By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday September 27, 2023
There are 4 weeks of tennis left earlier than the standings for this yr’s WTA Finals in Cancun are locked – and 4 spots but to be claimed.
Right here’s a have a look at how issues form up because the motion continues in Tokyo and Ningbo this week.
Who’s already in
No drama for the highest 4 gamers within the Race to Cancun, as they’ve all secured their spots within the WTA Finals draw.
Aryna Sabalenka, 8210points
Iga Swiatek, 8905 factors
Coco Gauff, 5620 factors
Elena Rybakina, 5476 factors
Who’s subsequent?
As for the ultimate 4 spots, Jessica Pegula is subsequent in line, with 4405 factors. Pegula, who’s already into the quarterfinals in Tokyo, might make qualification official this week.
What in regards to the last three spots?
If the season ended at present they’d belong to:
6. Marketa Vondrousova, 3661
7. Karolina Muchova, 3650
8. Ons Jabeur, 3316
Does anyone else have a shot?
Completely!
Ranked ninth is Maria Sakkari, with 3010 factors. Subsequent is Madison Keys in tenth with 2737 factors, adopted by Petra Kvitova in eleventh with 2590 factors.
There’s nonetheless loads of tennis but to be performed together with a 1000-pointer in Beijing subsequent week.
After Beijing there might be two extra weeks for gamers to rack up factors:
Week of October 9:
Zhengzhou: WTA 500 (470 factors for win, 305 for finalist, 185 for semifinalists)
Hong Kong: WTA 250 (280 factors for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
Seoul: WTA 250 (280 factors for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
Week of October 16:
Cluj-Napoca: WTA 250 (280 factors for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
Monastir: WTA 250 (280 factors for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)
Nanchang: WTA 250 (280 factors for win, 180 for finalist, 110 for semifinalists)