WTA Finals

Jana Novotna, On this day

November 23, 1997: The day Novotna beat Pierce to triumph at WTA Finals and overcome a major hurdle

On this day in tennis history, Jana Novotna won the women's year-end championships to pave the way for her Grand Slam breakthrough months later

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Navratilova, OTD

November 23, 1986: The day Martina Navratilova set an all-time record by winning the WTA Finals for the eighth time

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1986 to witness how Martina Navratilova, the undisputed world No 1, defeated her rising rival, 17-year-old Steffi Graf, to claim her eighth WTA year-end crown

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Martina Hingis OTS 11_21

November 21, 1999: The day Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis to win the season-ending WTA Championships

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On November 21, 1999, Martina Hingis' era of dominance came to an end at the hands of Lindsay Davenport

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Gabriela Sabatini OTD

November 20, 1988: The day Gabriela Sabatini won her first big title

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to one of the biggest moments in tennis history. On November 20, 1988, Gabriela Sabatini beat Pam Shriver to win the Virginia Slims Championships for her biggest title at that point in her career

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Alexandre Sokolowski

November 18, 1990: The day Monica Seles & Gabriela Sabatini played the first five-setter in women’s tennis in 89 years

On this day in tennis history, Monica Seles and Gabriela Sabatini played out a monumental match. Look back on this historical moment in women's tennis

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Amélie Mauresmo, WTA Finals 2005
9 months ago

November 13, 2005: The day Amelie Mauresmo won her first major title at the WTA Finals

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Henin OTD 11_08
9 months ago

November 11, 2007: The day Justine Henin topped Maria Sharapova and won the WTA Finals

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back to an important moment in tennis...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Zheng Qinwen. Wuhan 2024
9 months ago

Zheng hails best season yet: “Whatever happens I fight”

The Chinese won Olympic gold and reached her first slam final, at the...
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Simon Cambers
Coco Gauff
9 months ago

Resilience and “pettiness” fires Gauff to season-ending glory

The American said having people tell her she was not going to win...
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Simon Cambers
May 20, 2022, PARIS, FRANCE: Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic talks to the media ahead of the 2022 Roland Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament
9 months ago

‘Disappointed’ Krejcikova condemns “unprofessional commentary” about her appearance during WTA Finals 2024

Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim made comments about the Czech's forehead on live...
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Ayush Vashistha
Coco Gauff wins the 2024 WTA Finals
9 months ago

Riyadh, dates, players, prize money: Everything you ever wanted to know about the 2024 WTA Finals (but never had time to find out) – updated after the final

All you need to know about the 2024 WTA Finals, the season-ending finale...
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Carrie Dunn
Coco Gauff wins the 2024 WTA Finals
9 months ago

Gauff overcomes Zheng to win maiden WTA Finals title in extraordinary final

The American came through 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) against Zheng after more than...
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Jamie Malachy
Coco Gauff
9 months ago

Gauff topples erratic Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals showpiece

The American beat Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach her maiden final...
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Jamie Malachy
Zheng Qinwen, WTA Finals, 2024
9 months ago

Imperious Zheng defeats Krejcikova to reach maiden final at WTA Finals

The Chinese No 1 knocked out Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 7-5 to reach her...
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Jamie Malachy
Henin OTD 11_08
9 months ago

November 8, 2007: Henin’s double-bagel revenge

On this day in tennis history, Justine Henin exacted her revenge on Marion...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Barbora Krejcikova
9 months ago

Krejcikova seals semi-final spot in Riyadh, Swiatek out

The Czech's straight-sets win is enough to see her through to the final...
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Carrie Dunn
Iga Swiatek - WTA Finals 2024
9 months ago

WTA Finals: Swiatek routs Kasatkina but does not make semi-final cut

The Pole needed Gauff to beat Krejcikova to advance to the semi-finals
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Haresh Ramchandani
Elena Rybakina
9 months ago

Rybakina ends troubled year on high with victory over group winner Sabalenka at WTA Finals

The Kazakh picked up her first win of the week, though Sabalenka will...
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Simon Cambers
Qinwen Zheng - WTA Finals 2024
9 months ago

WTA Finals: Zheng thumps Paolini to make semi-finals

The No 7 seed from China smashed 12 aces to dish out breadsticks...
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Ayush Vashistha
January 4, 2022, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA: Cori Gauff of the United States talks to the media after the first round of the 2022 Adelaide International WTA 500 tennis tournament || 216926_0055 2022 ADELAIDE Australia international PRESS sport tennis WTA zagency zlast24 zselect ZSPORT ZTENNIS Zuma ZUMAPRESS.com zwire
9 months ago

Gauff: “Got a lot of comments on how I was gonna lose badly to Swiatek”

The American felt fulfilled after defeating Iga Swiatek at the WTA Finals, against...
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Ayush Vashistha