WTA Finals 2024: Updated schedule, fixtures, results, live streaming details

Defending champion Iga Swiatek won last year’s title in Cancun.

The WTA Finals 2024 will begin in Riyadh on 2nd November. The championship will feature the world’s top women tennis players as they compete for the largest payout amount ever in this particular tourney.

In fact, the champion of this week-long affair held at the King Saud University Sports Arena could take home up to $5.1 million, beating the previous record held by Ashleigh Barty when she won $4.42 million in 2019.

The headliner is world No. #1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Purple Group along with Elena Rybakina, Jasmine Paolini, and Zheng Qinwen. In the Orange Group is the second seed Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, and Barbora Krejcikova.

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The year-end World No. #1 ranking is now in the balance between Sabalenka and Swiatek. For Sabalenka to grab the top spot, she needs to win three of her four round-robin matches or make it into the final with two victories. Swiatek will have to win the event to have any hope for the year-end No. #1 ranking.

This 2024 season has been dominated by both of these players in run up to the WTA Finals. Sabalenka won two Grand Slams while Swiatek won four WTA 1000 events and, of course, the French Open.

The tournament format for WTA Finals 2024 is a round-robin format where the groups will be competing from the 2nd to 7th of November; the two top winners out of the groups will battle it out in the semifinals on the 8th of November while it will all culminate in the final on November 9.

Defending champion Swiatek won last year’s title in Cancun, beating Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-0 in the final.

The doubles event sees eight strong teams vying for their piece of the prize money. The top seeds in the Green Group are Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko, while Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe lead the White Group.

When is the WTA Finals 2024 scheduled to take place?

The 2024 WTA Finals will be held from November 2 to 9. The tournament will feature the top eight singles players and doubles teams from the WTA Tour. They’ll compete for a record-breaking prize pool of $15.25 million.

Which city will host WTA Finals 2024?

The 2024 WTA Finals will take place in King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the first time this tournament is being held in the Middle East.

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Who are the seeded players at WTA Finals 2024?

1. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
2. Iga Świątek (Poland)
3. Coco Gauff (USA)
4. Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
5. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
6. Jessica Pegula (USA)
7. Qinwen Zheng (China)
8. Barbora Krejčíková (Czechia)

What are the WTA Finals 2024 singles groups?

Purple Group:

1. [1] Aryna Sabalenka
2. [4] Jasmine Paolini
3. [5] Elena Rybakina
4. [7] Zheng Qinwen

Orange Group:

1. [2] Iga Swiatek
2. [3] Coco Gauff
3. [6] Jessica Pegula
4. [8] Barbora Krejcikova

Who are the Indian players participating in WTA Finals 2024?

There is no Indian presence at the WTA Finals 2024.

Competition schedule of WTA Finals 2024

• Round Robin: November 02-07
• Semifinals: November 08
• Finals: November 09

Where and how to watch live streaming and broadcast of WTA Finals 2024 in India, the USA and the UK?

Viewers in India and the United States can tune into the Tennis Channel for live coverage of WTA Finals 2024. In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports will be handling broadcast duties.

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WTA Finals 2024 full schedule, fixtures and results

Day 1 —November 2 (Saturday)

Round Robin (Singles)

• (1) Aryna Sabalenka beat (7) Qinwen Zheng (6-3, 6-4)
• (4) Jasmine Paolini beat (5) Elena Rybakina (7-6(5), 6-4)

Day 2 —November 3 (Sunday)

Round Robin (Singles)

• (2) Iga Swiatek beat (8) Barbora Krejcikova (4-6, 7-5, 6-2)
• (3) Coco Gauff beat (6) Jessica Pegula (6-3, 6-2)

Day 3 — November 4 (Monday)

Round Robin (Singles)

• (5) Elena Rybakina lost to (7) Qinwen Zheng (6-7(4), 6-3, 1-6)
• (1) Aryna Sabalenka beat (4) Jasmine Paolini (6-3, 7-5)

Day 4 — November 5 (Tuesday)

Round Robin (Singles)

• (6) Jessica Pegula lost to (8) Barbora Krejcikova (3-6, 3-6)
• (2) Iga Swiatek lost to (3) Coco Gauff (3-6, 4-6)

Day 5 — November 6 (Wednesday)

Round Robin (Singles)

• (4) Jasmine Paolini lost to (7) Qinwen Zheng (1-6, 1-6)
• (1) Aryna Sabalenka lost to (5) Elena Rybakina (4-6, 6-3, 1-6)

Day 6 — November 7 (Thursday)

Round Robin (Singles)

• (2) Iga Swiatek beat (Alternate) Daria Kasatkina (6-1, 6-0)
• (3) Coco Gauff lost to (8) Barbora Krejcikova (5-7, 4-6)

Day 7 — November 8 (Friday)

Semi-Finals (Singles)

• (7) Qinwen Zheng beat (8) Barbora Krejcikova (6-3, 7-5)
• (1) Aryna Sabalenka lost to (3) Coco Gauff (6-7(4), 3-6)

Day 8 — November 9 (Saturday)

Finals (Singles)

• (3) Coco Gauff beat (7) Qinwen Zheng (3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2))

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