Overview
- The 26-year-old prevailed 6-3, 7-6(0), sweeping the second-set tiebreak to secure her biggest trophy since 2022 Wimbledon.
- She finished the event 5-0 and earned a record $5.235 million champion’s payout at the elite eight-player tournament.
- Rybakina struck 13 aces in the final and 48 for the week, ending the season as the tour’s ace leader.
- Arriving as the last qualifier after late-season results in Ningbo and Tokyo, she pushed her winning streak to 11 matches.
- Sabalenka closes the year as No. 1 for a second straight season and sets a WTA single-season prize-money record.