With the WTA Finals field set and the tournament kicking off in less than a week, the Top 8 women’s players of the year are gearing up to go for one last big title.
As fans brush up on their fave’s stats in preparation, all eyes have turned to Fort Worth, TX—as tennis fans feverishly search through the most Instagrammable spots in the host city to figure out the backdrop for one of the event’s favorite traditions: the WTA Finals Iconic Photo.
Gathering the ‘Elite 8’ singles and doubles players in front of a scenic location before the event begins, the Iconic Photo serves as more than just a WTA Finals line-up shot: host cities love to show off beautiful spots in hopes of boosting tourism, while players take the opportunity to show off their personal style.
But for fans, the group photo always serves as a fascinating snapshot or a digital time capsule of a unique moment during the long WTA seasons.
Like in 2016, when the WTA Finals qualifying race came down to the wire between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Johanna Konta—resulting in this incomplete singles photo in Singapore…