2023 WTA Elite Trophy

The 2023 WTA Elite Trophy is a women's tennis tournament currently played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It is the sixth edition of the singles event and doubles competition, and the first since 2019, after the intervening editions were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China. The tournament is contested by 12 singles players and six doubles teams.[1]

2023 WTA Elite Trophy
Date24–29 October
Edition6th
Draw12S/6D
SurfaceHard / Outdoor / Covered Court
LocationZhuhai, China
VenueHengqin Tennis Center, Zhuhai
2019 Champions
Singles
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok / Slovenia Andreja Klepač

Champions

Singles

    Doubles

    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 2023 WTA Finals, plus either (a) the 12th-player not qualified for 2023 WTA Finals, or (b) a wild card. The final two alternates for the 2023 WTA Finals are eligible to play in WTA Elite Trophy even if they will participate in the WTA Finals. 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, four out of the five WTA 1000 Mandatory tournaments, and (for Top 20 players at the end of 2022) the best results from two WTA 1000 non-Mandatory tournaments have 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.[2]

    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:[3]

    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 2023 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai is US$2,419,844 .

    StageSinglesDoubles2
    Prize moneyPointsPrize money
    Champion RR1 + $515,000RR + 460RR1 + $22,000
    Runner-up RR + $155,000RR + 200RR1 + $11,346
    Semifinalist loss RR + $15,000RR
    Round robin win per match 1st win +$50,000
    2nd win +$40,000
    120+$5,500
    Round robin loss per match 40
    Round robin first place +$69,500
    Round robin second place +$32,000
    Participation Fee $46,50017,080
    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
    1Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková2,77520
    2United States Madison Keys2,73717
    3Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko2,61522
    4 Liudmila Samsonova2,54523
    5 Veronika Kudermetova2,46024
    6 Daria Kasatkina2,41024
    7China Zheng Qinwen2,27522
    8Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia2,21022
    9France Caroline Garcia2,03526
    10Croatia Donna Vekić1,81520
    11Poland Magda Linette1,81123
    12/WCChina Zhu Lin1,27223

    Doubles

    Country Player Country Player Rank1
    Veronika Kudermetova  BRA Beatriz Haddad Maia 35
     JPN Miyu Kato  INA Aldila Sutjiadi 60
     NOR Ulrikke Eikeri  UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok 67
     GEO Oksana Kalashnikova Yana Sizikova 104
    • 1 Rankings as of 16 October 2023.

    Other entrants

    The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles draw:

    Points breakdown

    Singles

      Player qualified for WTA Elite Trophy.
      Player received a wildcard.
      Player withdrew from consideration of competing in this event.
    Rank Player Grand Slam WTA 1000 Best other    Total   
    points
    Tourn Titles
    Mandatory Best two
    AUS FRA WIM USO INW MIA MAD ROM BEI 1 2 1 2 3 4 5
    9 Greece Maria Sakkari R32
    130
    R128
    10
    R128
    10
    R128
    10
    SF
    390
    R64
    10
    SF
    390
    SF
    105
    QF
    215
    W
    900
    R16
    105
    F
    305
    SF
    185
    SF
    185
    SF
    185
    SF
    110
    3,245 23 1
    10 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková R16
    240
    R128
    10
    R64
    70
    R128
    10
    R16
    120
    R16
    120
    R16
    120
    R32
    65
    R16
    55
    W
    900
    A
    0
    W
    470
    F
    305
    F
    180
    R16
    55
    R16
    55
    2,775 19 2
    11 United States Madison Keys R32
    130
    R64
    70
    QF
    430
    SF
    780
    R64
    10
    R32
    65
    A
    0
    R16
    120
    R32
    1
    QF
    190
    R32
    60
    W
    470
    W
    390
    QF
    100
    QF
    100
    R64
    1
    2,737 15 2
    12 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová R64
    70
    R128
    10
    R16
    240
    R64
    70
    QF
    215
    W
    1000
    R64
    10
    A
    0
    R32
    65
    R16
    105
    R16
    105
    W
    470
    QF
    100
    RR
    80
    QF
    60
    R32
    60
    2,660 16 2
    13 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko QF
    430
    R64
    70
    R64
    70
    QF
    430
    R32
    65
    R16
    120
    R32
    65
    SF
    390
    QF
    215
    R16
    105
    R16
    105
    W
    280
    QF
    100
    R32
    60
    R16
    55
    R16
    55
    2,615 22 1
    14 Switzerland Belinda Bencic R16
    240
    R128
    10
    R16
    240
    R16
    240
    R64
    10
    R32
    65
    A
    0
    RR
    25
    R16
    105
    QF
    190
    A
    0
    W
    470
    W
    470
    F
    305
    QF
    100
    QF
    100
    2,570 16 2
    15 Liudmila Samsonova R64
    70
    R64
    70
    R128
    10
    R32
    130
    R64
    10
    R32
    65
    R16
    120
    R32
    65
    F
    650
    F
    585
    R16
    105
    F
    305
    SF
    185
    QF
    60
    QF
    60
    R16
    55
    2,545 22 0
    16 Veronika Kudermetova R64
    70
    R128
    10
    R64
    70
    R128
    10
    R32
    65
    R64
    10
    SF
    390
    SF
    390
    R16
    120
    R16
    105
    QF
    100
    W
    470
    SF
    185
    SF
    185
    F
    180
    QF
    100
    2,460 24 1
    17 Daria Kasatkina R128
    10
    R16
    240
    R32
    130
    R16
    240
    R32
    65
    R64
    10
    R16
    120
    R16
    120
    QF
    100
    QF
    190
    R16
    105
    F
    305
    F
    305
    SF
    185
    SF
    185
    QF
    100
    2,410 24 0
    18 China Zheng Qinwen R64
    70
    R64
    70
    R128
    10
    QF
    430
    A
    0
    R16
    120
    R32
    65
    QF
    215
    R16
    55
    R16
    105
    R32
    60
    W
    470
    W
    280
    SF
    185
    R16
    80
    R32
    60
    2,275 21 2
    19 Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia R128
    10
    SF
    780
    R16
    240
    R64
    70
    R32
    65
    R32
    65
    R64
    10
    QF
    215
    R16
    55
    R32
    60
    RR
    55
    SF
    185
    QF
    100
    QF
    100
    QF
    100
    QF
    100
    2,210 22 0
    20 France Caroline Garcia R16
    240
    R64
    70
    R32
    130
    R128
    10
    R16
    120
    R64
    10
    R32
    65
    R32
    65
    QF
    215
    SF
    350
    QF
    100
    F
    180
    F
    180
    QF
    100
    QF
    100
    QF
    100
    2,035 26 0
    21 Ekaterina Alexandrova R32
    130
    R32
    130
    R16
    240
    R32
    130
    R64
    10
    QF
    215
    R16
    120
    R16
    55
    R16
    55
    R16
    105
    A
    0
    W
    280
    SF
    185
    F
    180
    QF
    100
    QF
    100
    2,035 24 1
    22 Victoria Azarenka SF
    780
    R128
    10
    R16
    240
    R64
    70
    R64
    10
    R32
    65
    R64
    10
    R32
    65
    R16
    30
    QF
    190
    R16
    105
    QF
    100
    R32
    60
    R32
    60
    R16
    55
    R16
    55
    1,905 21 0
    23 Croatia Donna Vekić QF
    430
    R64
    70
    R32
    130
    R128
    10
    R64
    10
    R32
    65
    R64
    10
    R16
    120
    R16
    55
    R16
    105
    R16
    30
    F
    305
    W
    280
    H[lower-alpha 1]
    80
    QF
    60
    R16
    55
    1,815 20 1
    24 Poland Magda Linette SF
    780
    R128
    10
    R32
    130
    R64
    70
    R64
    10
    R16
    120
    R32
    65
    R32
    65
    R16
    120
    R64
    1
    R16
    30
    F
    180
    SF
    85
    QF
    60
    R16
    55
    R16
    30
    1,811 23 0
    Alternates
    25 Ukraine Elina Svitolina A
    0
    QF
    430
    SF
    780
    R32
    130
    A
    0
    A
    0
    R128
    10
    R128
    10
    A
    0
    R64
    1
    W
    280
    QF
    100
    R32
    1
    R64
    1
    1,743 10 1
    26 Romania Sorana Cîrstea R128
    10
    R128
    10
    R32
    130
    QF
    430
    QF
    215
    SF
    390
    R64
    35
    R64
    35
    R32
    25
    R32
    60
    R32
    60
    R32
    60
    R16
    55
    R16
    55
    R16
    30
    R16
    30
    1,630 22 0
    27 Anastasia Potapova R64
    70
    R32
    130
    R32
    130
    R128
    10
    R32
    65
    QF
    215
    R32
    65
    R32
    65
    R16
    30
    R32
    60
    R32
    13
    W
    280
    SF
    185
    SF
    110
    QF
    100
    QF
    60
    1,588 21 1
    Wildcard
    36 China Zhu Lin R16
    240
    R128
    10
    R128
    10
    R32
    130
    R128
    10
    R64
    10
    R128
    10
    QF
    60
    R64
    10
    R64
    1
    R64
    1
    W
    280
    F
    180
    SF
    110
    SF
    110
    SF
    110
    1,272 23 1

    Notes

    1. Host city final at the United Cup

    See also

    References

    1. "WTA Elite Trophy Overview". wtatennis.com. 2023-06-04.
    2. Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.2.a" (PDF). 2016 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-07.
    3. "2023 WTA Official Rulebook" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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