This is how the battle to qualify for the WTA Finals 2025 will be

Andrés Tomás Rico | 10 Sep 2025 | 11.00

This is how the battle to qualify for the WTA Finals 2025 will be. Photo: Getty Images

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With all the fish sold at the Grand Slams, the women's circuit is heading into the final stretch of the season with its eyes set on the last significant tournament: the WTA Finals 2025. Next November in Riyadh, the eight best tennis players in the world will face off, or rather, the top eight of the year. Currently, we already have the presence of Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, while Coco Gauff, ranked third, is on the brink.

What is clear is that on this Asian tour, featuring the two WTA 1000 events in Beijing and Wuhan, the WTA 500 tournaments in Seoul, Ningbo, and Tokyo, in addition to the WTA 250 events in Osaka, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Jiujian, is crucial for all contenders aiming to enter the Finals, as these are the last tournaments before the Saudi event, and after these scenarios, there are no more opportunities to earn points. Thus, a very busy September and October are expected.

In the remaining two WTA 1000 tournaments, reaching the quarterfinals adds 215 points, semifinals bring 390, being a finalist provides 650, and winning the title awards 1000 points. Meanwhile, in the WTA 500 events, quarterfinals yield 108 points, semifinals 195, the final 325, and the title 500.

Six spots that will be decided in a month and a half of competition

All places will be contested in these two months, where there could be surprises and disappointments in equal measure. With the Belarusian (9610) and the Polish player (7533) already secured, the threshold for confirming qualification stands at 5605 points. Therefore, Coco Gauff (5184) only needs 421 points. Presumably, at the WTA1000 in Beijing, she could secure qualification by reaching the final of the Chinese tournament. If not, she could seal it in the Wuhan tournament.

In fourth place, Amanda Anisimova has emerged strongly following her appearances in Wimbledon and the US Open. The American has 4908 points and is also close to the WTA Finals. Therefore, two strong performances in the Asian tour would grant her a ticket to Riyadh.

Madison Keys (4450), Jessica Pegula (4209), and Mirra Andreeva (4189), in fifth, sixth, and seventh place respectively, also have the opportunity to secure a spot in the WTA Finals if they reach the later stages of the Asian tour.

However, the toughest battle will likely be for the final spot, currently held by Elena Rybakina with 3751 points. The Kazakh is closely followed by Jasmine Paolini (3526) and Ekaterina Alexandrova (2871), while Elina Svitolina trails behind with 2606 points.

The fight for the final WTA Finals spot will be among the Kazakh, the Italian, and the Russian, and it will not be until the conclusion of the Asian tour, a week before the Finals commence on November 1 to 8, that we will know with total certainty who the eight candidates for the year's final title will be.