Defending champion Ash Barty, world number two Aryna Sabalenka and French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova have all qualified for the season-ending WTA Finals in Mexico, the WTA said on Monday.

The WTA has announced the schedule for the first seven weeks of the 2021 Tour calendar, which kicks off with the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open.

WTA releases first seven weeks of 2021 calendar; Abu Dhabi opens play Four tournaments will be held in Melbourne, including the Australian Open, which will be held with some fans in attendance.

The season-ending WTA Finals will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico instead of Shenzhen, China this year and will begin on Nov. 8, the WTA Tour said on Monday.

ESPN noted it was her first WTA championship since she gave birth in 2023 and her first title since she prevailed at the 2021 Australian Open.

The WTA is planning to start the 2021 season in the first week of January outside Australia before the players travel to Melbourne for quarantine ahead of the Grand Slam, women's tour chief Steve ...

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