Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai 2018

Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai 2018
date	October 29, 2018 - November 4, 2018
Edition	4th
navigation	2017  ◄  2018  ►  2019
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)	Julia Goerges
Last year's winner (double)	Duan Yingying Han Xinyun
Winner (singles)	Ashleigh Barty
Winner (doubles)	Nadija Kitschenok Lyudmyla Kitschenok
Tournament director	Jose Miguel Garcia
Tournament supervisor	Pam Whytcross
As of November 5, 2018

The Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2018 was one of the WTA material discharged tennis tournament for men as part of the WTA Tour in 2018 and the second season ending tournament alongside the WTA Championships in 2018 .

The tournament, which was held for the first time in 2015 as the successor to the WTA Tournament of Champions , took place from October 29 to November 5, 2018 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 were the eleven tennis players ranked from 9th to 19th in the individual world rankings on October 23, 2018 . Since the ninth placed Kiki Bertens moved into the WTA Championships, 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 Wang Qiang .

WTA world rankings in singles
#	Player	Points	Tournaments	Remarks
9	Kiki Bertens	3710	23	qualified for WTA Championships
10	Darja Kassatkina	3315	24
11	Anastasija Sevastova	3185	22nd
12	Aryna Sabalenka	3145	26th
13	Elise Mertens	3065	22nd
14th	Julia Goerges	2995	23
15th	Serena Williams	2976	9
16	Madison Keys	2817	16
17th	Garbiñe Muguruza	2725	22nd
18th	Caroline Garcia	2600	22nd
19th	Ashleigh Barty	2420	20th
20th	Anett Kontaveit	2375	23
21st	Jeļena Ostapenko	2363	21st
22nd	Wang Qiang	2155	23	received the wildcard
23	Carla Suarez Navarro	2153	21st
24	Mihaela Buzărnescu	1860	28
25th	Dominika Cibulková	1805	20th
...	...	...	...
36	Zhang Shuai	1370	27

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.  Darja Kassatkina Round robin 02.  Anastasija Sevastova Round robin 03.  Aryna Sabalenka Round robin 04th  Elise Mertens Round robin 05.  Julia Goerges Semifinals 06th  Madison Keys Round robin

No. Player Round reached 07th  Garbiñe Muguruza Semifinals 08th.  Caroline Garcia Round robin 09.  Ashleigh Barty victory 10.  Anett Kontaveit Round robin 11.  Wang Qiang final 12.  Zhang Shuai Round robin

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

5

Julia Goerges

6th

3

2

9

Ashleigh Barty

4th

6th

6th

9

Ashleigh Barty

6th

6th

11

Wang Qiang

3

4th

7th

Garbiñe Muguruza

2

0

11

Wang Qiang

6th

6th

Azalea group

		Kassatkina	Keys	Wang	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
1	Darja Kassatkina		2: 6, 4: 6	6: 1, 2: 6, 7: 5	1: 1	2: 3	21:24	3
6th	Madison Keys 1	6: 2, 6: 4		6: 1, 3: 6, 1: 6	1: 1	3: 2	22:19	1
11	Wang Qiang	1: 6, 6: 2, 5: 7	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1		1: 1	3: 3	25:25	2

¹ Wang Qiang qualified for the semi-finals after Madison Keys withdrew from the competition with a knee injury.

Bougainvillea group

		Sevastova	Muguruza	Zhang	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
2	Anastasija Sevastova		7: 6 4 , 2: 6, 6: 7 1	6-0, 7-6 10	1: 1	3: 2	28:25	2
7th	Garbiñe Muguruza	6: 7 4 , 6: 2, 7: 6 1		3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2	2-0	4: 2	34:26	1
12 toilets	Zhang Shuai	0: 6, 6: 7 10	6: 3, 3: 6, 2: 6		0: 2	1: 4	17:28	3

Camellia group

		Sabalenka	Garcia	Barty	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
3	Aryna Sabalenka		4: 6, 4: 6	6: 4, 6: 4	1: 1	2: 2	20:20	2
8th	Caroline Garcia	6: 4, 6: 4		3: 6, 4: 6	1: 1	2: 2	19:20	3
9	Ashleigh Barty	4: 6, 4: 6	6: 3, 6: 4		1: 1	2: 2	20:19	1

Rose group

		Mertens	Goerges	Accountability	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
4th	Elise Mertens		2: 6, 6: 7 5	6: 3, 6: 1	1: 1	2: 2	20:17	2
5	Julia Goerges	6: 2, 7: 6 5		2: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6	1: 1	3: 2	25:24	1
10	Anett Kontaveit	3: 6, 1: 6	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4		1: 1	2: 3	20:24	3

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.  Mihaela Buzărnescu Alicja Rosolska   Round robin 02.  Makoto Ninomiya Miyu Katō   Round robin 03.  Nadija Kitschenok Lyudmyla Kitschenok   victory 04th  Lidsija Marosawa Shūko Aoyama   final 05.  Jiang Xinyu Yang Zhaoxuan   Round robin 06th  Xun Fangying Tang Qianhui   Round robin

Results

final

	final
	3	Nadija Kitschenok Lyudmyla Kitschenok	6th	3	[10]
	4th	Lidsija Marosawa Shūko Aoyama	4th	6th	[7]

Lilies group

		Buzărnescu Rosolska	Marosawa Aoyama	Xun Tang	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
1	Mihaela Buzărnescu Alicja Rosolska		3: 6, 2: 6	6: 2, 6: 2	1: 1	2: 2	17:16	2
4th	Lidsija Marosawa Shūko Aoyama	6: 3, 6: 2		6: 3, 3: 6, [6:10]	1: 1	3: 2	21:15	1
6 toilets	Xun Fangying Tang Qianhui	2: 6, 2: 6	3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 6]		1: 1	2: 3	14:21	3

Bougainvillea group

		Ninomiya Kato	Kitschenok Kitschenok	Jiang Yang	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
2	Makoto Ninomiya Miyu Katō		4: 6, 6: 1, [7:10]	3: 6, 4: 6	0: 2	1: 4	17:20	3
3	Nadija Kitschenok Lyudmyla Kitschenok	6: 4, 1: 6, [10: 7]		7: 6 9 , 3: 6, [11: 9]	2-0	4: 2	19:22	1
5 toilets	Jiang Xinyu Yang Zhaoxuan	6: 3, 6: 4	6: 7 9 , 6: 3, [9:11]		1: 1	3: 2	24:18	2

See also

• WTA Championships 2018

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. ↑ WTA Calendar 2018 (wtatennis.com, accessed December 25, 2017, English)
3. ↑ Road To Singapore - Singles Leaderboard In: wtachampionships.com
4. ↑ Wang Qiang Earns Wildcard at 2018 Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy. In: wtaelitetophy.com. October 17, 2018, accessed October 18, 2018 . 
5. ^ Madison Keys withdraws from Zhuhai. In: wtatennis.com. November 3, 2018, accessed November 5, 2018 .