Order of play. 3 November 2017. Elite Trophy Zhuhai

STADIUM
Starting at 3pm

Kristina MLADENOVIC (FRA) [1] v Julia GOERGES (GER) [7]

Not before 4pm
Elena VESNINA (RUS) [6] v [WC] PENG Shuai (CHN) [12]

Not before 7pm
Sloane STEPHENS (USA) [3] v Barbora STRYCOVA (CZE) [11]

VENUS WILLIAMS CONQUERS 2015 HUAJIN OPEN.

The final was a hard-fought, hard-hitting affair, with Williams coming out sharper - she raced out to an early 4-1 lead - but Pliskova closing in to 4-all before Williams snuck out the opening set, 7-5. 
 The second set script was flipped. This time it was Pliskova who had the leads, going up 4-2 and, after Williams got the set back on serve, going up 4-2 in the ensuing tie-break. 
The Czech even brought up a set point at 6-5 in the breaker, ripping an inside out forehand that barely missed the sideline. But like she's done so many times on the biggest stages all around the world, the No.1-seeded Williams lifted her game one last time to finally close out the No.3-seeded Pliskova, rifling back-to-back forehand winners - including a huge passing shot on match point - to finish her off, 7-5, 7-6(6). "Seven weeks here in Asia and now I feel like it's my home!
" Williams said afterwards. "I'm so excited to win the first trophy in Zhuhai. All the players felt so welcome here and we appreciated all of the enthusiasm. 
To see every seat filled for every match, that's all the players and tournament hope for. "Also congratulations to Karolina. She deserved to win too - I was really lucky to win at the end."

Karolina Pliskova advances to final in Huajin 2015

Pliskova broke four times to romp home, 6-3, 6-1. 
 Pliskova set the tone on the opening point, confidently guiding a tricky volley into the open court for a winner. Three points later, she was displaying the other side of her game, thumping a backhand down the line to secure an immediate break. With the Czech's own delivery imperious - winning 92% of first serve points - she had no problems keeping Svitolina at arm's length, before striking once again in the final game of the set. 
 The second was even more one-sided. Once again Pliskova surged in front almost immediately, breaking for a 3-1 lead after outmaneuvering her increasingly flustered opponent. A quarter of an hour later she arrived at match point, conjuring up another delightful touch at the net to secure her place in the final.

Venus Williams into final of the 2015 Huajin Open.

Williams unleashed big serves and groundstrokes into the corners time and time again to completely overpower the No.4-seeded Vinci, breaking serve six times - including in the final game - en route to a 6-2, 6-2 victory. 

 "Wow, first final here - I'm very honored to be in the first final in Zhuhai!" 
Williams said in her on-court interview after the match. "Today wasn't an easy match - every game was really well-contested and she never gave me any points. She's had a great year; I felt like I really earned the win today."

Anna karolina Schmiedlova advances in HUAJIN SECURITIES WTA ELITE TROPHY ZHUHAI OPEN 2015.

"It's a great feeling to play here after one week of practice," Schmiedlova said in the on-court interview. "I really felt great and I think I played pretty well.
"I hope next year when I will come, I will be one of the players, not just the alternate!" Should she continue the kind of form she displayed against the Italian veteran, the young Slovak will likely be able to keep that promise, capping what has been a breakthrough season with a thrilling exchange on match point that she won from the net. 
"It's a great tournament, everything here was great; to the people, I'm sorry I can't play another match this week, but definitely next year!"

HUAJIN SECURITIES WTA ELITE TROPHY ZHUHAI, CHINA NOV 03 - NOV 08, 2015

TOURNAMENT INFO 
 TIER: Tour Championships 
PRIZE MONEY: $2,150,000 
SURFACE: Hard 
DIRECTOR: Peter Johnston 

Tennis is booming in Asia, and in January 2015 the WTA unveiled its 13th tournament in the region: the WTA Elite Trophy. The annual event, which features both singles and doubles, will be staged in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai and run until 2019. Following on from the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global on the tennis calendar, Zhuhai's 12-player singles field will consist of players ranked between No.9 and No.20, along with one wildcard. The qualifiers will compete in a four-group round robin format, with the winners of each group advancing to the semifinals. 
The six doubles teams will be split into two round robin groups, with the winner of each advancing to the final. The WTA Elite Trophy will take place between November 2-8 at the state-of-the-art tennis center in Zhuhai. With a total prize pot of $2.5 million and 700 ranking points awarded to the champion, the tournament is one of the most prestigious on the tennis calendar, a status underlined by the addition of tennis legend Li Na as an ambassador.