Defending champion Elina Svitolina became the first player to qualify for the semifinals of the 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen with a straight-sets defeat of Simona Halep. Why not watch this next… ...

but Simona Halep's first came as a 26-year-old and Caroline Wozniacki's as a 27-year-old. Svitolina won the 2018 WTA Finals, but she has yet to contest a major final. Svitolina produced her best ...

She also leads the tour with most aces served at 481. Halep and Svitolina are now 1-0 in the Purple Group, while Andreescu and Pliskova are 0-1.

One point—that's all she needed. But Elina Svitolina didn't win it, and in instead, lost her Wednesday quarterfinal Roland Garros contest to Simona Halep in tumbling fashion, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0.

The Dane was beaten by Caroline Garcia in the group stage, but emphatic wins over Halep and Elina Svitolina proved more than enough to progress. Wozniacki then defeated Karolina Pliskova to reach ...

Mirra Andreeva revealed the first match she watched live in a stadium was the fourth-round match between Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina at the 2021 US Open. She then made up her mind that she ...

At the 2015 Dubai Championships, Simona Halep earned victories over Daniela ... Jennifer Brady and Elena Rybakina. Elina Svitolina overcame Zheng Saisai, Christina McHale, Lauren Davis, Angelique ...

and No. 5 Halep are in the Purple Group along with No. 8 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Pliskova. The red group is comprised of Australia's Ash Barty, Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, Czech Petra ...