not on site and ready to play, she must pay a fine of 50% of the prize money she earns at the WTA Elite Trophy. 

c. Prize Money 

If a player withdraws from the finals of the singles competition, she forfeits $32,000 of the prize money to which she otherwise would have been entitled for reaching the finals. Forfeited prize money will be paid to the replacement player. 

## 6. Scoring 

The singles competition is the best of three (3) tie-break sets. The doubles competition is the best of three (3) sets with No-Ad scoring in the first two (2) sets and a 10-point match tie-break as the third set. 

## 7. Ranking Points 

The ranking points that an Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Player earns at the WTA Elite Trophy count towards her WTA Ranking if they are part of her best sixteen (16) results. A player who competes in the singles competitions of both the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy earns ranking points only from the tournament that provides the highest net increase to her total WTA Ranking points as of the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard. 

The WTA Elite Trophy ranking points for the singles competition are 40 points for participating in each round robin match, 80 points for each round robin win, 200 points for a semifinal win, and 260 points for the final win; provided, however, that Elite Trophy Singles Wild Card Players and Promoter-named Elite Trophy Alternates do not receive participation ranking points. 

The ranking points that an Elite Trophy Doubles Qualified Player earns at the WTA Elite Trophy count toward her WTA Ranking if they are part of her best eleven (11) Tournament results. A player who competes in the doubles competitions of both the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy earns ranking points only from the tournament that provides the highest net increase to her total WTA Ranking points as of the Monday of the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year. 

The WTA Elite Trophy ranking points for the doubles competition are 10 points for participating in each round robin match, 50 points for each round robin win, and 100 points for the final win; provided, however, that Elite Trophy Doubles Wild Card Players and Promoter-named Elite Trophy Alternates do not receive participation ranking points. 

