The WTA Elite Trophy is a year end women’s tennis tournament for players who have just missed out on qualifying for the WTA Finals.
The tournament was first played in 2015, with Venus Williams winning the singles event and Liang Chen and Wang Yafan winning the doubles.
From 2015 to 2019, the tournament was held in Zhuhai, China, with no tournament being held in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
WTA Elite Trophy 2023
| Location: | Zhuhai, China |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Hard Courts |
| Draw Size: | Singles: 12, Doubles: 6 |
| Prize Money: | TBC |
Dates
The 2023 edition of the WTA’s Elite Trophy will be held from Tuesday, the 24th to Sunday, the 28th of October 2023.
The 2023 tournament will be held in the same week as the Swiss Indoors in Basel and the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
Format
In the singles, the 12 players are split into four groups of three, with each player playing the other two players in their group once.
The winner of each group qualifies for the semifinals, with the winner of each semifinal meeting in the final.
Group matches are played over four days (Tuesday-Friday), with the semifinals being held on Saturday and the final on Sunday.
In the doubles, the six teams are split into two groups of three, with the winner of each group meeting in the final.
Players
The player list for 2023 has yet to be confirmed but below are the players that played in 2019.
Singles
- Alison Riske
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Dayana Yastremska
- Donna Vekić
- Elise Mertens
- Karolína Muchová
- Kiki Bertens
- Madison Keys
- Maria Sakkari
- Petra Martić
- Sofia Kenin
- Zheng Saisai
Doubles
- Duan Yingying and Zhaoxuan Yang
- Jiang Xinyu and Qianhui Tang
- Jurak Darija and Alicja Rosolska
- Kalashnikova Oksana and Sofia Kenin
- Kichenok Lyudmyla and Andreja Klepac
- Wang Xinyu and Lin Zhu
Prize Money Breakdown
The total prize money fund for the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy has yet to be confirmed but in 2019 it was $2,419,844, with the below amounts being paid out to singles players.
Singles
The 2019 champion (Aryna Sabalenka) won $721,000, while the losing finalist (Kiki Bertens) won $361,000.
| Player | Total Prize Money Won |
|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | $721,000 |
| Kiki Bertens | $361,000 |
| Karolina Muchova | $221,009 |
| Saisai Zheng | $181,009 |
| Sofia Kenin | $128,500 |
| Elise Mertens | $128,500 |
| Dayana Yastremska | $128,500 |
| Petra Martic | $118,500 |
| Madison Keys | $96,500 |
| Alison Riske | $46,500 |
| Maria Sakkari | $46,500 |
| Donna Vekic | $46,500 |
Doubles
| Players | Payout |
|---|---|
| Kichenok Lyudmyla and Andreja Klepac | $50,080 |
| Duan Yingying and Zhaoxuan Yang | $39,426 |
| Jiang Xinyu and Qianhui Tang | $22,580 |
| Wang Xinyu and Lin Zhu | $22,580 |
| Jurak Darija and Alicja Rosolska | $17,080 |
| Kalashnikova Oksana and Sofia Kenin | $17,080 |
Past Winners and Runners Up
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka is the current singles champion after she defeated Kiki Bertens 6–4, 6–2 in the 2019 singles final (see match highlights below).
Below is a full list of winners and runners-up from 2015 to 2019.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Aryna Sabalenka | Kiki Bertens | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2018 | Ashleigh Barty | Wang Qiang | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2017 | Julia Gorges | CoCo Vandeweghe | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2016 | Petra Kvitová | Elina Svitolina | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2015 | Venus Williams | Karolína Plíšková | 7–5, 7–6 |
Doubles
The current doubles champions are Lyudmyla Kichenok and Andreja Klepac, who defeated Duan Yingying and Yang Zhaoxuan 6–3, 6–3 in the 2019 doubles final
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lyudmyla Kichenok and Andreja Klepac | Duan Yingying and Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2018 | Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok | Shuko Aoyama and Lidziya Marozava | 6–4, 3–6, 10–7 |
| 2017 | Duan Yingying and Han Xinyun | Lu Jingjing and Zhang Shuai | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2016 | İpek Soylu and Xu Yifan | Yang Zhaoxuan and You Xiaodi | 6–4, 3–6, 10–7 |
| 2015 | Liang Chen and Wang Yafan | Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–4, 6–3 |