must provide written notice to the WTA and must not make any public announcement concerning her participation until the WTA has confirmed receipt of such notice. 

## 3. Round Robin Seeding 

## a. Basis for Seeding 

Seeding for Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Players is according to the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard. Seeding for Elite Trophy Qualified Teams is according to the players’ combined doubles rankings as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year. 

## b. Seeding Procedures 

## i. Singles 

(a) Place seed 1 in Group A, seed 2 in Group B, seed 3 in Group C and seed 4 in Group D. 

(b) Draw from and place the remaining seeds in sets of four (4) as follows: 

(i) Seeds 5 through 8 (place first drawn seed in Group A, second drawn seed in Group B, third drawn seed in Group C, and remaining seed in Group D); and 

(ii) Seeds 9 through 12 (place first drawn seed in Group A, second drawn seed in Group B, third drawn seed in Group C, and remaining seed in Group D). 

## ii. Doubles 

(a) Place seed 1 in Group A and seed 2 in Group B. 

(b) Draw from and place the remaining seeds in sets of two (2) as follows: 

(i) Seeds 3 and 4 (place first drawn seed in Group A and remaining seed in Group B); 

(ii) Seeds 5 and 6 (place first drawn seed in Group A and remaining seed in Group B); and 

