PIF Race to the WTA Finals: Gauff, Zheng rise with significant weeks ahead

The final three weeks of the PIF Race to the WTA Finals Riyadh are upon us.
The Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open marks the final WTA 1000 tournament of the season, followed by two weeks of WTA 500 and WTA 250 events before the prestigious year-end championships kick off in Riyadh.
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Here are some field notes from the Race:
Gauff boosted by Beijing title run
Coco Gauff
As it currently stands, Elena Rybakina
Beijing semifinalists Zheng, Badosa also climb
A semifinalist at Beijing, Zheng Qinwen collected 390 Race points as she moves up one spot to No.8. Zheng now trails No.7 Emma Navarro
Paula Badosa
Wuhan outlook
This week in Wuhan, as many as five singles qualifications could occur, with Rybakina, Gauff, Paolini, Jessica Pegula
They are looking to join World No.1 Iga Swiatek
As one of this year's Grand Slam champions, 2024 Wimbledon titlist Krejcikova would need to secure a Leaderboard Top 20 finish to punch her ticket to the WTA Finals. She enters the week at No.12 and could be passed this week by as many as six players. However, any wins she records, as well as losses by the players trailing her, will push her closer to qualifying.
Doubles field growing
In doubles, Caroline Dolehide
With three more teams having qualified on Monday, five out of eight spots in the Riyadh doubles field have already been secured.