The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 Official Rulebook - Tennis Canada

PLAYERSii.Nomination Deadlines(a)(b)The Tournament Director must provide a tentative list of allWild Card nominations seven (7) days prior to the start ofthe Main Draw of the Tournament.The Tournament Director must advise the WTA or theSupervisor in writing of the singles Wild Card nominationsand Alternate Wild Card nominations by 4:00 p.m. tournamentlocal time, the day of Qualifying Sign-In. If thereis no Qualifying event, Wild Card nominations must bemade in writing by Friday, 4:00 p.m. tournament localtime the week preceding the Tournament, or by 4:00 p.m.tournament local time the day before the draw is made,whichever comes first.Wild Cards named by the Tournament Director prior to thedeadline will be tentative until the Qualifying Sign-In deadline.iii.Filling Vacant Wild Card Spots(a)With A Previously-Named Alternate Wild Card NominationAs long as the Alternate Wild Card was named prior to theWild Card nominations deadline, the Tournament Directorwill be allowed to fill a vacated Wild Card spot with hisAlternate Wild Card or Wild Card team in the followinginstances:(i)(ii)If at any time prior to the scheduled start ofQualifying, a Wild Card or Wild Card team is acceptedinto the Qualifying or Main Draw based upon heror their computer ranking; orIf a Wild Card has withdrawn from the Tournament.(b)With a New Wild Card NominationIf a Main Draw Wild Card withdraws before the start of theMain Draw, but after the start of the Qualifying, theTournament has until the Main Draw schedule of play isreleased to name a new Wild Card. In this case, the newWild Card does not have to be nominated prior to theWild Card nominations deadline. The new Wild Card can-56