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Russia’s Andreeva beats Ukraine’s Svitolina to win WTA year-end tournament

The match ended with a score of 7-5, 6-3

Mirra Andreeva Luke Hales/ Getty Images

Mirra Andreeva

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WASHINGTON, November 16. /TASS/. Russia’s Mirra Andreeva has defeated Ukraine's Elina Svitolina to win the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) year-end tournament for the first time.

Andreeva beat Svitolina 7-5, 6-3.

Mirra Andreeva is the first Russian female tennis player in 22 years to win a WTA Finals singles title. Maria Sharapova was the only other Russian to claim the trophy, doing so in 2004.

WTA Finals is played on hard courts and offers a total purse of $10 mln in 2026. The event brings together the top eight female tennis players of the season.

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