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Serena Williams won her fifth WTA Finals title in 2014
The WTA Finals bring together the eight top-ranked players of the year for an end-of-season tournament.
Serena Williams won the event for the fifth time in 2014, beating Romania’s Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
Williams had also won the US Open that year and finished atop the season’s points race.
The 2014 field included Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Halep, while Li Na missed out after finishing ninth in the race.
This year’s eight qualifiers include Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka, as well as Mirra Andreeva, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina, Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova.
The event gives the top players another chance to compete for prize money and ranking points, and the eight-player field is set for this year’s tournament.
Serena Williams won the WTA Finals in 2014, claiming her fifth title at the event.
She defeated Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
Williams also won the US Open that season.
She won seven titles in 2014 and finished atop the Race to the WTA Finals leaderboard with 8,487 points.
- Who
- Serena Williams won the title, defeating Simona Halep in the final.
- What
- Williams won her fifth WTA Finals title.
- When
- 2014.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Williams won seven titles, earned 8,487 points and topped the Race to the WTA Finals leaderboard.
Williams defeated Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
- Winner
- Serena Williams
- Title count
- Fifth WTA Finals title
- Final score
- 6-3, 6-3 against Simona Halep
- Season titles
- Seven
- Race points
- 8,487