If the results of all tie-breaks under a or b are the same, the rank for such players will be considered tied for that ranking position. The WTA Rankings will list the tied players alphabetically, last name followed by first name. If both the first and last names are the same, the players will be listed according to whichever player is encountered first during the ranking process. 

## 6. Clarification of Ranking Points Rules and Procedures 

For further information contact: 

Grace Dowling Phone: +1 727 895 5000 E-mail: GDowling@wtatennis.com 

## C. WTA SPECIAL RANKING RULE 2 

## 1. Definitions 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following capitalized terms in this Section VIII.C have the following meanings: 

a. “Additional Seed” means a player in the Main Draw who does not play another seeded player in the first-round of that draw. 

b. “Medical Condition” means a medical illness or a musculoskeletal injury that warrants medical evaluation or medical treatment. 

c. “Out of Competition” means: 

i. not participating in any Tennis Event other than an Exhibition/Non- WTA Event for which a player was granted a waiver pursuant to sub- Section 6 below; and 

ii. not competing in any other organized sport. 

d. “Out-of-Competition Period” means a period during which a player is Out of Competition because of a Medical Condition, Pregnancy, or Parental Start for a minimum of twenty-six (26) weeks, which for a particular player is calculated using the last day of the last Tennis Event that she played or at which she received prize money, whichever is later, and the date of her Return to Competition. 

A player may not count any period of suspension for violation of the Rules, TADP, or TACP toward her Out-of-Competition Period. 

2 See 2021 COVID-19 Rules for temporary changes. 

