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While Karolina Pliskova and Agnieszka Radwanska are next in line to qualify for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, Garbiñe Muguruza, Dominika Cibulkova and Madison Keys round out the Top 8 of our live Road to Singapore leaderboard.

Carla Suárez Navarro is next in line followed by Svetlana Kuznetsova, Johanna Konta, and Petra Kvitova. Four of these – Muguruza, Keys, Kuznetsova, and Kvitova are all in the same quarter of the Beijing draw, creating some exciting early round matchups at the China Open.

Potential R16 Match-Ups in Beijing

Interesting to note this round could have a huge say in the final qualification spots if these eight players reach this stage:

Pliskova (#4 RTS) vs Konta (#11 RTS)

Cibulkova (#6 RTS) vs Suárez Navarro (#9 RTS)

Keys(#8 RTS) vs Kuznetsova (#10 RTS)

Kvitova (#12 RTS) v Muguruza (#5 RTS)

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Qualified: Angelique Kerber, Serena Williams, Simona Halep

Next In Line (Current Top 8)

How can they qualify in Beijing ?

Pliskova – qualifies by reaching 3r OR one of the following

·Keys fails to reach 3r AND Suárez Navarro fails to reach SF

·Keys fails to reach 3r AND Konta nor Kuznetsova reach final nor Kvitova wins title*

·Suárez Navarro fails to reach SF AND Konta nor Kuznetsova reach final nor Kvitova wins title*

*all three are in the same half so only one of these is possible

Radwanska – qualifies by reaching QF OR one of the following

·Keys fails to reach 3r AND Suárez Navarro fails to reach SF

·Keys fails to reach 3r AND Konta nor Kuznetsova reach final nor Kvitova wins title*

·Suárez Navarro fails to reach SF AND Konta nor Kuznetsova reach final nor Kvitova wins title*

*all three are in the same half so only one of these is possible

Muguruza – qualifies by reaching final

Cibulkova – qualifies by winning title

Keys – qualifies by winning title

Suárez Navarro could qualify by winning title but would also need Keys not to reach QF AND Konta nor Kuznetsova to win title

It is mathematically possible for Kuznetsova or Konta to qualify this week by winning the Beijing title BUT this would have to be accompanied by early defeats for Keys, Cibulkova, Suárez Navarro, and Muguruza. 

Currently No.9 to No.13 with points behind current projected cut-off (3137)

DOUBLES

QUALIFIED: Garcia/Mladenovic, Hingis/Mirza, Makarova/Vesnina, Mattek-Sands/Safarova

NEXT IN LINE:

How do they qualify in Beijing:

Babos/Shvedova qualify unless Mirza/Strycova, Atawo/Spears or Xu/Zheng win the Beijing title OR by reaching the Beijing SF

Hlavcakova/Hradecka qualify unless Mirza/Strycova reach Beijing final, Atawo/Spears or Xu/Zheng win the Beijing title OR by reaching the Beijing SF

Chan/Chan qualify unless Mirza/Strycova or Xu/Zheng reach Beijing final or Atawo/Spears win the Beijing title OR by reaching the Beijing Final

Goerges/Pliskova qualify by advancing to the same round or better than Mirza/Strycova, Atawo/Spears and Xu/Zheng and if Klepac/Srebotnik don’t win Beijing title

Remaining Teams in Possible Contention (points behind current cut-off)

*this will change and require a better result if Goerges/Pliskova advance.

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