Simona Halep tops Porsche Race to Singapore and wins 911 Carrera GTS

One winner has already been declared even before play starts at the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Singapore - Simona Halep. The 26-year old Romanian has topped the Porsche Race to Singapore - the official qualification for the super tournament where the season's eight most successful players will be competing.

She has received a Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, which is the coveted prize for the winner. The WTA Finals will be staged in the Singapore Sports Hub from 22^nd to 29^th October. As part of its global partnership with the WTA, Porsche became the new title partner of the Porsche Race to Singapore and the exclusive automotive partner of the WTA in April 2017.

The carmaker thus intensified its good longstanding cooperation with the body governing women's tennis. For Porsche - the sponsor and organiser of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which has been regularly voted by the players as their favourite tournament since 1978 and 2002 respectively - it is another step towards internationalisation and expanding its successful engagement in women's tennis.