The 2023 WTA Finals (officially the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun) was the professional women's year-end championship tennis tournament run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was the 52nd edition of the singles event and the 47th edition of the doubles competition and took place in Cancún, Mexico between 29 October and 6 November, marking the return to Mexico for the second time after the 2021 edition was held in Guadalajara, and the fourth consecutive finals to be held in a different staged city (Shenzhen in 2019, Guadalajara in 2021, and Fort Worth in 2022). The tournament was held on an outdoor hardcourt and was contested by the eight highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams of the 2023 WTA Tour.

Champions Singles

Iga Świątek def. Jessica Pegula, 6–1, 6–0.

This was Świątek's sixth WTA Tour title of the year and first WTA Finals title.

Doubles

Laura Siegemund / Vera Zvonareva def. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Ellen Perez, 6–4, 6–4

Tournament Location There were four other cities in contention to host the WTA Finals prior to Cancún's selection as the host city. These cities were Riyadh, Ostrava, Cluj-Napoca, and Washington, D.C. A temporary venue was built on the grounds of the Paradisus Cancún hotel at an estimated cost of $6 million. The stadium seats 4,300 people, the lowest capacity ever for the WTA Finals. Multiple players and coaches complained about the stadium's conditions, saying the surface was inconsistent.

Qualifying In the singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments (excluding ITF and WTA 125 tournaments). Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four WTA 1000 tournaments with 1,000 points for the winner, and (for the players who played the main draw of least two such tournaments) the best results from two WTA 1000 tournaments with 900 points for the winner must be included.

In the doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in the singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand Slams or WTA 1000 tournaments.

Format Both the singles and doubles event features eight players/teams in a round-robin event, split into two groups of four.

Over the first six days of competition, each player/team meets the other three players/teams in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player/team in one group meets the second-placed player/team in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match.

Round robin tie-breaking methods The final standings are made using these methods:

Greatest number of match wins Greatest number of matches played Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:

a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single-elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players. b. Highest percentage of sets won c. Highest percentage of games won

Prize money and points The total prize money for the 2023 WTA Finals is US$9 million. The tables below are based on the updated draw sheet information.

StagePrize moneyPointsSinglesDoublesChampion RR + $2,232,000 RR + $450,000 RR + 750Runner-up RR + $756,000 RR + $144,000 RR + 330Semifinalist RR + $54,000 RR + $9,000 RR Round robin win per match +$198,000 +$36,000 250 Round robin loss per match 125Participation Fee$198,000 $90,000

An undefeated champion would earn the maximum 1,500 points, and $3,024,000 in singles or $648,000 in doubles.

Qualified players

Singles #PlayersPointsDate qualified1 Aryna Sabalenka 8,425 2 Iga Świątek 7,795 3 Coco Gauff 5,955 4 Elena Rybakina 5,865 5 Jessica Pegula 4,895 6 Ons Jabeur 3,695 7 Markéta Vondroušová 3,671 inj. Karolína Muchová 3,650 8 Maria Sakkari 3,245 24 October

Doubles #PlayersPointsDate qualified1 Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula 5,565 2 Storm Hunter Elise Mertens 5,130 3 Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 3,790 4 Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 3,785 5 Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs 3,570 6 Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva 3,405 7 Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe 3,386 8 Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez 3,325

Groupings Singles The singles draw of the 2023 edition of the Year-end Championships will feature one number-one and major champion, and two major finalists. The competitors were divided into two groups.

Bacalar Group Aryna Sabalenka Elena Rybakina Jessica Pegula Maria Sakkari

Chetumal Group Iga Świątek Coco Gauff Ons Jabeur Markéta Vondroušová

Doubles The doubles draw of the 2023 edition of the Year-end Championships will feature four number-ones, three major champions and two major finalist teams. The pairs were divided into two groups.

Mahahual Group Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe

Maya Ka'an Group Storm Hunter Elise Mertens Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez

Points breakdown Singles

SeedPlayerGrand SlamWTA 1000Best otherTotalpointsTitlesMandatoryBest twoAUSFRAWIMUSOIWMIMAITCH12123451† Aryna SabalenkaW2000SF780SF780F1300F650QF215W1000R6410QF215SF350QF190W470F305R16105R16558,4251532† Iga ŚwiątekR16240W2000QF430R16240SF390A0F650QF215W1000F585SF350W470W470SF350W280SF1257,7951753† Coco GauffR16240QF430R12810W2000QF215R3265R3265R3265SF390W900SF350W470W280QF190SF185QF1005,9551844† Elena RybakinaF1300R32130QF430R32130W1000F650R6410W1000SF390SF350R16105R16105QF100R1655R1655R16555,8651725† Jessica PegulaQF430R32130QF430R16240R16120SF390QF215SF185R16120W900SF350W310F305F305W280SF1854,8951936† Ons JabeurR6470QF430F1300R16240R3265R6410A0QF100R3265QF190A0W470W280SF185SF185R161053,6951827† Markéta VondroušováR32130R6470W2000QF430R16120R16120R6465R16120R6410QF190R16105SF110QF100QF100R6413,671151–x Karolína MuchováR6470F1300R12810SF780QF215R3295R6435R16120A0F585QF190R16105QF60R1655R16303,6501408† Maria SakkariR32130R12810R12810R12810SF390R6410SF390SF105QF215W900R16105F305SF185SF185SF185SF1103,245231Alternates9 Barbora KrejčíkováR16240R12810R6470R12810R16120R16120R16120R3265R1655W900A0W470F305F180R1655R16552,775192 10 Madison KeysR32130R6470QF430SF780R6410R3265R321R16120A0QF190R3260W470W210QF100QF100R3212,737162

Doubles

SeedTeamPointsTotalpointsTitles12345678910111† Coco Gauff Jessica PegulaW1000SF780SF780F650F650W470QF430R16240QF190QF190SF1855,5651322† Storm Hunter Elise MertensF1300W1000W900QF430SF350SF350R16240QF215QF215R16120R16105,1301223† Shuko Aoyama Ena ShibaharaF1300W900SF390F305W280QF215R32130QF100QF100QF60R32103,7902124† Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina SiniakováW2000W1000W470R32130QF105QF60R1610R64103,785835† Desirae Krawczyk Demi SchuursF585W470W470QF430SF390SF350R16240QF190SF185R32130R321303,5701826† Laura Siegemund Vera ZvonarevaF1300W470QF430W280W280QF215SF185R16120R16105R6410R32103,4051437† Gabriela Dabrowski Erin RoutliffeW2000F585W470SF110R16105R16105R1610R1613,386828† Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen PerezSF780F585SF390F305QF215QF190SF185SF185F180F180R321303,325240Alternates9 Leylah Fernandez Taylor TownsendF1300F650QF430SF390QF190R32130R16120QF1003,3108010 Hsieh Su-wei Wang XinyuW2000SF780R16105QF60R32102,9555122 Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta VondroušováR16240R16240SF185R32130QF100R321090560

Head-to-head records Below are the singles head-to-head records as they approached the tournament.

Singles

Doubles

See also WTA rankings 2023 WTA Tour 2023 WTA Elite Trophy 2023 ATP Finals

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