{
  "id": 15736989,
  "title": "Swiatek loses last chance to qualify for WTA Finals after withdrawing from Ningbo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/swiatek-loses-last-chance-to-qualify-for-wta-finals-after-withdrawing",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T10:53:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445119/swiatek-loses-last-chance-to-qualify-for-wta-finals-after-withdrawing-from-ningbo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek is set to miss the concluding WTA Finals after withdrawing from the Ningbo Open in China due to a thigh injury, according to her statement posted on the Ningbo Open's social media. The Pole has participated in every Finals edition since 2021 and claimed the title in 2023, having to reach at least the quarter-finals in Ningbo to challenge Czech Karolina Muchova for the last qualifying spot. Swiatek's thigh issue hindered her performance, as evidenced by her loss to compatriot Maja Chwalinska in the Wuhan Open semi-finals. She has secured only one tournament victory this year, failing to progress past the quarter-finals at any of the four Grand Slam events. Post-injury, Swiatek expressed her decision to withdraw, citing the need to rest and recover from the ongoing left thigh problem. Czech Karolina Muchova, who is absent from the WTA 500 tournament in China, remains eligible to surpass Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, who must accumulate an additional 815 points at the Ningbo and Pan Pacific Open events. While Swiatek cannot qualify directly for the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, California, she might attend as one of two alternate players.",
  "summary": "Iga Swiatek is set to miss the season-ending WTA Finals after the six-time Grand Slam champion withdrew from the Ningbo Open in China with a thigh injury on Tuesday. The Pole, who has played at every edition of the Finals since 2021 and won the event in 2023, had to reach at least the quarter-finals in Ningbo to have any chance of displacing Czech Karolina Muchova in the last qualifying place.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}