(a) Eligibility 

A player who is not entered and has not competed in Qualifying cannot be considered for a Lucky Loser status. 

A player who has been eliminated from the Qualifying may retain her right to Lucky Loser status for the duration of the Tournament provided that: 

(i) She signs in with the Supervisor by the Lucky Loser deadline; 

(ii) She receives a medical examination from the Tournament Physician and PHCP if she retired or withdrew; and 

(iii) The Main Draw match is not scheduled for the same day she retired/withdrew from her Qualifying match. 

(b) Procedures 

(i) All Lucky Losers are subject to first-round prize money deductions because of Prize Money Withdrawals in accordance with Section IX.C.1.a.i(b)(ii). 

(ii) Lucky Loser positions in the Main Draw will not be released until the completion of the Qualifying event, unless Qualifying has not been completed by the time the Schedule of Play is released. In that event, the Supervisor may release a player’s position where necessary and schedule players who have been accepted into the Main Draw. 

(iii) If there are withdrawals from the Main Draw after Qualifying has begun and before Qualifiers have been drawn to the Main Draw, Qualifiers and Lucky Losers will be drawn together by lot to determine their positions in the Main Draw, except that only Qualifiers will be drawn for positions with a bye until no Qualifiers remain to fill such positions.* 

*For Main Draw Wild Card withdrawals see Section III.C.5 – Filling Vacant Wild Card Spots. 

(iv) At Tournaments where the last round of Qualifying and the first round of Main Draw are played on the same day and there is a withdrawal in the Main Draw Matches scheduled for the cross-over day, the Qualifier and Lucky Loser positions should be determined as follows: 

