The 2020 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, was a women's tennis tournament that was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China. It would have been the 50th edition of the singles event and the 45th edition of the doubles competition, contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams.

However, the tournament was cancelled by the WTA, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 July 2020.

Tournament The 2020 WTA Finals was scheduled to take place at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center the week of October 26, 2020. It would have been the 50th edition of the event. The tournament would have been run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2020 WTA Tour. Shenzhen would have been the tenth city to host the WTA Finals since the tournament's inauguration in 1972.

Qualifying In the singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and (for the top 20 players at the end of 2019) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included. In the doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in the singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand-Slam or Premier-level tournaments.

Format Both the singles and doubles event features eight players/teams in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player/team meets the other three players/teams in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player/team in one group meets the second-placed player/team in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match.

Round robin tie-breaking methods The final standings are made using these methods:

Greatest number of [match] wins. Greatest number of matches played. Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:

a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players. b. Highest percentage of sets won. c. Highest percentage of games won.

Prize money and points The total prize money for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2019 is US$14,000,000. The tables below are based on the updated draw sheet information.

SinglesStagePrize moneyPointsChampion RR1 + $3,505,000 RR + 750Runner-up RR + $1,180,000 RR + 330 Semifinalist RR + $80,000 RR Round robin win per match +$305,000 250 Round robin loss per match 125Participation Fee3 matches = $305,0002 matches = $265,0001 match = $220,000 Alternates2 matches = $210,0001 match = $165,0000 matches = $125,000

DoublesStagePrize moneyPointsChampion RR1 + $700,000 RR + 750Runner-up RR + $225,000 RR + 330 Semifinalist RR + $15,000 RR Round robin win per match +$50,000 250 Round robin loss per match 125Participation Fee3 matches = $150,0002 matches = $130,0001 match = $110,000 Alternate2 matches = $90,0001 match = $70,0000 matches = $50,000

Porsche Race to Shenzhen On 16 March 2020, the WTA rankings were frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the pandemic, the Race to Shenzhen has been cancelled and the promotion is no longer valid. The WTA rankings would be used for the singles qualification.

Below is the unofficial WTA Singles Race ranking for only 2020 events.

Players in gold (*) would have qualified for the WTA Finals.

Rank Player Grand Slam Premier Mandatory Best two Premier 5 Best other Total points Tourn WTA Titles AUS WI USO FO IW MI MA BE121234561* Sofia KeninW2000–R16240F1300– – – –R321R321W280R1655R1655R321R321 3,934 10 22* Naomi OsakaR32130–W2000A0– – – –F585SF185 2,900 4 13* Simona HalepSF780–A0R16240– – – –W900W470W280QF100 2,770 6 34* Victoria AzarenkaA0–F1300R6470– – – –W900QF190F305R321R321 2,767 7 15* Iga ŚwiątekR16240–R32130W2000– – – –R3260R641R321 2,432 6 16* Aryna SabalenkaR12810–R6470R32130R1630 – – –W900R16105W470W280SF185SF110QF100R1630 2,420 12 37* Petra KvitováQF430–R16240SF780– – – –F585R321SF185QF100 2,321 7 08* Garbiñe MuguruzaF1300–R6470R32130– – – –SF350QF190SF110QF100QF60 2,310 8 0Alternates9 Elise MertensR16240–QF430R32130R1655R321 – –SF350QF190F180F180QF100R3260QF60QF60 2,036 13 010 Elena RybakinaR32130–R6470R6470R321 – – –R16105R16105F305F305W280F180F180R321 1,732 12 1

Below is the unofficial WTA Doubles Race ranking for only 2020 events.

Players in gold (*) would have qualified for the WTA Finals.

RankTeamPoints Total Points Tourn WTA Titles12345678910111* Tímea Babos Kristina MladenovicW2000W2000SF350R161204,470422* Hsieh Su-wei Barbora StrýcováF1300W900W900W470W470R162404,280643* Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina SiniakováSF780SF780SF350W280SF185SF1102,485614* Nicole Melichar Xu YifanF650F585W470QF190QF100QF100R64102,105715* Hayley Carter Luisa StefaniSF350W280R16240R16240QF215F180W160R16105QF100W80R3211,9511116* Shuko Aoyama Ena ShibaharaW470QF430SF350R16240R16120SF110R16105QF100R161R321R3211,9281117* Alexa Guarachi Desirae KrawczykF1300W280SF110R16105R3210R321R1611,807718* Květa Peschke Demi SchuursW900R16240QF215R32130QF100R1655R1611,64171 Alternates9 Elise Mertens Aryna SabalenkaW470QF430QF215QF190R32130QF105QF601,6007110 Gabriela Dabrowski Jeļena OstapenkoF585QF430R16240SF1101,36540

See also 2020 WTA Elite Trophy 2020 WTA Tour 2020 ATP Finals

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