2020 WTA Finals

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2020 WTA Finals
Date	October 26 – November 2 (cancelled)
Edition	50th (singles) / 45th (doubles)
Draw	8S / 8D
Prize money	$14,000,000
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Shenzhen, China
Venue	Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre
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The 2020 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, was a women's tennis tournament that was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China. It would have been the 50th edition of the singles event and the 45th edition of the doubles competition, ^[1] contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams. ^[2]

However, the tournament was cancelled by the WTA, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 July 2020. ^[3]

Tournament

The 2020 WTA Finals was scheduled to take place at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center the week of October 26, 2020. It would have been the 50th edition of the event. ^[4] The tournament would have been run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2020 WTA Tour. Shenzhen would have been the tenth city to host the WTA Finals since the tournament's inauguration in 1972.

Qualifying

In the singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and (for the top 20 players at the end of 2019) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included.
In the doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in the singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand-Slam or Premier-level tournaments.

Format

Both the singles and doubles event features eight players/teams in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player/team meets the other three players/teams in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player/team in one group meets the second-placed player/team in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match.

Round robin tie-breaking methods

The final standings are made using these methods:

1. Greatest number of [match] wins.
2. Greatest number of matches played.
3. Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:

a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players.

b. Highest percentage of sets won.

c. Highest percentage of games won.

Prize money and points

The total prize money for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2019 is US$14,000,000. The tables below are based on the updated draw sheet information.

Singles Stage Prize Money Points Champion RR1 + $3,505,000 RR + 750 Runner-up RR + $1,180,000 RR + 330 Semifinalist RR + $80,000 RR Round robin win per match +$305,000 250 Round robin loss per match — 125 Participation Fee 3 matches = $305,000 2 matches = $265,000 1 match = $220,000 — Alternates 2 matches = $210,000 1 match = $165,000 0 matches = $125,000 — 1 RR means prize money or points won in the round robin round.

Doubles Stage Prize Money Points Champion RR1 + $700,000 RR + 750 Runner-up RR + $225,000 RR + 330 Semifinalist RR + $15,000 RR Round robin win per match +$50,000 250 Round robin loss per match — 125 Participation Fee 3 matches = $150,000 2 matches = $130,000 1 match = $110,000 — Alternate 2 matches = $90,000 1 match = $70,000 0 matches = $50,000 — 1 RR means prize money or points won in the round robin round.

Porsche Race to Shenzhen

On 16 March 2020, the WTA rankings were frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[5] As a result of the pandemic, the Race to Shenzhen has been cancelled and the promotion is no longer valid. The WTA rankings would be used for the singles qualification.

Below is the unofficial WTA Singles Race ranking for only 2020 events.

Players in gold (*) would have qualified for the WTA Finals.

Rank	Player	Grand Slam				Premier Mandatory				Best two Premier 5		Best other						Total points	Tourn	WTA Titles
		AUS	WI [lower-alpha 1]	USO	FO [lower-alpha 2]	IW [lower-alpha 3]	MI [lower-alpha 3]	MA [lower-alpha 4]	BE [lower-alpha 5]	1	2	1	2	3	4	5	6
1*	Sofia Kenin	W 2000	–	R16 240	F 1300	–	–	–	–	R32 1	R32 1	W 280	R16 55	R16 55	R32 1	R32 1		3,934	10	2
2*	Naomi Osaka	R32 130	–	W 2000	A 0	–	–	–	–	F 585		SF 185						2,900	4	1
3*	Simona Halep	SF 780	–	A 0	R16 240	–	–	–	–	W 900		W 470	W 280	QF 100				2,770	6	3
4*	Victoria Azarenka	A 0	–	F 1300	R64 70	–	–	–	–	W 900	QF 190	F 305	R32 1	R32 1				2,767	7	1
5*	Iga Świątek	R16 240	–	R32 130	W 2000	–	–	–	–	R32 60	R64 1	R32 1						2,432	6	1
6*	Aryna Sabalenka	R128 10	–	R64 70	R32 130	R16 30	–	–	–	W 900	R16 105	W 470	W 280	SF 185	SF 110	QF 100	R16 30	2,420	12	3
7*	Petra Kvitová	QF 430	–	R16 240	SF 780	–	–	–	–	F 585	R32 1	SF 185	QF 100					2,321	7	0
8*	Garbiñe Muguruza	F 1300	–	R64 70	R32 130	–	–	–	–	SF 350	QF 190	SF 110	QF 100	QF 60				2,310	8	0
Alternates
9	Elise Mertens	R16 240	–	QF 430	R32 130	R16 55	R32 1	–	–	SF 350	QF 190	F 180	F 180	QF 100	R32 60	QF 60	QF 60	2,036	13	0
10	Elena Rybakina	R32 130	–	R64 70	R64 70	R32 1	–	–	–	R16 105	R16 105	F 305	F 305	W 280	F 180	F 180	R32 1	1,732	12	1

1. Wimbledon was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. ^[6]
2. French Open was postponed to September due to the coronavirus pandemic. ^[7]
3. Indian Wells Open and Miami Open were suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[8] [9]}
4. Madrid Open was initially rescheduled to September, but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[10]
5. China Open was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[11]

Below is the unofficial WTA Doubles Race ranking for only 2020 events.

Players in gold (*) would have qualified for the WTA Finals.

Rank	Team	Points											Total Points	Tourn	WTA Titles
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1*	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	W 2000	W 2000	SF 350	R16 120								4,470	4	2
2*	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	F 1300	W 900	W 900	W 470	W 470	R16 240						4,280	6	4
3*	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	SF 780	SF 780	SF 350	W 280	SF 185	SF 110						2,485	6	1
4*	Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan	F 650	F 585	W 470	QF 190	QF 100	QF 100	R64 10					2,105	7	1
5*	Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani	SF 350	W 280	R16 240	R16 240	QF 215	F 180	W 160	R16 105	QF 100	W 80	R32 1	1,951	11	1
6*	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	W 470	QF 430	SF 350	R16 240	R16 120	SF 110	R16 105	QF 100	R16 1	R32 1	R32 1	1,928	11	1
7*	Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk	F 1300	W 280	SF 110	R16 105	R32 10	R32 1	R16 1					1,807	7	1
8*	Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs	W 900	R16 240	QF 215	R32 130	QF 100	R16 55	R16 1					1,641	7	1
Alternates
9	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	W 470	QF 430	QF 215	QF 190	R32 130	QF 105	QF 60					1,600	7	1
10	Gabriela Dabrowski Jeļena Ostapenko	F 585	QF 430	R16 240	SF 110								1,365	4	0

See also

• 2020 WTA Elite Trophy
• 2020 WTA Tour
• 2020 ATP Finals

References

1. "WTA Finals at WTA Official Website". wtatennis.com. WTA . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
2. "2020 WTA calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
3. "WTA tournaments in China cancelled for 2020". WTA. 24 July 2020.
4. "2020 WTA Calendar". wtatennis.com. WTA . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
5. "Porsche Race to Shenzen - Point Leaders" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
6. Carayol, Tumaini (1 April 2020). "Wimbledon 2020 cancelled in response to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 April 2020.
7. "French Open Postponed to Late September Because of Coronavirus". The New York Times . 17 March 2020.
8. Rothenberg, Ben; Clarey, Christopher (9 March 2020). "Indian Wells Tennis Tournament Canceled Because of Coronavirus Outbreak". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
9. "2020 Miami Open will not take place due to COVID-19". WTA. 12 March 2020.
10. "WTA announces updated 2020 provisional calendar". WTA. 17 June 2020.
11. "WTA tournaments in China cancelled for 2020". WTA. 23 July 2020.

External links

• Official website