A week of strong emotions the one that is approaching Is worth (Texas) with the contestation of one of those events that are part of the most pomegranates of the calendar, such as the WTA 2022 Finals. The eight best tennis players of the year meet to determine who will go down in history as the champion of the teachers’ tournament. It is a title with an extraordinary packaging, capable of changing sports careers and offering a golden tone to an entire career. It goes without saying Each Swiatek She is the big favorite and main candidate for the title, how could she be otherwise after a glorious campaign in which she was the great dominatrix. However, seven other women are willing to try to hunt down a title that will elevate their careers to higher status.
Competition format and points to be distributed in the 2022 WTA Finals
The eight finishers are divided into two groups of four members each, using the Round Robin format. After each tennis player has played three games, the top two in each group advance to the semifinals. It is necessary to take into account the fact that the playoff criteria take into account the face to face they have had during this tournament, in the event that there are two players tied. If there was a triple tie, the balance of sets won would be used and if equality was maintained, matches could be counted. The distribution of points for the WTA ranking is as follows:
- 125 points for each match played in the group stage
- 125 points for each match won in the group stage (the winner collects a total of 250 points)
- 330 points more for reaching the final
- 420 points more for the champion
Therefore, whoever wins the undefeated title will add 1,500 points to the WTA rankings.
WTA Finals 2022 group draw
The way in which the draw will be dealt with will take into account the fact that the leaders of series 1 and 2 (Swiatek and Jabeur), will have in their group 3 or 4, 5 or 6, and 7 or 8 In this way, there will be two tops -4 players in each group. It will be held on Friday 28 October, with times to be confirmed.
WTA 2022 Finals schedule and times
Group stage matches will be played from Monday 31 October to 4 November, with two singles and two doubles matches each day. In principle, a day session will be played, starting at 13:30 local time (06:30 in Spain) and another night session starting at 19:00 local time (12:00 in Spain). It is possible that a night session will be introduced and each of them will consist of a singles match and a doubles match. The semifinals will be played on 5 November, while the final will be played on Sunday 6 November.
Cash prize of the 2022 WTA Finals
Considerable financial endowment that will have an event that is changing venue and that has gone very badly to the escape of women’s tennis from the Asian continent. Despite this, the event organized in Texas will distribute a significant amount of money.
Participants and favorites at the 2022 WTA Finals
Although it is true that the big favorite is Each Swiatek and the rest of the tennis players will try to surprise, nothing can be taken for granted in women’s tennis. Jessica Pegula and Cori Gauff They arrive full of confidence and will try to crown themselves in front of their audience, while Our Jabeur He hopes to take advantage of the weeks of rest accumulated in this last stretch to shine his game. Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia will try to show their consistent tennis by ringing the bell while Aryna Sabalenka he will seek inspiration with his offensive tennis. The big unknown is Daria Kasatkinaalthough the Russian tennis player is a strong competitor and will certainly sell her skin at a very high price.
