Aryna Sabalenka is aiming to cap a dominant year by winning the season-ending WTA Finals which has attracted controversy for being held in Saudi Arabia.
Top seed Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open and US Open titles, heads an eight-strong singles field in Riyadh as she looks to lift the title for the first time.
French Open champion Iga Swiatek is aiming to stop Sabalenka finishing as year-end number one, while Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova also look to challenge.
Grand Slam semi-finalists Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula and Zheng Qinwen round off the qualifiers.
BBC Sport casts an eye over the contenders before the tournament starts on Saturday – and you can vote for who you think will win.
