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Printed in the United States of America  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nI. INTRODUCTION 5  \nA. DESCRIPTION 5  \nB. ADMINISTRATION 5  \nC. RULES 5  \nD. POLICIES 6  \nII. PLAYER COMMITMENT 9  \nA. WTA 1000 MANDATORY AND WTA 500 TOURNAMENTS 9  \nB. WTA FINALS 10  \nC. YEARS OF SERVICE 10  \nD. PLAYERS SUBJECT TO THE AGE ELIGIBILITY RULE 11  \nE. INTEGRITY RULES 13  \nIII. TOURNAMENT ENTRY, TOURNAMENT ACCEPTANCE, AND WILD CARDS 15  \nA. TOURNAMENT ENTRY 15  \nB. TOURNAMENT ACCEPTANCE 25  \nC. WILD CARDS 38  \nIV. WITHDRAWALS AND RETIREMENTS 47  \nA. WITHDRAWALS 47  \nB. RETIREMENTS 60  \nC. RESTRICTIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND PROCEDURES 60  \nV. TOURNAMENT DRAWS AND SCHEDULING 63  \nA. DRAWS 63  \nB. SCHEDULING 86  \nVI. WTA FINALS 93  \nA. RACE TO THE FINALS 93  \nB. WTA FINALS 94  \nVII. PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES/ON-COURT RULES AND PROCEDURES 105  \nA. ACES PROGRAM 105  \nB. MEDIA/SPONSOR/PUBLIC RELATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES 113  \nC. CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT 122  \nD. TOILET/CHANGE OF ATTIRE BREAKS 133  \nE. WTA MEDICAL RULE 135  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nF. CODE OF CONDUCT 135  \nG. CONTINUOUS PLAY 135  \nH. HINDRANCE RULE 136  \nI. DEFAULTS 137  \nJ. FINE APPEALS 138  \nVIII. WTA RANKING SYSTEM 139  \nA. GENERAL 139  \nB. RULES AND PROCEDURES 146  \nC. WTA SPECIAL RANKING RULE 150  \nD. TADP RETURN TO COMPETITION SPECIAL RANKING RULE 162  \nE. FERTILITY PROTECTION SPECIAL ENTRY RANKING 166  \nF. RETIRING FROM THE WTA 168  \nIX. PRIZE MONEY 169  \nA. DISTRIBUTION 169  \nB. AMATEURISM 171  \nC. WITHDRAWALS, BYES, WALKOVERS, AND DEFAULTS 171  \nD. TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION OR EARLY TERMINATION 175  \nE. PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWNS 175  \nX. AGE ELIGIBILITY AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 177  \nA. AGE ELIGIBILITY RULE 177  \nB. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 187  \nC. VIOLATIONS 197  \nXI. WTA PLAYER MEMBERSHIP 199  \nA. MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS 199  \nB. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS 200  \nC. MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES 201  \nD. 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