I know Wuhan and Beijing are still to come, but it is never to early to speculate who will get handed that special invitation to compete in this year's Zhuhai SET 750
Zhuhai SET 750 WC History & Result
2015: ZHENG Saisai (RR)
2016: ZHANG Shuai (SF)
2017: PENG Shuai (RR)
2018: initially awarded to WANG Qiang (FINA), then reassigned to ZHANG Shuai (RR) after WANG qualified directly
@danieln1
@Scrubaball
@Tim.
@Juju Nostalgique
@LefandePatty
@M.P
@Baby-Na
@Baby-Ma
@chingching
@goldenlox
let's take a look at this year's candidates
WANG Qiang - The Defending Finalist
Current Race to Shenzhen: #29
Best Result of 2019: USO GS 2000 QF (430 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #2 BARTY
ZHENG SAISAI - The Premier 470 Queen
Current Race to Shenzhen: #34
Best Result of 2019: San Jose P470 W (470 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 1
Best Scalp of 2019: #10 SABALENKA
ZHANG Shuai - The Former Semi-Finalist
Current Race to Shenzhen: #36
Best Result of 2019: Wimbledon GS 2000 QF (430 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #11 SEVASTOVA
WANG Yafan - The Other Wang
Current Race to Shenzhen: #55
Best Result of 2019: Acapulco MM 280 W (280 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 1
Best Scalp of 2019: #5 SVITOLINA
PENG Shuai - The Veteran
Current Race to Shenzhen: #91
Best Result of 2019: USO GS 2000 2R as Q (110 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #12 WANG
ZHU Lin - The Rising Star
Current Race to Shenzhen: #99
Best Result of 2019: Dubai P5 900 2R as Q (90 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #16 MERTENS
SHARAPOVA Maria - The Wild Card Queen
Current Race to Shenzhen: #123
Best Result of 2019: AO GS 2000 R16 (240 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #3 WOZNIACKI
WANG Xiyu - The USO GS 2000 Junior Champion
Current Race to Shenzhen: #141
Best Result of 2019: $0.06M LA BISBAL D'EMPORDA W (100 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #61 PUIG
WANG Xinyu - The Junior #1
Current Race to Shenzhen: #154
Best Result of 2019: 3 $0.025M W (50 points each)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #146 HAAS
Zhuhai SET 750 WC History & Result
2015: ZHENG Saisai (RR)
2016: ZHANG Shuai (SF)
2017: PENG Shuai (RR)
2018: initially awarded to WANG Qiang (FINA), then reassigned to ZHANG Shuai (RR) after WANG qualified directly
@danieln1
@Scrubaball
@Tim.
@Juju Nostalgique
@LefandePatty
@M.P
@Baby-Na
@Baby-Ma
@chingching
@goldenlox
let's take a look at this year's candidates
WANG Qiang - The Defending Finalist
Current Race to Shenzhen: #29
Best Result of 2019: USO GS 2000 QF (430 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #2 BARTY
ZHENG SAISAI - The Premier 470 Queen
Current Race to Shenzhen: #34
Best Result of 2019: San Jose P470 W (470 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 1
Best Scalp of 2019: #10 SABALENKA
ZHANG Shuai - The Former Semi-Finalist
Current Race to Shenzhen: #36
Best Result of 2019: Wimbledon GS 2000 QF (430 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #11 SEVASTOVA
WANG Yafan - The Other Wang
Current Race to Shenzhen: #55
Best Result of 2019: Acapulco MM 280 W (280 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 1
Best Scalp of 2019: #5 SVITOLINA
PENG Shuai - The Veteran
Current Race to Shenzhen: #91
Best Result of 2019: USO GS 2000 2R as Q (110 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #12 WANG
ZHU Lin - The Rising Star
Current Race to Shenzhen: #99
Best Result of 2019: Dubai P5 900 2R as Q (90 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #16 MERTENS
SHARAPOVA Maria - The Wild Card Queen
Current Race to Shenzhen: #123
Best Result of 2019: AO GS 2000 R16 (240 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #3 WOZNIACKI
WANG Xiyu - The USO GS 2000 Junior Champion
Current Race to Shenzhen: #141
Best Result of 2019: $0.06M LA BISBAL D'EMPORDA W (100 points)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #61 PUIG
WANG Xinyu - The Junior #1
Current Race to Shenzhen: #154
Best Result of 2019: 3 $0.025M W (50 points each)
WTA Titles in 2019: 0
Best Scalp of 2019: #146 HAAS