Russia’s top racquet Andreeva through to final of 2026 WTA Finals in US

Russia’s top racquet Andreeva through to final of 2026 WTA Finals in US The player has defeated American Jessica Pegula Mirra Andreeva© Matthew Stockman/ Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, November 15. /TASS/. Russian top female racquet Mirra Andreeva has defeated American Jessica Pegula in straight sets 6-3; 6-4 to reach the final of the 2026 WTA (Women Tennis Association) Finals tournament in Indian Wells, the United States. In a match that lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes, the 3rd-seeded Andreeva, who is playing under a neutral status at the tournament, blasted past her 5th-seeded US opponent with straight sets win 6-3; 6-4. The Russian is now set to play in the final against the winner of the duel between Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic (8th-seed) and Elina Svitolina from Ukraine (6th-seed). Andreeva, 19, is currently 3rd in the WTA Rankings. She won the French Open in June and is a six-time WTA title holder overall. In 2023, Andreeva was named WTA rookie of the year. At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, she won a silver medal in women’s doubles paired with Diana Shnaider. The 2026 WTA Finals is played on indoor hard courts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, the United States, from November 8-15. The tournament is contested by the eight highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams of the 2026 WTA Tour and offers $10 million in prize money. Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina is the tournament’s reigning champion. The only Russian to win the WTA Finals was Maria Sharapova in 2004. Russian players’ neutral status at tennis tournaments On February 28, 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued recommendations to international sports federations to bar athletes from Russia and Belarus from taking part in international tournaments, citing Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine as the reason. Following the IOC's recommendations in late February 2022, the majority of global sports federations decided to bar athletes from Russia and Belarus from all international sports tournaments. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) ruled on March 1, 2022 to suspend the membership of the Russian and Belarusian national tennis federations while also canceling all previously scheduled tennis tournaments in the two countries. On March 14, 2022, the ITF also confirmed its prohibition on the Russian and Belarusian national tennis teams from taking part in the 2022 Davis Cup and 2022 Billie Jean King Cup. 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