Overview
- Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 in the final, sealing the second set with a 7-0 tie-break after the match’s lone break in the first set’s sixth game.
- The triumph is Rybakina’s first WTA Finals crown and her second title of 2025 following the WTA 500 in Ningbo on October 19.
- Rybakina completed an undefeated week in Riyadh, advancing from round-robin play and outlasting Jessica Pegula in a three-set semifinal.
- World No. 1 Sabalenka extended her run of Finals appearances without a title, falling short again in her fifth outing at the event.
- The winner’s purse for an undefeated champion was reported at roughly €5 million, or $5.235 million.