The 2022 WTA Finals will be the first time in history that the event will feature only one grand slam champion.
Since the WTA finals' inception in 1972, 51 different iterations of the competition have been held. It will be the first time we only have one grand slam champion in the main draw of the event which is very unusual for this competition.
Every iteration of the competition has included at least two grand slam champions since it was originally launched. As players who have already won grand slam titles, last year we had Iga Swiatek, Barbora Krejcikova, and Garbine Muguruza.
We only have Iga Swiatek this year because the rest of the field has never achieved victory at a grand slam level. They have previously been in Finals, and while several had excellent chances to prevail, nobody eventually succeeded. This year, Ons Jabeur participated in two finals but lost both. Coco Gauff competed in one but fell short. Sakkari, Kasatkina, Sabalenka, and Jessica Pegula have also never participated in one.
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