Karolina Pliskova vs. Caroline Wozniacki
It’s hard to think of a more appropriate year-ending confrontation than this one. Pliskova vs. Wozniacki has been a consistent theme of 2017: They’ve played five times over the last nine months, and the series has seesawed back and forth with each meeting. Pliskova won in Doha, Eastbourne, and Cincinnati; Wozniacki won in Miami and Toronto. The matches themselves have also had a theme—Pliskova’s wins have all come in straight sets, while both of Wozniacki’s have been in three. If Pliskova’s shots are clicking, there’s not much Wozniacki can do about them. But if Wozniacki can turn it into war, make Pliskova uncomfortable, make the match ugly, she can win. The slow courts have favored Wozniacki so far in Singapore, but Pliskova has mostly been clicking. She’s also had an extra day of rest.
Winner: Pliskova