2018 WTA Finals: Elina Svitolina beats Sloane Stephens

The Finals were held in Singapore for the fifth and final time before moving to the Chinese city of Shenzhen next year.

Elina Svitolina beat Sloane Stephens to claim the biggest title of her career at the WTA Finals in Singapore.

The first Ukrainian to be crowned champion, Svitolina recovered from a difficult start to win 3-6 6-2 6-2.

Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, controlled the first set but Svitolina broke three times in the second.

The 24-year-old then repeated the feat in the decider to become the first player to go unbeaten at the tournament since Serena Williams in 2013.

The WTA Finals feature the leading eight players of the year, split into two groups of four for round-robin matches before the semi-finals and final.

This year, ninth-ranked Kiki Bertens was given a chance after world number one Simona Halep was ruled out with a lower-back injury

@ElinaSvitolina captures the @WTAFinalsSG!
Becomes Singapore’s final champion with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Stephens! #WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/yZ5WsFec8O
— WTA (@WTA) October 28, 2018