The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 Official Rulebook - Tennis Canada

PLAYERSAlternates waiting to get into Qualifying who are accepted intoQualifying any time up until the Qualifying Freeze Deadline areobligated under these rules to play the Tournament and thussubject to the same Sign-In procedure and No Show fines.See Qualifying Alternate List Freeze Deadline procedures –page 32.ii.AmountsIf a player withdraws within three (3) weeks prior to aTournament, the automatic withdrawal fine shall be $300 for afirst offense and shall double for each offense thereafter (i.e.$300, $600, $1,200).iii.Prohibition Against Withdrawing from One Tournament to PlayAnotherOnce a player is accepted into the Qualifying of any WTA TourTournament, she may not withdraw to play (or accept a WildCard) in another WTA Tour Tournament or ITF Women’s Circuitevent in the same week, singles and/or doubles. If a player isdiscovered at any time to have violated this prohibition, theplayer will forfeit any ranking points received (singles and doubles)from the other event in which she played and may besubject to late withdrawal fines.4. Medical Withdrawalsa. Annual AllowanceTwo (2) withdrawals per Tour Year occurring prior to the QualifyingSign-In deadline. Top 10 Players may only use the AnnualAllowance for withdrawals from (i) Premier 700 CommitmentTournaments and (ii) Non-Commitment Tournaments before theQualifying Sign-In deadline.b. DefinitionSubject to the preceding provision, any two (2) Late Withdrawalsby a player during the Tour Year that are substantiated by the playeras being medical withdrawals for a bona fide injury or Illness(“Bona Fide Injury”) shall not count as a Late Withdrawal offenseand shall not subject the player to a Late Withdrawal fine providedthe player:37