Wta Finals 2019

WTA Finals 2019: Elina Svitolina reaches showpiece as Belinda Bencic retires in the third set

Svitolina will face either Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty or Karolina Pliskova in Sunday’s final, with the pair playing later on Saturday.

WTA Finals 2019: Simona Halep defends coach Darren Cahill after courtside dressing down

Halep lost a see-saw battle with Pliskova to exit the end-of-season championship after the group phase

WTA Finals 2019: Karolina Pliskova sets up semi-final clash with Ashleigh Barty; Elina Svitolina to meet Belinda Bencic

An aggressive Pliskova started red hot against Halep winning 13 of the first 16 points en route to blitzing through the first set in just 20 minutes.

WTA Finals 2019: Ashleigh Barty storms past Petra Kvitova into semi-finals; Kiki Bertens' injury sees Belinda Bencic go through

Barty progressed from the round-robin stage with a crushing 6-4, 6-2 win over Petra Kvitova in one hour and 28 minutes at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre

WTA Finals 2019: Elina Svitolina downs Simona Halep in straight sets, through to the semi-finals

Elina Svitolina, the world number eight, took advantage of an error-strewn Halep and prevailed 7-5, 6-3 in one hour and 39 minutes at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre.

WTA Finals 2019: Kiki Bertens scripts stunning comeback wins over Ashleigh Barty, Belinda Bencic keeps group alive

Bertens was a late replacement for world No.3 Naomi Osaka, who earlier in the day withdrew from the round-robin tournament due to a shoulder injury.

WTA Finals 2019: Naomi Osaka withdraws with shoulder injury; replaced with Kiki Bertens

Naomi Osaka ends her season with an unbeaten run of 11 matches with titles in Tokyo and Beijing.

WTA Finals: Naomi Osaka feels she’s better equipped to deal with demanding round-robin format

In-form world number three Naomi Osaka believes she is better equipped to deal with the WTA Finals' demanding round-robin format, after her maiden appearance at the season-ending showpiece ended in tears.

WTA Finals Preview: Ashleigh Barty leads eight top-ranked players in quest for biggest prize purse in tennis

WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China will pit the highest ranked eight women players in the world. At stake are plenty of points and a jaw dropping prize purse of $14 million.

Belinda Bencic books last WTA Finals in Shenzhen slot; to face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the Kremlin Cup title

Belinda Bencic needed to reach the final and outperform Kiki Bertens, who lost to Kristina Mladenovic in the quarter-finals, to secure her berth in the singles at Shenzhen.