Elena Rybakina clinched the last remaining spot for the WTA Finals by beating Victoria Mboko 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals Friday.

Elena Rybakina se retiró el sábado del Abierto Pan Pacific, citando un problema de espalda un día después de su victoria en cuartos de final que le aseguró el último boleto disponible para las Finales de la WTA.

Elena Rybakina is now just one win away from claiming her place in the WTA Finals for a third consecutive year. She has had to play consecutive tournaments on tour since the US Open, which has given her an advantage to earn her place in the season-ending tournament as the eighth player.

On the strength of six straight wins, Elena Rybakina jumped past Mirra Andreeva to earn the last qualifying spot for the season-ending WTA Tour Finals.

Elena Rybakina has qualified for the WTA Tour Finals with a run of six straight wins, overtaking Mirra Andreeva in the penultimate week of the regular WTA Tour season. The 2022 Wimbledon champion won last week’s Ningbo Open in China,

Elena Rybakina secures the final spot in the WTA Finals Riyadh after defeating Victoria Mboko in the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals.

The Kazakh secured her spot in the elite eight-woman event with a straight-set victory over Victoria Mboko in the Japanese capital.

Elena Rybakina, the second seed with a serve that could probably power a small city, has officially punched her ticket to the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh.

Elena Rybakina is closing in on a WTA Finals spot after defeating Leylah Fernandez at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. She is one win away from qualifying for year-end championships for third consecutive year.

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