The WTA Finals are officially set! 👀 pic.twitter.com/cUODPy9B3O
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) October 24, 2025
Back in the day, the Asian swing was a relatively short season. In 2011, Aga Radwanska added considerably to her tennis resume when she won what was called the Asian Double--Tokyo and Beijing. And while there have always been smaller (now the WTA 250 events) tournaments that were held during the post-U.S. Open period, those used to be the big two.
Now, however, there are three 500 events--Seoul, Ningbo and Tokyo, and two 1000 events--Beijing and Wuhan. This year, Seoul, Ningbo and Tokyo were won by Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Belinda Bencic, respectively. The (finally) rapidly rising Amanda Anisimova won Beijing, and Coco Gauff was the champion in Wuhan.
But there's barely time for the top players to breathe before they're off to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for tthe 2025 WTA Finals. Only eight players can qualify for the Finals, and this year, they are:
Aryna Sabalenka (1)
Iga Swaitek (2)
Coco Gauff (3)
Amanda Anisimova (4)
Jessica Pegula (5)
Madison Keys (8)
Jasmine Paolini (6)
Elena Rybakina (7)*
The WTA Finals, which begin on November 1, will be played on a hard court in round robin form. Coco Gauff is the defending champion.
There are also eight doubles teams that have qualified:
Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini
Taylor Townsend & Katerina Siniakova
Gabriela Dabrowski & Erin Routliffe
Elise Mertens & Veronika Kudermetova
Diana Shnaider & Mirra Andreeva
Hsieh Su-wei & Alona Ostapenko
Timea Babos & Luisa Stefani
Asia Muhammad & Demi Schuurs
Dabrowski and Routliffe are the defending champions.
There will also be alternates available to play at the event.
*Rybakina had to withdraw from the Tokyo tournament right before her semifinal match because of an issue with her back.
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