WTA STUTTGART. Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova to fight for world no.1

Who will be the world no.1 after Stuttgart?

Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep

Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova are going to fight for the title in Stuttgart while there is also the world no.1 rank at stake.

How Simona Halep can become world no.1

Simona has 185 points less than Naomi Osaka. The Romanian can become the new world no.1 if

  1. Osaka loses in her opening match and Simona reaches the final;
  2. Osaka loses before the final and Halep wins the title.

The Romanian was extremely close from reclaiming the world no.1 rank in Miami where she lost in the semifinal to Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-1 Simona had to win that match to get back at the top of the rankings.

How Petra Kvitova can become world no.1

Petra has a 322 points gap with Naomi Osaka. The Czech can become the world no.1 only if Osaka loses her first match and Kvitova wins the title.

How Naomi Osaka can stay no.1

The Japanese will definitely stay no.1 if she reaches the final in Stuttgart regardless of the other results.