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.

2017 WTA Elite Trophy
DateOctober 31 – November 5
Edition3rd
Draw12S/6D
SurfaceHard / Outdoor / Covered Court
LocationZhuhai, China
VenueHengqin Tennis Center, Zhuhai
Champions
Singles
Germany Julia Görges
Doubles
China Duan Yingying / China Han Xinyun
← 2016 · WTA Elite Trophy · 2018 →

Tournament

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Qualifying

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WTA Elite Trophy is an invitation-only event.

Singles qualifying

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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.[1] 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

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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.[2]

Format

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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

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Hengqin Tennis Center Zhuhai

In 2017, the final standings of each group were determined by the first of the following methods that applied:

  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
    • Percentage of games won

Ambassador of the Tournament

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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.[3]

Prize money and points

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

Stage Singles Doubles
Prize money Points Prize money Points
Champion RR1 + $478,200 RR + 460 RR1 + $20,000
Runner-up RR + $160,000 RR + 200 RR1 + $10,000
Semifinalist loss RR + $17,000 RR
Round Robin win per match $76,300 120 $5,000
Round Robin loss per match 40
Participation fee $42,500 15,000 [4]
Alternates $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

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Singles

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  • 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 BEI 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6
9[5]   Johanna Konta QF
430
R128
10
SF
780
R128
10
R32
65
W
1000
R64
10
R64
10
QF
190
A
0
W
470
SF
185
F
180
SF
110
R16
105
R16
55
3,610 19 2
10   Kristina Mladenovic R128
10
QF
430
R64
70
R128
10
SF
390
R64
10
F
650
R64
10
R16
105
R16
30
W
470
F
305
F
180
QF
100
QF
60
R16
55
2,885 22 1
11   Svetlana Kuznetsova R16
240
R16
240
QF
430
R64
70
F
650
R16
120
SF
390
R64
10
QF
190
R16
105
QF
100
QF
100
QF
100
R16
55
R16
55
R32
1
2,856 16 0
12   CoCo Vandeweghe SF
780
R128
10
QF
430
SF
780
R64
10
R64
10
QF
215
R32
65
R64
1
R64
1
F
305
QF
100
R16
55
R16
55
R32
1
R64
1
2,819 16 0
13   Sloane Stephens A
0
A
0
R128
10
W
2000
A
0
A
0
A
0
R64
10
SF
350
SF
350
R32
1
R64
1
2,722 7 1
14   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova QF
430
R64
70
R128
10
R128
10
QF
215
R32
65
R64
10
R32
65
R16
105
QF
100
F
305
W
280
W
280
W
280
QF
100
QF
100
2,425 24 3
15   Anastasija Sevastova R32
130
R32
130
R64
70
QF
430
R64
10
R64
10
SF
390
R64
10
SF
350
R16
105
W
280
QF
100
QF
100
QF
60
QF
60
R32
60
2,295 23 1
16   Madison Keys A
0
R64
70
R64
70
F
1300
R16
120
R32
65
R64
10
A
0
R16
105
R64
1
W
470
R64
1
R32
1
2,213 13 1
17   Elena Vesnina R32
130
R32
130
R64
70
R32
130
W
1000
R64
10
R64
10
R16
120
R16
105
R16
105
QF
100
R32
60
R32
60
R16
55
R16
55
R16
55
2,195 23 1
18   Julia Görges R64
70
R128
10
R128
10
R16
240
R32
65
R32
65
R64
10
R32
65
QF
190
R16
105
W
470
F
180
F
180
F
180
SF
110
SF
110
2,060 22 1
19   Angelique Kerber R16
240
R128
10
R16
240
R128
10
R16
120
QF
215
R16
120
R32
65
SF
350
R16
105
SF
185
F
180
QF
100
QF
100
R16
1
R16
1
2,042 20 0
20   Ashleigh Barty R32
130
R128
10
R128
10
R32
130
Q3
14
R64
35
Q2
20
R32
10
F
585
R16
135
F
305
W
298
R16
135
QF
78
QF
60
R16
55
2,031 17 1
21   Serena Williams W
2000
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
A
0
R16
30
2,030 2 1
22   Magdaléna Rybáriková SF
18
R64
70
SF
780
R32
130
Q3
18
SF
18
W
115
R32
65
R32
60
Q2
20
F
180
W
140
W
140
SF
110
W
80
R16
55
1,999 18 4
23   Barbora Strýcová R16
240
R64
70
R64
70
R64
70
R32
65
R16
120
R32
65
QF
215
R16
105
R32
60
W
280
SF
185
SF
110
SF
110
QF
100
QF
100
1,965 24 1
24   Daria Kasatkina R128
10
R32
130
R64
70
R16
240
R64
10
R64
10
R64
10
QF
215
R16
105
R32
60
W
470
F
305
QF
100
QF
100
R32
60
R16
55
1,950 21 1
25   Daria Gavrilova R16
240
R128
10
R128
10
R64
70
R32
65
R64
10
R64
10
R16
120
QF
220
R32
60
W
470
F
180
F
180
QF
100
R32
60
QF
60
1,865 22 1
26   Dominika Cibulková R32
130
R64
70
R32
130
R64
70
R16
120
R16
120
R32
65
R64
10
R16
105
R16
105
F
305
SF
185
SF
185
QF
100
QF
100
R32
60
1,860 22 0
27   Peng Shuai R64
70
R128
10
R32
130
R64
70
R16
150
R32
65
R64
10
R16
120
R16
105
F
95
W
280
F
180
W
140
SF
110
SF
110
QF
100
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

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Country Player Country Player Rank1
  ROU Raluca Olaru   UKR Olga Savchuk 69
  POL Alicja Rosolska   GBR Anna Smith 77
  CHN Lu Jingjing   CHN Zhang Shuai 182
  CHN Duan Yingying   CHN Han Xinyun 275
  • 1 Rankings as of 23 October 2017

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles draw:

Champions

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Singles

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Doubles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.1.a". 2015 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK (PDF).
  2. ^ Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.2.a". 2016 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK (PDF).
  3. ^ "Stefanie Graf will continue as Tournament Ambassador for the 2017 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai". Women Tennis Association. May 23, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Elite Trophy Draw". WTA Tour. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Johanna Konta: Briton splits from coach and will not play again this season". BBC. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
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