(WBAP/KLIF) — Fort Worth takes the world’s center stage this week. Fans from all over the world will watch television broadcasts from Dickies Arena in Forth Worth during the 2022 Women’s Tennis Association Finals.
Executive Director Jason Sands of the Fort Worth Sports Commission says $5-million in prize money is up for grabs as Dickies Arena is bringing the world’s best singles and doubles players to North Texas for the season ending championship. The event will showcase the world’s top players, including Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
The United States hasn’t hosted the event since 2005, while it’s never been staged in the Lone Star State. Sands is excited about the international exposure the event brings, as the WTA Finals will be broadcast to 162 countries around the world. Tournament play runs Monday, October 31st, through Monday, November 7th.
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| WTA FINALS FORT WORTH – FIELD IS SETPress Day Saturday, October 29 10:00 a.m. |
| Dickies Arena will be the site of the WTA Finals (Women’s Tennis Association), bringing the eight best singles players and doubles teams from the 2022 WTA season to Fort Worth for the season-ending championship. The fields for the event were finalized this past weekend during the regular season finale in Guadalajara. The tournament will run from Monday, October 31st through November 7, 2022.The WTA Finals singles field includes (WTA world ranking in parentheses): (No. 1) Iga Swiatek – French Open and US Open champion; Won eight titles in 2022( No. 2) Ons Jabeur – Won two titles in 2022; Finalist at Wimbledon, US Open (No. 3) Jessica Pegula – American closed regular season with title in Guadalajara last week (No. 4) Coco Gauff – 18-year-old American at highest career ranking; French Open finalist (No. 5) Maria Sakkari – Four-time finalist in 2022; Clinch last Finals berth last week (No. 6) Caroline Garcia – Won three titles this season: Owns 10 for her career (No. 7) Aryna Sabalenka – Two-time finalist this season; US Open semifinalist (No. 8) Daria Kasatkina – Won a pair of titles in 2022; French Open semifinalist The WTA Finals doubles qualifiers include:· Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova – Defending champions; Won three Majors in 2022· Garbriela Dabrowski & Giuliana Olmos – Claimed one title from three finals this season· Coco Gauff & Jessica Pegula – Both in singles; Won three titles, reached French Open final; both also qualified in singles· Veronika Kudermetova & Elise Mertens – Claimed one title from four finals this season· Lyudmyla Kichenok & Jelena Ostapenko – Won a pair of titles from four finals this season· Yifan Xu & ZhaoxuanYang – Claimed two titles together in 2022· Anna Danilina & Beatriz Haddad Maia – Australian Open finalists; Claimed one title in 2022· Desirae Krawcyk & Demi Schuurs – Reached two finals this season, claiming one title |