Iga Swiatek, Cori Gauff, Ons Jabeur, and Jessica Pegula are leading the 2 groups of the WTA Finals that will be staged next week in Fort Worth. The event was presented on Friday with a series of photo shoots.
These are the 2 groups.
Tracy Austin Group
1. Iga Swiatek
4. Coco Gauff
6. Caroline Garcia
8. Daria Kasatkina
Nancy Richey Group
2. Ons Jabeur
3. Jessica Pegula
5. Maria Sakkari
7. Aryna Sabalenka
Iga Swiatek in 2022
Ranked world no.1, Iga played her last match on the 16th of October when she defeated world no.71 Donna Vekic 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the final in San Diego to win her 11th career title.
Currently, during this year Iga achieved an overall 64-8 match record. The Pole has won 8 titles in 2022 in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, French Open, U.S. Open and San Diego. Iga got to the final in Ostrava.
Cori Gauff in 2022
At the moment ranked no.4 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 21st of October when she lost to world no.27 Victoria Azarenka 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Guadalajara (draw).
This season Coco owns an overall 38-19 win-loss record. Cori Gauff’s best accomplishment of the present season was getting to the final at the French Open.
Iga Swiatek and Cori Gauff squared off 4 times. Their current head to head is 4-0 for Swiatek. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Iga Swiatek won 6-0 6-3 in the quarter in San Diego (San Diego Open) on the 14th of October 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Ons Jabeur in 2022
Currently ranked no.2 (career-high), Ons played her last match on the 7th of October when she was overcome by world no.60 Claire Liu 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the quarter in Monastir (draw).
At the moment, during this season Ons has a 46-15 record. Ons conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Madrid and Berlin. Jabeur was the finalist in Charleston, in Rome, in Wimbledon and at the U.S. Open.
Jessica Pegula in 2022
Now the world no.3 (career-high), Jessica played her last match on the 23rd of October when she overcame world no.5 Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-3 in the final in Guadalajara to win her 2nd career title.
Presently, during this year the American has a 42-18 match record. The American conquered 1 title in Guadalajara. Pegula was the runner-up in Madrid.
Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Jabeur. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Ons Jabeur won 7-5 0-6 6-2 in the final in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 7th of May 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.