# WTA Finals

The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season. The eighth spot is reserved, if needed, for a player or team who won a major in the current year and is ranked from ninth to twentieth.
The tournament predates the WTA Tour and started in 1972 as the championship tournament of the Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003, the tournament has used a unique format not seen in other WTA Tour events: the players are separated into two groups of four, within which they each play three round-robin matches. The top two players or teams from each group after the round-robin stage move on to a knock-out format in the semifinals and final to determine the champion.
The WTA Finals has the largest prize money and ranking points after the majors. The most successful player in both singles and doubles history is Martina Navratilova, with eight singles and 13 doubles titles.
In the tournament's current format, the champion can earn a maximum of 1,500 ranking points, if they win the event as an undefeated champion in the round-robin stage.

## Tournament
### History

The championships were held for the first time in October 1972 in Boca Raton, Florida (USA) as a climactic event at the end of a series of tournaments sponsored by Virginia Slims, called the Virginia Slims Circuit. From 1972 to 1974, the event was held in October, before switching to March from 1975 until 1986. The WTA then decided to adopt a January–November playing season, and so the event was switched to being held at the end of each year. As a consequence, there were two championships held in 1986.
The event was held in Los Angeles, California from 1974 to 1976 before moving to Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1977. With the exception of a one-year move to Oakland, California in 1978, the Championships remained at MSG until 2000. The event then briefly moved to Munich, Germany in 2001. More recently, it moved back to Los Angeles from 2002 to 2005. The 2006 and 2007 editions were held in Madrid, Spain. Doha, Qatar hosted the 2008–2010 editions before passing the flag to Istanbul, Turkey, which hosted the 2011–2013 editions. For the right to host the 2014 edition and beyond, 43 cities expressed an interest before a short list comprising Kazan, Russia; Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore; and Tianjin, China was drawn up in late 2012. Kazan and Mexico City were ruled out in early 2013 before Singapore was announced in May 2013 as the new host city for five years. In 2018, the WTA announced the host city from 2019 to 2028 would be Shenzhen, China, however due to COVID-19 and later the disappearance of Peng Shuai, the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and had to find alternative hosting sites from 2020–2023. In April 2024, the WTA announced that the host city from 2024–2026 would be Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

### Format

From 1984 to 1998, the final of the championships was a best-of-five-sets match, making it the only tournament on the women's tour to have had a best-of-five match at any round of the competition. It was the first time since the 1901 U.S. National Championships that the best-of-five format was used in women's matches. In 1999, the final reverted to being a best-of-three-sets match. From the 1974 until the 1982 edition the doubles draw consisted of four teams; then from 1983 to 2002 the draw increased to eight teams; was decreased back to four teams until 2013 and from the 2014 edition onward it has been made up of eight teams. From its first inception in 1973 until 2018 the doubles draw was played in a single elimination format. In 2015 and from 2019 until the present the doubles draw has been played in a round robin format.
Qualified players and teams participate in a round-robin format in two groups of four. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the semifinals. The semifinal winners progress through to the finals where they compete for the title.

### Qualification

To qualify for the WTA Finals, players compete throughout the year in WTA events throughout the world, as well as the ITF-sanctioned events, such as the four Grand Slams. Players earn ranking points on the leaderboard, and the top seven singles players and top seven doubles teams on this leaderboard at the conclusion of the WTA season (as of the Monday following the final regular season tournament) earn the right to compete in the WTA Finals. The eighth spot in the WTA Finals is awarded to the highest-ranking Grand Slam winner (and highest-ranking Grand Slam winning team for doubles) ranked 8-20 in the standings. If no player (and/or doubles team) meets this criterion, then the 8th ranked player (and/or doubles team) in the standings qualifies.
In singles, point totals are calculated by combining points from up to 18 tournaments. Of these tournaments, a player's point total is calculated based on the following: the four Grand Slam events, best six results of the seven combined WTA 1000 tournaments, best result of the three non-combined WTA 1000 tournaments, and lastly the next best seven results from all non-125 WTA tournaments. In doubles, point totals are calculated by the 12 best results among any of the non-125 WTA tournaments and Grand Slams.

### Venues

| Years | City | Country | Venue | Surface | Capacity |
| 1972–73 | Boca Raton | United States | Boca Raton Hotel & Club | Clay | |
| 1974–76 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Carpet | 14,800 |
| 1977 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | Carpet | 18,000 |
| 1978 | Oakland | United States | Oakland Arena | Carpet | 13,200 |
| 1979–2000 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | Carpet | 18,000 |
| 2001 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | Hard (i) | 12,000 |
| 2002–05 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | Hard (i) | 17,000 |
| 2006–07 | Madrid | Spain | Madrid Arena | Hard (i) | 10,500 |
| 2008–10 | Doha | Qatar | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex | Hard | 6,911 |
| 2011–13 | Istanbul | Turkey | Sinan Erdem Dome | Hard (i) | 16,410 |
| 2014–18 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Hard (i) | 10,000 |
| 2019 | Shenzhen | China | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center | Hard (i) | 12,000 |
| 2021 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Panamerican Tennis Center | Hard | 6,639 |
| 2022 | Fort Worth | United States | Dickies Arena | Hard (i) | 14,000 |
| 2023 | Cancún | Mexico | Estadio Paradisus | Hard | 4,300 |
| 2024–26 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | King Saud University Indoor Arena | Hard | |

## Prize money and points

The total prize money for the 2024 WTA Finals is US$15,250,000, an increase of 69.44% compared to the 2023 edition. The tables below break down the prize money, participation fees are prorated on a per match basis.
| Stage | Prize money | Prize money | Points |
| Stage | Singles | Doubles | Points |
| Champion | RR + $2,500,000 | RR + $520,000 | RR + 900 |
| Runner-up | RR + $1,270,000 | RR + $255,000 | RR + 400 |
| Round robin win per match | +$350,000 | +$70,000 | 200 |
| Participation Fee | $335,000 | $140,000 | — |
| Alternates | $250,000 | $106,000 | — |
* ↑ Prize money for doubles is per team.
* 1 2 RR means prize money or points won in the round-robin round.
* An undefeated champion would earn the maximum 1,500 points and $3,885,000 in singles or $870,000 in doubles.
* Participation fees are prorated on a per match basis. Singles: 1 match = $225,000 2 matches = $275,000 and 3 matches = $335,000. Doubles: 1 match = $94,000 2 matches = $116,000 and 3 matches = $140,000.
* Alternate fees are also prorated on a per-match basis. Singles: 0 matches = $140,000, 1 match = $200,000, 2 matches = $250,000. Doubles: 0 matches= $60,000, 1 match = $84,000, 2 matches= $106,000
Since 2014, the singles and doubles winners of the tournament receive the Billie Jean King Trophy and the Martina Navratilova trophy, respectively.

## List of finals
### Singles

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1972 | Chris Evert (1/4) | Kerry Melville | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Chris Evert (2/4) | Nancy Richey Gunter | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Evonne Goolagong (1/2) | Chris Evert | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1975 | Chris Evert (3/4) | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1976 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2/2) | Chris Evert | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1977 | Chris Evert (4/4) | Sue Barker | 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1978 | Martina Navratilova (1/8) | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova (2/8) | Tracy Austin | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1980 | Tracy Austin (1/1) | Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova (3/8) | Andrea Jaeger | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 1982 | Sylvia Hanika (1/1) | Martina Navratilova | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (4/8) | Chris Evert | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1984$^‡$ | Martina Navratilova (5/8) | Chris Evert | 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1985$^‡$ | Martina Navratilova (6/8) | Helena Suková | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1986 (Mar.)$^‡$ | Martina Navratilova (7/8) | Hana Mandlíková | 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1986 (Nov.)$^‡$ | Martina Navratilova (8/8) | Steffi Graf | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1987$^‡$ | Steffi Graf (1/5) | Gabriela Sabatini | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1988$^‡$ | Gabriela Sabatini (1/2) | Pam Shriver | 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1989$^‡$ | Steffi Graf (2/5) | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1990$^‡$ | Monica Seles (1/3) | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1991$^‡$ | Monica Seles (2/3) | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1992$^‡$ | Monica Seles (3/3) | Martina Navratilova | 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1993$^‡$ | Steffi Graf (3/5) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1994$^‡$ | Gabriela Sabatini (2/2) | Lindsay Davenport | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1995$^‡$ | Steffi Graf (4/5) | Anke Huber | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1996$^‡$ | Steffi Graf (5/5) | Martina Hingis | 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 1997$^‡$ | Jana Novotná (1/1) | Mary Pierce | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1998$^‡$ | Martina Hingis (1/2) | Lindsay Davenport | 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1999 | Lindsay Davenport (1/1) | Martina Hingis | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis (2/2) | Monica Seles | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2001 | Serena Williams (1/5) | Lindsay Davenport | walkover |
| 2002 | Kim Clijsters (1/3) | Serena Williams | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2003 | Kim Clijsters (2/3) | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 2004 | Maria Sharapova (1/1) | Serena Williams | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Amélie Mauresmo (1/1) | Mary Pierce | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| 2006 | Justine Henin (1/2) | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2007 | Justine Henin (2/2) | Maria Sharapova | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2008 | Venus Williams (1/1) | Vera Zvonareva | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 2009 | Serena Williams (2/5) | Venus Williams | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2010 | Kim Clijsters (3/3) | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 2011 | Petra Kvitová (1/1) | Victoria Azarenka | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 2012 | Serena Williams (3/5) | Maria Sharapova | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2013 | Serena Williams (4/5) | Li Na | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2014 | Serena Williams (5/5) | Simona Halep | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwańska (1/1) | Petra Kvitová | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 2016 | Dominika Cibulková (1/1) | Angelique Kerber | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2017 | Caroline Wozniacki (1/1) | Venus Williams | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2018 | Elina Svitolina (1/1) | Sloane Stephens | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2019 | Ashleigh Barty (1/1) | Elina Svitolina | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2020 | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1) | Anett Kontaveit | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2022 | Caroline Garcia (1/1) | Aryna Sabalenka | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| 2023 | Iga Świątek (1/1) | Jessica Pegula | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2024 | Coco Gauff (1/1) | Zheng Qinwen | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |

### Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1972 | No Doubles Played | No Doubles Played | No Doubles Played |
| 1973 | Rosemary Casals (1/2) Margaret Court (1/2) | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1974 | Rosemary Casals (2/2) Billie Jean King (1/4) | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | 6–1, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–5 |
| 1975 | Margaret Court (2/2) Virginia Wade (1/1) | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 |
| 1976 | Billie Jean King (2/4) Betty Stöve (1/3) | Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Martina Navratilova (1/13) Betty Stöve (2/3) | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1978 | Billie Jean King (3/4) Martina Navratilova (2/13) | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Françoise Dürr (1/1) Betty Stöve (3/3) | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 1980 | Billie Jean King (4/4) Martina Navratilova (3/13) | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova (4/13) Pam Shriver (1/10) | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 6–0, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova (5/13) Pam Shriver (2/10) | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (6/13) Pam Shriver (3/10) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova (7/13) Pam Shriver (4/10) | Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (8/13) Pam Shriver (5/10) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 1986 (Mar.) | Hana Mandlíková (1/1) Wendy Turnbull (1/1) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–3 |
| 1986 (Nov.) | Martina Navratilova (9/13) Pam Shriver (6/10) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| 1987 | Martina Navratilova (10/13) Pam Shriver (7/10) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1988 | Martina Navratilova (11/13) Pam Shriver (8/10) | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Martina Navratilova (12/13) Pam Shriver (9/10) | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1990 | Kathy Jordan (1/1) Elizabeth Smylie (1/1) | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| 1991 | Martina Navratilova (13/13) Pam Shriver (10/10) | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1992 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1/2) Helena Suková (1/1) | Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1 |
| 1993 | Gigi Fernández (1/2) Natalia Zvereva (1/3) | Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1994 | Gigi Fernández (2/2) Natasha Zvereva (2/3) | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–3 |
| 1995 | Jana Novotná (1/2) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2/2) | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1996 | Lindsay Davenport (1/3) Mary Joe Fernández (1/1) | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1997 | Lindsay Davenport (2/3) Jana Novotná (2/2) | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport (3/3) Natasha Zvereva (3/3) | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis (1/3) Anna Kournikova (1/2) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis (2/3) Anna Kournikova (2/2) | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2001 | Lisa Raymond (1/4) Rennae Stubbs (1/1) | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2002 | Elena Dementieva (1/1) Janette Husárová (1/1) | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2003 | Virginia Ruano Pascual (1/1) Paola Suárez (1/1) | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2004 | Nadia Petrova (1/2) Meghann Shaughnessy (1/1) | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2005 | Lisa Raymond (2/4) Samantha Stosur (1/2) | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2006 | Lisa Raymond (3/4) Samantha Stosur (2/2) | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2007 | Cara Black (1/3) Liezel Huber (1/3) | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 2008 | Cara Black (2/3) Liezel Huber (2/3) | Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 2009 | Nuria Llagostera Vives (1/1) María José Martínez Sánchez (1/1) | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 5–7, [10–7] |
| 2010 | Gisela Dulko (1/1) Flavia Pennetta (1/1) | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2011 | Liezel Huber (3/3) Lisa Raymond (4/4) | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2012 | Maria Kirilenko (1/1) Nadia Petrova (2/2) | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2013 | Hsieh Su-wei (1/1) Peng Shuai (1/1) | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2014 | Cara Black (3/3) Sania Mirza (1/2) | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2015 | Martina Hingis (3/3) Sania Mirza (2/2) | Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 2016 | Ekaterina Makarova (1/1) Elena Vesnina (1/1) | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Tímea Babos (1/3) Andrea Hlaváčková (1/1) | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson | 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| 2018 | Tímea Babos (2/3) Kristina Mladenovic (1/2) | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2019 | Tímea Babos (3/3) Kristina Mladenovic (2/2) | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2020 | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Barbora Krejčíková (1/1) Kateřina Siniaková (1/1) | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2022 | Veronika Kudermetova (1/1) Elise Mertens (1/1) | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6–2, 4–6, [11–9] |
| 2023 | Laura Siegemund (1/1) Vera Zvonareva (1/1) | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2024 | Gabriela Dabrowski (1/1) Erin Routliffe (1/1) | Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend | 7–5, 6–3 |
* ↑ On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed as neutral player since then.
* 1 2 On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Veronika Kudermetova and Vera Zvonareva thus competed as neutral players since then and their first and only titles are not attributed to Russia in the "Titles by country" list.

## List of champions

* Current through 2024 WTA Finals (active players in bold).
| Singles TitlesPlayerYears 8 Martina Navratilova1978–79, 81, 83–86$^{(Nov.)}$ 5 Steffi Graf1987, 89, 93, 95–96 Serena Williams2001, 09, 12–14 4 Chris Evert1972–73, 75, 77 3 / Monica Seles1990–92 Kim Clijsters2002–03, 10 2 Evonne Goolagong Cawley1974, 76 Gabriela Sabatini1988, 94 Martina Hingis1998, 2000 Justine Henin2006–07 1 Tracy Austin 1980 Sylvia Hanika 1982 Jana Novotná 1997 Lindsay Davenport 1999 Maria Sharapova 2004 Amélie Mauresmo 2005 Venus Williams 2008 Petra Kvitová 2011 Agnieszka Radwańska 2015 Dominika Cibulková 2016 Caroline Wozniacki 2017 Elina Svitolina 2018 Ashleigh Barty 2019 Garbiñe Muguruza 2021 Caroline Garcia 2022 Iga Świątek 2023 Coco Gauff 2024 | Doubles TitlesPlayerYears 13 Martina Navratilova1977–78, 80–86$^{(Nov.)}$, 87–89, 91 10 Pam Shriver1981–86$^{(Nov.)}$, 87–89, 91 4 Billie Jean King1974, 76, 78, 80 Lisa Raymond2001, 05–06, 11 3 Betty Stöve1976–77, 79 / Natasha Zvereva1993–94, 98 Lindsay Davenport1996–98 Liezel Huber2007–08, 11 Cara Black2007–08, 14 Martina Hingis1999–00, 2015 Tímea Babos2017–19 2 Rosemary Casals 1973–74 Margaret Court 1973, 75 Gigi Fernández 1993–94 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1992, 95 Jana Novotná 1995, 97 Anna Kournikova 1999–00 Samantha Stosur 2005–06 Nadia Petrova 2004, 12 Sania Mirza 2014–15 Kristina Mladenovic 2018–19 1 Virginia Wade 1975 Françoise Dürr 1979 Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková 1986$^{(Mar.)}$ Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 1990 Helena Suková 1992 Mary Joe Fernández 1996 Rennae Stubbs 2001 Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová 2002 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 2003 Meghann Shaughnessy 2004 Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 2009 Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta 2010 Maria Kirilenko 2012 Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 2013 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 2016 Andrea Hlaváčková 2017 Barbora Krejčiková Kateřina Siniaková 2021 Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens 2022 Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva 2023 Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe 2024 |
* 1 2 In 1986 the WTA adopted a January–November playing season, thereby the event switched to being held at the end of each year. Consequently, there were two championships held in 1986. First edition was played in March.
* 1 2 3 Second edition was played in November.
* 1 2 On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Veronika Kudermetova and Vera Zvonareva thus competed as neutral players since then and their first and only titles are not attributed to Russia in the "Titles by country" list.

## Records and statistics

Note: Active players indicated in bold.

### Singles

| # | Titles |
| 8 | Martina Navratilova |
| 5 | Steffi Graf |
| 5 | Serena Williams |
| 4 | Chris Evert |
| 3 | / Monica Seles |
| 3 | Kim Clijsters |
| # | Finals |
| 14 | / Martina Navratilova |
| 8 | Chris Evert |
| 7 | Serena Williams |
| 6 | Steffi Graf |
| 4 | Gabriela Sabatini |
| 4 | // Monica Seles |
| 4 | Martina Hingis |
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport |
| # | Matches won |
| 60 | / Martina Navratilova |
| 34 | Chris Evert |
| 31 | Steffi Graf |
| 29 | Serena Williams |
| 21 | Gabriela Sabatini |
| # | Editions played |
| 21 | / Martina Navratilova |
| 13 | Chris Evert |
| 13 | Steffi Graf |
| 13 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| 12 | Zina Garrison |
| 12 | Conchita Martínez |

### Youngest & oldest champions

| Singles | Youngest | Monica Seles | 16 years, 11 months | 1990 |
| Singles | Oldest | Serena Williams | 33 years, 1 month | 2014 |
| Doubles | Youngest | Anna Kournikova | 18 years, 5 months | 1999 |
| Doubles | Oldest | Vera Zvonareva | 39 years, 1 month | 2023 |
* ↑ On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Veronika Kudermetova and Vera Zvonareva thus competed as neutral players since then and their first and only titles are not attributed to Russia in the "Titles by country" list.

### Longest and shortest matches
#### Singles
##### Best-of-five-sets system

Longest match by time played :
| 1990 final, 3 hours and 47 minutes ||||||
| Monica Seles | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |

##### Best-of-three-sets system

Longest match by time played :
| 2012 round robin, 3 hours and 29 minutes ||||||
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 |
| Sara Errani | 7$^8$ | 5 | 4 |
Longest match by games won :
| 2017 round robin, 37 games ||||||
| Venus Williams | 7 | 6$^3$ | 7 |
| Jeļena Ostapenko | 5 | 7$^7$ | 5 |
Shortest match by games won :
| 2007 round robin, 12 games ||||||
| Justine Henin | 6 | 6 |
| Marion Bartoli | 0 | 0 |

#### Doubles

Longest match by games won :
| 1985 final, 36 games ||||||
| Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^5$ |
Shortest match by games won :
| 2014 final, 13 games ||||||
| Cara Black Sania Mirza | 6 | 6 |
| Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 1 | 0 |

## Year-end championships double & triple

Winning three or two out of the four Year-ending championships since its inception in 1972: WTA Championships/Finals, Series-Ending Championships, Grand Slam Cup, WTA Tournament of Champions/Elite Trophy indicated in bold.

### Double crown

Winning the Year-end championships in both singles and doubles in the same year.
| No. | Player | Years won |
| 5 | Martina Navratilova | 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986$^{(Nov)}$ |
| 1 | Jana Novotná | 1997 |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 2000 |
* ↑ In 1986 the event was held twice because of a change of schedule by the WTA. First edition was played in March, the second in November. Navratilova would go on to win the second edition in both singles and doubles that year.

### Year-end championships triple

| No. | Player | WTA Championships/Finals | Grand Slam Cup | WTA Elite Trophy |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 2008 | 1998 | 2015 |

### WTA Championships – Series-Ending Championships Double

| No. | Player | WTA Championships/Finals | Series-Ending Championships |
| 1 | Chris Evert | 1972 | 1977 |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 1978 | 1979 |
| 3 | Tracy Austin | 1980 | 1980 |

### WTA Championships – Grand Slam Cup Double

| No. | Player | WTA Championships/Finals | Grand Slam Cup |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 2001 | 1999 |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 2008 | 1998 |
* ↑ she later completed a YEC Triple.

### WTA Championships – WTA Elite Trophy Double

| No. | Player | WTA Championships/Finals | WTA Elite Trophy |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 2008 | 2015 |
| 2 | Petra Kvitová | 2011 | 2016 |
| 3 | Ashleigh Barty | 2019 | 2018 |
* ↑ with the 2015 WTA Elite Trophy she also completed a YEC Triple.

### Grand Slam Cup – WTA Elite Trophy Double

| No. | Player | Grand Slam Cup | WTA Elite Trophy |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 1998 | 2015 |
* ↑ with the 2015 WTA Elite Trophy she also completed a YEC Triple.

## Titles by country
### Singles

| 21 | United States (7 players) |
| 6 | West Germany / Germany (2 players) |
| 5 | Belgium (2 players) |
| 3 | Australia (2 players), Yugoslavia / Yugoslavia (1 player) |
| 2 | Argentina (1 player), Czech Republic (2 players), France (2 players), Poland (2 players), Switzerland (1 player) |
| 1 | Denmark, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine |

### Doubles

Note: Titles, won by a team of players from same country, count as one title, not two.
| 29 | United States (11 players) |
| 7 | Australia (5 players) |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (6 players), Russia (6 players) |
| 4 | Spain (4 players) |
| 3 | Belarus (1 player), France (2 players), Hungary (1 player), Netherlands (1 player), Switzerland (1 player), Zimbabwe (1 player) |
| 2 | Argentina (2 players), India (1 player) |
| 1 | Belgium, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, New Zealand, Slovakia |

#### Note

* ↑ On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Veronika Kudermetova and Vera Zvonareva thus competed as neutral players since then and their first and only titles are not attributed to Russia in the "Titles by country" list.

## Sponsors

The event has a more than 40-year history of corporate sponsorship with the finals named after the sponsoring company.
| Years | Sponsor | Name |
| 1972–1978 | Virginia Slims | Virginia Slims Championships |
| 1979–1982 | Avon | Avon Championships |
| 1983–1994 | Virginia Slims | Virginia Slims Championships |
| 1995 | None | WTA Tour Championships |
| 1996–2000 | Chase | Chase Championships |
| 2001 | Sanex | Sanex Championships |
| 2002 | The Home Depot | Home Depot Championships |
| 2003 | Bank of America | Bank of America WTA Tour Championships |
| 2004 | None | WTA Tour Championships |
| 2005–2010 | Sony Ericsson | Sony Ericsson Championships |
| 2011–2013 | BNP Paribas and Türk Ekonomi Bankası | TEB–BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul |
| 2014–2018 | BNP Paribas and SC Global | BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global |
| 2019 | Shiseido | Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen |
| 2021 | Akron | Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara |
| 2022 | Hologic | Hologic WTA Finals Fort Worth |
| 2023 | GNP Seguros | GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun |