The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 Official Rulebook - Tennis Canada

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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
PLAYERSIf a Qualifying Wild Card withdraws before the Qualifying Drawhas started, the Tournament Director may name an alternateWild Card, even if the Wild Card nomination deadline haspassed. (See Filling Vacant Wild Card Spots – page 56).c. Sign-In Deadlinesi. QualifiersAll Qualifiers must sign in by 4:00 p.m. tournament local timethe day prior to the start of Qualifying. If a player does not signin at this time, she will not be placed in the draw. The playermust sign in by contacting (either in person or by a telephoneconversation) the on-site Supervisor, a Supervisor at an eventat which a player is competing or Tour Operations in Florida.ii.On-Site AlternatesOn-site Alternates must have signed in as set forth on page 47– Openings in Qualifying or Main Draw Only Events. If anAlternate has not been accepted into the Qualifying Draw, shemust sign in with or contact the Supervisor before 30 minutesprior to the scheduled start of play each day. An on-siteAlternate is eligible to substitute for all 1st round matches andfor 2nd round matches when there are 1st round byes. Aplayer (Alternate or Lucky Loser) will not lose herAlternate/Lucky Loser status if she chooses not to sign ineach day.d. Openings in the Qualifying Drawi. Before the Qualifying Freeze Deadline (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time(New York, USA Time) the day prior to the Qualifying Sign-In)Any such openings are filled by Next In Qualifying Alternatesbased on the WTA Tour Rankings used for Alternate Status.ii.After the Qualifying Freeze Deadline but before QualifyingSign-In (4:00 p.m. tournament local time)Any such openings are filled by Alternates who have signed inwith a Tour Operations staff member or the Supervisor, basedon the WTA Tour Rankings used for Alternate status.50
Page 2: TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE SONY ERICSSON
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 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: PLAYERSopenings in the draw that da
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
Page 95 and 96: PLAYERSThe patch must be worn and b
Page 97 and 98: PLAYERSiv.Non-compliance During Mat
Page 99 and 100: 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
Page 105 and 106:
PLAYERSthe player, her clothing or
Page 107 and 108:
PLAYERSD. TOILET/CHANGE OF ATTIRE B
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PLAYERSA player will receive a Time
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