The 2019 WTA Elite Trophy is a women's tennis tournament to be played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It is the 5th edition of the singles event and doubles competition. The tournament is contested by twelve singles players and six doubles teams.[1]
| 2019 WTA Elite Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 22 – 27 |
| Edition | 5th |
| Draw | 12S/6D |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor / Covered Court |
| Location | Zhuhai, China |
| Venue | Hengqin Tennis Center, Zhuhai |
| 2018 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Ashleigh Barty | |
| Doubles | |
 Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok | |
Tournament
Qualifying
WTA Elite Trophy is an invitation-only event.
Singles qualifying
The field consists of the top eleven players not already qualified for the 2019 WTA Finals, plus either (a) the 12th-player not qualified for 2019 WTA Finals, or (b) a wild card. The final two alternates for the 2019 WTA Finals will be eligible to play in WTA Elite Trophy even if they participate in the WTA Finals.[2] Point totals are calculated by combining points obtained from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and (for Top 20 players at the end of 2019) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included.
Doubles qualifying
Two teams composed of players that did not compete in the WTA Finals singles (except Finals Alternates) or doubles competitions, using the players’ combined doubles rankings as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year to determine the order of acceptance; and up to two teams composed of players that did not qualify to compete in the WTA Finals singles (except Finals Alternates) or doubles competitions and that include at least one Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Player or Elite Trophy Alternate, using the higher of the players’ combined singles or doubles rankings as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year to determine the order of acceptance. Plus two wild cards. For each wild card not given out, the next highest pair of players shall become a participant.[3]
Format
The singles event features twelve players in a round robin event, split into four groups of three. Over the first four days of competition, each player meets the other two players in her group, with the winner in each group advancing to the semifinal. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match. The six doubles teams will be split into two round robin groups, with the winner of each advancing to the final.
Round robin tie-breaking methods
The final standings of each group are determined by the first of the following methods that apply:[4]
- Greatest number of wins.
- Greatest number of matches played.
- In case of a 2-way tie:
- Head-to-head results
- In case of a 3-way tie:
- Percentage of sets won
- Head-to-head results
- Percentage of games won
- Head-to-head results
- Finals Rankings
- Percentage of sets won
Global Ambassador
Yet to be announced.
Prize money and points
The total prize money for the 2019 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai is US $2,349,363 .
| Stage | Singles | Doubles2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize money | Points | Prize money | |
| Champion | RR1 + $500,000 | RR + 460 | RR1 + $21,509 |
| Runner-up | RR + $150,000 | RR + 200 | RR1 + $11,000 |
| Semifinalist loss | RR + $14,727 | RR | — |
| Round Robin win per match | — | 120 | +$5,400 |
| Round Robin loss per match | — | 40 | — |
| Round Robin First Place | +$155,000 | — | — |
| Round Robin Second Place | +$80,000 | — | — |
| Participation Fee | $45,000 | — | 16,500 |
| Alternates | $10,000 | — | — |
- 1 RR means prize money or points won in the round robin.
- 2 Doubles doesnt award ranking points
Qualified Players
Points Breakdown
Singles
Updated as of 30 April 2019. Players in blue are active in Prague or Rabat.
| Rank | Athlete | Grand Slam tournament | Premier Mandatory | Best Premier 5 | Best other | Total points | Tours | Titles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | FRA | WIM | USO | INW | MIA | MAD | BEI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 9 |  Kiki Bertens
|
R64 70 |
R16 120 |
R16 120 |
R32 1 |
W 470 |
SF 185 |
SF 185 |
QF 100 |
R16 55 |
R16 55 |
1361 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 |  Simona Halep
|
R16 240 |
R16 120 |
SF 390 |
QF 190 |
F 305 |
R16 1 |
1246 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 11 |  Anett Kontaveit
|
R64 70 |
R16 120 |
SF 390 |
R64 1 |
F 305 |
QF 100 |
R16 55 |
R16 55 |
1096 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 |  Danielle Collins
|
SF 780 |
R32 65 |
R32 65 |
QF 100 |
R32 25 |
R32 1 |
R32 1 |
R32 1 |
1038 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 |  Hsieh Su-wei
|
R32 130 |
R64 10 |
QF 215 |
SF 350 |
SF 110 |
R16 55 |
R16 55 |
R16 55 |
R16 30 |
R32 1 |
1011 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 |  Garbiñe Muguruza
|
R16 240 |
QF 215 |
R64 10 |
R16 105 |
W 280 |
QF 60 |
R16 55 |
965 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 |  Aryna Sabalenka
|
R32 130 |
R16 120 |
R64 10 |
R16 105 |
W 280 |
SF 185 |
R16 55 |
R32 1 |
886 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 |  Markéta Vondroušová
|
R64 70 |
QF 215 |
QF 215 |
F 180 |
F 180 |
860 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  Donna Vekić
|
R64 70 |
R64 10 |
R32 65 |
R64 1 |
F 305 |
SF 185 |
SF 110 |
QF 100 |
846 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 |  Elise Mertens
|
R32 130 |
R32 65 |
R32 65 |
R64 1 |
W 470 |
QF 100 |
R32 1 |
R32 1 |
R32 1 |
834 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 19 | Sofia Kenin
|
R64 70 |
R64 35 |
R64 10 |
R16 105 |
W 280 |
F 180 |
R32 30 |
R16 30 |
740 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 | Madison Keys
|
R16 240 |
R64 10 |
R64 10 |
W 470 |
730 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Alternates | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
|
QF 430 |
R64 10 |
R64 10 |
R64 1 |
QF 100 |
QF 60 |
R16 55 |
R16 30 |
R32 1 |
697 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 |  Wang Yafan
|
R64 70 |
R128 10 |
R16 120 |
W 280 |
SF 110 |
QF 60 |
QF 25 |
R32 1 |
676 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23 | Amanda Anisimova
|
R16 240 |
R64 35 |
R64 35 |
W 280 |
QF 60 |
R64 1 |
R32 1 |
652 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 | Petra Martić
|
R32 130 |
R128 10 |
R64 35 |
R64 1 |
W 280 |
SF 185 |
R32 1 |
642 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 |  Viktória Kužmová
|
R64 70 |
R128 10 |
R32 65 |
QF 190 |
R32 1‡ |
SF 110 |
F 90 |
R16 30 |
R16 30 |
Q2 13 |
R32 1 |
610 | 11 | 0 | |||||
‡ The player was not a Top 20 player at the end of 2018 and therefore not required to count her two best Premier 5 results. Accordingly, the player's next best result is counted in its place.
Doubles
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Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles draw:
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Champions
Singles
Doubles
See also
References
- ^ "WTA Elite Trophy Overview". Wtatennis.com.
- ^ Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.1.a". 2015 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK (PDF).
- ^ Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.2.a". 2016 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK (PDF).
- ^ "2018 WTA Official Rulebook" (PDF). Wtafiles.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.