For the first time since 2011, two Russian women played at the WTA Final tournament
At the current tournament were Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider. In 2011 it was played by Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva
For the first time since 2011, two Russian tennis players played at the WTA Finals.
At the current tournament in Indian Wells (USA), Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider performed. At the same time, Schneider at the last moment replaced the Czech Karolina Mukhova, who withdrew from the match with Andreeva due to stomach problems. Andreeva defeated her compatriot with the score 6: 2, 6: 1.
In 2011, Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva played at the WTA Final Tournament.
The record (five Russian women) was in 2004 (Sharapova, Zvonareva, Anastasia Myskina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementyeva) and in 2008 (Dementyeva, Kuznetsova, Zvonareva, Dinara Safina, Nadezhda Petrova).
In general, from 2003 (since the introduction of the group stage format) to 2011, there were always at least two Russian women at the Final Tournament.
