2022 WTA Finals Doubles Preview Podcast: Breaking Down All 8 Teams

The 2022 WTA Finals in Fort Worth will run from Monday, October 31st through November 7, 2022. Before the tournament begins, Hanlon and I got together to discuss the teams and storylines leading into the year-end Finals.

We’ll be at the tournament and would love to meet up with fellow fans. If you’d like to reach out, contact me.

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• Read more about the WTA Finals.
• Read Hanlon’s detailed 2022 WTA Finals Doubles Preview with stats & predictions for each team.
• If you can’t make it, watch on Tennis Channel.
• The Teams
  • Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova
    • Accomplishments: Krejcikova | Siniakova
    • Summary: They are the best doubles team in the world and the team to beat at this tournament. Siniakova is widely considered the best doubles player and they went 18-0 in the three Majors they played this year (no French Open).
    • Podcast: How to Beat the #1 Doubles Team in the World – A Strategy Lesson on Serves, Returns, & Rallying: Podcast 049
  • Gabriela Dabrowski / Giuliana Olmos
    • Accomplishments: Dabrowski | Olmos
    • Summary: Probably the most consistent team all year, despite starting slow. Dabrowski is one of the best doubles players to watch.
    • Podcast: Gaby Dabrowski Interview & Gaby Dabrowski & Gugu Olmos Interview from 2022 Canadian Open
  • Jessica Pegula / Coco Gauff
    • Accomplishments: Pegula | Gauff
    • Summary: They are the household name for American fans and will likely draw the most support. They have played very well all year (an almost 80% winning percentage) despite not playing together a lot. Both players qualified for the singles finals too.
  • Elise Mertens / Veronika Kudermetova
    • Accomplishments: Mertens | Kudermetova
    • Summary: They are both strong singles players with strong doubles records with other partners. They are certainly a sleeper team.
  • Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jelena Ostapenko
    • Accomplishments: Kichenok | Ostapenko
    • Summary: They had a very strong year and have a ton of upside. Being as inconsistent as they are, it would not be surprising to see them go all the way or drop out in round-robin play.
  • Yifan Xu / Zhaoxuan Yang
    • Accomplishments: Xu | Yang
    • Summary: They played some of their best tennis in the US this year and have a very good record against the rest of the field.
  • Beatriz Haddad Maia / Anna Danilina
    • Accomplishments: Maia | Danilina
    • Summary: Possibly the hottest team coming into the tournament, making them one of the scariest.
  • Demi Schuurs / Desirae Krawczyk
    • Accomplishments: Schuurs | Krawczyk
    • Summary: They had a very solid year overall but may lack some upside and firepower it takes to win the WTA Finals.
    • Podcast: Jared Jacobs Interview: Coaching WTA Doubles, The Demi Schuurs Return, & Strategy