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defeated

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in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 WTA Finals. Garcia became the first Frenchwoman to win the season-ending championships since

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was the reigning champion, but did not qualify this year. Sabalenka became the fourth player in the

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– after

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, and

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– to defeat the world's top-three ranked players at the same tournament, defeating world No. 2

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and No. 3

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in the round robin and No. 1

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in the semifinals. Sabalenka remains the only player who did not win the tournament after doing so. Jabeur, Pegula,

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and

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all made their singles debut at the event, although this marked the first time since

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that no debutant reached the semifinals. This marked the first time since

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where two players won all three of their round-robin matches but were both defeated in the semifinals.

Seeds

Alternates

Draw

Finals

Group Tracy Austin

Group Nancy Richey

References

External links

Main draw

Official website

WTA website draw
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