v. 17 Years of Age 

Between the date of a player’s 17th birthday and the day before her 18th birthday, her AER Tournament Allotment and AER Wild Card Allotment are as follows. 

(a) AER Tournament Allotment 

A player may participate in a maximum of sixteen (16) Professional Tennis Tournaments. 

(b) AER Wild Card Allotment 

Once a player reaches 17 years of age, she may accept the WTA and Women’s ITF World Tennis Tour calendar year Wild Card maximums. (See Section III.C.3 for information on WTA Wild Card maximums.) The number of Wild Cards she may accept pursuant to the Wild Card Rule is calculated over the course of the Tour Year in which she turned 17 (i.e., any Wild Cards used under the AER by the player in that Tour Year prior to turning 17 will count toward the total number of Wild Cards permitted under the Rules). 

vi. 18 Years of Age and Older 

(a) AER Tournament Allotment 

A player 18 years of age or older may participate in an unlimited number of Professional Tennis Tournaments. 

(b) AER Wild Card Allotment 

A player may accept the WTA and Women’s ITF World Tennis Tour calendar year Wild Card maximums. 

b. WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy 

Pursuant to Section X.A.2.a.ii, a player 14 years of age may not participate in the WTA Finals or WTA Elite Trophy. 

A player 15 years of age or older is eligible to participate in the WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy. Participation in the WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy by direct acceptance by a player between 15 and 17 years of age will not count toward her AER Tournament Allotment. However, participation in the WTA Elite Trophy by Wild Card by a player between 15 and 17 years of age will count toward her AER Tournament Allotment. 

