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: | $2,400,000 |
Dates
The 2023 edition of the WTA’s Elite Trophy was held from Tuesday, the 24th to Sunday, the 28th of October 2023.
The 2023 tournament was 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 were split into four groups of three, with each player playing the other two players in their group once.
The winner of each group qualified for the semifinals, with the winner of each semifinal meeting in the final.
Group matches were played over four days (Tuesday-Friday), with the semifinals being held on Saturday and the final on Sunday.
In the doubles, the six teams were split into two groups of three, with the winner of each group meeting in the final.
Players
The following players/teams qualified for the 2023 tournament in Zhuhai.
Singles
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Caroline Garica
- Daria Kasatkina
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Madison Keys
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Zheng Qinwen
- Magda Linette
- Zhu Lin
- Donna Vekić
Doubles
- Beatriz Haddad Maia and Veronika Kudermetova
- Aldila Sutjiadi and Miyu Kato
- Oksana Kalashnikova and Yana Sizikova
- Lyudmyla Kichenok and Ulrikke Eikeri
- Wang Xiyu and Xu Yifan
- Jiang Xinyu and Tang Qianhui
Prize Money and Points
The total prize money fund for the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy was approximately $2,400,000 with the below amounts being paid out to singles players.
In terms of ranking points, singles players had the opportunity to win up to 700 WTA points if were undefeated throughout the tournament.
Singles
A singles player won between $50,000 and $220,000 in the group stage depending on their results, with a losing semifinalist winning an additional $17,000.
The winner of the singles in 2023 won an additional $550,000 ($365,000 + $165,000), while the losing finalist received an additional $165,000.
An undefeated champion received a total of $770,000 in winnings ($220,000 + $550,000).
Below is a full breakdown of the prize money and points earned by singles players in 2023.
| Player | Prize Money | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | $770,000 | 700 |
| Qinwen Zheng | $385,000 | 440 |
| Daria Kasatkina | $237,000 | 240 |
| Zhu Lin | $194,000 | 80 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | $137,750 | 160 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | $137,750 | 160 |
| Caroline Garica | $137,750 | 160 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | $127,750 | 160 |
| Veronika Kudermetova | $103,000 | 160 |
| Magda Linette | $50,000 | 80 |
| Madison Keys | $50,000 | 80 |
| Donna Vekić | $50,000 | 80 |
Doubles
Doubles teams received a participation fee of $20,000, with an additional $6,000 being earned for each group stage win.
The winning doubles team received an additional $23,000, with the losing finalists receiving an additional $12,000.
An undefeated doubles team received a total of $55,000 in winnings ($20,000 + $6,000 x 2 + $23,000).
Below are the payouts for the doubles teams in 2023.
| Players | Payout |
|---|---|
| Beatriz Haddad Maia and Veronika Kudermetova | $55,000 |
| Aldila Sutjiadi and Miyu Kato | $44,000 |
| Lyudmyla Kichenok and Ulrikke Eikeri | $20,000 |
| Oksana Kalashnikova and Yana Sizikova | $20,000 |
| Wang Xiyu and Xu Yifan | $20,000 |
| Jiang Xinyu and Tang Qianhui | $20,000 |
Past Winners and Runners Up
Singles
Beatriz Haddad Maia is the current singles champion after she defeated Zheng Qinwen 7-6, 7-6 in the 2023 singles final (see match highlights below).
Below is a full list of past winners and runners-up from 2015 to 2023.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | Zheng Qinwen | 7-6, 7-6 |
| 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 Beatriz Haddad Maia and Veronika Kudermetova, who defeated Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi 6–3, 6–3 in the 2023 doubles final
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Beatriz Haddad Maia and Veronika Kudermetova | Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 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 |