2023 WTA Finals Sets List of Eight Qualifying Players
Three WTA players will make their first appearances at the season's final event.
From October 29 to November 5, the 2023 WTA Tour will conclude with the WTA Finals in Cancún, Mexico. The event pits the top eight players from the past year against each other for the final 2023 title. As of today, all eight slots are currently set for the 2023 competition.
Notably, the 2023 WTA Finals will feature three tennis players making their first appearances - Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic, and Karolína Muchová of the Czech Republic. Moreover, the winner of the 2022 WTA Finals - Caroline Garcia of France - will not be defending her title. This year will produce a first time winner at the WTA Finals.
Here are the eight qualified candidates for the 2023 WTA Finals:
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus (25): She has won three titles this year - the Adelaide International (WTA 500) in January, the Australian Open (Grand Slam) in January, and the Madrid Open (WTA 1000) in May. She was also a finalist at three events - the Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) in March, the Stuttgart Open (WTA 500) in April, and the U.S. Open (Grand Slam) in September. She previously qualified for the 2021 and 2022 WTA Finals.
Iga Świątek of Poland (22): She has won four titles this year - the Qatar Open (WTA 500) in February, the Stuttgart Open (WTA 500) in April, the French Open (Grand Slam) in June, and the Poland Open (WTA 250) in July. She was also a finalist at two events - the Dubai Championships (WTA 1000) in February and the Madrid Open (WTA 1000) in May. She previously qualified for the 2021 and 2022 WTA Finals.
Coco Gauff of the United States (19): She has won four titles this year - the Auckland Classic (WTA 250) in January, the Washington Open (WTA 500) in August, the Cincinnati Open (WTA 1000) in August, and the U.S. Open (Grand Slam) in September. She is currently on a sixteen match winning streak - the longest of any player on the tour in 2023. She previously qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals.
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan (24): She has won two titles this year - the Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) in March and the Italian Open (WTA 1000) in May. She was also a finalist at two events - the Australian Open (Grand Slam) in January and the Miami Open (WTA 1000) in April.
Jessica Pegula of the United States (29): She has won one title this year - the Canadian Open (WTA 1000) in August. She was also a finalist at two events - the Qatar Open (WTA 500) in February and the Pan Pacific Open (WTA 500) in October. She previously qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals.
Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic (24): She has won one title this year - Wimbledon (Grand Slam) in July. Her other notable performances were quarterfinals finishes at the U.S. Open (Grand Slam) in September and the Cincinnati Open (WTA 1000) in August.
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia (29): She has won two titles this year - the Charleston Open (WTA 500) in April and the Ningbo Open (WTA 250) in September. She was also a finalist at Wimbledon (Grand Slam) in July. She previously qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals.
Karolína Muchová of the Czech Republic (27): She has won zero titles this year. However, she was a finalist at the French Open (Grand Slam) in June and the Cincinnati Open (WTA 1000) in August. Her other notable performances were a semifinals finish at the U.S. Open (Grand Open) in September as well as quarterfinals finishes at the Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) in March and the Dubai Championships (WTA 1000) in February
Meanwhile, Maria Sakkari of Greece and Madison Keys of the United States are the current alternates for the tournament should any of the qualified players drop out. The field is still forming for the eight doubles teams to perform at the 2023 WTA Finals - though notably Gauff and Pegula qualify there too as doubles partners.