Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai 2017

WTA Elite Trophy 2017
date	October 31, 2017 - November 5, 2017
Edition	3
navigation	2016  ◄  2017  ►  2018
WTA tour
venue	Zhuhai People's Republic of China
Tournament number	1081
category	WTA Tour Championships
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	12E / 6D
Financial. Obligation	US $ 2,280,935
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Petra Kvitová
Last year's winner (double)	Xu Yifan İpek Soylu
Winner (singles)	Julia Goerges
Winner (doubles)	Duan Yingying Han Xinyun
Tournament director	Peter Johnston
As of July 23, 2017

The Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai 2017 was a tennis tournament for women hosted by the WTA as part of the WTA Tour 2017 and the second season-end tournament alongside the WTA Championships 2017 .

The tournament, which was held for the first time in 2015 as the successor to the WTA Tournament of Champions , took place from October 31 to November 5, 2017 in the Chinese city of Zhuhai .

Prize money and points

The total prize money was 2.28 million US dollars. In doubles, the prize money mentioned was paid out per team. World ranking points were not awarded in doubles.

singles round Prize money Points Tournament winner + $ 450,000 + 460 Semi-final winner + $ 150,000 + 200 Semi-finalist + $ 15,000 Group stage per win + $ 92,500 + 120 Group stage per loss + $ 20,000 + 40 Entry fees Substitute player $ 10,000

Double round Prize money Tournament winners + $ 20,000 Finalists + $ 10,000 Group stage per win + $ 5,000 Group stage per loss - Entry fees Main field $ 15,000

singles

qualification

Eligible players were the eleven tennis players ranked 9th to 19th in the individual world rankings on October 23, 2017 . Since the ninth placed Johanna Konta could not take part due to injury, there was a shift to places 10 to 20. Because the players marked in red on the table canceled, the next-ranked players moved up. A wild card was also given to Peng Shuai .

WTA world rankings in singles
#	Player	Points	Tournaments	Remarks
9	Johanna Konta	3610	20th	Season ended due to injury
10	Kristina Mladenovic	2885	25th
11	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2856	17th
12	Coco Vandeweghe	2819	17th
13	Sloane Stephens	2722	10
14th	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	2425	25th
15th	Anastasija Sevastova	2295	24
16	Madison Keys	2213	14th
17th	Jelena Wesnina	2195	24
18th	Julia Goerges	2060	23
19th	Angelique Kerber	2042	21st
20th	Ashleigh Barty	2031	17th
21st	Serena Williams	2030	2	Season ended because of her pregnancy
22nd	Magdaléna Rybáriková	1999	19th
23	Barbora Strýcová	1965	24
24	Darja Kassatkina	1950	22nd
25th	Daria Gavrilova	1865	23
26th	Dominika Cibulková	1860	22nd
27	Peng Shuai	1745	26th	received the wildcard

Competition mode

The individual competition was held in four groups of three players each, of which the four group winners qualified directly for the semi-finals.

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Kristina Mladenovic Round robin 02.  Coco Vandeweghe final 03.  Sloane Stephens Round robin 04th  Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova Round robin 05.  Anastasija Sevastova Semifinals 06th  Jelena Wesnina Round robin

No. Player Round reached 07th  Julia Goerges victory 08th.  Angelique Kerber Round robin 09.  Ashleigh Barty Semifinals 10.  Magdaléna Rybáriková Round robin 11.  Barbora Strýcová Round robin 12.  Peng Shuai Round robin

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

2

Coco Vandeweghe

6th

6th

9

Ashleigh Barty

3

3

2

Coco Vandeweghe

5

1

7th

Julia Goerges

7th

6th

7th

Julia Goerges

6th

6th

5

Anastasija Sevastova

3

3

Azalea group

		Mladenovic	Goerges	Rybáriková	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
1	Kristina Mladenovic		2: 6, 6: 7 4	5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 7 5	0: 2	1: 4	25:28	3
7th	Julia Goerges	6: 2, 7: 6 4		6: 1, 7: 6 5	2-0	4-0	26:15	1
10	Magdaléna Rybáriková	7: 5, 1: 6, 7: 6 5	1: 6, 6: 7 5		1: 1	2: 3	22:30	2

Bougainvillea group

		Vandeweghe	Wesnina	Bang	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
2	Coco Vandeweghe		6: 3, 6: 2	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2	2-0	4: 1	27:16	1
6th	Jelena Wesnina	3: 6, 2: 6		2: 6, 0: 1 A 1	0: 2	0: 4	7:19	3
12 toilets	Peng Shuai	6: 3, 3: 6, 2: 6	6: 2, 1: 0 A 1		1: 1	3: 2	18:17	2

Camellia group

		Stephens	Sevastova	Strýcová	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
3	Sloane Stephens		5: 7, 3: 6	0: 5 A 1	0: 2	0: 2	8:18	3
5	Anastasija Sevastova	7: 5, 6: 3		6: 3, 6: 4	2-0	4-0	25:15	1
11	Barbora Strýcová	5: 0 A 1	3: 6, 4: 6		1: 1	0: 2	12:12	2

Rose group

		Pavlyuchenkova	Kerber	Barty	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
4th	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova		6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2	4: 6, 1: 6	1: 1	2: 3	20:23	2
8th	Angelique Kerber	3: 6, 6: 3, 2: 6		3: 6, 4: 6	0: 2	1: 4	18:27	3
9	Ashleigh Barty	6: 4, 6: 1	6: 3, 6: 4		2-0	4-0	24:12	1

¹ A = task

Double

Competition mode

In doubles, a group stage with two groups in round robin mode was also played. The respective group winners qualified directly for the final.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Raluca Olaru Olha Savchuk   Round robin 02.  Alicja Rosolska Anna Smith   Round robin 03.  Yang Zhaoxuan Liang Chen   Round robin 04th  Zhang Shuai Lu Jingjing   final 05.  Tang Qianhui Jiang Xinyu   Round robin 06th  Duan Yingying Han Xinyun   victory

Results

final

	final
	4th	Zhang Shuai Lu Jingjing	2	1
	6th	Duan Yingying Han Xinyun	6th	6th

Lotus group

		Olaru Savchuk	Yang Liang	Duan Han	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
1	Raluca Olaru Olha Savchuk		6: 3, 7: 6 3	3: 6, 7: 5, [7:10]	1: 1	3: 2	23:21	2
3	Yang Zhaoxuan Liang Chen	3: 6, 6: 7 3		6: 7 2 , 4: 6	0: 2	0: 4	19:26	3
6th	Duan Yingying Han Xinyun	6: 3, 5: 7, [10: 7]	7: 6 2 , 6: 4		2-0	4: 1	25:20	1

Orchid group

		Rosolska Smith	Zhang Lu	Tang Jiang	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
2	Alicja Rosolska Anna Smith		3: 6, 1: 6	3: 6, 6: 4, [6:10]	0: 2	1: 4	13:23	3
4th	Zhang Shuai Lu Jingjing	6: 3, 6: 1		7: 6 3 , 6: 3	2-0	4-0	25:13	1
5	Tang Qianhui Jiang Xinyu	6: 3, 4: 6, [10: 6]	6: 7 3 , 3: 6		1: 1	2: 3	20:22	2

See also

• WTA Championships 2017

Web links

• Official website
• Tournament schedule single as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Tournament schedule doubles as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA elite trophy to debut in Zhuhai (wtatennis.com, October 8, 2014, accessed October 10, 2014)
2. ↑ Player field for 2017 Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai announced. In: wtatennis.com. October 25, 2017, accessed October 25, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Konta ends season, announces mutual split with coach Fisette. In: wtatennis.com. October 18, 2017, accessed October 25, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Peng Shuai awarded wildcard into WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai. In: wtatennis.com. October 10, 2017, accessed October 25, 2017 .