WTA Finals 2021 - Schedule, dates, which players have qualified? Iga Swiatek makes cut, no Emma Raducanu

ByDan Quarrell

Updated 09/11/2021 at 12:03 GMT

All you need to know ahead of the 2021 WTA Finals at the Panamerican Tennis Center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The WTA Finals are taking place at the Panamerican Tennis Center in Guadalajara. The season-ending event was supposed to be played in Shenzhen, China, but it was switched to Mexico due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Dates and schedule

The WTA Finals get underway on Wednesday, November 10 with the round robin.

The semi-finals of both the singles and doubles take place on Tuesday, November 16.

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The finals of the singles and doubles bring the event to a close on Wednesday, November 17.

Where is it being held?

The WTA Finals are taking place at the Panamerican Tennis Center in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The season-ending event was supposed to be played in Shenzhen, China, but it was switched to Mexico due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

What are the singles groups?

Group Chichén Itzá

1. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
4. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
5. Iga Swiatek (POL)
7. Paula Badosa (ESP)

Group Teotihuacán

2. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
3. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
6. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
8. Anett Kontaveit (EST)

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What are the doubles groups?

Group Tenochtitlán

2. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) & Ena Shibahara (JPN)
4. Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) & Demi Schuurs (NED)
5. Samantha Stosur (AUS) & Zhang Shuai (CHN)
7. Darija Jurak (CRO) & Andreja Klepac (SLO)

Group El Tajín

1. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) & Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
3. Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) & Elise Mertens (BEL)
6. Alexa Guarachi (CHI) & Desirae Krawczyk (USA)
8. Sharon Fichman (CAN) & Giuliana Olmos (MEX)

No Raducanu or Barty?

While Britain's Emma Raducanu had an outside shot of qualifying after her improbable triumph at the US Open in September, it was not quite to be for the 18-year-old.

Raducanu is playing at WTA Linz this week rather than the WTA Finals, and is focusing on her preparations for the 2022 Australian Open in January.

Meanwhile, Ash Barty decided not to defend her WTA Finals title after ending her season early due to the quarantine rules in Australia.

The Queenslander said she does not want to "compromise" her preparations for January's Grand Slam in Melbourne.

Despite winning five titles in 2021, including her maiden Wimbledon triumph, Barty has not played since the US Open.

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