Caroline Garcia becomes the second Frenchwoman to win the season-ending event after Amelie Mauresmo in 2005.
Aryna Sabalenka, who calls her qualification to the event a "miracle", sets up a title clash with Caroline Garcia at the season-ending WTA Finals.
Iga Swiatek saved five of the six break points she faced and broke Caroline Garcia four times on the way to a victory that avenged her three-set loss to the French player in the quarter-finals in July.
Spain’s Garbine Muguruza beat Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to win the WTA Finals title for the first time in her career.
Officials gave no reason for the world no 1's decision to pull out of WTA India Wells singles’ draw, which was already suffering from the absence of several top-ranked players, including Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams.
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the WTA Finals because of a right shoulder injury ahead of her scheduled round-robin match against top-ranked Ash Barty.
After dominating the first set tiebreak, Barty broke the big-serving Pliskova in a 12-minute game to open the second set.
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