## 2. Qualification; Attendance; Alternates 

a. Qualified Players – Singles 

The top eight (8) players on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard qualify for the WTA Finals (each a “Finals Singles Qualified Player”). 

b. Qualified Players – Doubles Teams 

The top eight (8) teams on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard qualify for the WTA Finals (each a “Finals Qualified Team” and each player a “Finals Doubles Qualified Player”). To be eligible, teams must have played together in a minimum of two (2) WTA Tournaments or Grand Slams during the current Tour Year. A Finals Doubles Qualified Player who qualifies with two (2) or more Finals Qualified Teams may choose the Finals Qualified Team with which she participates, and any player with whom she does not choose to participate is ineligible to be a Finals Doubles Qualified Player unless such player qualifies with another Finals Qualified Team. 

c. Qualification Tie-Break 

i. Singles 

If two (2) or more players are tied for qualification, the following player is the Finals Singles Qualified Player: 

(a) The player with the most ranking points from all WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournaments counting toward her Porsche Race Points; or if still tied 

(b) The player with the highest ranking point result from any WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament counting toward her Porsche Race Points; or if still tied 

(c) The player with the most ranking points from all WTA 1000 Non- Mandatory Tournaments counting toward her Porsche Race Points; or if still tied 

(d) The player with the highest ranking point result from any WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournament counting toward her Porsche Race Points; or if still tied 

(e) The player with the highest ranking point result from any WTA 500 Tournament counting toward her Porsche Race Points; or if still tied 

