## SECTION XVIII - TOURNAMENT STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE 

iii. Request for New Hearing 

## STANDARDS 

Notwithstanding Section XVIII.A.47.c.ii above, after the Code of Conduct and Standards of Performance Committee or Board of Directors renders a decision on a Tournament’s breach of the Tournament Standards of Performance, the WTA or any applicable Tournament Support Personnel may submit a request to the WTA for the Code of Conduct and Standards of Performance Committee or Board of Directors, as applicable, to grant a new hearing (“New Hearing”) of such breach because of the discovery of new information that: (i) was not known to the Tournament at the time of the Code of Conduct and Standards of Performance Committee’s or Board of Directors’ original hearing on the breach; and (ii) is capable of causing the Code of Conduct and Standards of Performance Committee or Board of Directors, as applicable, to render a different decision on the breach (“New Information”). Such request must be submitted to the WTA no later than ninety (90) days after notice of the Committee’s or Board of Directors’ original decision unless the Committee or Board of Directors otherwise agrees. 

The Code of Conduct and Standards of Performance Committee or Board of Directors, as applicable, has no obligation to grant a New Hearing and has sole, absolute discretion in determining whether a New Hearing request contains any New Information and whether to grant a New Hearing on a breach. The decision regarding a New Hearing by the Committee or Board of Directors, as applicable, is final and non-appealable. If the Code of Conduct and Standards of Performance Committee or Board of Directors, as applicable, grants a New Hearing, the provisions of this Section XVIII.A.47.c will apply to that hearing. 

## B. MEDICAL SECTION 

## 1. Mandatory Physical Examination 

Each player participating in a WTA Tournament must complete all components of a mandatory physical examination as required by the WTA no more than once per Tour Year unless WTA SS&M reasonably determines that any further follow-up related to the mandatory physical examination is medically necessary. If the examination is not performed by the SS&M staff, physical and disability examinations will be at the expense of the player. Each player’s medical doctor will be required to complete the WTA mandatory physical examination online using the WTA medical documentation system or as otherwise directed by the WTA and provide any supportive documentation such as vaccination records in English. 

