The youngest players to win WTA titles in 2025: Teenagers 7-0 in finals as Andreeva and Mboko feature<\/a><\/p>\nIf players have not competed in enough events outside of the Grand Slam or WTA 1000 tournaments, what is known as a \u2018zero-pointer\u2019 is factored into their WTA Ranking.<\/p>\n
This is where zero points from a WTA 500 event a player did not compete at are added onto their ranking, with points from another event removed \u2014 usually a higher-level event where the player won the fewest points.<\/p>\n
Last year, Swiatek and Sabalenka were both affected by this.<\/p>\n
Swiatek\u2019s 120 points from the Miami Open were initially removed, with Sabalenka dropping 10 points from the Dubai Tennis Championships.<\/p>\n
The Pole would then lose a further 130 points the following week, with Sabalenka losing a further 65 points.<\/p>\n
What WTA 500 events have Sabalenka and Swiatek played?<\/p>\n
As it stands, it looks likely that both Sabalenka and Swiatek will miss out on fulfilling the mandatory WTA 500 event requirement for 2025.<\/p>\n
Swiatek is set to be in WTA 500 action at the Korea Open this week, in what will be her fourth event at that level this season.<\/p>\n
The Pole previously competed at the United Cup, which counts as a 500-level event, as well as at the Bad Homburg Open and the Stuttgart Open.<\/p>\n
Swiatek is set to play the WTA 1000 events in Beijing and Wuhan before the WTA Finals, and is unlikely to want to add another WTA 500 event into her schedule before then.<\/p>\n
Similarly, Sabalenka is likely to only play those three events for the remainder of 2025 and will miss the WTA mandatory requirements if so.<\/p>\n
The world No 1 has competed at the WTA 500 Brisbane International, Stuttgart Open, and Berlin Open this season, meaning she is set to fall three events short.<\/p>\n
The implementation of the mandatory WTA Rankings requirements will likely take place in the weeks heading into the WTA Finals, when it becomes impossible for a player to achieve the requirements.<\/p>\n
The rule is undoubtedly controversial, but it looks set to affect the WTA\u2019s two leading stars once again.<\/p>\n
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