The 2017 WTA Elite Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It was the 3rd edition of the singles event and doubles competition. The tournament was contested by twelve singles players and six doubles teams.

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 2017 WTA Finals, plus either (a) the 12th-player not qualified for 2017 WTA Finals, or (b) a wild card. The final two alternates for the 2017 WTA Finals would have been eligible to play in WTA Elite Trophy even if they had participated in the WTA Finals. 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 2016) 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 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 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

In 2017, 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. In case of a 2-way tie: Head-to-head results In case of a 3-way tie: Percentage of sets won Percentage of games won

Ambassador of the Tournament Stefanie Graf, former WTA World No.1 and 22-time Grand Slam champion, continued as Tournament Ambassador for the 2017 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, helping promote the third edition of this elite year-end women’s tennis event.

Prize money and points The total prize money for the Hengqin Life 2017 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai was US $2,280,935.

StageSinglesDoublesPrize moneyPointsPrize moneyPointsChampionRR1 + $478,200 RR + 460 RR1 + $20,000 Runner-upRR + $160,000 RR + 200 RR1 + $10,000 Semifinalist lossRR + $17,000 RR Round Robin win per match$76,300 120$5,000 Round Robin loss per match40 Participation fee$42,50015,000Alternates$10,000

Undefeated champion: $673,300 ($42,500 participation, $152,600 RR, $478,200 SF/F)

1 RR means prize money or points won in the round robin.

Qualified players

Singles

Players in gold qualified. The player in dark gold was awarded a wildcard. Players in brown withdrew from consideration from playing the tournament.

Rank Athlete Grand Slam tournament Premier Mandatory Best Premier 5 Best other Total points Tours Titles AUS FRA WIM USO INW MIA MAD BEI121234569 Johanna KontaQF430R12810SF780R12810R3265W1000R6410R6410QF190A0W470SF185F180SF110R16105R1655 3,610 19 210 Kristina MladenovicR12810QF430R6470R12810SF390R6410F650R6410R16105R1630‡W470F305F180QF100QF60R1655 2,885 22 111 Svetlana KuznetsovaR16240R16240QF430R6470F650R16120SF390R6410QF190R16105QF100QF100QF100R1655R1655R321 2,856 16 012 CoCo VandewegheSF780R12810QF430SF780R6410R6410QF215R3265R641R641F305QF100R1655R1655R321R641 2,819 16 013 Sloane StephensA0A0R12810W2000A0A0A0R6410SF350SF350R321R641 2,722 7 114 Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaQF430R6470R12810R12810QF215R3265R6410R3265R16105QF100‡F305W280W280W280QF100QF100 2,425 24 315 Anastasija SevastovaR32130R32130R6470QF430R6410R6410SF390R6410SF350R16105W280QF100QF100QF60QF60R3260 2,295 23 116 Madison KeysA0R6470R6470F1300R16120R3265R6410A0R16105R641W470R641R321 2,213 13 117 Elena VesninaR32130R32130R6470R32130W1000R6410R6410R16120R16105R16105QF100R3260R3260R1655R1655R1655 2,195 23 118 Julia GörgesR6470R12810R12810R16240R3265R3265R6410R3265QF190R16105W470F180F180F180SF110SF110 2,060 22 119 Angelique KerberR16240R12810R16240R12810R16120QF215R16120R3265SF350R16105SF185F180QF100QF100R161R161 2,042 20 020 Ashleigh BartyR32130R12810R12810R32130Q314†R6435Q220†R3210F585R16135F305W298R16135QF78QF60R1655 2,031 17 121 Serena WilliamsW2000A0A0A0A0A0A0A0R1630 2,030 2 122 Magdaléna RybárikováSF18†R6470SF780R32130Q318†SF18†W115†R3265R3260Q220F180W140W140SF110W80R1655 1,999 18 423 Barbora StrýcováR16240R6470R6470R6470R3265R16120R3265QF215R16105R3260W280SF185SF110SF110QF100QF100 1,965 24 124 Daria KasatkinaR12810R32130R6470R16240R6410R6410R6410QF215R16105R3260W470F305QF100QF100R3260R1655 1,950 21 125 Daria GavrilovaR16240R12810R12810R6470R3265R6410R6410R16120QF220R3260W470F180F180QF100R3260QF60 1,865 22 126 Dominika CibulkováR32130R6470R32130R6470R16120R16120R3265R6410R16105R16105F305SF185SF185QF100QF100R3260 1,860 22 027 Peng ShuaiR6470R12810R32130R6470R16150R3265R6410R16120R16105F95‡W280F180W140SF110SF110QF100 1,745 25 2

† The player's ranking at the time did not qualify her to play this event. Accordingly, the player's next best result is counted in its place.

‡ The player was not a Top 20 player at the end of 2016 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 Rank1Raluca OlaruOlga Savchuk69Alicja RosolskaAnna Smith77Lu JingjingZhang Shuai182Duan YingyingHan Xinyun275 1 Rankings as of 23 October 2017

Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles draw: Jiang Xinyu / Tang Qianhui Liang Chen / Yang Zhaoxuan

Champions

Singles

Julia Görges def. CoCo Vandeweghe, 7–5, 6–1.

Doubles

Duan Yingying / Han Xinyun def. Lu Jingjing / Zhang Shuai, 6–2, 6–1.

See also 2017 WTA Finals 2017 ATP World Tour Finals 2017 Next Generation ATP Finals

References

External links Official website Official Page on WTA