2020 WTA Elite Trophy

The 2020 WTA Elite Trophy is an upcoming women's tennis tournament to be played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It will be the sixth edition of the singles event and doubles competition. The tournament will be contested by 12 singles players and six doubles teams.[1]

2020 WTA Elite Trophy
Date	27 October – 1 November
Edition	6th
Draw	12S/6D
Surface	Hard / Outdoor / Covered Court
Location	Zhuhai, China
Venue	Hengqin Tennis Center, Zhuhai
2019 Champions
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Andreja Klepač

Tournament

Qualifying

WTA Elite Trophy is an invitation-only event.

Singles qualifying

The field consisted of the top 11 players not already qualified for the 2020 WTA Finals, plus either (a) the 12th-player not qualified for 2020 WTA Finals, or (b) a wild card. The final two alternates for the 2020 WTA Finals were eligible to play in WTA Elite Trophy even if they had participated in the WTA Finals.[2] Point totals were 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 2020) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments had to 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 would become a participant.[3]

Format

The singles event featured 12 players in a round robin event, split into four groups of three. Over the first four days of competition, each player met the other two players in her group, with the winner in each group advancing to the semifinal. The winners of each semifinal met in the championship match. The six doubles teams were 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 were determined by the first of the following methods that apply:[4]

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 2020 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai was US$2,600,000.

Stage	Singles		Doubles^2
	Prize money	Points	Prize money
Champion	RR^1 + $515,000	RR + 460	RR^1 + $22,000
Runner-up	RR + $155,000	RR + 200	RR^1 + $11,346
Semifinalist loss	RR + $15,000	RR	N/A
Round Robin win per match	1st win +$50,000 2nd win +$40,000	120	+$5,500
Round Robin loss per match	N/A	40	N/A
Round Robin First Place	+$69,500	N/A	N/A
Round Robin Second Place	+$32,000	N/A	N/A
Participation Fee	$46,500	N/A	17,080
Alternates	$10,000	N/A	N/A

• ¹ RR means prize money or points won in the round robin.
• ² Doubles doesn't award ranking points

Qualified players

Points breakdown

Singles

Updated as of 9 March 2020.

Rank	Athlete	Grand Slam tournament				Premier Mandatory				Best Premier 5		Best other						Total points	Tours	Titles
		AUS	WIM[lower-alpha 1]	USO	FRA[lower-alpha 2]	INW[lower-alpha 3]	MIA[lower-alpha 3]	MAD[lower-alpha 4]	BEI	1	2	1	2	3	4	5	6
9	Karolína Plíšková	R32 130				–	–			R16 105		W 470	QF 100					805	4	1
10	Ekaterina Alexandrova	R32 130				–	–			R64 1		W 280	SF 185	W 160				756	5	1
11	Ons Jabeur	QF 430				–	–			QF 190		R16 55	R16 48	R32 1				724	5	0
12	Anett Kontaveit	QF 430				–	–			R32 60		QF 100	R16 55	R32 1				646	5	0
13	Maria Sakkari	R16 240				–	–			R16 105		SF 185	R16 55	R32 1	R32 1			587	6	0
14	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	QF 430				–	–					R16 55	R16 55	R32 1				541	4	0
15	Belinda Bencic	R32 130				–	–			QF 190		QF 100	QF 100	R32 1	R32 1			522	6	0
16	Zhang Shuai	R32 130				–	–			R64 1		F 180	W 140	R16 30	Q2 13			494	6	0
17	Heather Watson	R64 70				–	–					W 280	SF 128	Q2 13	R32 1			492	5	1
18	Dayana Yastremska	R64 70				–	–			R16 105		F 305	R32 1	R32 1				482	5	0
19	Svetlana Kuznetsova	R64 70				–	–			SF 350		R16 55	R32 1					476	4	0
20	Elise Mertens	R16 240				–	–			R32 60		QF 60	QF 60	R16 55				475	5	0
Alternates
21	Elina Svitolina	R32 130				–	–			R32 1		W 280	QF 60	R32 1	R32 1			473	6	1
22	Madison Keys	R32 130				–	–					F 305						435	2	0
23	Jennifer Brady	R128 10				–	–			R32 60		SF 210	QF 125	R16 15	R32 1			421	6	0
24	Serena Williams	R32 130				–	–					W 280						410	2	1
25	Arantxa Rus	R64 70				–	–			R32 1	R32 1	SF 110	SF 50	W 50	W 50	F 48	Q2 12	392	9	0
26	Danielle Collins	R64 70				–	–					SF 185	QF 100	QF 9	R32 1			365	5	0
27	Wang Qiang	R16 240				–	–			R64 1		QF 60	QF 60	R32 1	R32 1			363	6	0
28	Irina-Camelia Begu	R128 10				–	–					W 160	W 140	R32 18	Q2 12	R16 8		348	6	0
29	Zhu Lin	R64 70				–	–			R32 1		W 140	QF 60	R16 30	F 30	R16 15	R32 1	347	8	0
30	Alison Riske	R16 240				–	–			R64 1		QF 100	R32 1					342	4	0

1. Wimbledon was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]
2. French Open was postponed to September due to coronavirus pandemic.[6]
3. Indian Wells Open and Miami Open were suspended due to coronavirus pandemic.[7][8][9]
4. Madrid Open was postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Doubles

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• ¹ Rankings as of 26 October 2020

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles draw:

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Champions

Singles

Doubles

See also

• 2020 WTA Finals
• 2020 ATP Finals
• 2020 WTA Tour

References

1. "WTA Elite Trophy Overview". Wtatennis.com. 2020-02-02.
2. Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.1.a" (PDF). 2015 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK.
3. Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.2.a" (PDF). 2016 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK.
4. "2018 WTA Official Rulebook" (PDF). Wtafiles.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
5. Carayol, Tumaini (1 April 2020). "Wimbledon 2020 cancelled in response to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
6. "French Open Postponed to Late September Because of Coronavirus". nytimes.com. 17 March 2020.
7. "Indian Wells Tennis Tournament Canceled Because of Coronavirus Outbreak". nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
8. "2020 Miami Open will not take place due to COVID-19". WTA. 12 March 2020.
9. "WTA and ATP announce further suspension of tennis through June 7". WTA. 18 March 2020.
10. "WTA announces updated 2020 provisional calendar". WTA. 17 June 2020.

External links

• Official Website