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Muchova secures the last WTA Finals spot after Kostyuk retires at Ningbo Open

Muchova secured the last WTA Finals spot after Kostyuk retired with a medical timeout while trailing in Ningbo.

  • On Wednesday, Karolina Muchova secured the final spot at the season-ending WTA Finals after Marta Kostyuk retired from her second-round match at the Ningbo Open.
  • The WTA Tour required Kostyuk to reach the Ningbo Open final to block Muchova from claiming the spot, while Iga Swiatek withdrew from the tournament with a thigh injury and ended her season early.
  • Muchova reached the Wimbledon final against Linda Noskova earlier this year and teamed up with Noskova to win the Billie Jean King Cup for the Czech Republic.
  • Ekaterina Alexandrova advanced to a Ningbo quarterfinal after Kostyuk retired following a medical timeout, while Marie Bouzkova defeated Anastasia Zakharova to set up an all-Czech quarterfinal match.
  • The WTA Finals will take place from Nov. 8-15 in Indian Wells, Calif., with qualified players including Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Mirra Andreeva, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina, and Noskova.
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No. 3 seed Marta Kostyuk has ended her participation in the WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo, China. The Ukrainian decided to withdraw from her second-round match against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia immediately after the end of the first set, which she had lost 4:6. With this withdrawal, Kostyuk officially lost her last theoretical chances of qualifying for the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals, which will be held next month in Indian Well…

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Writing sports, 21 Oct (EFE).- The Czech Karolina Muchova qualified for the WTA Finals to be held in Indian Wells from 7 to 14 November and completed the poster of the event that brings together each year the eight best players of the season. Muchova joins Kazakh Elena Rybakina, number one of [...] La entrada Muchova completa el cartel de las Finales WTA se publicado primero en HolaNews.

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Muchova has become the last ranked player this Wednesday

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Karolina Muchova completes the field of the eight best tennis players in 2026 at the WTA finals! The Czech player qualified as the last player ... The world ranking first players Jelena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, French Open winner Mirra Andreeva, Wimbledon winner Linda Noskova, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Elina Switolina had already secured their starting position.The season final, which has been moved from Riad to Indian Wells from 8 to 15 …

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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