2017 WTA Finals
| 2017 WTA Finals | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 22 – 29 |
| Edition | 46th (singles) / 42nd (doubles) |
| Draw | 8S/8D |
| Surface | Hard / Indoor |
| Location | Kallang, Singapore |
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| 2016 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Dominika Cibulková | |
| Doubles | |
 Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina | |
The 2017 WTA Finals was a women's tennis tournament at Kallang, Singapore. It was the 47th edition of the singles event and the 42nd edition of the doubles competition.[1] The tournament was contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams.
Tournament
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The 2017 WTA Finals will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium the week of October 23, 2017, and will be the 47th edition of the event.[2] The tournament is run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2017 WTA Tour. Singapore is now the ninth city to host the WTA Finals since its inauguration in 1972 and will host the event for at least five years.
Qualifying
In singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included.
In doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand Slams or Premier-level tournaments.
Format
The singles event features eight players in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player meets the other three players in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group meets the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match. The doubles event returns to a single elimination event. The winners of each quarterfinal match will advance to the semifinals and the winners of each semifinal match will advance to the final.
Round robin tie-breaking methods
The final standings of each group were determined by the first of the following methods that applied:
- Greatest number of wins.
- Greatest number of matches played.
- Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:
- a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players.
- b. Highest percentage of sets won.
- c. Highest percentage of games won.
Singles
Rankings as of January 30, 2017.
Players in blue are currently active in St. Petersburg or Taiwain.
See also
References
- ^ Fischer, Kevin (ed.). "2017 Women's Tennis Association Media Guide" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "2017 WTA Calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA. Retrieved 30 January 2017.