In the final of the WTA Finals in singles in Indian Wells, Russian Mirra Andreeva won - it was her debut at this tournament.
Andreeva's opponent in the decisive match was Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, whom the Russian beat 7:5, 6:3. The match lasted 1 hour 48 minutes.
The nineteen-year-old tennis player became the youngest winner of the WTA Finals, and also the first Russian to win this title since 2004 - when 17-year-old Maria Sharapova won.
At the end of the season, Andreeva will take second place in the world ranking for the first time in her career. The previous time Russians reached the final of the WTA Finals was in 2012: then Sharapova lost to American Serena Williams.
Svitolina won the WTA Finals in 2018, and also played in the final of the 2019 tournament.