U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka became the third singles player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals Singapore, the governing body of women's tennis said Tuesday.
(Naomi Osaka poses with the trophy after beating Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open)
Osaka, who represents Japan, will be competing in the Oct. 21-28 event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium along with seven others, including French Open champion Simona Halep and Wimbledon winner Angelique Kerber.
The top eight singles players will play a round-robin format and the top eight doubles teams will compete in a knock out tournament with a $7 million total prize purse on the line.
