WTA Media Release, August 17, 2025
The WTA announced today that Iga Swiatek has become the second player to qualify for the 2025 WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF following her run to the final of the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open.
Swiatek, who was crowned champion at the 2023 WTA Finals without dropping a set, is set to make her fifth consecutive appearance at the end-of-season tournament and joins PIF WTA World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka who secured her place in Riyadh in July.
In addition to contesting the title match in Cincinnati tomorrow, Swiatek has reached two other finals this season, including making history at Wimbledon by becoming the first Polish man or woman in the Open Era to lift the title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Her triumph at Wimbledon takes her number of career titles to 23, the second-most among active players, only trailing Petra Kvitova (31).
The 24-year-old finished as runner-up at the WTA 500 Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt and has reached a further five semifinals, all at WTA 1000 and Grand Slam level. Swiatek also played an integral part in Team Poland making the final at the United Cup at the start of the season and overall has amassed over 6,000 points on the PIF Race to the WTA Finals Leaderboard.
“It’s always a great feeling to qualify for the WTA Finals and an honor to compete as one of the Top 8 best players in the world,” said Swiatek. “I’m super motivated to come back and give my best this year,” she added.
The 2025 WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF takes place from November 1-8, 2025 and features the top 8 singles players and doubles teams on the PIF Race to the WTA Finals Leaderboard (with the 8th spot going to the singles player and doubles team that have won a Grand Slam if ranked No.8 to No.20). Players and teams compete in a round-robin format with the singles champion lifting the WTA Finals Billie Jean King Trophy and the doubles champions earning the WTA Finals Martina Navratilova Trophy.
Click here to see the full PIF Race to the WTA Finals Leaderboard in singles and doubles.
