Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina — the first and last players to qualify for the WTA Finals in Riyadh — will meet in the championship match. Both advanced undefeated through their respective round-robin groups and battled past their semifinal opponents in three-set victories.
Enjoying the ace-friendly King Saud University Indoor Arena, Rybakina fired 15 aces and broke Jessica Pegula five times to secure a 4–6 6–4 6–3 victory in Friday’s first semifinal. The Kazakhstani advanced to the knockout stage for the first time in three WTA Finals appearances and she achieved it unbeaten, having dominated the Serena Williams Group with wins over Amanda Anisimova, Iga Swiatek, and alternate Ekaterina Alexandrova.