## B. RULES AND PROCEDURES 

## 1. Ranking Order 

Players are ranked on the basis of their total ranking points in accordance with Section VIII.A. 

## 2. Ranking Points Generally 

a. Players are awarded ranking points for the highest round they reach. 

b. Players who receive Wild Cards receive the same ranking points as any other player. 

c. Qualifiers earn Main Draw ranking points based on the highest round reached in the Main Draw plus the ranking points specified in the Qualifier (QLFR) column on the ranking points table in Section VIII.A.5, except that: 

i. Qualifiers who have not played a match in the Qualifying Draw and advance to the Main Draw will receive only Main Draw points. 

ii. Qualifiers who lose in the first round of the Main Draw will receive only Qualifier points. 

d. Lucky Losers earn Main Draw ranking points based on the highest round reached in the Main Draw plus the ranking points earned in Qualifying, unless they lose in the first round of the Main Draw, in which case they receive only the ranking points earned in Qualifying. 

## 3. Withdrawals, Byes, Walkovers, and Defaults 

a. Withdrawals 

i. Singles 

(a) If a player withdraws from a Tournament before playing her first match, she will not receive ranking points unless it is a WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament, Grand Slam, or Commitment Tournament, in which case she will receive zero (0) points and the Tournament will count on her ranking. 

(b) If a player withdraws from a Tournament after the start of her first match, she will receive ranking points for reaching the round in which she withdrew, except that a Qualifier who 

