2019 WTA Elite Trophy

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

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 fifth edition of the singles event and doubles competition. The tournament is contested by 12 singles players and six doubles teams.

Tournament

Qualifying

WTA Elite Trophy is an invitation-only event.

Singles qualifying

The field consists of the top 11 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. Point totals are calculated by combining points obtained from 16 tournaments. Of these 16 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 2018) 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.

Format

The singles event features 12 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:

1. Greatest number of wins.
2. Greatest number of matches played.
3. In case of a 2-way tie:
   • Head-to-head results
4. 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

Global Ambassador

Yet to be announced.

Prize money and points

The total prize money for the 2019 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai is US$2,419,844 .

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 doesn't award ranking points

Qualified players

Singles

Seeds	Players	Points	Tours
1	Kiki Bertens	3,870	25
2	Sofia Kenin	2,615	23
3	Madison Keys	2,607	14
4	Aryna Sabalenka	2,520	23
5	Petra Martić	2,458	17
6	Elise Mertens	2,190	25
7	Alison Riske	2,185	23
8	Donna Vekić	2,185	22
9	Maria Sakkari	1,741	22
10	Dayana Yastremska	1,720	23
11	Karolína Muchová	1,624	14
12/WC	Zheng Saisai	1,355	26

Kiki Bertens had another stellar season following on from the success she enjoyed in 2018. She won two more titles during the season in St. Petersburg and Madrid, the latter being the biggest of her career so far. She also reached two finals in Rosmalen and Palermo. She also had five semifinal appearances during the season in Sydney, Stuttgart, Rome, Eastbourne and Beijing. She also reached three quarterfinals in Doha, Linz and Moscow. However, her grand slam results were disappointing as she lost in the second round in Australian Open and French Open and third round in Wimbledon and US Open. She narrowly missed qualifying for WTA Finals in Shenzhen. Bertens would be making her second appearance in Zhuhai having lost in the round robin stage in 2016.

Points breakdown

Singles

Updated as of 21 October 2019.

• Players in gold have qualified.
• Player in dark gold has received a wildcard.
• Players in brown have withdrawn from consideration of competing in this event.

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	Serena Williams	QF 430	R32 130	F 1300	F 1300	R32 65	R32 65	A 0	A 0	F 585	R32 60							3,935	8	0
10	Kiki Bertens	R64 70	R64 70	R32 130	R32 130	R16 120	R16 120	W 1000	SF 390	SF 350	R16 105	W 470	SF 185	SF 185	SF 185	F 180	F 180	3,870	25	2
11	Johanna Konta	R64 70	SF 780	QF 430	QF 430	R32 65	R64 35	R32 65	A 0	F 585	R64 1	F 180	QF 60	R16 55	R16 55	R16 55	Q2 13	2,879	16	0
12	Sofia Kenin	R64 70	R16 240	R64 70	R32 130	R64 35	R64 10	R64 10	R16 120	SF 350	SF 350	W 280	W 280	W 280	F 180	R16 105	R16 105	2,615	23	3
13	Madison Keys	R16 240	QF 430	R64 70	R16 240	R64 10	R64 10	R64 10	R32 65	W 900	R32 60	W 470	QF 100	R64 1	R32 1			2,607	14	2
14	Aryna Sabalenka	R32 130	R64 70	R128 10	R64 70	R16 120	R64 10	R64 10	R32 10	W 900	R16 105	F 305	W 280	SF 185	SF 110	R16 105	QF 100	2,520	23	2
15	Petra Martić	R32 130	QF 430	R16 240	R16 240	R128 10	R64 35	QF 215	R64 10	QF 190	R64 1	F 305	W 280	SF 185	SF 185	R64 1	R64 1	2,458	17	1
16	Markéta Vondroušová	R64 70	F 1300	R128 10	A 0	QF 215	QF 215	A 0	A 0	QF 190		F 180	F 180	R32 30				2,390	9	0
17	Angelique Kerber	R16 240	R128 10	R64 70	R128 10	F 650	R32 65	R32 65	R32 65	R16 105	R64 1	F 305	SF 185	SF 185	SF 110	SF 110	QF 100	2,276	20	0
18	Elise Mertens	R32 130	R32 130	R16 240	QF 430	R32 65	R32 65	R64 10	R32 65	R32 60	R32 60	W 470	SF 185	QF 100	R32 60	QF 60	QF 60	2,190	25	1
19	Alison Riske	R128 10	R128 10	QF 430	R64 70	R128 10	R64 35	R64 10	R16 120	F 585	R16 105	W 280	F 180	W 140	R32 90	R16 55	R16 55	2,185	23	1
20	Donna Vekić	R64 70	R16 240	R128 10	QF 430	R64 10	R32 65	R16 120	R64 10	R16 105	R32 60	F 305	SF 185	SF 185	F 180	SF 110	QF 100	2,185	22	0
21	Amanda Anisimova	R16 240	SF 780	R64 70	A 0	R64 35	R64 35	Q1 2	R64 10	R32 60	R32 60	W 280	QF 100	QF 60	QF 60	R64 1	R32 1	1,794	15	1
22	Maria Sakkari	R32 130	R64 70	R32 130	R32 130	R128 10	R64 35	R64 10	A 0	SF 380	QF 190	W 280	SF 185	QF 100	QF 60	R32 30	R64 1	1,741	22	1
23	Sloane Stephens	R16 240	QF 430	R32 130	R128 10	R64 10	R32 65	SF 390	R32 65	R16 105	R16 105	QF 100	R16 55	R16 30	R16 1	R32 1	R32 1	1,738	19	0
24	Dayana Yastremska	R32 130	R128 10	R16 240	R32 130	R128 10	R64 35	R64 10	R32 65	QF 190	R16 105	W 280	W 280	QF 60	R32 60	QF 60	R16 55	1,720	23	2
25	Anett Kontaveit	R64 70	R128 10	R32 130	R32 130	R16 120	SF 390	R64 10	A 0	R16 105	R16 105	F 305	QF 100	R32 60	R16 55	R16 55	R32 30	1,675	17	0
26	Karolína Muchová	R128 40	R64 70	QF 430	R32 130	A 0	R64 65	A 0	R64 10	Q3 18‡	R32 1‡	W 280	SF 185	F 180	QF 125	QF 60	R16 30	1,624	14	1
Alternates
27	Anastasija Sevastova	R16 240	R16 240	R64 70	R32 130	R32 65	R32 65	R16 120	R64 10	R64 1	R64 1	W 280	SF 110	QF 100	QF 100	R16 55	R16 30	1,617	24	1
28	Julia Görges	R128 10	R128 10	R32 130	R16 240	R32 65	R32 65	R64 10	R64 10	R32 60	R32 60	F 305	W 280	F 180	QF 100	R16 55	R16 30	1,610	21	1
29	Wang Qiang	R32 130	R64 70	R32 130	QF 430	R16 120	QF 215	R64 10	R64 10	R16 105	R64 1	SF 110	QF 60	SF 57	R16 55	R16 30	R16 30	1,563	20	0
30	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	QF 430	R128 10	R128 10	R64 70	R64 10	R64 10	R64 10	R32 65	R32 60	R16 30‡	F 305	F 305	QF 100	QF 60	R16 55	R16 30	1,560	22	0
Wildcard
40	Zheng Saisai	R128 10	R128 10	R128 10	R128 10	R128 10	R128 10	R16 120	R16 120	R32 60	R32 60	W 470	W 160	QF 100	F 85	QF 60	QF 60	1,355	26	1

‡ 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

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1
CHN	Duan Yingying	CHN	Yang Zhaoxuan	58
UKR	Lyudmyla Kichenok	SLO	Andreja Klepač	66
CRO	Darija Jurak	POL	Alicja Rosolska	67
GEO	Oksana Kalashnikova	USA	Sofia Kenin	99

• ¹ Rankings as of 21 October 2019

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles draw:

• Jiang Xinyu / Tang Qianhui
• Wang Xinyu / Zhu Lin

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2019 WTA Elite Trophy – Singles

Doubles

Main article: 2019 WTA Elite Trophy – Doubles

See also

• 2019 WTA Finals
• 2019 ATP Finals

External links

• Official Website