receive a medical examination from the Tournament Physician and PHCP at the Current Tournament and submit her medical examination to the Tournament Physician and PHCP at the Following Week Tournament. To be eligible to compete in the Following Week Tournament, the player must receive a medical examination by the Tournament Physician and PHCP at the Following Week Tournament. 

A player will automatically be withdrawn from a Following Week Tournament if: 

a. She has withdrawn or retired from a draw in the Current Tournament without cause or for unprofessional reasons; 

b. She fails to provide proof of medical examination by submitting a signed WTA Medical Information Form from the Tournament Physician and PHCP at the Current Tournament to the Tournament Physician and PHCP at the Following Week Tournament; 

c. She fails to receive a medical examination from the Tournament Physician and PHCP at the Following Week Tournament; or 

d. Her next match in the Current Tournament is scheduled on the same day as or later than her first match in the Following Week Tournament. 

Any player who is discovered to have contravened this Rule shall not receive ranking points for the Following Week Tournament and will be subject to a fine as permitted under these Rules. This Rule does not apply to a player whose partner in doubles has been forced to withdraw or retire from their match. 

## 2. Matches Scheduled Same Day 

a. A player who withdraws or retires from singles can play doubles as long as her doubles match has not been scheduled and called on the same day as her singles withdrawal or retirement. 

b. If a player has both singles and doubles matches scheduled on the same day, she can withdraw from doubles before playing her singles match. 

## 3. Withdrawal of Seeds 

See Section V.A.6.d – Withdrawal of a Seed. 

## 4. Prize Money and Ranking Points 

See Section VIII.B.3 – Withdrawals, Byes, Walkovers, and Defaults. 

