Fran, Kim, Vera, Caro, Jelena, Elena & Sam. Vika not pictured.
Last years finalists (Serena d Venus) both qualified but have withdrawn.
The gals have been split into 2 groups of 4 for round-robin play:
White Group: Vera, Kim, Jelena, Victoria
Maroon Group: Caroline, Francesca, Samantha, Elena
2 players from each group will move to the knockout Sf round.
*** The Players ***
Caroline Wozniacki
Ranking: 1
Previous best was a Sf here last year.
She has won 6 titles this season including 4 of the last 5 she's played.
Caro owns a tour-leading 59 match wins (and counting) for 2010.
Vera Zvonareva
Ranking: 2
She was a runner-up at the WTA Championships in 2008.
She played in 6 finals this year winning only 1: Pattaya City.
She was the runner-up at Wimbledon and at the US Open.
Kim Clijsters
Ranking: 4
She has previouly won the WTA Championship in 2002-03.
Kim won 4 titles this season including her 3rd at the US Open.
She ha not lost to a top 10 player all year: 6-0.
Francesca Schiavone
Ranking: 6
This is her first trip to the WTA Championships.
She won 2 titles in 2010 including her famous win at Roland Garros.
Where she became the first Italian woman to win a Slam.
Samantha Stosur
Ranking: 7
This is her first appearance at the WTA Championships.
Sam has won 1 title in 2010 and was runner-up at Roland Garros.
She has served 280 aces this season - 2nd only yo Nadia Petrova.
Jelena Jankovic
Ranking: 8
Previously she has reached the Sf's twice: 2008-09.
She won 1 title in 2010 - at Indian Wells.
In Rome became the 7th player to beat Serena & Venus in the same tourny.
Elena Dementieva
Ranking: 9
Previously she has reached the Sf's in 2000 & 2008.
This is her 10th trip to the WTA Championships.
She has won 2 titles this in '10 & is 1 of 4 active players with 500 tour wins.
Victoria Azarenka
Ranking: 10
Vika booked her spot in Doha after winning in Moscow just last week.
Previously she lost in the round-robin here a year ago.
She won 2 titles in 2010 - at Stanford and Mocow.
She is the only player in the field to have not played in a Slam final.
***
The 8 players have a combined title count for 2010 of 19.
That seems fairly low if you ask me.
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