2020 WTA Elite Trophy

The 2020 WTA Elite Trophy was a women's tennis tournament to be played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It was supposed to be the sixth edition of the singles event and doubles competition with 12 singles players and six doubles teams contesting the event.[1] However, on 23rd July, 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the decision by China's General Administration of Sport that China would not host any international sporting events in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2020 WTA Elite Trophy
Date27 October – 1 November
(cancelled)
Edition6th
Draw12S/6D
SurfaceHard / Outdoor / Covered Court
LocationZhuhai, China
VenueHengqin 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.[3] 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.[4]

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:[5]

  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

Not announced.

Prize money and points

The total prize money for the 2020 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai was US$2,600,000.

StageSinglesDoubles2
Prize moneyPointsPrize money
Champion RR1 + $515,000RR + 460RR1 + $22,000
Runner-up RR + $155,000RR + 200RR1 + $11,346
Semifinalist loss RR + $15,000RRN/A
Round Robin win per match 1st win +$50,000
2nd win +$40,000		120+$5,500
Round Robin loss per match N/A40N/A
Round Robin First Place +$69,500N/AN/A
Round Robin Second Place +$32,000N/AN/A
Participation Fee $46,500N/A17,080
Alternates $10,000N/AN/A
  • 1 RR means prize money or points won in the round robin.
  • 2 Doubles doesn't award ranking points

Points breakdown

Singles

Updated as of 16 November 2020. Below is the unofficial singles race.

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 Elise Mertens R16
240		 – QF
430		 R32
130		 R16
55		 R32
1		 – – SF
350		 QF
190		 F
180		 F
180		 QF
100		 R32
60		 QF
60		 QF
60		 2036 13 0
10 Elena Rybakina R32
130		 – R64
70		 R64
70		 R32
1		 – – – R16
105		 R16
105		 F
305		 F
305		 W
280		 F
180		 F
180		 R32
1		 1732 12 1
11 Jennifer Brady QF
430		 – SF
780		 R128
10		 – – – – R32
60		 R64
1		 W
280		 SF
210		 SF
185		 QF
125		 R16
15		 R32
1		 1677 11 1
12 Ashleigh Barty SF
780		 – A
0		 A
0		 – – – – SF
350		 W
470		 R16
1		 1601 4 1
13 Karolína Plíšková R32
130		 – R64
70		 R64
70		 – – – – F
585		 R16
105		 W
470		 QF
100		 R16
1		 R32
1		 1532 9 1
14 Ons Jabeur QF
430		 – R32
130		 R16
240		 – – – – QF
190		 QF
190		 QF
100		 QF
60		 R16
55		 R16
48		 R64
1		 R32
1		 1445 11 0
15 Serena Williams R32
130		 – SF
780		 R64
70		 – – – – R16
105		 W
280		 QF
60		 1425 6 1
16 Anett Kontaveit QF
430		 – R16
240		 R128
10		 – – – – QF
190		 R32
60		 F
180		 QF
100		 R32
60		 R16
55		 R16
55		 R32
1		 1381 11 0
17 Elina Svitolina R32
130		 – A
0		 QF
430		 – – – – QF
190		 R32
1		 W
280		 W
280		 QF
60		 R16
1		 R32
1		 R32
1		 1374 10 2
18 Maria Sakkari R16
240		 – R16
240		 R32
130		 – – – – QF
190		 R16
105		 SF
185		 SF
185		 R16
55		 R32
1		 R32
1		 R32
1		 1333 11 0
19 Nadia Podoroska R32
1		 R32
1		 R64
1		 SF
820		 Q1
1		 R16
5		 Q2
10		 QF
11		 R32
18		 R32
18		 W
100		 SF
75		 QF
60		 SF
57		 W
50		 W
50		 1278 16 0
20 Ekaterina Alexandrova R32
130		 – R64
70		 R32
130		 – R64
1		 R32
1		 R32
1		 R32
60		 R64
1		 W
280		 W
160		 SF
185		 SF
110		 R16
30		 R16
30		 1189 14 1
Alternates
21 Kiki Bertens R16
240		 – A
0		 R16
240		 – – – – R16
105		 R32
1		 W
470		 QF
100		 R16
1		 1157 7 1
22 Yulia Putintseva R32
130		 – QF
430		 R64
70		 – – – – QF
190		 R16
105		 R16
80		 R32
60		 R16
30		 R32
25		 R32
1		 1121 10 0
  1. Wimbledon was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6]
  2. French Open was postponed to September due to coronavirus pandemic.[7]
  3. Indian Wells Open and Miami Open were suspended due to coronavirus pandemic.[8][9][10]
  4. Madrid Open was postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

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

See also

References
  1. "WTA Elite Trophy Overview". Wtatennis.com. 2020-02-02.
  2. "WTA Tournaments in China Cancelled for 2020". Wtatennis.com. 2021-01-01.
  3. Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.1.a" (PDF). 2015 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK.
  4. Women's Tennis Association. "IX.B.2.a" (PDF). 2016 WTA OFFICIAL RULEBOOK.
  5. "2018 WTA Official Rulebook" (PDF). Wtafiles.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. Carayol, Tumaini (1 April 2020). "Wimbledon 2020 cancelled in response to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. "French Open Postponed to Late September Because of Coronavirus". nytimes.com. 17 March 2020.
  8. Rothenberg, Ben; Clarey, Christopher (9 March 2020). "Indian Wells Tennis Tournament Canceled Because of Coronavirus Outbreak". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. "2020 Miami Open will not take place due to COVID-19". WTA. 12 March 2020.
  10. "WTA and ATP announce further suspension of tennis through June 7". WTA. 18 March 2020.
  11. "WTA announces updated 2020 provisional calendar". WTA. 17 June 2020.
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