Competition
WTA Finals
Importance 4 out of 5Importance rating
The WTA Finals is the women's season-ending event, where the eight best-placed singles players and doubles teams of the year play round-robin groups of four before knockout semi-finals and a final. The host city changes; the 2026 edition is at Indian Wells.
Key facts
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Tennis | |
| Run by | Women's Tennis Association | |
| Organiser | WTA | 2026 WTA Official Rulebook, Section VI: The Tour Year culminates with the WTA Finals |
| First held | 1972 | WTA Finals: past winners, Past winners: the singles list begins with the 1972 event (7–15 October) |
| Format | Eight singles players and eight doubles teams in two round-robin groups of four; the top two of each group play knockout semi-finals and a final | 2026 WTA Official Rulebook, Section VI B 1: Singles and doubles competition formats |
| How often | Annually, at the end of the season | 2026 WTA Official Rulebook, Section VI |
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden, California (2026); the host city changes | WTA Finals: tournament page, Tournament page: WTA Finals is contested on the courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden; 8–15 November 2026 |
| Website | wtatennis.com |
Venues
Sources
- 2026 WTA Official Rulebook, WTA Tour, Inc.photoresources.wtatennis.comNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
- WTA Finals: past winners, Women's Tennis Associationwtatennis.comNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
- WTA Finals: tournament page, WTA Tour, Inc.wtatennis.comNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)