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Simona Halep headlines Red Group at the 2017 WTA Finals

By Harry Floyd

SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 20: Simona Halep of Romania walks in to the Official Draw Ceremony and Gala of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global at Marina Bay Sands Hotel on October 20, 2017 in Singapore. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for WTA)
SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 20: Simona Halep of Romania walks in to the Official Draw Ceremony and Gala of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global at Marina Bay Sands Hotel on October 20, 2017 in Singapore. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for WTA) /
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Simona Halep looks to win her first ever WTA Finals starting this weekend. She headlines the Red Group in Singapore this year.

Simona Halep is the current world No. 1 in women’s singles tennis.

Despite coming close to a Grand Slam win this year, she now has a chance to end the year as the top player in women’s singles and earn a WTA Finals victory. Halep headlines the the Red Group this year in Singapore.

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The other players in her grouping are Elina Svitolina, Caroline Wozniacki and Caroline Garcia. All four players have had extremely consistent and impressive 2017 WTA Tours.

Simona Halep is 2-1 against Caroline Garcia throughout her career.

The world No. 1 squares off against the French tennis star on Monday in Singapore. Both players have earned WTA singles titles on the year. Looking at their career head-to-heads, Halep has the slight edge. Garcia, however, has surged as of late.

There is no doubt that Simona Halep is going to bring her best tennis to the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore. She will, however, need to advance past an elite group of women’s singles players. Wozniacki and Svitolina will face one another to begin their group stage runs in Singapore this coming week.

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Simona Halep reached the finals at this year’s French Open. The winner at Roland Garros, Jelena Ostapneko, is in the White Group this year in Singapore. She is joined by Garbine Muguruza, Karolina Pliskova, and Venus Williams. While Williams is the veteran amongst the entirety of this year’s qualifiers, the other young up and comers have largely dominated action on the 2017 WTA Tour.

All eight qualifiers appear to be having a great time so far in Singapore. Beyond the Grand Slams, the end of year finals is undoubtedly the tournament to win. For players such as Halep, the world No. 1 ranking is also up in the air next week. She looks to end 2017 in the top position and bring that newfound momentum right into next year.

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Having reached the finals at the end of year tournament in 2014, Simona Halep has significant experience at the event. Her consistency throughout the tour this year also sets her up nicely for a strong run in Singapore. While the matchup against Garcia is not an easy one, she will look to advance through the group stage starting on Monday. Stay tuned to see how the action fares at this year’s BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore. Top seed Simona Halep headlines the field along with second seed Grabine Muguruza topping off the White Group. Check back for updates on all of the action in Singapore.

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