WTA Championships tournament facts and figures

Key facts and figures about the women's season-ending WTA Championships beginning in Doha on Tuesday:

2007 champion: Justine Henin (Belgium)
 

Most titles: Eight - Martina Navratilova (U.S.)
 

Youngest winner: Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) - 1990, 16 years old
 

Oldest winner: Navratilova - 1986, 30 years old
 

Total prize money for 2008: $4,550,000
 

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2008 lineup (prefix number denotes world ranking):
 

1-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia): Winner of four titles in 2008, she secured the year-end world number one ranking on Oct. 25 to become the first player to do so without having won a grand slam crown.
 

2-Dinara Safina (Russia): Enjoyed her best ever season, reaching the French Open final and picking up a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.

3-Serena Williams (U.S.): Picked up her eighth grand slam title at the U.S. Open in September. She is the only former winner in the Doha field since 2004 victor and world number six Maria Sharapova is absent through a shoulder injury.
 

4-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia): Became the first woman representing Serbia to win a grand slam when she triumphed at the French Open in June. Also the first player representing Serbia to top the world rankings.
 

5-Elena Dementieva (Russia): Fulfilled one of her childhood dreams when she captured gold at the Olympics.
 

7-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia): Endured a consistent if frustrating season as she failed to win a title despite contesting five finals. The highlight of her season was to help Russia win the Fed Cup.
 

8-Venus Williams (U.S.): Won her fifth Wimbledon singles title in July. Is making her first appearance at the season-ender since 2002.
 

9-Vera Zvonareva (Russia): A winner of two singles titles this season, she also completed an all-Russian podium at the Olympics by bagging the bronze medal.

* Five players held the number one ranking this year, starting with Henin (20 weeks), who retired on May 14 and asked for her name to be removed from the rankings, Ivanovic (12 weeks), Sharapova (three weeks), Serena Williams (four weeks) and Jankovic.