Overview
- Rybakina beat Victoria Mboko 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the Tokyo quarterfinals to secure the last berth and a place in the semifinals.
- The confirmed singles field: Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina.
- Mirra Andreeva finished ninth and will be the first reserve after not competing in Tokyo due to reported visa complications.
- Rybakina’s live total is 4,350 points, edging Andreeva’s 4,319 and moving her past Paolini; a Tokyo final would lift her above Keys for the No. 6 seed.
- The WTA Finals run November 1–8 in Riyadh with a $15.5 million prize-money commitment in the round-robin then knockout format.