Sloane Stephens is going to Singapore! The 2017 U.S. Open champion became the sixth player to qualify for next week’s WTA Finals when it was announced that Elina Svitolina would not be playing this week.

The 25-year-old, making her first appearance at the WTA Finals, claimed her sixth WTA title at Miami this season and also reached the Roland Garros final. Stephens is currently 33-17 on the season—she earned four Top 10 wins on the season and also reached the final at Montreal.



Two spots remain in the Singapore draw, with three contenders hoping to qualify. Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova and Kiki Bertens are all in the mix but only Pliskova and Bertens control their own destiny. Both are in the Kremlin Cup draw this week and can qualify with a semifinal appearance. If one of them doesn’t reach the semis in Moscow, Svitolina will qualify. If they both fail to reach the semis, Svitolina would qualify and Pliskova would claim the final spot for Singapore.

See the full Kremlin Cup draw below:

Here is the Moscow draw. Both Bertens and Pliskova can qualify for Singapore by reaching semis. pic.twitter.com/prHMLdhCxD

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