The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 Official Rulebook - Tennis Canada

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PLAYERS11. Top 10 Player List Entries/Acceptances(See Top 10 Player List rules beginning on page 11).12. Special Rankings(See WTA Tour Special Ranking Rule – page 217).13. Mandatory Tournament EntriesAll players who by ranking qualify for acceptance into the Main Draw ofa Premier Mandatory Tournament, will be entered automatically.All players who by actual ranking qualify for acceptance into the MainDraw of any Grand Slam will be entered automatically.14. Main Draw Alternate – SinglesAny Main Draw Alternate who is not in the Qualifying Draw, must reconfirmher intention to play the Tournament by contacting (either in personor by a telephone conversation) a Tour Operations staff person or theon-site Supervisor on the day prior to the start of Qualifying by 4:00p.m. tournament local time. The player must leave her contact numberwith the Tour Operations staff member or Supervisor with whom shespeaks. If a player fails to sign in on the requisite day by 4:00 p.m. tournamentlocal time, her entry will be automatically withdrawn from theNext In Main Draw Alternate List.15. Distribution of Acceptance ListsThe initial Tournament Acceptance Lists are distributed toTournaments, Supervisors and to individual Tournament Directorsimmediately upon their availability and will be posted on the PlayerZoneand TournamentZone websites.16. Tournament StatusTournament status is available to players on the PlayerZone website,via a Tour Operations staff member in the Florida office or through anon-site Supervisor.29
17. Administrative Error on Acceptance Listsa. Player OmittedIf an administrative error has been made in an Acceptance Listresulting in a player being omitted from the list, the player will beplaced at the top of the Next In Lists for Main Draw and/orQualifying based on the appropriate ranking used for player movement.b. Too Many Players AcceptedSee On-Site Draw Procedure for Administrative Error – PreliminaryMatch on page 48.19. More than One Tournament Per WeekIf a player (excluding Top 10 Players, where related to theirCommitment Tournaments) enters more than one (1) Tournament perweek, the following rules apply:a. Indicating ChoicesPLAYERSThe player must indicate which Tournament is her first, second orthird choice. If she fails to do so, the highest Tournament categoryevent will be indicated as her first choice; however, if two (2)Tournaments entered are at in the same category, the Tournamentthat is listed first on the Official WTA Tour Entry Form will beentered as her first choice. All applicable withdrawal rules willapply.b. Main Draw Entries and AcceptancesIf at the time of the Main Draw entry deadline, a player is acceptedinto the Main Draw of any of the Tournaments entered in the sameweek (based on her order of choice) she will be automatically withdrawnfrom all other Tournaments entered that week.If at the time of the Main Draw entry deadline, a player is notaccepted into the Main Draw of any Tournaments, she will remainon all alternate lists up until three (3) weeks prior to the Tournamentand she can change her preferences at anytime up until theQualifying entry deadline, provided she makes the change beforeshe moves into the Main Draw. If she moves into a Main Draw ofany Tournament between the Main Draw entry deadline and the30
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Page 8 and 9: THE SONY ERICSSON WTA TOURI. INTROD
Page 10: G. WTA TOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORSDirec
Page 13 and 14: While a player is elevated, she sha
Page 15 and 16: PLAYERSYear EndRankingPremierMandat
Page 17 and 18: Tournaments not played or have used
Page 19 and 20: PLAYERS1. Player Optionsa. The play
Page 21 and 22: prevent the circumvention, or perce
Page 25 and 26: PLAYERSc. Written Consent4. Eligibi
Page 27 and 28: PLAYERSii. On-line via the PlayerZo
Page 29: PLAYERS(See Section IX for entries
Page 33 and 34: one (1) week, upon the first occurr
Page 35 and 36: PLAYERSto officially submitting her
Page 37 and 38: PLAYERS(4:00 p.m. tournament local
Page 39 and 40: PLAYERSi. Withdraws prior to the Qu
Page 41 and 42: PLAYERS6. Retirement/Defaultsa. Mat
Page 43 and 44: PLAYERSround retirement in excess o
Page 45 and 46: Tournaments, which will be awarded,
Page 47 and 48: PLAYERSIf the spots become availabl
Page 49 and 50: PLAYERSopenings in the draw that da
Page 51 and 52: PLAYERSIf a Qualifying Wild Card wi
Page 53 and 54: PLAYERS(a)(b)(c)Team with the great
Page 55 and 56: PLAYERSthere are no Alternates sign
Page 57 and 58: PLAYERSii.Nomination Deadlines(a)(b
Page 59 and 60: PLAYERSor to Tour Operations by the
Page 61 and 62: PLAYERSnumber of Singles Main Draw
Page 63 and 64: PLAYERSMain Draw Size Number of Bye
Page 65 and 66: PLAYERS(b)To determine the placemen
Page 67 and 68: PLAYERS• The next eligible player
Page 69 and 70: PLAYERS• The 13th seed fills the
Page 71 and 72: PLAYERS• The 25th seed takes the
Page 73 and 74: PLAYERSspot created by this move.(d
Page 75 and 76: PLAYERS3. Late Start RequestsPrevio
Page 77 and 78: PLAYERSday of the Qualifying.* The
Page 79 and 80: 13. Interruptions and Breaksa. Inte
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PLAYERSa. 50% for use by, and to be
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PLAYERSviii. Tournament Withdrawal,
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PLAYERSe. Optional ActivitiesAll ot
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time commitment if activities are r
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The WTA shall award each month a gi
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the required interview immediately
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PLAYERSsecond day after the schedul
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PLAYERSThe patch must be worn and b
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PLAYERSiv.Non-compliance During Mat
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PLAYERSc. AppealsFine appeals must
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PLAYERS(2) millimeters from the bas
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PLAYERSinches (or 19.4 sq. cm) in s
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PLAYERSthe player, her clothing or
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PLAYERSD. TOILET/CHANGE OF ATTIRE B
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PLAYERSA player will receive a Time
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