Overview
- World No. 2 Iga Swiatek defeated Australian Open champion Madison Keys 6-1, 6-2 in their Serena Williams Group opener.
- The eight-player championship runs November 1–8 at King Saud University Indoor Arena using a two-group round-robin format with semi-finals to follow.
- Aryna Sabalenka, already assured of year-end No. 1, plays Jasmine Paolini on Sunday before defending champion Coco Gauff meets Jessica Pegula.
- The prize pool includes up to $5.235 million for an undefeated singles champion and $1.139 million for a perfect doubles team.
- Saturday’s second singles match features Amanda Anisimova versus Elena Rybakina, and the Finals also include the top eight doubles teams.