WTA Finals in doubt as China cancels 2020 international events. General Administration of Sports cites 'science and order' in bid to reduce Covid-19 cases.
Altogether four ATP tournaments and seven WTA tournaments were scraped for the remaining 2020 season, including those which have become tennis flagship events over the years in the country such as the Rolex Shanghai Masters, the China Open in Beijing, as well as the WTA Finals Shenzhen. The finals, which sees the top-eight singles and doubles pairings compete, is a major source of revenue for the WTA and its cancellation will now put serious financial pressure on the organisation. The WTA had seven tournaments in China in its provisional calendar for the remainder of 2020, including the season-ending WTA Finals. The Tour resumes on Aug. 3 after five months with the Palermo Open in Sicily. CLTA in hot seat over harassment allegations, Since then, the WTA Tour has grown to more than 1,800 athletes and $179 million in prize money to be played for at events around the globe. The Top 8 singles players and doubles teams of the 2020 season will earn their position to compete at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen. The full 2020 WTA calendar can be downloaded here. As a result of no longer being permitted to stage the WTA Finals Shenzhen, WTA leadership also made the decision to call off its race to the prestigious year-end event. By Tennis.com July 23, 2020
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The WTA had seven tournaments in China in its provisional calendar for the remainder of 2020, including the season-ending WTA Finals. The Tour resumes on Aug. 3 after five months with the Palermo Open in Sicily. Read more. The ATP have cancelled the Shanghai Masters, Asia's only ATP Masters 1000 tournament, the China Open in Beijing, an ATP
The WTA season has, in the last few years, seen China as one of its most lucrative markets, and no fewer than seven events usually build to the finale at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen.
The finals, which sees the top-eight singles and doubles pairings compete, is a major source of revenue for the WTA and its cancellation will now put serious financial pressure on the organisation. The WTA had seven tournaments in China in its provisional calendar for the remainder of 2020, including the season-ending WTA Finals. The Tour resumes on Aug. 3 after five months with the Palermo Open in Sicily. CLTA in hot seat over harassment allegations, Since then, the WTA Tour has grown to more than 1,800 athletes and $179 million in prize money to be played for at events around the globe. The Top 8 singles players and doubles teams of the 2020 season will earn their position to compete at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen. The full 2020 WTA calendar can be downloaded here. As a result of no longer being permitted to stage the WTA Finals Shenzhen, WTA leadership also made the decision to call off its race to the prestigious year-end event. By Tennis.com July 23, 2020 Eleven mens and women's tennis tournaments planned for China in October and November -- including the WTA Finals -- were canceled Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic. July 23, 2020 Eleven