## 3. Vesting Service 

After fulfilling her initial eligibility, in subsequent years a Full Member may earn years of Vesting Service by competing in a minimum of six (6) singles (Main Draw or Qualifying) or five (5) doubles (Main Draw or Qualifying, only if Qualifying counts for ranking points, excluding mixed doubles) at WTA Tournaments (including Grand Slams but not WTA 125 Tournaments). Each year of Vesting Service counts towards the five (5) years of Vesting Service that are required to be eligible to begin receiving the money in her account when she turns fifty (50) years of age. 

## 4. Eligibility to Receive an Allocation from the Plan 

Only Full Members who have competed in either twelve (12) singles (Main Draw or Qualifying) or ten (10) doubles (Main Draw or Qualifying, only if Qualifying counts for ranking points, excluding mixed doubles) at WTA Tournaments, including Grand Slams, in one (1) calendar year will be eligible to receive an allocation from the Pension Plan. 

## 5. Allocation from Pension Plan 

The amount of a player’s Pension Plan allocation is based on the number of points she receives in each year of Vesting Service. The player earns points at a rate of: 

a. One (1) point for each WTA Tournament (including Grand Slams but not WTA 125 Tournaments) in which the player competed in the Main Draw; and 

b. One-half (½) point for each WTA Tournament (including Grand Slams but not WTA 125 Tournaments) in which the player competed only in the Qualifying event. 

## 6. Maximum Allocation 

The maximum amount of allocation points that can be earned in a Year are eighteen (18) for singles and fifteen (15) for doubles. Points for singles and doubles are tallied separately and will not be interchangeable. 

A Full Member may receive a singles and/or doubles allocation depending upon her individual points earned in that year. 

## 7. Pension Plan Distributions 

A player must have five (5) years of Vesting Service to receive the amount in her Pension Plan. Payout of that money begins when a player turns fifty (50) 

