Editor's note: From Monday to Thursday this week, we will look at the road each of the eight singles players and eight doubles took to qualify for this year's WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.
Singles
Monday: No.1 Swiatek | No.2 Jabeur
Tuesday: No.3 Pegula | No.4 Gauff
Wednesday: No.5 Sakkari | No.6 Garcia
Thursday: No.7 Sabalenka | No.8 Kasatkina
Doubles
Monday: No.1 Krejcikova and Siniakova | No.2 Dabrowski and Olmos
Tuesday: No.3 Pegula and Gauff | No.4 Mertens and Kudermetova
Wednesday: No.5 Kichenok and Ostapenko | No.6 Yang and Xu
Thursday: No.7 Haddad Maia and Danilina | No.8 Schuurs and Krawczyk
Season at a glance
After sweeping three Grand Slam titles in 2022 to take their overall haul to six, Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova were indisputably the season's dominant duo.
The Czech pair, who are the defending champions at the WTA Finals, built on a season of renaissance in 2021 to scale new and historic heights. They went unbeaten on the major stage, culminating in a first US Open title, where they became only the second pair in the Open Era to complete the career doubles Golden Slam together (alongside Serena and Venus Williams).
Krejcikova and Siniakova also achieved these feats despite bouts of bad luck. Krejcikova tested positive for Covid-19 and they weren't unable to compete at Roland Garros, where they were the defending champions. This followed a three-month hiatus for Krejcikova as she recovered from an elbow injury between February and May.
By the numbers
Notable stats
Krejcikova and Siniakova are the seventh team in the Open Era to complete the career doubles Grand Slam and the second to complete the career doubles Golden Slam. Only six women have achieved the latter (Pam Shriver and Gigi Fernandez both completed it with different partners).
Krejcikova, Siniakova battle to first Australian Open title
Krejcikova, Siniakova roll to second Wimbledon title
Krejcikova, Siniakova win US Open to complete career Grand Slam
Champions Corner: Krejcikova, Siniakova want more after career Golden Slam
