2016 WTA Elite Trophy
The 2016 WTA Elite Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China from 1 to 6 November 2016. It was the second 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 will consist of the top eleven players not already qualified for the 2016 WTA Finals, plus either (a) the 12th-player not qualified for 2016 WTA Finals, or (b) a wild  card. The final two alternates for the 2016 WTA Finals would have been eligible to play in WTA Elite Trophy even if they had participated in the WTA Finals. 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. It was unclear how the selection was determined eventually as two teams were announced as participants despite not fulfilling these criteria. 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. The final standings of each group were determined by the first of the following methods that applied: Prize money and points. The total prize money for the Huajin Securities  2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai was US $2,210,000. Player head-to-head. Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament. 2016 WTA Elite Trophy – Singles Qualified players. The 2 tables below are part of the tables from Road to Singapore Singles. Players in Gold have qualified for Zhuhai. Players in brown have withdrawn from the 2016 WTA Elite Trophy. Other entrants. The following player received a wildcard into the singles draw: Doubles. Other entrants. The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles draw: