WTA Tournament of Champions
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| WTA Tournament of Champions | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Abolished | 2014 |
| Location | Armeets Arena |
| Category | International |
| Surface | Hard / indoors |
| Draw | 8S |
| Prize money | US$ 750,000 |
| Website | sofia-tennis.bg |
WTA Tournament of Champions was a women's season ending
WTA Championships. The Tournament of Champions took place from 2009 until 2014; it was then replaced by a new format year-end tournament: the WTA Elite Trophy
.
History
It debuted in 2009 at the
Tier III
tournament).
For the
edition, only the top-8 ranked women qualified for the event, with the tournament having the possibility to replace competitors with wildcards of their choice.The WTA Tournament of Champions took place in Bali from the inaugural edition in 2009 until 2011. Since 2012 the tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Since 2015, the WTA Tournament of Champions was replaced by a new format: the WTA Elite Trophy. The singles competition will feature a four-group round-robin format consisting of players ranked from ninth to 19th in the world plus one wildcard; followed by the semifinals and final. The tournament will also include a doubles tournament featuring six teams split into two groups followed by a final.[1]
Venues
| Town | Years | Stadium | Surface | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nusa Dua, Bali
|
2009–2011 | Bali International Convention Centre | Hard (i) | 8,000 |
 Sofia
|
2012–2014 | Armeets Arena
|
Hard (i) | 13,545 |
Past results
Singles
| Venue | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bali
|
2009 |  Aravane Rezaï
|
Marion Bartoli
|
7–5, retired |
| 2010 |  Ana Ivanovic
|
 Alisa Kleybanova
|
6–2, 7–6(7–5) | |
| 2011 | Ana Ivanovic (2)
|
 Anabel Medina Garrigues
|
6–3, 6–0 | |
| Sofia
|
2012 | Nadia Petrova
|
 Caroline Wozniacki
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| 2013 |  Simona Halep
|
 Samantha Stosur
|
2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 2014 |  Andrea Petkovic
|
 Flavia Pennetta
|
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "WTA News". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2020-08-27.