The WTA Finals will be staged on the hard courts in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from 2 to 9 November. This is the end-of-season tournament in which the best eight tennis players of this competitive year take part, even if for the occasion there will be a peculiarity: the top seven classified in the Race will take to the field, i.e. the ranking that takes into consideration exclusively the results obtained in 2024, and the Wimbledon winner, admitted as Slam Champion despite not being among the best eight.
Two groups of four players each have been formed and a round robin will be played: each athlete will face the other three in their group, the top two classified will advance to the cross-over semi-finals. Our Jasmine Paolini he will have to deal with the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkathe coat Elena Rybakina and Chinese Qinwen Zheng. In the other group, however, the Polish team will compete Iga Swiatekthe Americans Coco Gauff e Jessica Pegulathe Czech Barbora Krejcikova.
The WTA Finals are also known for the very rich prize pool that are up for grabs: Each tennis player who participates is guaranteed a check from $335,000 (around 308,600 euros), then everything else is a gain: $350,000 (approximately 322,500 euros) for each success in the round robin, $1.27 million (around 1.17 million euros) for reaching the final, 2.5 million dollars (approximately 2.3 million euros for the victory. The undefeated champion will thus guarantee herself an emolument equal to 5.155 million dollars (approximately 4.75 million euros).
WTA FINALS 2024 PRIZE MONEY
Participation: 335,000 dollars (approximately 308,600 euros).
Win in a group match: 350,000 dollars (approximately 322,500 euros).
Semifinal victory: 1.27 million dollars (approximately 1.17 million euros).
Victory in the final: 2.5 million dollars (approximately 2.3 million euros).
Prize money for the undefeated champion: 5.155 million dollars (approximately 4.75 million euros).
