Photo credit: Yumna Al-Arashi/WTA
The elite eight posed for an iconic photo in Riyadh.
Ahead of the season-ending WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF, women’s tennis’ biggest stars are highlighting how sport and style continue to fuel the game’s global growth and cultural appeal – stepping into designer looks for the official WTA Finals player portraits released today by the WTA.
In the spirit of the WTA, this year’s Finals portraits celebrate the power and individuality of the tennis superstars shaping not only sport, but culture. The players wore outfits from a range of international designers, including Coco Gauff in custom Miu Miu, Jasmine Paolini in Brunello Cucinelli, Aryna Sabalenka in Alberta Ferretti, Iga Swiatek in bespoke Lurline (a Saudi Arabian brand founded by sisters Sarah and Siham Albinali),.
“It was nice to see everyone dressed up in different fashions and styles, and it’s always fun to get glammed up,” said Gauff, the reigning WTA Finals singles champion. “We go all year, tournament to tournament, in sweats and workout gear. This was an opportunity to showcase our personalities and our style, and be showcased in a different light as a whole.”
This year, the official portraits were captured by award-winning Yemeni-Egyptian-American artist Yumna Al-Arashi at the beautiful Bab AlSaad Resort, a cultural retreat in the historic district of Diriyah.
Photo credit: Yumna Al-Arashi/WTA
Over the next eight days, players will compete for $15.5m in record prize money at the event with an undefeated singles champion earning an unprecedented $5.235m, the biggest prize in the history of women’s sport.
The victorious singles champion will lift the Billie Jean King Trophy with the Martina Navratilova Trophy going to the triumphant doubles team.
Play begins on Saturday, November 1 at 3:30pm local time at the King Saud University Sports Arena