Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai 2019

Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai 2019
date	10/22/2019 - 10/27/2019
Edition	5
navigation	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
Prize money	US $ 2,280,935
Financial. Obligation	US $ 2,419,844
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Ashleigh Barty
Last year's winner (double)	Nadija Kitschenok Lyudmyla Kitschenok
Winner (singles)	Aryna Sabalenka
Winner (doubles)	Ljudmyla Kitschenok Andreja Klepač
Tournament director	Jose Miguel Garcia
Tournament supervisor	Pam Whytcross
Status: October 27, 2019

The Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2019 was one of the WTA material discharged tennis tournament for men as part of the WTA Tour in 2019 and the second season ending tournament alongside the WTA Championships in 2019 .

The tournament, which was held for the first time in 2015 as a successor to the WTA Tournament of Champions , took place from October 22nd to 27th, 2019 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 9th to 19th in the individual world rankings on October 14, 2019 .

WTA world rankings in singles
#	Player	Points	Tournaments	Remarks
10	Kiki Bertens	3870	26th	October 21, 2019
11	Johanna Konta	2879	17th	injured
12	Sofia Kenin	2615	23	October 10, 2019
13	Madison Keys	2607	14th	October 10, 2019
14th	Aryna Sabalenka	2520	23	October 10, 2019
15th	Petra Martić	2458	17th	October 10, 2019
16	Markéta Vondroušová	2390	11	season ended prematurely
17th	Angelique Kerber	2275	21st	season ended prematurely
18th	Elise Mertens	2190	25th	15th October 2019
19th	Alison Riske	2185	23	15th October 2019
20th	Donna Vekic	2185	22nd	15th October 2019
21st	Amanda Anisimova	1794	16
22nd	Maria Sakkari	1741	22nd	October 21, 2019
23	Sloane Stephens	1738	19th
24	Dajana Jastremska	1720	23	October 21, 2019
25th	Anett Kontaveit	1675	18th
26th	Karolina Muchova	1624	14th	October 21, 2019
...	...	...	...
40	Zheng Saisai (toilet)	1355	24	18th October 2019

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.  Kiki Bertens final 02.  Sofia Kenin Round robin 03.  Madison Keys Round robin 04th  Aryna Sabalenka victory 05.  Petra Martić Round robin 06th  Elise Mertens Round robin

No. Player Round reached 07th  Alison Riske Round robin 08th.  Donna Vekic Round robin 09.  Maria Sakkari Round robin 10.  Dajana Jastremska Round robin 11.  Karolína Muchová Semifinals 12.  Zheng Saisai (toilet) Semifinals

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Kiki Bertens

2

6th

6th

12 toilets

Zheng Saisai

6th

3

4th

1

Kiki Bertens

4th

2

4th

Aryna Sabalenka

6th

6th

11

Karolína Muchová

5

6 4

4th

Aryna Sabalenka

6th

7th

Azaleas group

		Bertens	Vekic	Jastremska	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
1	Kiki Bertens		7: 6 5 , 6: 2	6: 4, 6: 3	2-0	4-0	25:15	1
8th	Donna Vekic	6: 7 5 , 2: 6		6: 7 6 , 2: 6	0: 2	0: 4	16:26	3
10	Dajana Jastremska	4: 6, 3: 6	7: 6 6 , 6: 2		1: 1	2: 2	20:20	2

Camellias group

		Kenin	Riske	Muchová	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
2	Sofia Kenin		6: 4, 6: 4	4: 6, 6: 4, 3: 6	1: 1	3: 2	25:24	2
7th	Alison Riske	4: 6, 4: 6		6: 2, 2: 6, 5: 7	0: 2	1: 4	21:27	3
11	Karolína Muchová	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3	2: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5		2-0	4: 2	31:26	1

Orchids group

		Keys	Martic	Saisai	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
3	Madison Keys		6: 3, 6: 4	4: 6, 2: 6	1: 1	2: 2	18:19	3
5	Petra Martić	3: 6, 4: 6		6: 4, 6: 3	1: 1	2: 2	19:19	2
12 toilets	Zheng Saisai	6: 4, 6: 2	4: 6, 3: 6		1: 1	2: 2	19:18	1

Roses group

		Sabalenka	Mertens	Sakkari	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
4th	Aryna Sabalenka		6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 5	6: 3, 6: 4	2-0	4: 1	28:22	1
6th	Elise Mertens	4: 6, 6: 3, 5: 7		6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 1	1: 1	3: 3	30:25	2
9	Maria Sakkari	3: 6, 4: 6	2: 6, 6: 3, 1: 6		0: 2	1: 4	16:27	3

Double

Competition mode

In doubles, there is also a group stage with two groups in round robin mode . The respective group winners qualify directly for the final.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Duan Yingying Yang Zhaoxuan   final 02.  Ljudmyla Kitschenok Andreja Klepač   victory 03.  Darija Jurak Alicja Rosolska   Round robin 04th  Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia Kenin   Round robin 05.  Jiang Xinyu (WC) Tang Qianhui   Round robin 06th  Wang Xinyu (WC) Zhu Lin   Round robin

Results

final

	final
	1	Duan Yingying Yang Zhaoxuan	3	3
	2	Ljudmyla Kitschenok Andreja Klepač	6th	6th

Lilies group

		Duan Yang	Jurak Rosolska	Wang Zhu	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
1	Duan Yingying Yang Zhaoxuan		6: 1, 1: 6, [10: 7]	3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 8]	2-0	4: 2	18:16	1
3	Darija Jurak Alicja Rosolska	1: 6, 6: 1, [7:10]		6: 2, 3: 6, [6:10]	0: 2	2: 4	16:17	3
6 toilets	Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin	6: 3, 3: 6, [8:10]	2: 6, 6: 3, [10: 6]		1: 1	3: 3	18:19	2

Bougainvillea group

		Kitschenok Klepač	Kalashnikova Kenin	Jiang Tang	Round Robin S-N	Sentences S-N	Play S-N	Item
2	Ljudmyla Kitschenok Andreja Klepač		2: 6, 6: 4, [11: 9]	2: 6, 6: 4, [10: 6]	2-0	4: 2	18:20	1
4th	Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia Kenin	6: 2, 4: 6, [9:11]		2: 6, 6: 4, [7:10]	0: 2	2: 4	18:20	3
5 toilets	Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui	6: 2, 4: 6, [6:10]	6: 2, 4: 6, [10: 7]		1: 1	3: 3	21:17	2

See also

• WTA Championships 2019

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 2019 (wtatennis.com, accessed October 5, 2019, English)
3. ↑ Road To Singapore - Singles Leaderboard In: wtachampionships.com
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Draw released for 2019 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (wtatennis.com from October 21, 2019, accessed on October 21, 2019)
5. ↑ ^{a b c d} Mertens, Riske and Vekic qualify for Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (wtaelitetrophy.com, October 15, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019)
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Qualifications begin for 2019 Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (wtaelitetrophy.com October 10, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019)
7. ↑ Saisai Zheng receives Wild card for WTA Elite trophy Zhuhai (wtaelitetrophy.com October 18, 2019, accessed October 18, 2019)