The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 Official Rulebook - Tennis Canada

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PLAYERSMainDraw SizeQualifyingDraw SizeNumber ofQualifiers30/32 16 428/30/32 32 428/30/32 48 656 16 456/60 64 856/64 32 856/64 48 1296 48 12128 96 12128 128 16iii.Wild Card NominationsThose players named Wild Cards by the Tournament Directorto fill their designated spots in the draw. Tournaments arerequired to submit a tentative list of Wild Card nominations toTour Operations in the Florida office one (1) week prior to thestart of the Main Draw. The WTA or the Supervisor mustreceive final Wild Card nominations by 4:00 p.m. tournamentlocal time, the day of Qualifying Sign-In.If there is no Qualifying event, Wild Card nominations must bemade in writing by Friday, 4:00 p.m. tournament local time theweek preceding the Tournament, or by 4:00 p.m. tournamentlocal time the day before the draw is made, whichever comesfirst.The WTA must approve all Wild Card nominations in regard tothe Age Eligibility Rule and other rule limitations. (See WildCards – page 54).iv.ByesThose positions allocated in the draw to byes based on thedraw size of the Tournament. Byes will be given to seededplayers in descending order. (See Byes – page 61 for thenumber of byes in a draw).Notwithstanding the foregoing, there will be four (4) byesawarded at each of the Madrid and Beijing Premier Mandatory43
Tournaments, which will be awarded, respectively, to thesemi-finalists of the Rome and Tokyo Premier 5 Tournaments.Any such byes not used by a semi-finalist will not be awarded.v. Lucky LosersPLAYERSA Lucky Loser is defined as a player who loses in theQualifying competition and who is eligible for a second chanceto play in the Main Draw.(a)StatusThe criterion for determining Lucky Loser status is determinedfirst by the highest ranked players (in descendingorder) who have lost in the final round of Qualifying. (Theranking used to determine the Lucky Loser order is thesame ranking used to determine the Qualifying seeding)*.If more Lucky Losers are required, the same procedure isfollowed for players who have lost in the second-to-lastround of Qualifying, in descending rank order.* A player’s Special Ranking may not be used to determine her LuckyLoser position or status. Only actual rankings will be used to determinea player’s Lucky Loser position or status. (See WTA TourSpecial Ranking Rule – page 217).(b)EligibilityA player who is not entered and has not competed inQualifying cannot be considered for a Lucky Loser status.If a player is forced to retire or withdraws from theQualifying, however, she may retain her right to LuckyLoser status for the duration of the Tournament providedthat:(i)(ii)(iii)She signs in with the Supervisor by the Lucky Loserdeadline each day;She receives a medical examination from theTournament Physician and PHCP;The Main Draw match is not scheduled for the sameday she retired/withdrew from her Qualifying match.44
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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 and 30: PLAYERS(See Section IX for entries
Page 31 and 32: 17. Administrative Error on Accepta
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: PLAYERSround retirement in excess o
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
Page 81 and 82: PLAYERSa. 50% for use by, and to be
Page 83 and 84: PLAYERSviii. Tournament Withdrawal,
Page 85 and 86: PLAYERSe. Optional ActivitiesAll ot
Page 87 and 88: time commitment if activities are r
Page 89 and 90: The WTA shall award each month a gi
Page 91 and 92: the required interview immediately
Page 93 and 94: PLAYERSsecond day after the schedul
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PLAYERSThe patch must be worn and b
Page 97 and 98:
PLAYERSiv.Non-compliance During Mat
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PLAYERSc. AppealsFine appeals must
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PLAYERS(2) millimeters from the bas
Page 103 and 104:
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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