WTA Finals

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
Seles OTD 11_22

November 22, 1992: The day Seles took down Navratilova for her third straight WTA Finals title

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On November 22, 1992, Monica Seles needed three straight sets to beat Martina Navratilova to win the WTA Finals and cap one of the most remarkable seasons on the WTA Tour

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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
Martina Navratilova OTD 11_14

November 14, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova retired from the Tour

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back to an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1994, Martina Navratilova played her final match on the WTA Tour before making a doubles comeback in 2000

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Henin OTD 11_08
5 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
Elena Rybakina, 2025
5 months ago

ALERT : Rybakina wins the WTA finals

Elena Rybakina has defeated Aryna Sabalenka in final (6-3, 7-6 [0]) on Sunday.
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Cédric Rouquette
Henin OTD 11_08
5 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
Iga Swiatek, 2025
5 months ago

Big wins for Swiatek, Rybakina open WTA Finals in Riyadh

Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina both started their campaigns strongly in their opening...
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Tennis Majors
WTA Finals, iconic image 2025
5 months ago

WTA Finals 2025: The Global Stage where women’s tennis shines brightest

WTA finals return to Riyadh for another spectacle where the top eight players...
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Cédric Rouquette
Jana Novotna, On this day
1 year ago

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...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
1 year ago

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...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Zheng Qinwen. Wuhan 2024
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
Barbora Krejcikova
1 year 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