The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 Official Rulebook - Tennis Canada

PLAYERSii.The loser of the preliminary match will receive 1st round prizemoney and 1st round ranking points.Prize money payment to the loser of the preliminary match willnot constitute an additional expense to the Tournament; theWTA will pay it.iii.The winner of the preliminary match will receive prize moneyand ranking points for the round reached in the draw. In addition,the player will receive 25% of 2nd round prize money(paid by the WTA) and 35% of 2nd round ranking points.The WTA will reimburse per diem expenses to the loser of the preliminarymatch per WTA Tour Rules.2. Singles – Qualifying Drawa. Minimum Draw SizeMinimum number of places in the Qualifying competition will be 16.b. CompositionThe Qualifying Draw will consist of some or all of the following:i. Direct AcceptanceThose players accepted based on the WTA Tour Rankings atthe time of entry deadline or unless an exception is authorizedvia a Special Ranking.ii.Wild Card NominationsThose players named Wild Cards by the Tournament Directorto fill designated spots in the draw. (See Wild Cards – page54).Tournament Directors must name and notify the WTA of theirfinal Wild Card nominations, in writing, by the Qualifying Sign-In deadline.If there are open spots in the draw and no on-site Alternates,the open spots will revert to the Tournament Director asAdditional Wild Card spots. These Wild Cards will counttowards a player’s yearly allotment of Wild Cards.49