Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina. File
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Top-ranked Elena Rybakina and World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka head their respective singles groups for the WTA Finals, with Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula landing in the same group.
The draw on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) divided the eight qualifying singles and doubles teams into round-robin groups for the season-ending championships, which begin on Sunday and run through November 15 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Each player and team will face the other three in their group over the first six days, with the top two advancing to semifinals.
Besides defending WTA Finals champion Rybakina, fourth-seeded Gauff, fifth-seeded Pegula and No. 8 seed Linda Noskova are in Group-1.
After Sabalenka, the others in Group 2 are No. 3 seed Mirra Andreeva, No. 6 Elina Svitolina and No. 7 Karolina Muchova.
Last year, Rybakina defeated Sabalenka in the final to win the title.
French Open champion Andreeva, Muchova and Wimbledon champion Noskova are making their Finals debuts.
Published – November 05, 2026 06:17 am IST
