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Zhuhai To Host International Women's Tennis Tournament In November

Zhuhai, China "will host an international tennis tournament for the next five years, starting in early November," according to Zhan Lisheng of CHINA DAILY. Co-organized by the WTA, Chinese Tennis Association and the municipal government of Zhuhai, the WTA Elite Trophy "will take place from Nov 2-8." The WTA Elite Trophy, a new singles and doubles tournament, will offer $2.15M in prize money and initially run until '19. The 12-player singles field will comprise players ranked No. 9 to No. 19 in the world, "together with one wildcard, and will be played in a four-group, round robin format, while six doubles teams will compete in a two-group, round robin format." The event champion "will score 700 ranking points." WTA Chair/CEO Stacey Allaster imagined the tournament to be "world-class players at a world-class facility in a world-class city" (CHINA DAILY, 1/27).

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