subsequent days, Alternates must have entered in accordance with Section III.A.2.c above and must follow the procedures for Openings in the Draw in Section V.A.3.c below. 

(c) If a player is accepted using her WTA Singles Ranking or Singles Special Ranking, plays in a doubles match, and subsequently withdraws from the doubles Main Draw, she forfeits her eligibility to use her WTA Singles Ranking or Singles Special Ranking to enter the doubles Main Draw at any WTA Tournament for the remainder of that Tour Year unless: (i) she also withdraws or retires from singles at the same Tournament; (ii) she is declared unfit to play; or (iii) she finished competing in singles at the same Tournament and she also withdraws from playing singles in a Tournament to be held the following week. 

## 2. Tournament Acceptance Procedure if Rankings Tied 

a. Singles 

i. If two (2) or more players’ WTA Singles Rankings are tied at the time of Tournament acceptances, then the following player receives priority: 

(a) the player with the highest WTA Singles Ranking from the previous week; then 

(b) the player with the most WTA Singles matches won over the previous 52-week period; then 

(c) the player who is drawn randomly. 

ii. If two (2) or more players’ Special Rankings are tied at the time of Tournament acceptances, then the following player receives priority: 

(a) the player with the highest current WTA Singles Ranking; then 

(b) the player with the highest WTA Singles Ranking from the previous week; then 

(c) the player with the highest WTA Singles Ranking from the week prior to the start of her Out-of-Competition Period; then 

(d) the player who is drawn randomly. 

