(Tennis news) The WTA Finals is back after a year and will begin from November 10 as the top eight players will contest for the season finale. Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Barbora Krejcikova and Karolina Pliskova are the players who have qualified for the event so far with four more players to go. Paula Badosa made a huge jump after winning at Indian Wells as Iga Swatiek also moved up two places as she is fifth in the singles race. There are a few players who are inches away from qualifying for the prestigious event.
Paula Badosa
Paula jumped from 27 to a new career high ranking of No.13. She is currently in 8th position for the year-end finals; the Indian Wells victory propelled her rankings which made her a serious contender for the event. Paula was ranked 70 in the start of this season and won at Belgrade before Indian Wells, she also reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time this year at the French Open. She has won 41 matches this year and will look to enter the event for the first time.
Iga Swatiek
Swatiek is the youngest player in the top twenty WTA rankings. The twenty year old won the French Open last year and reached the fourth round at the all the slams with a quarterfinal finish at French Open this year. She has won two titles this year and has 35 victories, Swatiek is currently in fifth position to qualify for the event.
Ons Jabeur
Jabeur created history at the Indian Wells as she became the first Arab player to enter the top ten singles rankings in the sport. She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon this year and won the title at Birmingham. Jabeur is only two victories away from reaching 50 match wins this season and entered the top ten rankings after her quarterfinal win over Anett Kontaveit at Indian Wells. Jabeur is currently in 9th position in the race for the WTA finals.
Elina Svitolina
Elina has been featuring in the year-end finals for the past three years. She won in 2018 and was the runner up last time. Elina has won one title this year and won the bronze medal in singles at the Tokyo Olympics. She has won 41 matches this year and is currently in 11th position with a few more tournaments in hand.
