{"id":975,"date":"2021-11-09T12:23:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T12:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=975"},"modified":"2023-11-07T12:18:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:18:36","slug":"wta-finals-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wta-finals-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The WTA Finals<\/strong> is an annual tournament<\/a> held towards the end of the year (usually in November) that showcases the top singles and doubles players in women’s tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year a “Race to the WTA Finals<\/strong>” is run by the Women’s Tennis Association where players earn points based on their performances throughout the year with the top eight singles players and doubles teams qualifying for the finals in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

WTA Finals 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Location:<\/strong><\/td>Cancun, Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
Court Surface:<\/strong><\/td>Indoor Hard Courts<\/td><\/tr>
Draw Size:<\/strong><\/td>8 Singles and 8 Doubles<\/td><\/tr>
Prize Money:<\/strong><\/td>$9,000,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 WTA finals took place in Cancun, Mexico from the 29th of October to the 5th of November 2023<\/strong>, with the 2023 tournament being played in the same week as the Dow Tennis Classic<\/a> in Michigan, USA, the Charlottesville Challenger<\/a> in Virginia, and the Rolex Paris Masters<\/a> in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for the 2023 tournament in Cancun were sold through Boletomovil<\/a>, with single and multi session tickets being available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on tickets for the 2023 tournament, check out the official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Players<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A total of 8 singles players and 16 doubles players (8 teams)<\/strong> participated in the 2023 finals in Cancun (see below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singles Players<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Aryna Sabalenka<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Iga Swiatek<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Coco Gauff<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Jessica Pegula<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Elena Rybakina<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Ons Jabeur<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Mark\u00e9ta Vondrou\u0161ov\u00e1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Karol\u00edna Muchov\u00e1<\/s> – Maria Sakkari<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Doubles Teams<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Once all the players were confirmed for the 2023 tournament, they were split into two groups of four (see below) with a round-robin (RR) format being used to decide who would qualify for the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Singles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      Bacalar Group<\/h5>\n\n\n\n