2019 - ZHUHAI - CHINA October 19, 2019

From Venus to Barty: Previous Zhuhai winners

Take a look back at the four previous winners of the WTA Elite Trophy ahead of this year's event in Zhuhai.

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Venus Williams won the first edition of the event, beating Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 7-6 in 2015 (Getty)

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The American top seed dropped just two sets all week in Zhuhai (Getty)

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Petra Kvitova took the honors 12 months later, beating Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-2 (Getty)

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The Czech did not drop a set all week (Getty)

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Julia Goerges was the surprise winner in 2017, besting CoCo Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-1 (Getty)

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The German was seeded seventh for the event but topped her group and did not drop a set in the tournament (Getty)

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Ashleigh Barty put down a marker with her 6-3, 6-4 success over Wang Qiang last year (Getty)

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The Australian would take her form into 2019 after her trophy win in Zhuhai (Getty)

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