Garbine Muguruza defeated Anett Kontaveit in straight sets to win the WTA title

• Garbine Muguruza defeated Estonia's Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 in the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, claiming her first WTA title.
• Garbine is the first Spaniard to win a singles title at the WTA Finals in the tournament's history.
• Former World No. 1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario was the only other Spanish player to reach the WTA Finals singles championship match, where she lost to Stefanie Graf in 1993.

Important Takeaways

About WTA

• WTA: Women's Tennis Association
• Founded: June 1973
• Founder: Billie Jean King
• Headquarters: St. Petersburg, United States
• CEO of WTA: Steve Simon 
• The Women's Tennis Association is the main governing body for professional women's tennis. It governs the WTA Tour, which is the women's professional tennis tour across the world. It was formed to help women's tennis have a brighter future.