Basic information
Date: November 8th – November 15th
Venue: Indian Wells, USA
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA Finals
Total prize money: $15,500,000
Singles draw
Group 1
(1) Elena Rybakina
(4) Coco Gauff
(5) Jessica Pegula
(8) Linda Noskova
Group 2
(2) Aryna Sabalenka
(3) Mirra Andreeva
(6) Elina Svitolina
(7) Karolina Muchova
Doubles draw
Group 1
(1) Gabriela Dabrowski/Luisa Stefani
(3) Hanyu Guo/Kristina Mladenovic
(5) Su-Wei Hsieh/Jelena Ostapenko
Group 2
(2) Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend
(4) Cristina Bucsa/Nicole Melichar-Martinez
(8) Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini
Format
The players are drawn into two groups of four and play in a round-robin format. The top two players from each progress to the semi-finals, where the group winner faces the runner-up from the other group. The same applies to the doubles tournament.
The singles matches are played in the traditional format of best-of-three sets. In contrast, if the score in a doubles match is tied at one set all, the outcome is decided by a match tie-break, as is standard at other WTA tournaments.
Where to watch live
More information is available here.
Schedule
Sunday, November 8th: Two group matches in both singles and doubles
Monday, November 9th: Two group matches in both singles and doubles
Tuesday, November 10th: Two group matches in both singles and doubles
Wednesday, November 11th: Two group matches in both singles and doubles
Thursday, November 12th: Two group matches in both singles and doubles
Friday, November 13th: Two group matches in both singles and doubles
Saturday, November 14th: Singles and doubles semi-finals
Sunday, November 15th: Singles and doubles finals
Check out the full list of fixtures: Singles | Doubles
Ranking points
Winner: Up to 1500
Finalist: Up to 1000
Semi-finalist: Up to 600
Round-robin win: 200
Defending champions
Singles: Elena Rybakina
Doubles: Veronika Kudermetova / Elise Mertens
Singles champions in this century
2025: Elena Rybakina
2024: Coco Gauff
2023: Iga Swiatek
2022: Caroline Garcia
2021: Garbine Muguruza
2020: The tournament was cancelled due to COVID
2019: Ashleigh Barty
2018: Elina Svitolina
2017: Caroline Wozniacki
2016: Dominika Cibulkova
2015: Agnieszka Radwanska
2014: Serena Williams
2013: Serena Williams
2012: Serena Williams
2011: Petra Kvitova
2010: Kim Clijsters
2009: Serena Williams
2008: Venus Williams
2007: Justine Henin
2006: Justine Henin
2005: Amelie Mauresmo
2004: Maria Sharapova
2003: Kim Clijsters
2002: Kim Clijsters
2001: Serena Williams
Doubles champions in this century
2025: Veronika Kudermetova/Elise Mertens
2024: Gabriela Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe
2023: Laura Siegemund/Vera Zvonareva
2022: Veronika Kudermetova/Elise Mertens
2021: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova
2020: The tournament was cancelled due to COVID
2019: Timea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic
2018: Timea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic
2017: Timea Babos/Andrea Sestini Hlavackova
2016: Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina
2015: Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza
2014: Cara Black/Sania Mirza
2013: Su-Wei Hsieh/Shuai Peng
2012: Maria Kirilenko/Nadia Petrova
2011: Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond
2010: Gisela Dulko/Flavia Pennetta
2009: Nuria Llagostera Vives/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
2008: Cara Black/Liezel Huber
2007: Cara Black/Liezel Huber
2006: Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur
2005: Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur
2004: Nadia Petrova/Meghann Shaughnessy
2003: Virginia Ruano Pascual/Paola Suarez
2002: Elena Dementieva/Janette Husarova
2001: Lisa Raymond/Rennae Stubbs