Venus Williams was the defending champion,[1] but she chose not to participate despite having qualified for this year's edition.[citation needed]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 WTA Elite Trophy | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
Petra Kvitová won the title, defeating Elina Svitolina in the final, 6–4, 6–2.[2] Kvitová did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament.[3]
Like Williams the year before, Kvitová has now won both the WTA Finals, in 2011, and WTA Elite Trophy, also becoming the first player to win both tournaments on her debut appearance.[citation needed]
Players
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Johanna Konta (semifinals)
Carla Suárez Navarro (withdrew)
Petra Kvitová (champion)
Elina Svitolina (final)
Roberta Vinci (round robin)
Timea Bacsinszky (round robin)
Elena Vesnina (round robin)
Samantha Stosur (round robin)
Barbora Strýcová (round robin)
Kiki Bertens (round robin)
Caroline Garcia (round robin)
Zhang Shuai (semifinals)
Alternate
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Tímea Babos (replaced Suárez Navarro, round robin)
Draw
editKey
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 12/WC | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Azalea group
edit| RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | |||||
| 1 | 6–4, 6–2 | 6–2, 6–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 24–10 (71%) | 1 | ||
| 8 | 4–6, 2–6 | 4–6, 3–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 (0%) | 13–24 (35%) | 3 | ||
| 11 | 2–6, 2–6 | 6–4, 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 16–19 (46%) | 2 |
Camellia group
edit| RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | |||||
| 13/Alt | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 (0%) | 16–25 (39%) | 3 | ||
| 6 | 6–4, 6–2 | 1–6, 1–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 14–18 (44%) | 2 | ||
| 12/WC | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | 6–1, 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 25–12 (68%) | 1 |
Peony group
edit| RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | |||||
| 3 | 6–1, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 24–8 (75%) | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1–6, 2–6 | 4–6, 3–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 (0%) | 10–24 (29%) | 3 | ||
| 9 | 1–6, 4–6 | 6–4, 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 17–19 (47%) | 2 |
Rose group
edit| RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | |||||
| 4 | 6–4, 6–2 | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 (80%) | 26–18 (59%) | 1 | ||
| 7 | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 19–22 (46%) | 2 | ||
| 10 | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | 0–2 | 1–4 (20%) | 22–27 (45%) | 3 |
References
edit- ↑ "Venus Williams wins WTA Elite Open for 3rd title of year". ESPN. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kvitova beats Svitolina to win Elite Trophy". TSN. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "WTA ZHUHAI: Kvitova defeat Svitolina for her 19th WTA title, completing the perfect week in China". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 23 April 2026.