The tournament will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from November 2 to 9
Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmila Kichenok and her partner from Latvia Elena Ostapenko became seeding leaders and recognized their rivals in the group WTA Final Tournament.
- Green group
Lyudmila Kichenok/Elena Ostapenko (Ukraine/Latvia, 1)
Xie Shuwei/Elise Mertens (Chinese Taipei/Belgium 3)
Nicole Melicar-Martinez/Ellen Perez (USA/Australia, 6)
Kateřina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend (Czech Republic/USA, 8)
- White group
Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (Canada/New Zealand, 2)
Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini (Italy, 4)
Caroline Dolehide / Desiree Krawczyk (USA, 5)
Zhan Haoqing / Veronika Kudermetova (Chinese Taipei/-, 7)
Kichenok and Ostapenko are the leaders in the championship race of the season. The Ukrainian herself ranks third in the WTA doubles world rankings.
Lyudmila, together with Ostapenko, won the US Open 2024. This year, Kichenok and Ostapenko won doubles tournaments in Brisbane and Eastbourne, and also reached the final of the Australian Open.
The competition will be held in the capital of Saudi Arabia from November 2 to 9. The Ukrainian arrived in Riyadh yesterday. The champions of last year’s tournament were the couple Laura Siegemund (Germany) / Vera Zvonareva (-).
Source: Sportarena

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