The winners played the winners, and the losers played the losers – with the round-robin draw hope that everyone ends up 1-1 at the end of the second round.

The spotlight match of course, was Iga Swiatek vs. Elena Rybakina, with the winner very much in the drivers’s seat to make the semis.

Swiatek looked incredible in the first set. But then, Rybakina dropped a baguette and a bagel on her in a stunning reversal of fortune.

The Americans Anisimova and Keys will try to rebound from pretty emphatic defeats in the first round. And Anisimova prevailed.

(Riyadh is 8 hours ahead of EST)

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WTA FInals Riyadh
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Surface: Indoor Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Nov. 1 – 8, 2025
Prize money: $15,500,000
Draws: S8 – D8

Monday, Nov. 3, 2025
Final results

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Serena Williams Group

[6] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def [2] Iga Swiatek (POL) 36 61 60

[4] Amanda Anisimova (USA) def [7] Madison Keys (USA) 46 63 62

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Martina Navratilova Group

[6] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def [1] Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 63 64

[4] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Elise Mertens (BEL) def [8] Asia Muhammad (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 64 67 (6) [10-6]

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