It is the first time that Bencic has reached the WTA Finals where she will line up against Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, Bianca Andreescu, Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova and Elina Svitolina. Earlier this season Bencic won the WTA event in Dubai and reached the final at the Mallorca Open.

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