viii. Act as final arbiter in all on-site matters concerning the conduct of the Tournament, players, and staff and be available to assist where an on-court dispute develops. 

ix. In conjunction with WTA Operations, notify the Tournament Director of changes to his or her player field for each Tournament. 

b. Whenever the Supervisor is not available for a particular WTA Tournament, the duties above will be assigned to the WTA Representative or the designated WTA Tournament Referee. 

## 2. Primary Health Care Provider/Massage Therapist 

a. Primary Health Care Provider 

The WTA will provide a Primary Health Care Provider (“PHCP”) for the Qualifying (including the Qualifying Sign-In day) and Main Draw singles and doubles of all Tournaments. The PHCP is a licensed Physical Therapist and Certified Athletic Trainer (or the international equivalent specializing in sports medicine). 

The PHCP will provide on-site medical/health care services for the players beginning one (1) hour before match play each day until the completion of all matches, with the assistance of the local Tournament Physician. 

Players are treated on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to players getting ready for matches. The PHCP and the local Physician will be available after hours for emergency care, throughout the Tournament. 

b. Massage Therapist 

The WTA will provide one (1) or more licensed/certified (or international equivalent) and formally-trained Sports Massage Therapists for the Qualifying and Main Draws of all WTA 1000, WTA 500, and WTA 250 Tournaments. 

At WTA 250 Tournaments not assigned a WTA Core Massage Therapist, the WTA will provide a licensed/certified (or international equivalent) and formally-trained local Sports Massage Therapist for the Qualifying and Main Draws. 

All Massage Therapists must be available throughout match play each day to provide massage therapy services to the players on a daily sign- up basis. The Massage Therapist will be required to submit all treatment documentation to the Core Massage Therapist and PHCP or enter such evaluation and treatment documentation into a WTA online medical 

