The WTA Elite Trophy is the second-tier year-end professional women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour. It is the successor event of the different format WTA Tournament of Champions, which took place from 2009–14.

The Elite Trophy takes place at the end of each season, in two disciplines: singles and doubles. The singles event features 12 players (11 of them ranked from 9th to 19th on the final table of the WTA ranking, and one wildcard). The players are split into four groups of three, with the group winners advancing to the single elimination semifinals. The doubles championships features six teams in two groups with the group winners contesting the final.

WTA Elite Trophy

The inaugural edition was held in 2015, offering $2.15 million in prize money. Zhuhai, China hosted the WTA Elite Trophy for the first five years until 2019. The tournament was not staged between 2020 and 2022 due to the impact of Covid 19 Pandemic and Peng Shuai controversy. However, in 2023, the event returned to Zhuhai, China.

WTA Elite Trophy

Venues

Past results

Singles

Doubles

See also

WTA Finals

WTA Tournament of Champions

References

External links

Official Website

WTA Tour

Tennis tournaments in China

Sport in Zhuhai

Hard court tennis tournaments

Indoor tennis tournaments

Recurring sporting events established in 2015

2015 establishments in China

Sports competitions in Guangdong

WTA Elite Trophy