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2018 WTA Finals October 19, 2018

WTA Finals: Inside the Gala Evening and Draw Ceremony

The 2018 WTA Finals celebrations kicked off on Friday with the Gala Evening and Draw Ceremony - check out the best photos from inside the event.

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The 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global celebrations kicked off on Friday with the Gala Evening and Draw Ceremony. (Getty Images)
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Elina Svitolina speaks with press at the Gala Evening. (Getty Images)
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Petra Kvitova stops for an interview on her way into the ceremony. (Getty Images)
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Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber was glammed up and ready for the night’s festivities. (Getty Images)
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The Elite Eight - including Caroline Wozniacki, Kvitova, Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova - pose for photos. (Getty Images)
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Pliskova snapped up the seventh spot on the Race to Singapore this week in a last-minute qualification. (Getty Images)
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US Open champion Naomi Osaka, in an all-red ensemble - poses next to the WTA Finals Singapore singles trophy. (Getty Images)
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Pliskova and Sloane Stephens joke around during the draw ceremony. (Getty Images)
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Svitolina and Kiki Bertens eagerly await the draw results - did they land in the Red Group or White Group? (Getty Images)
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Bertens, Stephens, Osaka, Kerber, Wozniacki, Kvitova, Svitolina and Pliskova - and the WTA Finals Billie Jean King Trophy. (Getty Images)
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The winners of the 2018 WTA Awards were also honored at the Gala, including Simona Halep, who won WTA Player of the Year. (Getty Images)
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Svitolina took home the Jerry Diamond ACES Award and iQIYI Sports Award - presented by WTA Legend Jennifer Capriati and WTA CEO Steve Simon. (Getty Images)

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