Former WTA Finals champion Elina Svitolina is headed again to the season-ending championships, and the 32-year-old Ukrainian is making historical past within the course of.
Svitolina, who swept to the title undefeated in 2018, turns into the primary mom to qualify for the WTA Finals in singles since Kim Clijsters in 2010.
The previous World No. 3, at the moment ranked sixth, will make her fourth look on the prestigious occasion and first since 2019, when she completed runner-up.
Svitolina’s qualification represents one other outstanding chapter in a profession outlined by resilience. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, she has emerged as a robust voice and chief for Ukrainian girls, who’ve endured extraordinary hardships whereas persevering with to exemplify braveness and grit on the WTA Tour.
The Ukrainian has additionally let her tennis do the speaking.
WTA Finals 2026 – Race to Indian Wells
| Participant | Factors |
|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina (Q) | 7,503 |
| Aryna Sabalenka (Q) | 6,560 |
| Mirra Andreeva (Q) | 6,371 |
| Jessica Pegula (Q) | 5,835 |
| Coco Gauff (Q) | 5,774 |
| Elina Svitolina (Q) | 5,131 |
| Karolina Muchova | 4,735 |
| Linda Noskova (Q) | 4,354 |
| Iga Swiatek | 4,190 |
| Marta Kostyuk | 3,921 |
Svitolina has captured two titles in 2026, successful in Auckland earlier than claiming her third Rome crown — and first on the Foro Italico since 2018. She additionally reached the Dubai remaining, bringing her profession singles title haul to twenty, fifth-most amongst energetic gamers.
Svitolina is one in every of simply two gamers aged 30 or older to have already qualify for this yr’s WTA Finals, which might be performed from November 8-15 on the Indian Wells Tennis Backyard.
Karolina Muchova is in place to qualify after Iga Swiatek’s loss to Maja Chwalinska in Wuhan in the present day.
Tickets can be found here for this yr’s WTA Finals.
