Athletistic / Tennis. The draw for the 2023 WTA Final Tournament took place in Cancun (Mexico) and the competition will take place from October 29 to November 5.

The best tennis player on the planet at the moment, Belarusian Arina Sabalenka, led the “Bakalar” group. Her opponents in the group stage of the tournament will be Elena Rybakina, representing Kazakhstan, American Jessica Pegula and Greece’s Maria Sakkari. The “Chetumal” group includes the Polish Iga Swiatek, another American Cori Gauff, the Tunisian Ons Jabeur and the Czech Marketa Vondrusova.

The Russian Vera Zvonareva, 39, and the German Laura Siegemund, were part of the Mahahual group. Their opponents in the group stage will be the leaders of the WTA doubles rankings, the Americans Coro Gauff and Jessica Pegula.

WTA Final Tournament 2023 draw results:

Simple

Group “Bakalar”

  • Arina Sabalenko (Belarus);
  • Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan);
  • Jessica Pegula (United States);
  • Maria Sakkari (Greece).

Group “Chetumal”

  • Iga Szwiatek (Poland);
  • Coco Gauff (United States);
  • Ons Jabeur (Tunisia);
  • Marketa Vondrusova (Czech Republic).

Double

Mahahual Group

  • Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund (Russia/Germany);
  • Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula (both American);
  • Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (both Czech Republic);
  • Gabriela Dombrowski and Erin Routliff (both from Canada).

Group “Maya Kaan”

  • Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens (Australia/Belgium);
  • Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara (both Japanese);
  • Demi Schuurs and Desirae Krawczyk (Netherlands/United States);
  • Nicole Melichar and Ellen Perez (United States/Australia).


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