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. The eighth spot is reserved, if needed, for a player or team who won a major in the current year and is ranked from ninth to twentieth.

WTA Finals
WTA Tour
Founded1972; 53 years ago (1972)
Editions53 (2024)
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (2024–26)
CategoryWTA Finals
SurfaceHard - indoors
Draw8S / 8D (since 2014)
Prize money$15.25M
Websitewtafinals.com
Current champions (2024)
Singlesimage Coco Gauff
Doublesimage Gabriela Dabrowski
image Erin Routliffe

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 had to find alternative hosting sites from 2020–2023. In April 2024, the WTA announced that the host city from 2024–2026 would be Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The decision sparked criticism and protests from many quarters, including several Top players, due to the country's ongoing human rights's and women's policies.

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, players compete throughout the year in WTA events throughout the world, as well as the ITF-sanctioned events, such as the four Grand Slams. Players earn ranking points on the leaderboard, and the top seven singles players and top seven doubles teams on this leaderboard at the conclusion of the WTA season (as of the Monday following the final regular season tournament) earn the right to compete in the WTA Finals. The eighth spot in the WTA Finals is awarded to the highest-ranking Grand Slam winner (and highest-ranking Grand Slam winning team for doubles) ranked 8-20 in the standings. If no player (and/or doubles team) meets this criterion, then the 8th ranked player (and/or doubles team) in the standings qualifies.

In singles, point totals are calculated by combining points from up to 18 tournaments. Of these tournaments, a player's point total is calculated based on the following: the four Grand Slam events, best six results of the seven combined WTA 1000 tournaments, best result of the three non-combined WTA 1000 tournaments, and lastly the next best seven results from all non-125 WTA tournaments. In doubles, point totals are calculated by the 12 best results among any of the non-125 WTA tournaments and Grand Slams.

Venues

Years City Country Venue Surface Capacity
1972–73 Boca Raton United States Boca Raton Hotel & Club Clay
1974–76 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
2002–05 Los Angeles United States Staples Center Hard (i) 17,000
2006–07 Madrid Spain Madrid Arena Hard (i) 10,500
2008–10 Doha Qatar Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex Hard 6,911
2011–13 Istanbul Turkey Sinan Erdem Dome Hard (i) 16,410
2014–18 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
2024–26 Riyadh Saudi Arabia King Saud University Indoor Arena Hard (i)

Prize money and points

The total prize money for the 2024 WTA Finals is US$15,250,000, an increase of 69.44% compared to the 2023 edition. The tables below break down the prize money, participation fees are prorated on a per match basis.

Stage Prize money Points
Singles Doubles
Champion RR + $2,500,000 RR + $520,000 RR + 900
Runner-up RR + $1,270,000 RR + $255,000 RR + 400
Round robin win per match +$350,000 +$70,000 200
Participation Fee $335,000 $140,000
Alternates $250,000 $106,000
  1. Prize money for doubles is per team.
  2. RR means prize money or points won in the round-robin round.
  • An undefeated champion would earn the maximum 1,500 points and $3,885,000 in singles or $870,000 in doubles.
  • Participation fees are prorated on a per match basis. Singles: 1 match = $225,000 2 matches = $275,000 and 3 matches = $335,000. Doubles: 1 match = $94,000 2 matches = $116,000 and 3 matches = $140,000.
  • Alternate fees are also prorated on a per-match basis. Singles: 0 matches = $140,000, 1 match = $200,000, 2 matches = $250,000. Doubles: 0 matches= $60,000, 1 match = $84,000, 2 matches= $106,000

Since 2014, the singles and doubles winners of the tournament receive the Billie Jean King Trophy, made by Thomas Lyte, 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 image Chris Evert (1/4) image Kerry Melville 7–5, 6–4
1973 image Chris Evert (2/4) image Nancy Richey Gunter 6–3, 6–3
1974 image Evonne Goolagong (1/2) image Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4
1975 image Chris Evert (3/4) image Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2
1976 image Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2/2) image Chris Evert 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1977 image Chris Evert (4/4) image Sue Barker 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1978 image Martina Navratilova (1/8) image Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1979 image Martina Navratilova (2/8) image Tracy Austin 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1980 image Tracy Austin (1/1) image Martina Navratilova 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1981 image Martina Navratilova (3/8) image Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1982 image Sylvia Hanika (1/1) image Martina Navratilova 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1983 image Martina Navratilova (4/8) image Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0
1984 image Martina Navratilova (5/8) image Chris Evert 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1985 image Martina Navratilova (6/8) image Helena Suková 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1986
(Mar.)
image Martina Navratilova (7/8) image Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1
1986
(Nov.)
image Martina Navratilova (8/8) image Steffi Graf 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2
1987 image Steffi Graf (1/5) image Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1988 image Gabriela Sabatini (1/2) image Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1989 image Steffi Graf (2/5) image Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
1990 image Monica Seles (1/3) image Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1991 image Monica Seles (2/3) image Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
1992 image Monica Seles (3/3) image Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1993 image Steffi Graf (3/5) image Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1994 image Gabriela Sabatini (2/2) image Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1995 image Steffi Graf (4/5) image Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1996 image Steffi Graf (5/5) image Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
1997 image Jana Novotná (1/1) image Mary Pierce 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3
1998 image Martina Hingis (1/2) image Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1999 image Lindsay Davenport (1/1) image Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2
2000 image Martina Hingis (2/2) image Monica Seles 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
2001 image Serena Williams (1/5) image Lindsay Davenport walkover
2002 image Kim Clijsters (1/3) image Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3
2003 image Kim Clijsters (2/3) image Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–0
2004 image Maria Sharapova (1/1) image Serena Williams 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2005 image Amélie Mauresmo (1/1) image Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2006 image Justine Henin (1/2) image Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3
2007 image Justine Henin (2/2) image Maria Sharapova 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
2008 image Venus Williams (1/1) image Vera Zvonareva 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2
2009 image Serena Williams (2/5) image Venus Williams 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2010 image Kim Clijsters (3/3) image Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2011 image Petra Kvitová (1/1) image Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2012 image Serena Williams (3/5) image Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3
2013 image Serena Williams (4/5) image Li Na 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
2014 image Serena Williams (5/5) image Simona Halep 6–3, 6–0
2015 image Agnieszka Radwańska (1/1) image Petra Kvitová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2016 image Dominika Cibulková (1/1) image Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–4
2017 image Caroline Wozniacki (1/1) image Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4
2018 image Elina Svitolina (1/1) image Sloane Stephens 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2019 image Ashleigh Barty (1/1) image Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–3
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 image Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1) image Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 7–5
2022 image Caroline Garcia (1/1) image Aryna Sabalenka 7–6(7–4), 6–4
2023 image Iga Świątek (1/1) image Jessica Pegula 6–1, 6–0
2024 image Coco Gauff (1/1) image Zheng Qinwen 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 No Doubles Played
1973 image Rosemary Casals (1/2)
image Margaret Court (1/2)
image Françoise Dürr
image Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–4
1974 image Rosemary Casals (2/2)
image Billie Jean King (1/4)
image Françoise Dürr
image Betty Stöve
6–1, 6–7(2–7), 7–5
1975 image Margaret Court (2/2)
image Virginia Wade (1/1)
image Rosemary Casals
image Billie Jean King
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2
1976 image Billie Jean King (2/4)
image Betty Stöve (1/3)
image Mona Guerrant
image Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 6–2
1977 image Martina Navratilova (1/13)
image Betty Stöve (2/3)
image Françoise Dürr
image Virginia Wade
7–5, 6–3
1978 image Billie Jean King (3/4)
image Martina Navratilova (2/13)
image Françoise Dürr
image Virginia Wade
6–4, 6–4
1979 image Françoise Dürr (1/1)
image Betty Stöve (3/3)
image Sue Barker
image Ann Kiyomura
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
1980 image Billie Jean King (4/4)
image Martina Navratilova (3/13)
image Rosemary Casals
image Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1981 image Martina Navratilova (4/13)
image Pam Shriver (1/10)
image Barbara Potter
image Sharon Walsh
6–0, 7–6(8–6)
1982 image Martina Navratilova (5/13)
image Pam Shriver (2/10)
image Kathy Jordan
image Anne Smith
6–4, 6–3
1983 image Martina Navratilova (6/13)
image Pam Shriver (3/10)
image Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
image Eva Pfaff
7–5, 6–2
1984 image Martina Navratilova (7/13)
image Pam Shriver (4/10)
image Jo Durie
image Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 6–1
1985 image Martina Navratilova (8/13)
image Pam Shriver (5/10)
image Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
image Helena Suková
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
1986
(Mar.)
image Hana Mandlíková (1/1)
image Wendy Turnbull (1/1)
image Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
image Helena Suková
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1986
(Nov.)
image Martina Navratilova (9/13)
image Pam Shriver (6/10)
image Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
image Helena Suková
7–6(7–1), 6–3
1987 image Martina Navratilova (10/13)
image Pam Shriver (7/10)
image Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
image Helena Suková
6–1, 6–1
1988 image Martina Navratilova (11/13)
image Pam Shriver (8/10)
image Larisa Savchenko
image Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–4
1989 image Martina Navratilova (12/13)
image Pam Shriver (9/10)
image Larisa Savchenko
image Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–2
1990 image Kathy Jordan (1/1)
image Elizabeth Smylie (1/1)
image Mercedes Paz
image Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(7–4), 6–4
1991 image Martina Navratilova (13/13)
image Pam Shriver (10/10)
image Gigi Fernández
image Jana Novotná
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1992 image Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1/2)
image Helena Suková (1/1)
image Jana Novotná
image Larisa Savchenko Neiland
7–6(7–4), 6–1
1993 image Gigi Fernández (1/2)
image Natalia Zvereva (1/3)
image Jana Novotná
image Larisa Neiland
6–3, 7–5
1994 image Gigi Fernández (2/2)
image Natasha Zvereva (2/3)
image Jana Novotná
image Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1995 image Jana Novotná (1/2)
image Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2/2)
image Gigi Fernández
image Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–1
1996 image Lindsay Davenport (1/3)
image Mary Joe Fernández (1/1)
image Jana Novotná
image Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–2
1997 image Lindsay Davenport (2/3)
image Jana Novotná (2/2)
image Alexandra Fusai
image Nathalie Tauziat
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
1998 image Lindsay Davenport (3/3)
image Natasha Zvereva (3/3)
image Alexandra Fusai
image Nathalie Tauziat
6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3
1999 image Martina Hingis (1/3)
image Anna Kournikova (1/2)
image Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
image Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–4
2000 image Martina Hingis (2/3)
image Anna Kournikova (2/2)
image Nicole Arendt
image Manon Bollegraf
6–2, 6–3
2001 image Lisa Raymond (1/4)
image Rennae Stubbs (1/1)
image Cara Black
image Elena Likhovtseva
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2002 image Elena Dementieva (1/1)
image Janette Husárová (1/1)
image Cara Black
image Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2003 image Virginia Ruano Pascual (1/1)
image Paola Suárez (1/1)
image Kim Clijsters
image Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2004 image Nadia Petrova (1/2)
image Meghann Shaughnessy (1/1)
image Cara Black
image Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–2
2005 image Lisa Raymond (2/4)
image Samantha Stosur (1/2)
image Cara Black
image Rennae Stubbs
6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4
2006 image Lisa Raymond (3/4)
image Samantha Stosur (2/2)
image Cara Black
image Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2007 image Cara Black (1/3)
image Liezel Huber (1/3)
image Katarina Srebotnik
image Ai Sugiyama
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
2008 image Cara Black (2/3)
image Liezel Huber (2/3)
image Květa Peschke
image Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 7–5
2009 image Nuria Llagostera Vives (1/1)
image María José Martínez Sánchez (1/1)
image Cara Black
image Liezel Huber
7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
2010 image Gisela Dulko (1/1)
image Flavia Pennetta (1/1)
image Květa Peschke
image Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–4
2011 image Liezel Huber (3/3)
image Lisa Raymond (4/4)
image Květa Peschke
image Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
2012 image Maria Kirilenko (1/1)
image Nadia Petrova (2/2)
image Andrea Hlaváčková
image Lucie Hradecká
6–1, 6–4
2013 image Hsieh Su-wei (1/1)
image Peng Shuai (1/1)
image Ekaterina Makarova
image Elena Vesnina
6–4, 7–5
2014 image Cara Black (3/3)
image Sania Mirza (1/2)
image Hsieh Su-wei
image Peng Shuai
6–1, 6–0
2015 image Martina Hingis (3/3)
image Sania Mirza (2/2)
image Garbiñe Muguruza
image Carla Suárez Navarro
6–0, 6–3
2016 image Ekaterina Makarova (1/1)
image Elena Vesnina (1/1)
image Bethanie Mattek-Sands
image Lucie Šafářová
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2017 image Tímea Babos (1/3)
image Andrea Hlaváčková (1/1)
image Kiki Bertens
image Johanna Larsson
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2018 image Tímea Babos (2/3)
image Kristina Mladenovic (1/2)
image Barbora Krejčíková
image Kateřina Siniaková
6–4, 7–5
2019 image Tímea Babos (3/3)
image Kristina Mladenovic (2/2)
image Hsieh Su-wei
image Barbora Strýcová
6–1, 6–3
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 image Barbora Krejčíková (1/1)
image Kateřina Siniaková (1/1)
image Hsieh Su-wei
image Elise Mertens
6–3, 6–4
2022 image Veronika Kudermetova (1/1)
image Elise Mertens (1/1)
image Barbora Krejčíková
image Kateřina Siniaková
6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
2023 image Laura Siegemund (1/1)
image Vera Zvonareva (1/1)
image Nicole Melichar-Martinez
image Ellen Perez
6–4, 6–4
2024 image Gabriela Dabrowski (1/1)
image Erin Routliffe (1/1)
image Kateřina Siniaková
image Taylor Townsend
7–5, 6–3
  1. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed as neutral player since then.
  2. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Veronika Kudermetova and Vera Zvonareva thus competed as neutral players since then and their first and only titles are not attributed to Russia in the "Titles by country" list.

List of champions

  • Current through 2024 WTA Finals (active players in bold).

Singles

Titles Player Years
8 image Martina Navratilova 1978–79, 81, 83–86(Nov.)
5 image Steffi Graf 1987, 89, 93, 95–96
image Serena Williams 2001, 09, 12–14
4 image Chris Evert 1972–73, 75, 77
3 image/image Monica Seles 1990–92
image Kim Clijsters 2002–03, 10
2 image Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1974, 76
image Gabriela Sabatini 1988, 94
image Martina Hingis 1998, 2000
image Justine Henin 2006–07
1 image Tracy Austin 1980
image Sylvia Hanika 1982
image Jana Novotná 1997
image Lindsay Davenport 1999
image Maria Sharapova 2004
image Amélie Mauresmo 2005
image Venus Williams 2008
image Petra Kvitová 2011
image Agnieszka Radwańska 2015
image Dominika Cibulková 2016
image Caroline Wozniacki 2017
image Elina Svitolina 2018
image Ashleigh Barty 2019
image Garbiñe Muguruza 2021
image Caroline Garcia 2022
image Iga Świątek 2023
image Coco Gauff 2024


Doubles

Titles Player Years
13 image Martina Navratilova 1977–78, 80–86(Nov.), 87–89, 91
10 image Pam Shriver 1981–86(Nov.), 87–89, 91
4 image Billie Jean King 1974, 76, 78, 80
image Lisa Raymond 2001, 05–06, 11
3 image Betty Stöve 1976–77, 79
image/image Natasha Zvereva 1993–94, 98
image Lindsay Davenport 1996–98
image Liezel Huber 2007–08, 11
image Cara Black 2007–08, 14
image Martina Hingis 1999–00, 2015
image Tímea Babos 2017–19
2 image Rosemary Casals 1973–74
image Margaret Court 1973, 75
image Gigi Fernández 1993–94
image Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1992, 95
image Jana Novotná 1995, 97
image Anna Kournikova 1999–00
image Samantha Stosur 2005–06
image Nadia Petrova 2004, 12
image Sania Mirza 2014–15
image Kristina Mladenovic 2018–19
1 image Virginia Wade 1975
image Françoise Dürr 1979
  • image Wendy Turnbull
  • image Hana Mandlíková
1986(Mar.)
  • image Kathy Jordan
  • image Elizabeth Smylie
1990
image Helena Suková 1992
image Mary Joe Fernández 1996
image Rennae Stubbs 2001
  • image Elena Dementieva
  • image Janette Husárová
2002
  • image Virginia Ruano Pascual
  • image Paola Suárez
2003
image Meghann Shaughnessy 2004
  • image Nuria Llagostera Vives
  • image María José Martínez Sánchez
2009
  • image Gisela Dulko
  • image Flavia Pennetta
2010
image Maria Kirilenko 2012
  • image Hsieh Su-wei
  • image Peng Shuai
2013
  • image Ekaterina Makarova
  • image Elena Vesnina
2016
image Andrea Hlaváčková 2017
  • image Barbora Krejčiková
  • image Kateřina Siniaková
2021
  • image Veronika Kudermetova
  • image Elise Mertens
2022
  • image Laura Siegemund
  • image Vera Zvonareva
2023
  • image Gabriela Dabrowski
  • image Erin Routliffe
2024
  1. In 1986 the WTA adopted a January–November playing season, thereby the event switched to being held at the end of each year. Consequently, there were two championships held in 1986. First edition was played in March.
  2. Second edition was played in November.
  3. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Veronika Kudermetova and Vera Zvonareva thus competed as neutral players since then and their first and only titles are not attributed to Russia in the "Titles by country" list.

Records and statistics

Note: Active players indicated in bold.

Singles

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

Youngest & oldest champions

Singles Youngest image Monica Seles 16 years, 11 months 1990
Oldest image Serena Williams 33 years, 1 month 2014
Doubles Youngest image Anna Kournikova 18 years, 5 months 1999
Oldest image Vera Zvonareva 39 years, 1 month 2023
  1. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Veronika Kudermetova and Vera Zvonareva thus competed as neutral players since then and their first and only titles are not attributed to Russia in the "Titles by country" list.

Longest and shortest matches

Singles

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

Doubles

Longest match by games won
1985 final, 36 games
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