DATE: October 22-27, 2019
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $2,419,844
FIELD SIZE: 12
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ashleigh Barty
Players:
Kiki Bertens
Sofia Kenin
Madison Keys
Aryna Sabalenka
Petra Martić
Elise Mertens
Alison Riske
Donna Vekić
Maria Sakkari
Dayana Yastremska
Karolína Muchova
Zheng Saisai [wildcard]
The Tournament:
The WTA Elite Trophy is the second-tier year-end professional women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour. It is the successor event of the WTA Tournament of Champions which took place from 2009–14.
The Elite Trophy takes place at the end of each season in two disciplines: singles and doubles. The singles event features 12 players (11 of them ranked from 9th to 19th on the final table of the WTA ranking, and one wildcard). The players are split into four groups of three, with the group winners advancing to the single elimination semifinals. The doubles championships features six teams in two groups with the group winners contesting the final.
The inaugural edition was held in 2015, offering $2.15 million in prize money. Zhuhai, China, hosts the WTA Elite Trophy for the first five years until 2019.
About Zhuhai:
Zhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south. Zhuhai was one of the original Special Economic Zones established in the 1980s. Zhuhai is also one of China's premier tourist destinations, being called the Chinese Riviera. While the city is located in the traditionally Cantonese-speaking region of Guangdong Province, a significant portion of the population is now made up of Mandarin-speaking economic migrants originally from inland provinces.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $2,419,844
FIELD SIZE: 12
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ashleigh Barty
Players:
Kiki Bertens
Sofia Kenin
Madison Keys
Aryna Sabalenka
Petra Martić
Elise Mertens
Alison Riske
Donna Vekić
Maria Sakkari
Dayana Yastremska
Karolína Muchova
Zheng Saisai [wildcard]
The Tournament:
The WTA Elite Trophy is the second-tier year-end professional women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour. It is the successor event of the WTA Tournament of Champions which took place from 2009–14.
The Elite Trophy takes place at the end of each season in two disciplines: singles and doubles. The singles event features 12 players (11 of them ranked from 9th to 19th on the final table of the WTA ranking, and one wildcard). The players are split into four groups of three, with the group winners advancing to the single elimination semifinals. The doubles championships features six teams in two groups with the group winners contesting the final.
The inaugural edition was held in 2015, offering $2.15 million in prize money. Zhuhai, China, hosts the WTA Elite Trophy for the first five years until 2019.
About Zhuhai:
Zhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south. Zhuhai was one of the original Special Economic Zones established in the 1980s. Zhuhai is also one of China's premier tourist destinations, being called the Chinese Riviera. While the city is located in the traditionally Cantonese-speaking region of Guangdong Province, a significant portion of the population is now made up of Mandarin-speaking economic migrants originally from inland provinces.
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