09, 12–14
4 Wta Finals  Chris Evert 1972–73, 75, 77
3 Wta Finals /Wta Finals  Monica Seles 1990–92
Wta Finals  Kim Clijsters 2002–03, 10
2 Wta Finals  Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1974, 76
Wta Finals  Gabriela Sabatini 1988, 94
Wta Finals  Martina Hingis 1998, 2000
Wta Finals  Justine Henin 2006–07
1 Wta Finals  Tracy Austin 1980
Wta Finals  Sylvia Hanika 1982
Wta Finals  Jana Novotná 1997
Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport 1999
Wta Finals  Maria Sharapova 2004
Wta Finals  Amélie Mauresmo 2005
Wta Finals  Venus Williams 2008
Wta Finals  Petra Kvitová 2011
Wta Finals  Agnieszka Radwańska 2015
Wta Finals  Dominika Cibulková 2016
Wta Finals  Caroline Wozniacki 2017
Wta Finals  Elina Svitolina 2018
Wta Finals  Ashleigh Barty 2019
Wta Finals  Garbiñe Muguruza 2021
Wta Finals  Caroline Garcia 2022
Wta Finals  Iga Świątek 2023

Doubles

Titles Player Years
13 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 1977–78, 80–86(Nov.), 87–89, 91
10 Wta Finals  Pam Shriver 1981–86(Nov.), 87–89, 91
4 Wta Finals  Billie Jean King 1974, 76, 78, 80
Wta Finals  Lisa Raymond 2001, 05–06, 11
3 Wta Finals  Betty Stöve 1976–77, 79
Wta Finals /Wta Finals  Natasha Zvereva 1993–94, 98
Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport 1996–98
Wta Finals  Liezel Huber 2007–08, 11
Wta Finals  Cara Black 2007–08, 14
Wta Finals  Martina Hingis 1999–00, 2015
Wta Finals  Tímea Babos 2017–19
2 Wta Finals  Rosemary Casals 1973–74
Wta Finals  Margaret Court 1973, 75
Wta Finals  Gigi Fernández 1993–94
Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1992, 95
Wta Finals  Jana Novotná 1995, 97
Wta Finals  Anna Kournikova 1999–00
Wta Finals  Samantha Stosur 2005–06
Wta Finals  Nadia Petrova 2004, 12
Wta Finals  Sania Mirza 2014–15
Wta Finals  Kristina Mladenovic 2018–19
1 Wta Finals  Virginia Wade 1975
Wta Finals  Françoise Dürr 1979
1986(Mar.)
1990
Wta Finals  Helena Suková 1992
Wta Finals  Mary Joe Fernández 1996
Wta Finals  Rennae Stubbs 2001
2002
2003
Wta Finals  Meghann Shaughnessy 2004
2009
2010
Wta Finals  Maria Kirilenko 2012
2013
2016
Wta Finals  Andrea Hlaváčková 2017
2021
2022
2023

Records and statistics

Note: Active players indicated in bold.

Singles

# Titles
8 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova
5 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf
Wta Finals  Serena Williams
4 Wta Finals  Chris Evert
3 Wta Finals /Wta Finals  Monica Seles
Wta Finals  Kim Clijsters
# Finals
14 Wta Finals /Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova
8 Wta Finals  Chris Evert
7 Wta Finals  Serena Williams
6 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf
4 Wta Finals  Gabriela Sabatini
Wta Finals /Wta Finals /Wta Finals  Monica Seles
Wta Finals  Martina Hingis
Wta Finals  Lindsay Davenport
# Matches won
60 Wta Finals /Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova
34 Wta Finals  Chris Evert
31 Wta Finals  Steffi Graf
29 Wta Finals  Serena Williams
21 Wta Finals  Gabriela Sabatini
# Editions played
21 Wta Finals /Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova
13 Wta Finals  Chris Evert
Wta Finals  Steffi Graf
Wta Finals  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
12 Wta Finals  Zina Garrison
Wta Finals  Conchita Martínez

Youngest & oldest champions

Singles Youngest Wta Finals  Monica Seles 16 years, 11 months 1990
Oldest Wta Finals  Serena Williams 33 years, 1 month 2014
Doubles Youngest Wta Finals  Anna Kournikova 18 years, 5 months 1999
Oldest Wta Finals Vera Zvonareva 39 years, 1 month 2023

Longest and shortest matches

Singles

Longest match by time played
1990 final, 3 hours and 47 minutes
Wta Finals  Monica Seles 6 5 3 6 6
Wta Finals  Gabriela Sabatini 4 7 6 4 2
Longest match by time played
2012 round robin, 3 hours and 29 minutes
Wta Finals  Agnieszka Radwańska 66 7 6
Wta Finals  Sara Errani 78 5 4
Longest match by games won
2017 round robin, 37 games
Wta Finals  Venus Williams 7 63 7
Wta Finals  Jeļena Ostapenko 5 77 5
Shortest match by games won
2007 round robin, 12 games
Wta Finals  Justine Henin 6 6
Wta Finals  Marion Bartoli 0 0

Doubles

Longest match by games won
1985 final, 36 games
Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova
Wta Finals  Pam Shriver
64 6 77
Wta Finals  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Wta Finals  Helena Suková
77 4 65
Shortest match by games won
2014 final, 13 games
Wta Finals  Cara Black
Wta Finals  Sania Mirza
6 6
Wta Finals  Hsieh Su-wei
Wta Finals  Peng Shuai
1 0

Year-end championships double & triple

Winning three or two out of the four Year-ending championships since its inception in 1972: WTA Championships/Finals, Series-Ending Championships, Grand Slam Cup, WTA Tournament of Champions/Elite Trophy indicated in bold.

Double crown

Winning the Year-end championships in both singles and doubles in the same year.

No. Player Years won
5 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986(Nov)
1 Wta Finals  Jana Novotná 1997
Wta Finals  Martina Hingis 2000

Year-end championships triple

No. Player WTA Championships/Finals Grand Slam Cup WTA Elite Trophy
1 Wta Finals  Venus Williams 2008 1998 2015

WTA Championships – Series-Ending Championships Double

No. Player WTA Championships/Finals Series-Ending Championships
1 Wta Finals  Chris Evert 1972 1977
2 Wta Finals  Martina Navratilova 1978 1979
3 Wta Finals  Tracy Austin 1980 1980

WTA Championships – Grand Slam Cup Double

No. Player WTA Championships/Finals Grand Slam Cup
1 Wta Finals  Serena Williams 2001 1999
2 Wta Finals  Venus Williams 2008 1998

WTA Championships – WTA Elite Trophy Double

No. Player WTA Championships/Finals WTA Elite Trophy
1 Wta Finals  Venus Williams 2008 2015
2 Wta Finals  Petra Kvitová 2011 2016
3 Wta Finals  Ashleigh Barty 2019 2018

Grand Slam Cup – WTA Elite Trophy Double

No. Player Grand Slam Cup WTA Elite Trophy
1 Wta Finals  Venus Williams 1998 2015

Titles by country

Singles

20 
Wta Finals  United States (6 players)
Wta Finals  West Germany / Germany (2 players)
Wta Finals  Belgium (2 players)
Wta Finals  Australia (2 players), Wta Finals  Yugoslavia / Wta Finals  Yugoslavia (1 player)
Wta Finals  Argentina (1 player), Wta Finals  Czech Republic (2 players), Wta Finals  France (2 players), Wta Finals  Poland (2 players), Wta Finals   Switzerland (1 player)
Wta Finals  Denmark, Wta Finals  Russia, Wta Finals  Slovakia, Wta Finals  Spain, Wta Finals  Ukraine

Doubles

Note: Titles, won by a team of players from same country, count as one title, not two.

29 
Wta Finals  United States (11 players)
Wta Finals  Australia (5 players)
Wta Finals  Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (6 players), Wta Finals  Russia (6 players)
Wta Finals  Spain (4 players)
Wta Finals  Belarus (1 player), Wta Finals  France (2 players), Wta Finals  Hungary (1 player), Wta Finals  Netherlands (1 player), Wta Finals   Switzerland (1 player), Wta Finals  Zimbabwe (1 player)
Wta Finals  Argentina (2 players), Wta Finals  India (1 player)
Wta Finals  Belgium, Wta Finals  China, Wta Finals  Chinese Taipei, Wta Finals  Germany, Wta Finals  Great Britain, Wta Finals  Italy, Wta Finals  Slovakia

Sponsors

The event has a more than 40-year history of corporate sponsorship with the finals named after the sponsoring company.

Years Sponsor Name Refs
1972–1978 Virginia Slims Virginia Slims Championships
1979–1982 Avon Avon Championships
1983–1994 Virginia Slims Virginia Slims Championships
1995 None WTA Tour Championships
1996–2000 Chase Chase Championships
2001 Sanex Sanex Championships
2002 The Home Depot Home Depot Championships
2003 Bank of America Bank of America WTA Tour Championships
2004 None WTA Tour Championships
2005–2010 Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson Championships
2011–2013 BNP Paribas and Türk Ekonomi Bankası TEB–BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul
2014–2018 BNP Paribas and SC Global BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global
2019 Shiseido Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen
2021 Akron Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara
2022 Hologic Hologic WTA Finals Fort Worth
2023 GNP Seguros GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun

See also

References

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