## 3. Additional Tournament Requirements 

In addition to the above requirements, each Tournament must: 

a. Comply with WTA Sponsor Product Category Exclusivities (as set forth in Section XIII.A). 

b. Pay the cost of any security risk assessment(s) prepared by the WTA’s Security Director or a professional security consulting firm that the WTA designates if the WTA deems such security risk assessments necessary. 

c. Comply with the Financial Security Requirements applicable to WTA Tournaments owned for three (3) years or less. (See Section XV.C.) 

## E. REASONS FOR REJECTION 

## 1. Tournament Membership Request 

Any one (1) of the following shall be a valid and adequate reason for not granting a Tournament Class Membership to an applicant: (a) failure to meet the Conditions of Tournament Membership as set forth in Section XII.C; (b) failure to accept or abide by the Rules and the Tournament Commitment herein set forth; (c) previous failure to meet its financial commitments or comply with the Rules; (d) lack of space on the WTA Calendar; (e) direct or indirect ownership by a person or entity which would exceed the Limitations on Ownership (see Section XII.I.7); or (f) other good causes clearly and demonstrably contrary to the integrity of tennis or the WTA. 

## 2. Calendar Date or Tournament Class Request 

The reasons enumerated in sub-Section 1 above also shall be considered valid and adequate for not assigning the category or WTA Calendar date requested by a Tournament. 

## F. TOURNAMENT PRIORITY 

## 1. Applicable Situations 

The WTA shall apply guidelines in determining which Tournaments merit priority in the following situations: (a) Tournament Class Membership grants; (b) WTA Calendar rescheduling; and (c) new Tournament approval. 

## 2. WTA Guidelines 

The priority guidelines applied by the WTA include: 

