Dominika Cibulkova- The player to watch out for
At the start of the year, to qualify for WTA finals was just a dream for the 27 year old Slovak. With a ranking of 66, it was an unrealistic dream to be honest. But Cibulkova proved us all wrong. Winning three titles at the Katowice Open, Aegon International Eastbourne and Generali Ladies Linz and making it to the finals of Wuhan Open, Mutua Madrid Open and Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Cibulkova climbed the rankings to reach a career high ranking of 8. A quarter-finals appearance at Wimbledon further strengthened her performance.
Cibulkova’s impressive performances throughout the season won her the WTA Comeback Player of the year award. Experience her feelings in her own words:
“I can't describe with words what qualifying for the WTA Finals Singapore means to me. After such a tough year last year, this year has been amazing - so reaching the WTA Finals is a dream come true. It was my goal to be a consistently great player and I have achieved that this year. I want to enjoy it, play good tennis and end the year the best way I can."
Cibulkova can do some real damage at the season end tournament. She has a 17-20 Head to Head record against the rest of the group but this being her debut appearance at the tournament you never know what to expect. Speaking from what we have experienced so far this year, she might have some surprises in store for us.
2016 has been a great year for @Cibulkova now she heads into the #WTAFinals in Singapore! pic.twitter.com/NRLHL15Yrw
— WTA (@WTA) October 20, 2016
