By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday September 27, 2023
There are four weeks of tennis left before the standings for this year’s WTA Finals in Cancun are locked – and four spots yet to be claimed.
Here’s a look at how things shape up as the action continues in Tokyo and Ningbo this week.
Who is already in
No drama for the top four players in the Race to Cancun, as they’ve all secured their spots in the WTA Finals draw.
Aryna Sabalenka, 8210points
Iga Swiatek, 8905 points
Coco Gauff, 5620 points
Elena Rybakina, 5476 points
Who’s next?
As for the final four spots, Jessica Pegula is next in line, with 4405 points. Pegula, who is already into the quarterfinals in Tokyo, could make qualification official this week.
What about the final three spots?
If the season ended today they would belong to:
6. Marketa Vondrousova, 3661
7. Karolina Muchova, 3650
8. Ons Jabeur, 3316
Does anybody else have a shot?
Absolutely!
Ranked ninth is Maria Sakkari, with 3010 points. Next is Madison Keys in tenth with 2737 points, followed by Petra Kvitova in eleventh with 2590 points.
There is still plenty of tennis yet to be played including a 1000-pointer in Beijing next week.
After Beijing there will be two more weeks for players to rack up points:
Week of October 9:
Zhengzhou: WTA 500 (470 points for win, 305 for finalist, 185 for semifinalists)
Hong Kong: WTA 250 (280 points for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
Seoul: WTA 250 (280 points for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
Week of October 16:
Cluj-Napoca: WTA 250 (280 points for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
Monastir: WTA 250 (280 points for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
Nanchang: WTA 250 (280 points for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
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