We’re at the last match of the WTA Finals in Indian Wells and an in-form Mirra Andreeva will enter as clear favorite against Elina Svitolina. Here’s a preview for today’s final of the 2026 WTA Finals with our betting predictions.
Elina Svitolina vs Mirra Andreeva
Andreeva has been the most impressive player in the tournament with a complete mix of power and precision in her game. The third seed and French Open champion beat Pegula 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals on her WTA Finals debut, having come from a break down in both sets. She hasn’t dropped a set in four matches, and she has lost only 18 games on her way to the final, the fewest of any finalist since the round-robin format began in 2003. She won all three of her group matches, including a 6-4, 6-0 win over Sabalenka, and she’s now 9-1 in her last ten matches. Her only loss in that stretch came in the China Open final against Qinwen Zheng, 7-5, 6-4.
Svitolina has timed her run well. The sixth seed lost her opening group match to Andreeva, 6-4, 6-0, but she recovered with a win over Karolina Muchova and then beat second seed Sabalenka to reach the semifinals as the group runner-up. She then beat Linda Noskova 6-2, 6-1 in 64 minutes to reach the final. With two titles this year, in Rome and Auckland, she has more top-10 wins than anyone else on tour this season.
Andreeva leads the head-to-head 2-1. She won the Indian Wells quarterfinals in 2025 and also their group match here on Monday, 6-4, 6-0, but Svitolina won the fourth round of the Australian Open in January, 6-2, 6-4.
Gear: Steamy ending at the WTA Finals
Svitolina used to be a Wilson player and play with the popular Steam 99 mold (now called Ultra Pro 99) but has had a great resurgence in the rankings since she switched to the Diadem Axis 98. She has her own signature cosmetic and use Diadem Pro-X strings.
Mirra Andreeva has been trusting her Steam 100 BLX strung with 4G or 4G/gut since she broke through on tour. The Steam molds are obviously still going strong on the WTA tour with Anisimova and Raducanu also using the 100 BLX. Now available in a retail racquet as Blade 100 Pro.
Predictions and best bets
Svitolina has the tennis to trouble anyone, and the Australian Open win shows she knows how to beat Andreeva when she has a plan. But the group match was one-sided, Andreeva hasn’t dropped a set all week, and she combines power with very good precision and is hard to out-hit from the baseline.
Svitolina will try to go for her shots early and to make it competitive for stretches, I predict Svitolina will raise her game tactically and get one set today. But I’ll back Andreeva to eventually win in her current form.
My bet: Andreeva to win in three sets, at high odds 3.75 or +275.
