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Swiatek loses Wuhan semi-final to Chwalinska, earns 390 ranking points
Maja Chwalinska beat Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 in the Wuhan Open semi-finals in China.
Swiatek appeared to injure her upper left thigh and had it heavily strapped during a medical timeout, after which her movement was limited.
The semi-final run earned Swiatek 390 ranking points and $197,000 in prize money.
She remains ninth in the live rankings and ninth in the race to qualify for the WTA Finals.
She is 545 points behind Karolina Muchova, who holds the final qualifying spot.
Chwalinska will face Britain's Sonay Kartal in Sunday's final, after Kartal reached the WTA 1000 event's championship match.
The loss makes qualification harder for Swiatek, while the final gives Chwalinska a chance to win the Wuhan title.
Iga Swiatek lost 7-5, 6-1 to Maja Chwalinska in the Wuhan Open semi-finals.
Swiatek earned 390 WTA ranking points for reaching the last four.
Her points total rose to 4,389, and she remained ninth in the live rankings.
She collected $197,000 in prize money.
Swiatek appeared to suffer an injury to her upper left thigh during the match.
- Who
- Iga Swiatek and Maja Chwalinska, two Polish players.
- What
- Chwalinska beat Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 in the Wuhan Open semi-finals.
- When
- Saturday, 17 October 2026.
- Where
- Wuhan, China.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Swiatek defeated Magdalena Frech, Ashlyn Krueger and Ann Li to reach the last four.
Chwalinska beat Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 in the semi-finals.
- Semi-final score
- Chwalinska beat Swiatek 7-5, 6-1
- Ranking points earned
- 390
- Swiatek's points total
- 4,389
- Live ranking
- Ninth
- Prize money
- $197,000
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What people are saying
It was a very challenging one, very physical. I think we played one and a half hours [in] the first set.
Obviously Iga wasn’t 100% today, so I wish her all the best, of course. I hope she will be okay soon.
It’s always tough to play against fellow Polish player. She’s a great champion. I mean, living legend — she won everything. So, it was a great honour for me to share the court with her today.