Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina was the first player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals – her fourth in a row, and she is the defending champion.
The tournament runs 8–15 November in Indian Wells, USA, on hard courts (it was originally planned for Riyadh). Prize money is $15.5 million.
The season’s top eight players are split into two groups, competing for the semifinals:
- Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Mirra Andreeva
- Linda Nosková (Czech Republic)
- Jessica Pegula (USA)
- Coco Gauff (USA)
- Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
- Karolína Muchová (Czech Republic)
Sources: Wikipedia: 2026 WTA Finals, Sports.kz
