The WTA Women's Tour will return to China for the first time in 16 months. China has been the WTA's main source of funding since the success of Li Na.

The Chinese market is the most dynamic in the world, with no less than twenty million players. The WTA says it has obtained "assurances" from relatives of Peng Shuai that she "lives safely with her family in Beijing" "This is a huge disappointment for all those who defend human rights in China," Human Rights Watch said.