The WTA season will reach its climax with the WTA Finals 2025, which will commence from Saturday, November 1. The tour returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the second year in a row. Players from the Group Serena Williams in singles, and Group Martina Navratilova in doubles, will dazzle on the first day.
Iga Swiatek, the reigning Wimbledon champion, will take on Madison Keys, the current Australian Open champion. This will be the former's fifth straight appearance at the year-end championships, while the latter will compete for the second time following her debut in 2016.
The two previously met twice this year, with each match going the distance. Keys saved a match point against the Pole en route to her Australian Open title, while Swiatek got the better of her rival at the Madrid Open. Amanda Anisimova and Elena Rybakina will clash in the other singles tie of the day. Despite competing on the tour for years, this will be the first career meeting between them.
Top seeds Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani will face Asia Muhammad and Demi Schuurs. The Italians have been the leading doubles team this season, and are the duo to beat this week. Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko will lock horns with Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova in a rematch of their Wimbledon final, which was won by the latter team.
With an exciting set of matches set in store, here's a look at the schedule for Day 1 of the WTA Finals 2025:
WTA Finals 2025: Schedule for Day 1
Centre Court
Starting at 3:30 p.m. local time: (1) Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini vs (8) Demi Schuurs/Asia Muhammad
Not before 6:00 p.m. local time: (2) Iga Swiatek vs (7) Madison Keys
Followed by: (4) Amanda Anisimova vs (6) Elena Rybakina
Followed by: (4) Elise Mertens/Veronika Kudermetova vs (6) Jelena Ostepenko/Hsieh Su-wei
WTA Finals 2025: Where to Watch
Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon 2025. (Photo: Getty)Viewers can tune into the following channels and sites to watch their favorite players in action at the WTA Finals 2025:
USA - Tennis Channel
UK - Sky Sports
Canada - TSN
For more information regarding the broadcast of matches, click here.
WTA Finals 2025: Match Timings
The first match of the day will begin at 3:30 p.m. local time. The evening session will get underway at 6:00 p.m. The subsequent two matches will begin shortly after the conclusion of the previous match. The match timings for fans in the US, Canada, the UK, and India for Day 1 of the tournament are as follows:
| Country | Start time | Start time (Evening session) |
| USA, Canada | November 1, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET | November 1, 2025, 11:00 a.m. ET |
| UK | November 1, 2025, 12:30 p.m. BST | November 1, 2025, 3:00 p.m. BST |
| India | November 1, 2025, 6:00 p.m. IST | November 1, 2025, 8:30 p.m. IST |
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