## 5. Filling Vacant Wild Card Spots 

a. Main Draw Singles 

If a Main Draw Wild Card withdraws from the Tournament after the Wild Card nomination deadline, the Tournament Director can replace her with either a previously named or a new Wild Card up until the draw is made. The replacement singles Wild Card cannot be a player who is in the Qualifying Draw after Qualifying begins. 

If the Tournament does not name another Wild Card, a Lucky Loser will fill the open spot. 

b. Qualifying Singles 

Until the start of Qualifying, the Tournament Director will be allowed to fill a vacated Qualifying Wild Card spot with an alternate Wild Card nominated prior to the Qualifying Wild Card nominations deadline in the following instances: 

i. If at any time prior to the scheduled start of Qualifying, a Wild Card or Wild Card team is accepted into the Qualifying or Main Draw based upon her or their WTA Ranking or Special Ranking or as a Special Exempt; or 

ii. If a Wild Card has withdrawn from the Tournament prior to the scheduled start of Qualifying. 

c. Doubles 

If a Main Draw Wild Card team withdraws from the Tournament after the Wild Card nomination deadline, the Tournament Director can replace the team with either a previously named or new Wild Card team up until the draw is made. 

## 6. Additional Tournament Qualifying Wild Cards 

At Tournaments where there are no on-site Alternates, openings in the qualifying draw may be filled by additional Tournament Wild Cards. Players waiting to get into the draw, as additional Tournament Wild Cards must: 

a. Sign in with the Supervisor or a WTA Operations staff member by the Qualifying Sign-In Deadline; 

