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Five WTA Finals champions have never won a Grand Slam
Five players have won the WTA Finals without winning a Grand Slam: Sylvia Hanika, Agnieszka Radwanska, Dominika Cibulkova, Elina Svitolina and Caroline Garcia.
The WTA Finals is a season-ending tournament that brings together top players on the women’s tennis tour.
Hanika won in 1982, Radwanska in 2015, Cibulkova in 2016, Svitolina in 2018 and Garcia in 2022.
All five reached at least a Grand Slam semi-final, and three reached a major final, but none won one.
Svitolina is the only player on the list still active, while Garcia retired in 2025.
Svitolina has qualified for this year’s WTA Finals, so she could become the first to win it twice without a major title.
Five players have won the WTA Finals without winning a Grand Slam title.
They are Sylvia Hanika, Agnieszka Radwanska, Dominika Cibulkova, Elina Svitolina and Caroline Garcia.
Hanika was the first, winning the WTA Finals in 1982 after reaching the 1981 Roland Garros final.
Garcia was the most recent, winning in 2022 before retiring in 2025 without a major title.
Svitolina is the only active player on the list and qualified for the 2026 WTA Finals.
- Who
- Five WTA Finals champions: Sylvia Hanika, Agnieszka Radwanska, Dominika Cibulkova, Elina Svitolina and Caroline Garcia.
- What
- They won the WTA Finals but never won a Grand Slam title.
- When
- Their WTA Finals wins came in 1982, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2022.
- Where
- The WTA Finals were held in Singapore for the 2015, 2016 and 2018 editions; Garcia won in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sylvia Hanika won the WTA Finals after reaching the Roland Garros final the year before.
Agnieszka Radwanska won the WTA Finals in Singapore.
Dominika Cibulkova won the WTA Finals after beating Angelique Kerber in the final.
Elina Svitolina won the WTA Finals in Singapore.
Caroline Garcia won the WTA Finals after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
Garcia retired without winning a Grand Slam title.
- Number of players
- 5
- Sylvia Hanika
- WTA Finals champion in 1982; Roland Garros finalist in 1981
- Agnieszka Radwanska
- WTA Finals champion in 2015; Wimbledon finalist in 2012
- Dominika Cibulkova
- WTA Finals champion in 2016; Australian Open finalist in 2014
- Elina Svitolina
- WTA Finals champion in 2018; reached four Grand Slam semi-finals
- Caroline Garcia
- WTA Finals champion in 2022; retired in 2025