Maria Sharapova to face Simona Halep in group stage of WTA Finals

Top seed Simona Halep will face Maria Sharapova in the group stage of next week's WTA Finals in Singapore.

Friday's draw saw the Romanian, who heads the field following the withdrawal of world No 1 Serena Williams, placed in the red group along with Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and US Open champion Flavia Pennetta.

The opposing  group is led by Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza and also features Petra Kvitova, Angelique Kerber and Lucie Safarova, the last of the qualifiers who only booked her spot on Thursday.

WTA Finals singles draw:

Red group:

Simona Halep
Maria Sharapova
Agnieszka Radwanska
Flavia Pennetta

White group:

Garbine Muguruza
Petra Kvitova
Angelique Kerber
Lucie Safarova

WTA Finals doubles draw:

Red group:

Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza
Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
Raquel Kops-Jones & Abigail Spears
Andrea Hlavackova & Lucie Hradecka

White group:

Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Safarova
Hao-Ching Chan & Yung-Jan Chan
Caroline Garcia & Katarina Srebotnik
Garbine Muguruza & Carla Suarez Navarro