The round-robin groups are set for the WTA Finals in Shenzhen
The season's four Grand Slam champions—Osaka, Barty, Halep and Andreescu—were split evenly between the two groups.
The round-robin groups are set for the WTA Finals in Shenzhen. On Friday, the tour's Top 8, led by world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty and world No. 2 Karolina Pliskova, were split into two groups.
Ashleigh Barty (French Open champion)
Naomi Osaka (Australian Open champion)
Petra Kvitova
Belinda Bencic
Karolina Pliskova
Bianca Andreescu (US Open champion)
Simona Halep (Wimbledon champion)
Elina Svitolina
The Red Group's round-robin matches kick off on Sunday. Osaka will face Kvitova, followed by Barty against Bencic. On Monday, Pliskova will face Svitolina, while Andreescu meets Halep.
The 19-year-old Andreescu, who captured her maiden Grand Slam title in New York in September, and 22-year-old Bencic, are making their debuts at the season-ending championships.
Each player will contest three matches, with two contestants per group appearing in the event’s semifinals.
Eighth-ranked Svitolina is the defending champion.
