This article lists the appearances of all participants in the women's tennis singles WTA Finals since the tournament's inception in 1972.

Since 2003, the tournament has pitted the top eight players on the WTA tour against each other in two groups in which they play three round-robin matches. Two players from each group advance to the semifinals, and the winners to the finals.

Participants are listed in order of number of appearances. When there are more than eight players listed for any year since 2003, it is usually due to withdrawal by one or more players because of injury. When a player withdraws early in the tournament, her place is filled by the next-highest qualifier.

  • A = Alternate (did not play from the beginning; 2003–present)
Player # Titles Year(s) (titles in bold) Qualified but not played
Czechoslovakia/United States Martina Navratilova 21 8 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (March), 1986 (November),[1] 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 1990
Germany Steffi Graf 13 5 1986 (March), 1986 (November), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 1999
United States Chris Evert 13 4 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (March), 1987, 1988
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 13 0 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
United States Zina Garrison 12 0 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (March), 1986 (November), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Spain Conchita Martínez 12 0 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 11 2 1986 (March), 1986 (November), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
United States Lindsay Davenport 11 1 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 2003
Czech Republic Helena Suková 11 0 1984, 1985, 1986 (March), 1986 (November), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 10 1 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Bulgaria/Switzerland Manuela Maleeva 10 0 1985, 1986 (March), 1986 (November), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Russia Elena Dementieva 10 0 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
United States Serena Williams 9 5 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 1999, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2015, 2016
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles 9 3 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001
France Nathalie Tauziat 9 0 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Russia Maria Sharapova 8 1 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 2013
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 8 1 2008(A), 2009(A), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
United Kingdom Virginia Wade 8 0 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Australia Wendy Turnbull 8 0 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (March)
United States Pam Shriver 8 0 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (March), 1986 (November), 1987, 1988
Czech Republic/Australia Hana Mandlíková 8 0 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (March), 1986 (November), 1987, 1989
South Africa Amanda Coetzer 8 0 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Belgium Kim Clijsters 7 3 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010
Germany Sylvia Hanika 7 1 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 7 1 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
United States Rosie Casals 7 0 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
United States Mary Joe Fernández 7 0 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 1994
Germany Anke Huber 7 0 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 2000
United States Jennifer Capriati 7 0 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 1993
France Mary Pierce 7 0 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005 2000
Australia Evonne Goolagong 6 2 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983 1973
Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 2 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006 2001, 2002
France Amélie Mauresmo 6 1 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2000, 2002
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018
Netherlands Betty Stöve 6 0 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978
United States Barbara Potter 6 0 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (March), 1988
Soviet Union/Belarus/Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6 0 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 0 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016
Belgium Justine Henin 5 2 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 2004, 2005
United States Venus Williams 5 1 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010
France Françoise Dürr 5 0 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
United States Billie Jean King 5 0 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1983 1973
Germany Bettina Bunge 5 0 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 (November), 1987
Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 5 0 1985, 1986 (March), 1986 (November), 1987, 1988
United States Lori McNeil 5 0 1986 (November), 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 5 0 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992
Russia Vera Zvonareva 5 0 2004, 2008, 2009(A), 2010, 2011
Serbia Jelena Janković 5 0 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
Belarus Victoria Azarenka 5 0 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Germany Angelique Kerber 5 0 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
Romania Simona Halep 5 0 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 2018
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 5 0 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 4 1 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
Poland Iga Świątek 4 1 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
United States Julie Heldman 4 0 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Australia Lesley Hunt 4 0 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976
United States Kathy Jordan 4 0 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985
United States Kathy Rinaldi 4 0 1983, 1985, 1986 (March), 1986 (November)
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist 4 0 1985, 1986 (November), 1987, 1989
France Julie Halard 4 0 1991, 1994, 1999, 2000
France Sandrine Testud 4 0 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 4 0 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002 1994
United States Chanda Rubin 4 0 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 4 0 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
United States Tracy Austin 3 1 1979, 1980, 1983
Ukraine Elina Svitolina 3 1 2017, 2018, 2019
Australia Karen Krantzcke 3 0 1972, 1973, 1974
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss 3 0 1972, 1973, 1974
United States Wendy Overton 3 0 1972, 1973, 1975
United States Kathy Kuykendall 3 0 1973, 1974, 1975
Australia Kerry Reid 3 0 1972, 1973, 1978
United Kingdom Sue Barker 3 0 1976, 1977, 1979
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 3 0 1976, 1977, 1982
United States Andrea Jaeger 3 0 1981, 1983, 1984
Canada Carling Bassett 3 0 1984, 1985, 1986 (March)
Italy Raffaella Reggi 3 0 1986 (November), 1987, 1989
Japan Kimiko Date 3 0 1994, 1995, 1996
Croatia Iva Majoli 3 0 1994, 1995, 1996
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 3 0 1994, 1995, 1996
Russia Anna Kournikova 3 0 1998, 1999, 2000
Russia Anastasia Myskina 3 0 2002, 2003, 2004
Switzerland Patty Schnyder 3 0 1998, 2002, 2005
Russia Nadia Petrova 3 0 2005, 2006, 2008(A)
Australia Samantha Stosur 3 0 2010, 2011, 2012(A)
China Li Na 3 0 2011, 2012, 2013
Serbia Ana Ivanovic 3 0 2007, 2008, 2014
Greece Maria Sakkari 3 0 2021, 2022, 2023
United States Coco Gauff 3 0 2022, 2023, 2024
United States Jessica Pegula 3 0 2022, 2023, 2024
France Caroline Garcia 2 1 2017, 2022
United States Jeanne Evert 2 0 1972, 1973
United States Nancy Richey 2 0 1972, 1973
United States Laurie Fleming Rowley 2 0 1972, 1973
Australia Helen Gourlay 2 0 1973, 1974
United States Pam Teeguarden 2 0 1973, 1974
United States Nancy Gunter 2 0 1973, 1975
United States Janet Newberry 2 0 1973, 1975
United States Mona Schallau 2 0 1973, 1975
United States Marcie Louie 2 0 1974, 1975
United States Carrie Meyer 2 0 1973, 1976
Soviet Union Olga Morozova 2 0 1975, 1976
United States Kristien Shaw 2 0 1973, 1977
South Africa Greer Stevens 2 0 1979, 1980
Romania Virginia Ruzici 2 0 1983, 1984
Hungary Andrea Temesvári 2 0 1984, 1985
United States Bonnie Gadusek 2 0 1983, 1986 (March)
United States Terry Phelps 2 0 1986 (March), 1986 (November)
Canada Helen Kelesi 2 0 1988, 1989
Austria Barbara Paulus 2 0 1990, 1996
Austria Judith Wiesner 2 0 1990, 1996
Romania Irina Spîrlea 2 0 1996, 1998
Belgium Dominique Monami 2 0 1998, 1999
United States Amy Frazier 2 0 1992, 2000
Russia Elena Likhovtseva 2 0 1999, 2000
Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokić 2 0 2001, 2002
Italy Silvia Farina Elia 2 0 2001, 2002
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 2 0 2002, 2007
Russia Dinara Safina 2 0 2008, 2009
France Marion Bartoli 2 0 2007(A), 2011(A)
Italy Sara Errani 2 0 2012, 2013
Japan Naomi Osaka 2 0 2018, 2019
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 2 0 2018, 2019(A)
Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2 0 2022, 2023
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 2 0 2021, 2024
Russia Daria Kasatkina 2 0 2022, 2024(A)
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 2 0 2023, 2024
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 1 1 2016
Australia Ashleigh Barty 1 1 2019 2021
Australia Margaret Court 1 0 1972 1973
Australia Wendy Gilchrist 1 0 1972
United States Jennifer Balent 1 0 1973
United States Barbara Downs 1 0 1973
United States Laura duPont 1 0 1973
United States Carrie Fleming 1 0 1973
United States Tory Fretz 1 0 1973
Australia Kerry Harris 1 0 1973
South Africa Laura Rossouw 1 0 1973
United States Jill Schwikert 1 0 1973
United States Robin Tenney 1 0 1973
United States Janet Wass 1 0 1973
Netherlands Tine Zwaan 1 0 1973
Argentina Raquel Giscafré 1 0 1975
United States Sue Stap 1 0 1975
Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva 1 0 1976
Australia Cynthia Doerner 1 0 1976
United States Terry Holladay 1 0 1976
United States Marita Redondo 1 0 1976
Australia Dianne Fromholtz 1 0 1979
United States Leslie Allen 1 0 1981
United States Anne Smith 1 0 1982
United Kingdom Jo Durie 1 0 1984
United States Kathleen Horvath 1 0 1984
United States Lisa Bonder 1 0 1985
United States Melissa Gurney 1 0 1986 (November)
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko 1 0 1988
United States Gretchen Magers 1 0 1989
Germany Sabine Hack 1 0 1994
Slovakia Karina Habšudová 1 0 1996
Austria Barbara Schett 1 0 1999
United States Meghann Shaughnessy 1 0 2001
Israel Anna Smashnova 1 0 2002
Japan Ai Sugiyama 1 0 2003
Russia Anna Chakvetadze 1 0 2007
Italy Francesca Schiavone 1 0 2010
Canada Eugenie Bouchard 1 0 2014
Italy Flavia Pennetta 1 0 2015
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 1 0 2015
United States Madison Keys 1 0 2016
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 1 0 2017
United States Sloane Stephens 1 0 2018
Canada Bianca Andreescu 1 0 2019
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 1 0 2019
United States Sofia Kenin 1 0 2019(A)
Spain Paula Badosa 1 0 2021
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 1 0 2021
Russia Daria Kasatkina 1 0 2022
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 1 0 2023
Italy Jasmine Paolini 1 0 2024
China Zheng Qinwen 1 0 2024

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  1. ^ Two championships were played in 1986, one in March and one in November.