Singapore: The WTA has signed a five-year deal to host its season-ending championship in Singapore starting in 2014.
WTA chairman and chief executive Stacey Allaster said the top eight singles players and top eight women's doubles teams will compete for $6.5 million in prize money from next year, describing the deal with Singapore as a "record breaker" for "the WTA's crown-jewel season finale."
The WTA announced the deal for 2014-18 on Wednesday, saying the event would be held at the $1 billion Singapore Sports Hub's 7,500-seat indoor stadium.
Singapore was selected from a shortlist of Tianjin, China and Monterrey, Mexico, after bidding attracted 43 expressions of interest from cities around the world....
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