The first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina qualified for the WTA Series Final Tournament.
This was made possible by the departure of Karolina Plishkova in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.. Czech sensationally lost to Russian Vera Zvonareva in two sets - 1: 6, 2: 6. Plishkova’s departure to the 1/8 finals guaranteed Svitolina to hit the eight best tennis players of the season. Now the Czech loses 10 points to Elina and will remain behind her in the world ranking..
Thus, the Ukrainian, despite the fact that she could not take part in the tournament in Moscow, will speak at the WTA Final tournament, which will be held from October 21 to October 28 in Singapore. Prize pool - $ 7 million.