Zhuhai - WTA Elite Trophy

This week the ATP Tour heads to Austria and Switzerland, before finishing off the season with the Masters 1000 in Paris next week and the ATP Finals in London the week after that.

Meanwhile, the WTA season is finished for all but the top ranked players. Next week will see the top eight contest the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, and this week the next group of women, ranked immediately below the top eight, fight for the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.

WTA Elite Trophy - a WTA tournament contested by the top players not qualified for the WTA Finals, on Hard, in Zhuhai, China, 22-27 October 2019.

Defending champion:

Ash Barty (9) who defeated Wang Qiang (11) 6-3 6-4

Barty is unable to defend her title as she will be playing next week in Shenzhen, attempting to retain her #1 ranking at year end.

The 12 players (the top 11 not qualified for the WTA Finals, and available, plus a wildcard) are split into four groups of three, and will play a series of round robin matches within the groups. The winners of each group will advance to the semi finals with the tournament decided from there.

AZALEA GROUP

Kiki Bertens (seeded 1)

Donna Vekic (8)

Dayana Yastremska (10)

CAMELLIA GROUP

Sofia Kenin (2)

Alison Riske (7)

Karolina Muchova (11)

ORCHID GROUP 

Madison Keys (3)

Petra Martić (5)

Zheng Saisai (12)

ROSE GROUP 

Aryna Sabalenka (4)

Elise Mertens (6)

Maria Sakkari (9)