2024 WTA Tour - gallery, interesting facts, review

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The 2024 WTA Tour season is over and it's time to look back. After 10 long years, no new winner achieved a Grand Slam triumph in women's game, all this year's Grand Slam champions repeated their triumphs from previous years, while Sabalenka and Swiatek defended their titles at the AO, respectively RG. What happened on the WTA Tour this year will be shown in the gallery, summary of data and medallions of top female tennis players.

Gallery:

United Cup (Perth/Sydney)

Germany (def. Poland 2–1)
Women's final singles match:
Angelique Kerber (lost with Iga Swiatek 3–6, 0–6)
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Brisbane International

Elena Rybakina (def. Aryna Sabalenka 6–0, 6–3)
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Auckland Classic
Coco Gauff (def. Elina Svitolina 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–3)
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Adelaide International
Jelena Ostapenko (def. Daria Kasatkina 6–3, 6–2)
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Hobart International
Emma Navarro (def. Elise Mertens 6–1, 4–6, 7–5)
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Australian Open (Melbourne)
Aryna Sabalenka (def. Zheng Qinwen 6–3, 6–2)
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Ladies Linz Open
Jelena Ostapenko (def. Ekaterina Alexandrova 6–2, 6–3)
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Thailand Open (Hua Hin; February)
Diana Shnaider (def. Zhu Lin 6–3, 2–6, 6–1)
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Abu Dhabi Open
Elena Rybakina (def. Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–4)
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Transylvania Open (Cluj-Napoca)
Karolína Plíšková (def. Ana Bogdan 6–4, 6–3)
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Qatar Open (Doha)
Iga Swiatek (def. Elena Rybakina 7–6(8), 6–2)
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Dubai Tennis Championships
Jasmine Paolini (def. Anna Kalinskaya 4–6, 7–5, 7–5)
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San Diego Open
Katie Boulter (def. Marta Kostyuk 5–7, 6–2, 6–2)
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ATX Open (Austin)
Yuan Yue (def. Wang Xiyu 6–4, 7–6(4))
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BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells)
Iga Swiatek (def. Maria Sakkari 6–4, 6–0)
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Miami Open
Danielle Collins (def. Elena Rybakina 7–5, 6–3)
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Charleston Open
Danielle Collins (def. Daria Kasatkina 6–2, 6–1)
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Copa Colsanitas (Bogota)
Camila Osorio (def. Marie Bouzková 6–3, 7–6 (5))
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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Stuttgart)
Elena Rybakina (def. Marta Kostyuk 6–2, 6–2)
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Open de Rouen
Sloane Stephens (def. Magda Linette 6–1, 2–6, 6–2)
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Madrid Open
Iga Swiatek (def. Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 (7))
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Italian Open (Rome)
Iga Swiatek (def. Aryna Sabalenka 6–2, 6–3)
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Internationaux de Strasbourg
Madison Keys (def. Danielle Collins 6–1, 6–2)
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Morocco Open (Rabat)
Peyton Stearns (def. Mayar Sherif 6–2, 6–1)
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French Open (Paris)
Iga Swiatek (def. Jasmine Paolini 6–2, 6–1)
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Libéma Open ('s-Hertogenbosch)
Liudmila Samsonova (def. Bianca Andreescu 4–6, 6–3, 7–5)
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Nottingham Open
Katie Boulter (def. Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 6–3, 6–2)
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Berlin Ladies Open
Jessica Pegula (def. Anna Kalinskaya 6–7(7), 6–4, 7–6(3))
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Birmingham Classic
Yulia Putintseva (def. Ajla Tomljanović 6–1, 7–6(8))
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Bad Homburg Open
Diana Shnaider (def. Donna Vekić 6–3, 2–6, 6–3)
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Eastbourne International
Daria Kasatkina (def. Leylah Fernandez 6–3, 6–4)
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Wimbledon Championships (London)
Barbora Krejčíková (def. Jasmine Paolini 6–2, 2–6, 6–4)
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Palermo Ladies Open
Zhend Quiwen (def. Karolína Muchová 6–4, 4–6, 6–2)
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Budapest Grand Prix
Diana Shnaider (def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–4, 6–4)
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Iași Open
Mirra Andreeva (def. Elina Avanesyan 5–7, 7–5, 4–0 ret.)
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Prague Open
Magda Linette (def. Magdalena Fręch 6–2, 6–1)
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Summer Olympic Games (Paris)
Gold medal match - Zheng Quiwen (def. Donna Vekić 6–2, 6–3)
Bronze medal match - Iga Swiatek (def. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–2, 6–1)
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Washington Open
Paula Badosa (def. Marie Bouzková 6–1, 4–6, 6–4)
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Canadian Open (Toronto)
Jessica Pegula (def. Amanda Anisimova 6–3, 2–6, 6–1)
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Cincinnati Open
Aryna Sabalenka (def. Jessica Pegula 6–3, 7–5)
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Monterrey Open
Linda Nosková (def. Lulu Sun 7–6(6), 6–4)
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Tennis in the Land (Cleveland)
McCartney Kessler (def. Beatriz Haddad Maia 1–6, 6–1, 7–5)
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US Open (New York City)
Aryna Sabalenka (def. Jessica Pegula 7–5, 7–5)
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Guadalajara Open
Magdalena Fręch (def. Olivia Gadecki 7–6(5), 6–4)
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Jasmin Open (Monastir)
Sonay Kartal (def. Rebecca Šramková 6–3, 7–5)
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Korea Open (Soul)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (def. Daria Kasatkina 1–6, 6–4, 6–1)


Thailand Open (Hua Hin, September)
Rebecca Šramková (def. Laura Siegemund 6–4, 6–4)
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China Open (Beijing)
Coco Gauff (def. Karolína Muchová 6–1, 6–3)
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Wuhan Open
Aryna Sabalenka (def. Zheng Quiwen 6–3, 5–7, 6–3)
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Ningbo Open
Daria Kasatkina (def. Mirra Andreeva 6–0, 4–6, 6–4)
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Japan Women's Open (Osaka)
Suzan Lamens (def. Kimberly Birrell 6–0, 6–4)
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Pan Pacific Open (Tokio)
Zheng Quiwen (def. Sofia Kenin 7–6 (5), 6–3)
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Guangzhou Open
Olga Danilović (def. Caroline Dolehide 6–3, 6–1)
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Jiangxi Open
Viktorija Golubic (def. Rebecca Šramková 6–3, 7–5)
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Mérida Open
Zeynep Sönmez (def. Ann Li 6–2, 6–1)
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Hong Kong Open
Diana Schneider (def. Katie Boutler 6–1, 6–2)
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WTA Finals (Riyadh)
Coco Gauff (def. Zheng Qinwen 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(2))
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Interesting facts:

A total of 12 players have won their first career title this season:

  • Emma Navarro in Hobart International
  • Diana Shnaider in Thailand Open (Hua Hin; February)
  • Yuan Yue in ATX Open (Austin)
  • Peyton Stearns in Morocco Open (Rabat)
  • Mirra Andreeva in Iași Open
  • McCartney Kessler in Tennis in the Land (Cleveland)
  • Linda Nosková in Monterrey Open
  • Sonay Kartal in Jasmin Open (Monastir)
  • Magdalena Fręch in Guadalajara Open
  • Rebecca Šramková in Thailand Open (Hua Hin; September)
  • Suzan Lamens in Japan Women's Open (Osaka)
  • Zeynep Sönmez in Mérida Open

On 8 occasions this season the tournament champion successfully defended his title:
  • Coco Gauff in Auckland Open
  • Aryna Sabalenka in Australian Open (Melbourne) and Wuhan Open
  • Iga Swiatek in French Open (Paris) and Qatar Open (Doha)
  • Katie Boulter in Nottingham Open
  • Zheng Qinwen in Palermo Ladies Open
  • Jessica Pegula in National Bank Open (Toronto)

On 9 occasions the tournament champion won the title without dropping a set:
  • Elena Rybakina in Brisbane International
  • Aryna Sabalenka in Australian Open (Melbourne) and Cincinnati Open
  • Karolína Plíšková in Transylvania Open (Cluj-Napoca)
  • Iga Swiatek in Qatar Open (Doha), Indian Wells Open and Italian Open (Rome)
  • Madison Keys in Internationaux de Strasbourg
  • Linda Nosková in Monterrey Open

Most titles:
1. Swiatek - 5
2. Sabalenka & Schneider - 4
 
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World Tour Finals participants' season review:

Without exaggeration, today Aryna Sabalenka can be described as the queen of hard courts. She managed to win the Hard Double AO+USO, she had supreme swing at the Australian Open, she didn't lose a set and defended her triumph from last year, then she won the US Open for the first time in her career. She also added titles in Cincinnati, Wuhan and finals in Madrid, Rome and Brisbane. Thanks to her consistent results, she returned to the 1st place in the WTA rankings in October, thus dethroning Swiatek, and she also ends this season in the 1st place.
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Iga Swiatek once again dominated the clay season including RG, but she also experienced some bitter disappointments this year. Outside of her RG domain, she didn't do well at the Grand Slams, at the AO and in Wimbledon, she lost in the 3rd round and reached the QF at the US Open. She also came to the brink of early elimination at RG, where she faced matchpoint against Naomi Osaka. However, she managed the critical match and did not lose a set for the rest of the tournament, winning the RG for the third time in a row, which she did as the third female tennis player in the Open era after Monica Seles and Justine Henin. Due to her dominance at RG, she was a hot favorite to win the Olympic gold, as the Olympic tennis tournament was held at RG, but she crashed out on Zheng Quiwen's racket in SF. Iga had to settle for bronze. At the end of the season, Iga broke up with her coach Wiktorowski, with whom she had worked for three years, and hired Wim Fissett, who worked with many top WTA tennis players, such as Kerber, Halep, Osaka, Azarenka or Kvitová. We will see if this step will help Iga better establish himself in non-clay majors as well.
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Titles in Auckland, Beijing and at the WTA Finals, including a Grand Slam doubles triumph at the French Open with Siniaková. Coco Gauff has another great season behind her, which she once again finishes in the TOP 3 of the WTA singles ranking, again behind Sabalenka & Swiatek..
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Even until this season, Jasmine Paolini was not a well-known tennis player, she lost in the opening rounds at Grand Slams in the past, but in the 2024 season she flew up like a comet. She reached two Grand Slam finals, at RG she unexpectedly beat Rybakina and played her first Grand Slam final there, in which she clearly lost to Swiatek. At Wimbledon, she cruised past Keys, Navarro and Vekić to the final, against Vekić Jasmine played the longest SF women's singles match at Wimbledon, lasting nearly 3 hours. After a weak start, Jasmine managed to dramatize the final match against Krejčíková, but the trophy ended up in the hands of the Czech opponent. Still, Jasmine has had a fantastic year this year, reaching No. 4 in the WTA rankings and winning the Olympic gold medal in doubles at the OG in Paris.
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Elena Rybakina's season this year is not easy to characterize. She won 3 WTA titles, two on hard surfaces and one on clay in Stuttgart, where she even beat the clay queen Swiatek, but she did not live up to expectations at the Grand Slams. At AO, she already lost in the 2nd round, where against Anna Blinkova she played the longest tie-break in Grand Slam history, which was won by her opponent in the ratio of 22-20 and thus the entire match. The most attention was focused on Elena at Wimbledon, where she was generally considered the biggest favorite, she went through the tournament smoothly, easily knocked out Wozniacki and Svitolina, but in SF, despite a great start, she lost to Krejčíková. The next part of her season was marked by injury and a breakup with coach Vukov, who was revealed to have been rude and abusive towards Elena. Elena found a new coach in the form of Goran Ivanišević, who previously coached Djokovic.
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The best passage in 2024 was recorded by Jessica Pegula at the summer series of North American hard-court tournaments. She defended her title in Canada, lost to Sabalenka in the final in Cincinnati, and reached the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career at the US Open, defeating Iga Swiatek or Karolína Muchova on the way to the final. However, her opponent in the final was Sabalenka, who defeated her in two sets, just like in Cincinnati.
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After Li Na left the tennis scene, China waited a long time for its next top tennis player. This year she found it in the form of Zheng Quiwen. She brought herself to the attention of the tennis world this year at the AO, where she advanced to the final, where she was not enough against Sabalenka. She surprised the tennis world again at the Summer OG in Paris, where she stunned tournament favorite Swiatek in straight sets, then defeated Vekić in the final to win China's first Olympic tennis singles gold medal. In addition, she also reached the finals at the WTF, where she lost to Gauff in an even three-set match.
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For the second time, Barbora Krejčíková fulfilled the promise she made to her late coach Jana Novotná in the past, that promise is winning the Grand Slam title in singles. Barbora succeeded in the same place as Novotná 26 years ago, in Wimbledon. During the season, it didn't look like Barbora could win a Grand Slam title, but she showed that she playing best at under the radar. At Wimbledon, Barbora went over GS champions Ostapenko and Rybakina to the final, in which she beat this season's comet Paolini in three sets.
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Honorable mention:

This year, two Grand Slam champions and former World No. 1s - Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza, to whom I dedicate the medallions, ended their professional careers.

Angelique Kerber has achieved three Grand Slam triumphs in her career, the position of World No. 1 and gained an Olympic silver medal. Her most successful season was undoubtedly 2016, in which she broke the dominance of Serena Williams, whom she defeated in the AO final. Angelique also won the US Open, played in the finals of Wimbledon Championships, the Olympic Games and the WTA Finals. However, repeating the big results is not easy and Angelique has struggled with fluctuating form and a drop in the WTA rankings in the following years. However, in 2018 she won Wimbledon, where she again defeated Serena in the final. This year, she was part of the winning German team at the United Cup. In terms of playing style, an apt description for Angelique was aggressive defense. She was great at transitioning from defense to attack, playing winning balls from defensive positions and drawing mistakes from offensive players. Her best shot was considered to be FH, with which she hit shots with precision, force and angles, often in extreme positions.
Goodbye, Angelique.
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In her career, Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco achieved victory at RG 2016, Wimbledon 2017 and also at WTA Finals 2021, she was considered a tennis player with a great top level, but also extreme inconsistency. She was accompanied by ups and downs in form. She defeated both Williams sisters in the Grand Slam finals, which she was the only one to do - Serena at RG and Venus at Wimbledon. Her playing style was an offensive all-court game with an emphasis on flat and powerful shots.
Adios Garbiñe.
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Kasatkina is great and it's no wonder that she is so well liked by her peers.

Whether she won or lost her finals, she was still smiling and still gracious towards the player that she beat or who beat her.

I was delighted that Osorio won her 2nd title on home soil in Bogota. When she won it for the first time in 2021, the hope was that she’d establish herself at tour level and maintain a ranking high enough to guarantee direct entry into all grand slams. That is difficult enough, and she has definitely done that.

I was also thrilled about Sonay Kartal’s title win at Monastir, and rise into the top 100. She has struggled with injury problems throughout her career, notably a wrist injury which kept her out of action for a year. Hopefully things continue to move on the right track for her.

I really hope that this time next year, they’ll be a photo of Muchova holding up a winners’ trophy, at any WTA event !
 

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Honorable mention:

This year, two Grand Slam champions and former World No. 1s - Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza, to whom I dedicate the medallions, ended their professional careers.

Angelique Kerber has achieved three Grand Slam triumphs in her career, the position of World No. 1 and gained an Olympic silver medal. Her most successful season was undoubtedly 2016, in which she broke the dominance of Serena Williams, whom she defeated in the AO final. Angelique also won the US Open, played in the finals of Wimbledon Championships, the Olympic Games and the WTA Finals. However, repeating the big results is not easy and Angelique has struggled with fluctuating form and a drop in the WTA rankings in the following years. However, in 2018 she won Wimbledon, where she again defeated Serena in the final. This year, she was part of the winning German team at the United Cup. In terms of playing style, an apt description for Angelique was aggressive defense. She was great at transitioning from defense to attack, playing winning balls from defensive positions and drawing mistakes from offensive players. Her best shot was considered to be FH, with which she hit shots with precision, force and angles, often in extreme positions.
Goodbye, Angelique.
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In her career, Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco achieved victory at RG 2016, Wimbledon 2017 and also at WTA Finals 2021, she was considered a tennis player with a great top level, but also extreme inconsistency. She was accompanied by ups and downs in form. She defeated both Williams sisters in the Grand Slam finals, which she was the only one to do - Serena at RG and Venus at Wimbledon. Her playing style was an offensive all-court game with an emphasis on flat and powerful shots.
Adios Garbiñe.
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Two fantastic players who certainly helped make the women's tour strong and fascinating with some amazing work at the majors. They will be missed.
Well deserved for Sabalenka.
 

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The women's team tennis competition Billie Jean King Cup (formerly known as Fed Cup) has been won by the Italian team after 11 years from last victory. It is their 5th triumph in the women's team tennis competition, whose history dates back to 1963.

Billie Jean King Cup
Italy (def. Slovakia 2-0)
Final matches:
Lucia Bronzetti (def. Viktória Hrunčáková 6–2, 6–4)
Jasmine Paolini (def. Rebecca Šramková 6–2, 6–1)
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