# 2017 WTA Elite Trophy

The 2017 WTA Elite Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It was the 3rd edition of the singles event and doubles competition. The tournament was contested by twelve singles players and six doubles teams.

## Tournament
### Qualifying

WTA Elite Trophy is an invitation-only event.

#### Singles qualifying

The field consists of the top eleven players not already qualified for the 2017 WTA Finals, plus either (a) the 12th-player not qualified for 2017 WTA Finals, or (b) a wild card. The final two alternates for the 2017 WTA Finals would have been eligible to play in WTA Elite Trophy even if they had participated in the WTA Finals. Point totals are calculated by combining points obtained from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen 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 2016) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must 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 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 shall become a participant.

### Format

The singles event features twelve players in a round robin event, split into four groups of three. Over the first four days of competition, each player meets the other two players in her group, with the winner in each group advancing to the semifinal. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match. The six doubles teams will be split into two round robin groups, with the winner of each advancing to the final.

#### Round robin tie-breaking methods

In 2017, the final standings of each group were determined by the first of the following methods that applied:
* Greatest number of wins.
* Greatest number of matches played.
* In case of a 2-way tie:
** Head-to-head results
* In case of a 3-way tie:
** Percentage of sets won
** Percentage of games won

#### Ambassador of the Tournament

Stefanie Graf, former WTA World No.1 and 22-time Grand Slam champion, continued as Tournament Ambassador for the 2017 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, helping promote the third edition of this elite year-end women’s tennis event.

## Prize money and points

The total prize money for the Hengqin Life 2017 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai was US $2,280,935.
| Stage | Singles | Singles | Doubles | Doubles |
| Stage | Prize money | Points | Prize money | Points |
| Champion | RR$^1$ + $478,200 | RR + 460 | RR$^1$ + $20,000 | — |
| Runner-up | RR + $160,000 | RR + 200 | RR$^1$ + $10,000 | — |
| Semifinalist loss | RR + $17,000 | RR | — | — |
| Round Robin win per match | $76,300 | 120 | $5,000 | — |
| Round Robin loss per match | — | 40 | — | — |
| Participation fee | $42,500 | — | 15,000 | — |
| Alternates | $10,000 | — | — | — |
Undefeated champion: $673,300 ($42,500 participation, $152,600 RR, $478,200 SF/F)
* $^1$ RR means prize money or points won in the round robin.

## Qualified players
### Singles

* Players in gold qualified.
* The player in dark gold was awarded a wildcard.
* Players in brown withdrew from consideration from playing the tournament.
| Rank | Athlete | Grand Slam tournament | Grand Slam tournament | Grand Slam tournament | Grand Slam tournament | Premier Mandatory | Premier Mandatory | Premier Mandatory | Premier Mandatory | Best Premier 5 | Best Premier 5 | Best other | Best other | Best other | Best other | Best other | Best other | Total points | Tours | Titles |
| Rank | Athlete | AUS | FRA | WIM | USO | INW | MIA | MAD | BEI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total points | Tours | Titles |
| 9 | Johanna Konta | QF 430 | R128 10 | SF 780 | R128 10 | R32 65 | W 1000 | R64 10 | R64 10 | QF 190 | A 0 | W 470 | SF 185 | F 180 | SF 110 | R16 105 | R16 55 | 3,610 | 19 | 2 |
| 10 | Kristina Mladenovic | R128 10 | QF 430 | R64 70 | R128 10 | SF 390 | R64 10 | F 650 | R64 10 | R16 105 | R16 30‡ | W 470 | F 305 | F 180 | QF 100 | QF 60 | R16 55 | 2,885 | 22 | 1 |
| 11 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | R16 240 | R16 240 | QF 430 | R64 70 | F 650 | R16 120 | SF 390 | R64 10 | QF 190 | R16 105 | QF 100 | QF 100 | QF 100 | R16 55 | R16 55 | R32 1 | 2,856 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | CoCo Vandeweghe | SF 780 | R128 10 | QF 430 | SF 780 | R64 10 | R64 10 | QF 215 | R32 65 | R64 1 | R64 1 | F 305 | QF 100 | R16 55 | R16 55 | R32 1 | R64 1 | 2,819 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Sloane Stephens | A 0 | A 0 | R128 10 | W 2000 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | R64 10 | SF 350 | SF 350 | R32 1 | R64 1 | | | | | 2,722 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | QF 430 | R64 70 | R128 10 | R128 10 | QF 215 | R32 65 | R64 10 | R32 65 | R16 105 | QF 100‡ | F 305 | W 280 | W 280 | W 280 | QF 100 | QF 100 | 2,425 | 24 | 3 |
| 15 | Anastasija Sevastova | R32 130 | R32 130 | R64 70 | QF 430 | R64 10 | R64 10 | SF 390 | R64 10 | SF 350 | R16 105 | W 280 | QF 100 | QF 100 | QF 60 | QF 60 | R32 60 | 2,295 | 23 | 1 |
| 16 | Madison Keys | A 0 | R64 70 | R64 70 | F 1300 | R16 120 | R32 65 | R64 10 | A 0 | R16 105 | R64 1 | W 470 | R64 1 | R32 1 | | | | 2,213 | 13 | 1 |
| 17 | Elena Vesnina | R32 130 | R32 130 | R64 70 | R32 130 | W 1000 | R64 10 | R64 10 | R16 120 | R16 105 | R16 105 | QF 100 | R32 60 | R32 60 | R16 55 | R16 55 | R16 55 | 2,195 | 23 | 1 |
| 18 | Julia Görges | R64 70 | R128 10 | R128 10 | R16 240 | R32 65 | R32 65 | R64 10 | R32 65 | QF 190 | R16 105 | W 470 | F 180 | F 180 | F 180 | SF 110 | SF 110 | 2,060 | 22 | 1 |
| 19 | Angelique Kerber | R16 240 | R128 10 | R16 240 | R128 10 | R16 120 | QF 215 | R16 120 | R32 65 | SF 350 | R16 105 | SF 185 | F 180 | QF 100 | QF 100 | R16 1 | R16 1 | 2,042 | 20 | 0 |
| 20 | Ashleigh Barty | R32 130 | R128 10 | R128 10 | R32 130 | Q3 14† | R64 35 | Q2 20† | R32 10 | F 585 | R16 135 | F 305 | W 298 | R16 135 | QF 78 | QF 60 | R16 55 | 2,031 | 17 | 1 |
| 21 | Serena Williams | W 2000 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | | | R16 30 | | | | | | 2,030 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | SF 18† | R64 70 | SF 780 | R32 130 | Q3 18† | SF 18† | W 115† | R32 65 | R32 60 | Q2 20 | F 180 | W 140 | W 140 | SF 110 | W 80 | R16 55 | 1,999 | 18 | 4 |
| 23 | Barbora Strýcová | R16 240 | R64 70 | R64 70 | R64 70 | R32 65 | R16 120 | R32 65 | QF 215 | R16 105 | R32 60 | W 280 | SF 185 | SF 110 | SF 110 | QF 100 | QF 100 | 1,965 | 24 | 1 |
| 24 | Daria Kasatkina | R128 10 | R32 130 | R64 70 | R16 240 | R64 10 | R64 10 | R64 10 | QF 215 | R16 105 | R32 60 | W 470 | F 305 | QF 100 | QF 100 | R32 60 | R16 55 | 1,950 | 21 | 1 |
| 25 | Daria Gavrilova | R16 240 | R128 10 | R128 10 | R64 70 | R32 65 | R64 10 | R64 10 | R16 120 | QF 220 | R32 60 | W 470 | F 180 | F 180 | QF 100 | R32 60 | QF 60 | 1,865 | 22 | 1 |
| 26 | Dominika Cibulková | R32 130 | R64 70 | R32 130 | R64 70 | R16 120 | R16 120 | R32 65 | R64 10 | R16 105 | R16 105 | F 305 | SF 185 | SF 185 | QF 100 | QF 100 | R32 60 | 1,860 | 22 | 0 |
| 27 | Peng Shuai | R64 70 | R128 10 | R32 130 | R64 70 | R16 150 | R32 65 | R64 10 | R16 120 | R16 105 | F 95‡ | W 280 | F 180 | W 140 | SF 110 | SF 110 | QF 100 | 1,745 | 25 | 2 |
† The player's ranking at the time did not qualify her to play this event. Accordingly, the player's next best result is counted in its place.
‡ The player was not a Top 20 player at the end of 2016 and therefore not required to count her two best Premier 5 results. Accordingly, the player's next best result is counted in its place.

### Doubles

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ |
| ROU | Raluca Olaru | UKR | Olga Savchuk | 69 |
| POL | Alicja Rosolska | GBR | Anna Smith | 77 |
| CHN | Lu Jingjing | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 182 |
| CHN | Duan Yingying | CHN | Han Xinyun | 275 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of 23 October 2017

#### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles draw:
* Jiang Xinyu / Tang Qianhui
* Liang Chen / Yang Zhaoxuan

## Champions
### Singles

* Julia Görges def. CoCo Vandeweghe, 7–5, 6–1.

### Doubles

* Duan Yingying / Han Xinyun def. Lu Jingjing / Zhang Shuai, 6–2, 6–1.