PLAYERS SECTION VI - WTA FINALS AND WTA ELITE TROPHY must provide written notice to the WTA and must not make any public  announcement concerning her participation until the WTA has confirmed  receipt of such notice. Seeding for Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Players is according to the  Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard. Seeding for Elite Trophy  Qualified Teams is according to the players’ combined doubles rankings  as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current  Tour Year. 3.  Round Robin Seeding b.  Seeding Procedures i. Singles (a) Place seed 1 in Group A, seed 2 in Group B, seed 3 in Group C  and seed 4 in Group D. (b) Draw from and place the remaining seeds in sets of four (4) as  follows: (i) Seeds 5 through 8 (place first drawn seed in Group A,  second drawn seed in Group B, third drawn seed in Group  C, and remaining seed in Group D); and (ii) Seeds 9 through 12 (place first drawn seed in Group A,  second drawn seed in Group B, third drawn seed in Group  C, and remaining seed in Group D). (a) Place seed 1 in Group A and seed 2 in Group B. (b) Draw from and place the remaining seeds in sets of two (2) as  follows: ii. Doubles (i) Seeds 3 and 4 (place first drawn seed in Group A and  remaining seed in Group B); (ii) Seeds 5 and 6 (place first drawn seed in Group A and  remaining seed in Group B); and 103 a.  Basis for Seeding