Is it a shocker that neither Iga Swiatek nor Coco Gauff qualified for the WTA FInals semis?
Well, yet and no. Both showed the vulnerabilities in their games that hurt them tremendously at times this season, in between moments where they just shone.
And in the end, the talented Elena Rybakina, the steady Jessica Pegula, the rising Amanda Anisimova and the top dog-ette Aryna Sabalenka are the ones who survived to make the final four.
And by the end-end, the two most in-form and dangerous players went through to meet in what you hope will be a spectacular final.
And two doubles teams you didn’t see coming also made it.
(Riyadh is 8 hours ahead of EST)
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WTA FInals Riyadh
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Surface: Indoor Hard
Category: Finals
Dates: Nov. 1 – 8, 2025
Prize money: $15,500,000
Draws: S8 – D8
Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Final results
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Singles, semifinals
[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def [4] Amanda Anisimova (USA) 63 36 63
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[6] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def [5] Jessica Pegula (USA) 46 64 63
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Doubles, semifinals
[4] Veronika Kudermetova (BEL) / Elise Mertens (BEL) def [2] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) 46 76 (6) [10-6]
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[7] Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def [6] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 64 76 (5)
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