PLAYERS SECTION VI - WTA FINALS AND WTA ELITE TROPHY Player”). Finals Alternates are eligible, but not required, to attend  and compete at the WTA Elite Trophy. Finals Alternates must confirm  their participation in the WTA Elite Trophy by the later of 10:00 a.m.  Eastern Time (New York, USA Time) on the Tuesday of the week prior  to the WTA Elite Trophy (“Prior Tuesday”) or the day on which she  is confirmed a Finals Alternate. If the player is confirmed a Finals  Alternate on the day of the singles final of a Tournament the week  prior to the WTA Elite Trophy, she must confirm her participation in  the WTA Elite Trophy within one (1) hour of the singles final match  of the previous week’s Tournament. A Finals Alternate who confirms  her participation and does not withdraw before 10:00 a.m. Eastern  Time (New York, USA Time) on the Prior Tuesday automatically  becomes an Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Player upon completion  of the WTA Elite Trophy draw. If a singles Finals Alternate who has  confirmed her participation in the WTA Elite Trophy becomes a  singles Finals Qualified Player before she plays a match at the WTA  Elite Trophy, she will be withdrawn automatically from the singles  competition at the WTA Elite Trophy without penalty. If any Elite  Trophy Singles Qualified Player withdraws before 10:00 a.m. Eastern  Time (New York, USA Time) on the Prior Tuesday, the next-highest- ranked player on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard who is  not already a Finals or Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Player becomes  an Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Player. The top six (6) teams, using the players’ combined WTA Doubles  Rankings as of the Monday of the final regular-season Tournament  of the current Tour Year, composed of players who did not qualify  for the WTA Finals singles (except Finals Alternates) or doubles  (except Finals Alternate Teams) competitions that enter the WTA  Elite Trophy doubles competition by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (New  York, USA Time) on the Prior Tuesday qualify for the WTA Elite Trophy  (each an “Elite Trophy Qualified Team” and each player an “Elite  Trophy Doubles Qualified Player”). A player may not use her Special Ranking to enter the doubles  competition. ii. Doubles b.  Qualification Tie-Break i. Singles If two (2) or more players are tied for qualification, the following  player is the Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Player: 96