f. Withdrawal and Notification 

## SECTION VI - WTA FINALS AND WTA ELITE TROPHY 

Any Finals Singles or Doubles Qualified Player or Finals Alternate or Alternate Team withdrawing from the WTA Finals 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 Finals Singles Qualified Players and Finals Qualified Teams is according to the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard. 

b. Seeding Procedures 

i. Place seed 1 in Group A and seed 2 in Group B. 

ii. Draw from and place the remaining seeds in pairs as follows: 

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

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

(c) Seeds 7 and 8 (place first drawn seed in Group A and remaining seed in Group B). 

c. Withdrawal of a Seed 

Seeds are not moved once the draw has been made; provided, however, that the draw is remade if the two (2) top seeds from the same group withdraw before the schedule is released. 

## 4. Final Standings of Round Robin Competition 

a. Treatment of Defaults, Retirements, and Withdrawals 

i. In determining the final standings of each round robin group, 

(a) the result of a default or withdrawal for which a Finals Alternate or Finals Alternate Team is unavailable to replace the defaulting or withdrawing player or team is a straight-set win or loss. 

