2025 WTA Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2025 WTA Finals | |
| Champion | Elena Rybakina |
| Runner-up | Aryna Sabalenka |
| Score | 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
| Draw | 8 (round robin + elimination) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) to win the singles tennis title at the 2025 WTA Finals.[1] It was her 11th WTA Tour-level title, and she became the first Kazakhstani player and first player representing an Asian country to win the WTA Finals.[2] By winning the title undefeated, Rybakina won $5.235 million USD in prize money, breaking the previous year's record for the largest prize money earned by a female tennis player at a single event.[3]
Coco Gauff was the defending champion,[4] but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.[5]
Sabalenka was the first player to qualify for at least three consecutive editions as the top seed since Steffi Graf from 1993 to 1996, and the fourth woman to do so overall, after Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Graf.[6] She was the first player to reach the final of three majors and the WTA Finals in the same season since Angelique Kerber in 2016.[7]
Amanda Anisimova[8] and Ekaterina Alexandrova (as an alternate)[9] made their debuts in the singles competition. For the first time since 2002, four American women qualified for the singles competition.[10] Madison Keys withdrew from the tournament before her final group match due to illness and was replaced by second alternate Alexandrova.[11] First alternate Mirra Andreeva declined to serve as the replacement.[12] As in the previous year, Jasmine Paolini was the only player to qualify for both the singles and doubles tournaments.[13]
Seeds
- Aryna Sabalenka (final)
- Iga Świątek (round robin)
- Coco Gauff (round robin)
- Amanda Anisimova (semifinals)
- Jessica Pegula (semifinals)
- Elena Rybakina (champion)
- Madison Keys (round robin, withdrew)
- Jasmine Paolini (round robin)
Alternates
- Mirra Andreeva (did not play)[a]
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (round robin, replaced Keys)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Amanda Anisimova | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | 3 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Elena Rybakina | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Jessica Pegula | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Elena Rybakina | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Stefanie Graf Group
| Sabalenka | Gauff | Pegula | Paolini | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | 6–3, 6–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 (86%) | 39–25 (61%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 | 6–3, 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 (43%) | 32–36 (47%) | 3 | |
| 5 | Jessica Pegula | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 | 6–2, 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 (63%) | 43–31 (58%) | 2 | |
| 8 | Jasmine Paolini | 3–6, 1–6 | 3–6, 2–6 | 2–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 (0%) | 14–36 (28%) | 4 |
Serena Williams Group
| Świątek | Anisimova | Rybakina | Keys Alexandrova |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Iga Świątek | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6 | 6–3, 1–6, 0–6 | 6–1, 6–2 (w/ Keys) |
1–2 | 4–4 (50%) | 32–36 (47%) | 3 | |
| 4 | Amanda Anisimova | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2 | 3–6, 1–6 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 (w/ Keys) |
2–1 | 4–4 (50%) | 38–36 (51%) | 2 | |
| 6 | Elena Rybakina | 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 | 6–3, 6–1 | 6–4, 6–4 (w/ Alexandrova) |
3–0 | 6–1 (86%) | 39–19 (67%) | 1 | |
| 7 10 |
Madison Keys Ekaterina Alexandrova |
1–6, 2–6 (w/ Keys) |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 (w/ Keys) |
4–6, 4–6 (w/ Alexandrova) |
0–2 0–1 |
1–4 (20%) 0–2 (0%) |
14–28 (33%) 8–12 (40%) |
X 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.
Notes
- ^ Andreeva declined to replace Keys due to fitness.
References
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- ^ "Gauff overcomes Zheng in three-hour clash to win title at WTA Finals Riyadh". wtatennis.com. 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Aryna Sabalenka eliminates Coco Gauff from WTA Finals, joins Jessica Pegula in semifinals". tennis.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "The Aryna Sabalenka blueprint for dominance and back-to-back No. 1 finishes". Women's Tennis Association. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Sabalenka bests Anisimova in semifinals, to face Rybakina for WTA Finals trophy". Women's Tennis Association. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys qualify for WTA Finals Riyadh". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Riyadh - Anisimova edges Swiatek, as Rybakina makes a clean sweep". Tennis Threads. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About This Year's WTA Finals Field". Tennis Now. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Keys withdraws from WTA Finals with illness". France 24. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Why Mirra Andreeva isn't replacing Madison Keys at the WTA Finals after her withdrawal". The Tennis Gazette. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "WTA Finals prize money & ranking points won by Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini revealed". Tennis 365. Retrieved 7 November 2025.