WTA Finals

The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.

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.<ref name="wtafinals">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kazan and Mexico City were ruled out in early 2013<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before Singapore was announced in May 2013 as the new host city for five years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, the WTA announced the host city from 2019 to 2028 would be Shenzhen, China,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> however due to COVID-19, the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and had to find alternative hosting sites from 2020 to 2023.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April 2024, the WTA announced that the host city from 2024 to 2026 would be Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was the first time since the 1901 U.S. National Championships that the best-of-five format was used in women's matches.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name=eventinfo>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The tables below break down the prize money, participation fees are prorated on a per match basis.

Stage	Prize money		Points
	Singles	DoublesTemplate:Efn
Champion	RRTemplate:Efn + $2,500,000	RRTemplate:Efn + $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	Template:N/a
Alternates	$250,000	$106,000	Template:N/a

• 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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the Martina Navratilova trophy,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> respectively.

List of finals

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1972	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Kerry Melville	7–5, 6–4
1973	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Nancy Richey Gunter	6–3, 6–3
1974	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	6–3, 6–4
1975	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–4, 6–2
1976	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1977	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1978	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley	7–6(7–2), 6–4
1979	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1980	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1981	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1982	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1983	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	6–2, 6–0
1984‡	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1985‡	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1986 (Mar.)‡	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1
1986 (Nov.)‡	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2
1987‡	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini	4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1988‡	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1989‡	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
1990‡	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini	6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1991‡	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
1992‡	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1993‡	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1994‡	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1995‡	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1996‡	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis	6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
1997‡	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3
1998‡	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport	7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1999	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis	6–4, 6–2
2000	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
2001	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport	walkover
2002	Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams	7–5, 6–3
2003	Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo	6–2, 6–0
2004	Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2005	Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2006	Template:Flagicon Justine Henin Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo	6–4, 6–3
2007	Template:Flagicon Justine Henin Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova	5–7, 7–5, 6–3
2008	Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva	6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2
2009	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Venus Williams	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2010	Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2011	Template:Flagicon Petra Kvitová Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2012	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova	6–4, 6–3
2013	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Li Na	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
2014	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Simona Halep	6–3, 6–0
2015	Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Petra Kvitová	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2016	Template:Flagicon Dominika Cibulková Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Angelique Kerber	6–3, 6–4
2017	Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Venus Williams	6–4, 6–4
2018	Template:Flagicon Elina Svitolina Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Sloane Stephens	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2019	Template:Flagicon Ashleigh Barty Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Elina Svitolina	6–4, 6–3
2020	No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Template:Flagicon Garbiñe Muguruza Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Anett Kontaveit	6–3, 7–5
2022	Template:Flagicon Caroline Garcia Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Aryna Sabalenka Template:Efn	7–6(7–4), 6–4
2023	Template:Flagicon Iga Świątek Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Jessica Pegula	6–1, 6–0
2024	Template:Flagicon Coco Gauff Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Zheng Qinwen	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2025	Template:Flagicon Elena Rybakina Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Aryna Sabalenka Template:Efn	6–3, 7–6(7–0)

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	No Doubles Played
1973	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Small Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–4
1974	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Small Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	6–1, 6–7(2–7), 7–5
1975	Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Small Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2
1976	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Small Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Mona Guerrant Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura	6–3, 6–2
1977	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	7–5, 6–3
1978	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Small Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	6–4, 6–4
1979	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Small Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura	7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
1980	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Small Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1981	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	6–0, 7–6(8–6)
1982	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	6–4, 6–3
1983	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Eva Pfaff	7–5, 6–2
1984	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Jo Durie Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura	6–3, 6–1
1985	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
1986 (Mar.)	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková Template:Small Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1986 (Nov.)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	7–6(7–1), 6–3
1987	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–1, 6–1
1988	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 6–4
1989	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 6–2
1990	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Small Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–6(7–4), 6–4
1991	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1992	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Small Template:Flagicon Helena Suková Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Neiland	7–6(7–4), 6–1
1993	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Small Template:Flagicon Natalia Zvereva Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland	6–3, 7–5
1994	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Small Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1995	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Small Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–1
1996	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Small Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–2
1997	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Small Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
1998	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Small Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3
1999	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Small Template:Flagicon Anna Kournikova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland	6–4, 6–4
2000	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Small Template:Flagicon Anna Kournikova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf	6–2, 6–3
2001	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Small Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2002	Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Small Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2003	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual Template:Small Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2004	Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Meghann Shaughnessy Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 6–2
2005	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Small Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4
2006	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Small Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2007	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Small Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama	5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
2008	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Small Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	6–1, 7–5
2009	Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives Template:Small Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber	7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
2010	Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko Template:Small Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik	7–5, 6–4
2011	Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber Template:Small Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 6–4
2012	Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko Template:Small Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Andrea Hlaváčková Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká	6–1, 6–4
2013	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Su-wei Template:Small Template:Flagicon Peng Shuai Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Ekaterina Makarova Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina	6–4, 7–5
2014	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Small Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Su-wei Template:Flagicon Peng Shuai	6–1, 6–0
2015	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Small Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Garbiñe Muguruza Template:Flagicon Carla Suárez Navarro	6–0, 6–3
2016	Template:Flagicon Ekaterina Makarova Template:Small Template:Flagicon Elena Vesnina Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek-Sands Template:Flagicon Lucie Šafářová	7–6(7–5), 6–3
2017	Template:Flagicon Tímea Babos Template:Small Template:Flagicon Andrea Hlaváčková Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Kiki Bertens Template:Flagicon Johanna Larsson	4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2018	Template:Flagicon Tímea Babos Template:Small Template:Flagicon Kristina Mladenovic Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Barbora Krejčíková Template:Flagicon Kateřina Siniaková	6–4, 7–5
2019	Template:Flagicon Tímea Babos Template:Small Template:Flagicon Kristina Mladenovic Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Su-wei Template:Flagicon Barbora Strýcová	6–1, 6–3
2020	No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Template:Flagicon Barbora Krejčíková Template:Small Template:Flagicon Kateřina Siniaková Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Su-wei Template:Flagicon Elise Mertens	6–3, 6–4
2022	Template:Flagicon Veronika Kudermetova Template:Efn Template:Small Template:Flagicon Elise Mertens Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Barbora Krejčíková Template:Flagicon Kateřina Siniaková	6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
2023	Template:Flagicon Laura Siegemund Template:Small Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva Template:Efn Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Nicole Melichar-Martinez Template:Flagicon Ellen Perez	6–4, 6–4
2024	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Dabrowski Template:Small Template:Flagicon Erin Routliffe Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Kateřina Siniaková Template:Flagicon Taylor Townsend	7–5, 6–3
2025	Template:Flagicon Veronika Kudermetova Template:Efn Template:Small Template:Flagicon Elise Mertens Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Tímea Babos Template:Flagicon Luisa Stefani	7–6(7–4), 6–1

List of champions

• Current through 2025 WTA Finals (active players in bold).

Singles Titles Player Years 8 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova 1978–79, 81, 83–86(Nov.)Template:EfnTemplate:Efn 5 Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf 1987, 89, 93, 95–96 Template:Flagicon Serena Williams 2001, 09, 12–14 4 Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 1972–73, 75, 77 3 Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Monica Seles 1990–92 Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters 2002–03, 10 2 Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1974, 76 Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini 1988, 94 Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 1998, 2000 Template:Flagicon Justine Henin 2006–07 1 Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin 1980 Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika 1982 Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 1997 Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 1999 Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova 2004 Template:Flagicon Amélie Mauresmo 2005 Template:Flagicon Venus Williams 2008 Template:Flagicon Petra Kvitová 2011 Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska 2015 Template:Flagicon Dominika Cibulková 2016 Template:Flagicon Caroline Wozniacki 2017 Template:Flagicon Elina Svitolina 2018 Template:Flagicon Ashleigh Barty 2019 Template:Flagicon Garbiñe Muguruza 2021 Template:Flagicon Caroline Garcia 2022 Template:Flagicon Iga Świątek 2023 Template:Flagicon Coco Gauff 2024 Template:Flagicon Elena Rybakina 2025 Doubles Titles Player Years 13 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova 1977–78, 80–86(Nov.),Template:Efn 87–89, 91 10 Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 1981–86(Nov.),Template:Efn 87–89, 91 4 Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King 1974, 76, 78, 80 Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond 2001, 05–06, 11 3 Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve 1976–77, 79 Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 1993–94, 98 Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 1996–98 Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber 2007–08, 11 Template:Flagicon Cara Black 2007–08, 14 Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 1999–00, 2015 Template:Flagicon Tímea Babos 2017–19 2 Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals 1973–74 Template:Flagicon Margaret Court 1973, 75 Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández 1993–94 Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1992, 95 Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 1995, 97 Template:Flagicon Anna Kournikova 1999–00 Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur 2005–06 Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova 2004, 12 Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza 2014–15 Template:Flagicon Kristina Mladenovic 2018–19 Template:Plainlist 2022, 25 1 Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade 1975 Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr 1979 Template:Plainlist 1986(Mar.)Template:Efn Template:Plainlist 1990 Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 1992 Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández 1996 Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs 2001 Template:Plainlist 2002 Template:Plainlist 2003 Template:Flagicon Meghann Shaughnessy 2004 Template:Plainlist 2009 Template:Plainlist 2010 Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko 2012 Template:Plainlist 2013 Template:Plainlist 2016 Template:Flagicon Andrea Hlaváčková 2017 Template:Plainlist 2021 Template:Plainlist 2023 Template:Plainlist 2024

Records and statistics

Note: Active players indicated in bold.

Singles

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

Youngest & oldest champions

Singles<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Youngest	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Age ym	1990
	Oldest	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams	Template:Age ym	2014
Doubles	Youngest	Template:Flagicon Anna Kournikova	Template:Age ym	1999
	Oldest	Template:Flagicon Vera Zvonareva Template:Efn	Template:Age ym	2023

Longest and shortest matches

Singles

Best-of-five-sets system:

Best-of-three-sets system:

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	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986(Nov)Template:Efn
1	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	1997
	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis	2000

Year-end championships triple

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

WTA Championships – Series-Ending Championships Double

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

WTA Championships – Grand Slam Cup Double

No.	Player	WTA Championships/Finals	Grand Slam Cup
1	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams	2001	1999
2	Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Efn	2008	1998

WTA Championships – WTA Elite Trophy Double

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

Grand Slam Cup – WTA Elite Trophy Double

No.	Player	Grand Slam Cup	WTA Elite Trophy
1	Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Efn	1998	2015

Titles by country

Doubles

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Note

Sponsors

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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	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2019	Shiseido	Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021	Akron	Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2022	Hologic	Hologic WTA Finals Fort Worth	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023	GNP Seguros	GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• Toyota Championships
• WTA Finals appearances
• WTA Elite Trophy
• ATP Finals

External links

• Template:Official website