## VI. WTA FINALS AND WTA ELITE TROPHY 

The Tour Year culminates with two (2) events, the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy. All players who qualify for the WTA Finals or WTA Elite Trophy must comply with the player responsibilities in this Section VI. 

## A. PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN 

To determine qualification for the WTA Finals singles and doubles and WTA Elite Trophy singles competitions, the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard ranks (a) each singles player according to her Porsche Singles Race Points; and (b) each doubles team according to their Porsche Doubles Race Points (collectively, “Porsche Race Points”). 

For qualification for the WTA Elite Trophy doubles competition, see Section VI.C.2.a.ii. 

## 1. Porsche Singles Race Points 

Porsche Singles Race Points are a player’s best sixteen (16) Tournament ranking point results during the current calendar year as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year according to the WTA Ranking System in Section VIII, except that any ITF and WTA 125 Tournament ranking point results are replaced by her next best WTA 1000, 500, or 250 Tournament ranking point results. 

## 2. Porsche Doubles Race Points 

Porsche Doubles Race Points are a team’s best eleven (11) Tournament ranking point results earned as a team at Grand Slams or WTA 1000, 500, or 250 Tournaments during the current calendar year as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year. 

## B. WTA FINALS 

## 1. Singles and Doubles Competition Formats 

The singles and doubles competitions both are a draw of eight (8) players and teams, respectively, in a round robin format with two (2) groups of four (4) players and teams. The winner and runner-up from each group qualify for a single-elimination-format semifinal and final. 

