## XII. WTA TOURNAMENT MEMBERSHIPS 

## A. WTA CALENDAR 

Visit www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2021 for the current 2021 WTA Calendar. 

## B. APPLICATION FOR A NEW TOURNAMENT ON THE WTA 

Before an application for a new Tournament Class Membership can be considered by the WTA, the prospective owner of a new WTA Tournament must meet all of the obligations enumerated below. 

Applicants are advised that the WTA will grant a new membership only if, in the WTA’s sole discretion, the new Tournament is geographically and temporally appropriate, within the requirements of the WTA By-Laws and otherwise serves the best interests of the WTA. 

## 1. WTA Application Form 

a. Deadline 

A WTA Tournament Application must be submitted to the WTA by February 28 in the year prior to the Tour Year in which the Tournament is to be conducted. 

b. Process 

The application must be complete in order to ensure that the applicant is in good standing. No application will be acted upon until the WTA has received all information, along with the applicable deposit set forth in sub-Section 2 below. 

Prior to consideration of the application by the Board of Directors, the CEO shall conduct such investigation as he/she deems appropriate and shall have the right to require the applicant to furnish any information the CEO deems appropriate. 

c. Late Applications 

Applications received after the due date may be entitled to consideration under the following circumstances: 

i. As replacements for any approved Tournaments which have been cancelled or disqualified as provided in these Rules; 

