PICTURES: Iga Swiatek stuns in all-black look at World Tennis Continental Cup 2025 Shenzhen Christmas dinner gala

Iga Swiatek donned a stunning all-black look for the Christmas dinner gala that took place ahead of the 2025 World Tennis Continental Cup in Shenzhen, China. Swiatek is the star draw at the exhibition event, which will also feature the Pole's WTA Tour rival Elena Rybakina as well as several other well-known names spanning the ATP and WTA tours.

On the evening of Thursday, December 25, in Shenzhen, Swiatek turned up for the Christmas dinner gala wearing a full-sleeved black top, which was partially see-through. The former World No. 1 in women's singles tennis paired the top with a pair of black trousers and a pair of black stiletto heel pumps.

Check out two of Iga Swiatek's pictures from the gala event below:

The 2025 World Tennis Continental Cup marks the inaugural edition of the exhibition team tennis event. The Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre is set to host the tournament, which has drawn significant inspiration from the Roger Federer-backed Laver Cup.

World No. 2 Swiatek is the star name for Team Europe, with Belinda Bencic, Flavio Cobolli and Valentin Vacherot being the Pole's teammates. Meanwhile, Team World will be led by World No. 5 Elena Rybakina, with the Kazakh's teammates being Wang Xinyu, Andrey Rublev and Zhang Zhizhen.

On Friday, December 26, the event's first day, Swiatek is set to square off against Rybakina in what arguably is the most eagerly-anticipated contest at the exhibition tournament.

Elena Rybakina came back from a set down to defeat Iga Swiatek at WTA Finals 2025

Iga Swiatek (left) and Elena Rybakina (right) (Source: Getty)

Even though the match between Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina will not count in terms of ranking points due to the World Tennis Continental Cup's exhibition status, the Pole would be keen on putting in a solid performance against the Kazakh because of what happened the last time they clashed.

Swiatek and Rybakina's most recent encounter came in the Round Robin phase of the year-end 2025 WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Here, the Pole won the first set, putting herself in a great position to go on and secure the win. However, the Kazakh had other ideas, as she produced a dominant display spanning the second and third sets to turn the tables, winning the match 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.

While Iga Swiatek exited the prestigious year-end event following two losses in three Round Robin phase matches, Elena Rybakina went on to win it for the first time in her career after overcoming reigning No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Edited by Sudipto Pati