Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula will meet on the opening Sunday of the WTA Finals at Indian Wells. Their group also contains Elena Rybakina and Linda Noskova, who play each other that day. Aryna Sabalenka heads the other group. The eight singles players and eight doubles teams now have their groups and opening fixtures for the season-ending tournament.
The WTA Finals draw at Indian Wells Tennis Garden placed Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula in the same singles group, with the Americans due to meet on the opening Sunday, 8 November. Elena Rybakina and Linda Noskova complete the first group and play the other singles match that day. The season-ending tournament brings together eight singles players and eight doubles teams at the California venue.[1], [2]
Aryna Sabalenka, Mirra Andreeva, Elina Svitolina and Karolina Muchova were drawn in the second group. Their opening matches are scheduled for Monday: Sabalenka plays Muchova and Andreeva faces Svitolina. In each singles group, every player contests three round-robin matches. Two advance from each group to the semi-finals on 14 November. The tournament runs from 8 to 15 November, with the doubles competition using the same group-to-knockout format.[2]
Sunday’s doubles programme pairs Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend with Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini. Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar-Martinez face Ellen Perez and Demi Schuurs in the other the second group fixture. On Monday, Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani meet Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai, while Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic play Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko. A free family day precedes competition on 7 November.[1], [2]
