WTA Finals Doubles Field Set

The doubles field for the WTA Finals is now set after events in Beijing saw the final four qualifying berths decided on Wednesday.

Defeat for Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova in the Chinese capital confirmed that Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova, Chan Hao-Ching and Chan Yung-Jan, Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, and Julia Goerges and Karolina Pliskova will all be heading to Singapore for the season finale.

The four join earlier qualifiers Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, Martina Hingis and Mirza and Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina and Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova in the eight-team knockout draw.

Matches to Watch in Beijing

Konta vs Ka.Pliskova (3R, Thursday): Johanna Konta is vying to move into the Top 10 spot on the Road To Singapore Leaderboard. With a win over Karolina Pliskova, Konta would move ahead of Svetlana Kuznetsova by 20 points and into the second alternate position. However, Konta could be bumped out of that position if Petra Kvitova advances to the final in Beijing.

Kvitova vs Keys (QF, Friday): Madison Keys is the only player who can still secure qualification this week, but she needs to reach the final of Beijing in order to do so. For Kvitova, she has been playing her best tennis of the season and has won her last eight matches, including the Wuhan title. Kvitova needs to reach the final to move into the RTS Top 10 and can move as high as No.7 on the Leaderboard if she wins the title.

If Keys wins the match, she will eliminate Kvitova from reaching the Top 8. (Kvitova will need to reach the final in Beijing to have a chance of qualifying). Kvitova is trying to make her 6th consecutive WTA Finals appearance.

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