Zvonareva and Siegemund reached the finals of the WTA Final Tournament in pairs – Kommersant
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Russian and German tennis players Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund beat Australian Storm Hunter and Belgian Elise Mertens in the semi-finals of the WTA Final Tournament. The match ended with the score 3:6, 6:3, 10:5. The winners will play against American Nicole Melicar-Martinez and Australian Ellen Perez in the final.
39-year-old Zvonareva is the 16th racket in the pan category. She has 25 victories in WTA tournaments (12 in singles, 13 in doubles). She won five Grand Slam tournaments in doubles and mixed doubles. Bronze medalist at the 2008 Olympics in singles.
35-year-old Siegemund is the ninth racket of the world in pairs. She has won 13 WTA tournaments (2 singles, 11 doubles). Winner of one Grand Slam tournament in mixed doubles.
The final WTA tournament takes place in Cancun, Mexico on a hard surface. The prize fund is $9 million. Tennis players who score the most points during the season take part in the tournament. Last year, the Russian Veronika Kudermetova and the Belgian Elise Mertens won the WTA Final Tournament in pairs.
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