FILE - Iga Swiatek poses with her trophy after her victory over Jessica Pegula in the singles final of the WTA Finals tennis championships, in Cancun, Mexico, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal announced Thursday, April 4, 2024, by the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million, a 70% increase from 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
FILE - WTA CEO Steve Simon sits for an interview during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal announced Thursday, April 4, 2024, by the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million, a 70% increase from 2023. (AP Photo/Tim Heitman, File)
FILE - Former tennis players Martina Navratilova, left, and Chris Evert are introduced before the start of the women's championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal announced Thursday, April 4, 2024, by the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million, a 70% increase from 2023. The event for the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams will be held in Riyadh from 2024-26, part of a recent wave of investment by the kingdom in tennis and various sports, despite questions about LGBTQ+ and women’s rights there raised by Hall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova and others. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)