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have a player present to witness the making of the draw, however, if a player is not available, the Supervisor or Referee may perform the draw in the presence of a WTA Player Relations staff member who will serve as the player representative. 

b. Time 

i. Main Draw Singles 

The Singles Main Draw will be made no earlier than the Qualifying Sign-In deadline and no later than 3:00 p.m. tournament local time the day before the Main Draw starts. (Any exception must have the approval of the WTA.) 

ii. Qualifying Singles 

The Singles Qualifying Draw will be made immediately after the Qualifying Sign-In closes, or if deemed necessary, may be delayed by the Supervisor. 

iii. Doubles 

The Doubles Main Draw will be made after the Doubles Sign-In closes. 

c. Tournaments 

All Tournaments will have a seeded draw. (See Section V.A.6.a.i.) 

d. Byes 

i. The number of byes shall be based on draw size as follows: 

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* The semi-finalists at the Wuhan WTA 1000 Tournament will receive byes at the Beijing WTA 1000 Tournament. 

