c. Mandatory non-ACES Commitments in addition to ACES commitments: 

i. All Finals Singles and Doubles Qualified Players must attend and participate in their respective WTA Finals official draw ceremonies and official WTA Finals photo opportunities; 

ii. All Finals Singles and Doubles Qualified Players must attend the WTA Finals party if required to be in the WTA Finals city on the day of such party; 

iii. All singles and doubles competition finalists must attend media and sponsor functions immediately following and during the evening after their finals; and 

iv. The singles and doubles competition winners must attend media and sponsor functions on the day following their victories for a minimum of three (3) hours. 

d. Fines 

Any player who does not attend and participate in each mandatory activity in Sections VI.A.8.b and c above must pay a fine of $20,000 for each mandatory activity she misses. A player may appeal any such fine no later than twenty-one (21) days after receiving notice of such fine. 

## C. WTA ELITE TROPHY 

## 1. Singles and Doubles Competition Formats 

The singles competition is a draw of twelve (12) players in a round robin format with four (4) groups of three (3) players with the winner from each group qualifying for a single-elimination-format semifinal and final. The doubles competition is a draw of eight (8) teams in a round robin format with two (2) groups of four (4) teams with the winner from each group qualifying for a single-elimination-format final. 

## 2. Qualification; Wild Cards; Attendance; Alternates 

a. Qualified Players 

i. Singles 

The top eleven (11) players on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard who are not Finals Singles Qualified Players qualify for the WTA Elite Trophy (each an “Elite Trophy Singles Qualified 

