The 2014 WTA Finals began on October 17.
 In 2015 and from 2019 until the present the doubles draw has been played in a round robin format
 Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results: from the four Grand Slam events, the four WTA 1000 tournaments with 1,000 points for the winner, and (for the players who played the main draw at least in 2 such tournaments) the best results from two WTA 1000 tournaments with 900 points maximum must be included as well as points from 6 other countable tournaments

