Pegula Qualifies for WTA Finals
- Pegula has won titles across all three surfaces this season having reached an incredible six finals
- Experienced doubles players Hsieh Su-Wei and Ostapenko will be making a combined ninth appearance at the WTA Finals
- Play begins on November 1 – buy your tickets here
ST PETERSBURG, FL, USA – The WTA announced today that Jessica Pegula in addition to the doubles team of Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko have qualified for the WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF.
They are both the sixth player and doubles pairing to secure their place in Riyadh, with just two coveted spots now remaining in singles and doubles as the PIF Race to the WTA Finals goes down to the wire.
Pegula, who will be making her fourth WTA Finals appearance and was runner-up in 2023, joins Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, defending champion Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys in the singles draw. Hsieh Su-Wei and Ostapenko will be competing against Katerina Siniakova & Taylor Townsend, Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini, Gabriela Dabrowski & Erin Routliffe, Veronika Kudermetova & Elise Mertens and Mirra Andreeva & Diana Shnaider in the doubles field.
Jessica Pegula’s stand-out season has seen her win a hattrick of titles across all three surfaces this season having reached an incredible six finals, triumphing at WTA 500 events at the Credit One Charleston Open (clay) and Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt (grass) plus winning the WTA 250 ATX Open in Austin (hard).
She also reached the final at two WTA 1000 tournaments – the Miami Open presented by Itaú and the
Dongfeng · Voyah Wuhan Open – in addition to the WTA 500 Adelaide International, breaking the 50-match win barrier in a season for the second time in her career.
Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko will be making their debut as a team at the WTA Finals, with both having plenty of experience at the event with other partners. Overall this will be Hsieh Su-Wei’s sixth appearance, winning the title in 2013 and also finishing as runner-up three times, while this will be Ostapenko’s third appearance in doubles with her best result being a semifinal run in 2022. Ostapenko also qualified for the WTA Finals in singles in 2017, competing in the group stage.
The team have secured their place in Riyadh thanks to runner-up finishes at the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and also contesting the title match at the Australian Open and The Championships, Wimbledon.
Click here to see the full PIF Race to the WTA Finals Leaderboard in singles and doubles.
