2017 WTA Finals

Round Robin Recap: The story of the WTA Finals Red Group

Relive the drama of the Red Group going down to the wire in this year's WTA Finals.

01 /12
New World No.1 Simona Halep stamped her authority on her first match with a straightforward 6-4, 6-2 win over Caroline Garcia (Getty)
02 /12
A last-minute qualifier for the WTA Finals after stunning back-to-back title runs in China, Caroline Garcia was unable to repeat her victory over Simona Halep in the Beijing final (Getty)
03 /12
Elina Svitolina had beaten Caroline Wozniacki in two finals in 2017, but fell 6-2, 6-0 in a one-sided round robin match here (Getty)
04 /12
Dropping just two games against Elina Svitolina, Caroline Wozniacki looked at her impenetrable best on the slow Singapore courts (Getty)
05 /12
Caroline Wozniacki's ruthless form continued into her second match, as she dismissed Simona Halep 6-0, 6-2 to take the lead in the Red Group (Getty)
06 /12
Simona Halep's heavy loss to Caroline Wozniacki marked the fourth time since Wimbledon that the Romanian had won three or fewer games in defeat (Getty)
07 /12
Caroline Garcia revived her winning ways with a 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-5 comeback victory over Elina Svitolina: for the second time in a month, she came back from the brink of defeat against the Ukrainian (Getty)
08 /12
Elina Svitolina had served for the match against Caroline Garcia in the Beijing quarterfinals before losing - and repeated that here, falling to defeat from 5-3 up in the deciding set (Getty)
09 /12
Caroline Garcia pulled off another escape against Caroline Wozniacki: despite winning only seven points in the first set and falling behind 3-5 in the third set, the Frenchwoman pulled off a 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 comeback to keep her semifinal hopes alive (Getty)
10 /12
Caroline Wozniacki had guaranteed herself a semifinal spot already, and set out to dominate Caroline Garcia regardless - but only succeeded for one set before slipping to her first defeat of the week (Getty)
11 /12
Elina Svitolina is the World No.6 (Getty)
12 /12
Following Caroline Garcia's win, Simona Halep needed a victory over Elina Svitolina to seal her semifinal spot - but couldn't manage it, falling at the round robin stage for the third consecutive year (Getty)

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