The women’s tennis tour moves to Saudi Arabia for the season finale as the eight best players of the year compete at the 53rd edition of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, starting on November 2.
The King Saud University Indoor Arena will be hosting the event as the competition will be held in Saudi Arabia for the first time.
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the Australian Open and US Open champion, will be a favourite to win the year-ender for the first time. But the top seed will be challenged by defending champion Iga Swiatek.
World no 3 Coco Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion has also qualified for the event, as has Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, who ended as runner-up at both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships this year.
Former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina and this year’s US Open runner-up Jessica Pegula are also in the fray, as is Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng of China.
The last player to make the cut is Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, while Emma Navarro and Daria Kasatkina have been named as reserves.
The Sporting News is on hand to bring you all you need to know to ensure you don’t miss a minute of the action.
When is the WTA Finals Riyadh 2024?
The 2024 WTA Finals Riyadh begins on Saturday, November 2 and runs until Saturday, November 9 – culminating with the women’s singles final.
How to watch WTA Finals Riyadh 2024 in US: TV channel, live stream
TV channel: Tennis Channel
Live stream: Fubo, Tennis Channel, YouTube TV
The WTA Finals Riyadh will be broadcast on Tennis Channel.
Matches can also be streamed on Fubo, Tennis Channel and YouTube TV.
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WTA Finals Riyadh 2024 tennis schedule
The group stage matches at the WTA Finals Riyadh begin on Saturday, November 2 at 3:30 p.m. Riyadh time. This schedule will be followed for most days.
This translates to a start time of 8:30 a.m onward in the US (ET).
The singles final will take place not before 7:00 p.m. local time on November 9, which translates to 11:00 a.m. in the US (ET).
| Date | Events |
| Saturday, November 2 | WTA Group Stage |
| Sunday, November 3 | WTA Group Stage |
| Monday, November 4 | WTA Group Stage |
| Tuesday, November 5 | WTA Group Stage |
| Wednesday, November 6 | WTA Group Stage |
| Thursday, November 7 | WTA Group Stage |
| Friday, November 8 | WTA Semifinal |
| Saturday, November 9 | WTA Final |
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