Singles action is well under way at the WTA Finals in Singapore – and now it is time for doubles to take centre stage.
The top eight teams, including No.1 seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, were active on social media through the draw ceremony…
Ready for the draw ceremony! #WTAFinals @WTAFinalsSG #singapore #masters ????@CaroGarcia pic.twitter.com/AWx9IMVHFc
— Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) October 25, 2016
There were smiles as #Santina (Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis) reunited:
a little hello from #Santina from the draw ceremony in Singapore #wta #wtafinals @MirzaSania pic.twitter.com/ObovltAQUU
— Martina Hingis (@mhingis) October 26, 2016
Team #Bucie (Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova) were happy to have Martina Navratilova involved:
Draw ceremony of the #WTAFinals with the legend Martina Navratilova! #teambucie in action on Thursday!???????????????? pic.twitter.com/6IYyApNMXl
— lucie safarova (@luciesafarova) October 25, 2016
Thunderstorms had Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka running for cover:
Draw is out ???????? we play @EVesnina001 and @katemakarova1 see you girls on friday ????????@WTAFinalsSG @WTA pic.twitter.com/kT1HyJ02G2
— Andrea Hlavackova (@AndreaHlavackov) October 25, 2016
Flavia Pennetta might be retired – but still appeared in Singapore:
@flavia_pennetta looking good ???????????? pic.twitter.com/WPauoToCta
— Andrea Hlavackova (@AndreaHlavackov) October 25, 2016
Angelique Kerber got a special gift for finishing year-end world No.1:
Congrats @AngeliqueKerber!
The first player to receive #WTA Year-End World No.1 ring presented by @TiffanyAndCo. pic.twitter.com/ln3re4NCHJ
— WTA (@WTA) October 25, 2016
World No.4 doubles star Jamie Murray got honoured by the Queen – but wasn’t a fan of mother Judy’s head piece:
When u think uv scrubbed up ok and @jamie_murray asks u
"Why r u wearing a feather duster?"
Smart ass ???? pic.twitter.com/ITX2MMnnKq— judy murray (@JudyMurray) October 25, 2016
Ricardas Berankis got a W – and did so by stunning world No.4 Milos Raonic:
W!!! ????????? #swissindoors #basel pic.twitter.com/xrOez5w9Og
— Ricardas Berankis (@berankisr) October 25, 2016
It’s vacation time for Caroline Wozniacki:
Copenhagen by night! #operahouse #untilnexttime @ansomelskens ?? pic.twitter.com/itFNf0iXBB
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) October 25, 2016
Ana Ivanovic is enjoying her break:
Jogging in the morning, power walking in the afternoon! Outdoor Tuesday! pic.twitter.com/6Mo1lFxjEW
— Ana Ivanovic (@AnaIvanovic) October 25, 2016
Alize Cornet is hanging out with a goat (an actual one, not a GOAT):
Got some pretty good company in the Greek mountains ???? pic.twitter.com/Q2EK2AkX47
— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) October 25, 2016
The season still isn’t over for many players, including Monique Adamczak who is making her way to a Pro Tour event in Bendigo in typical Aussie style:
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