## PLAYERS SECTION IV - WITHDRAWALS AND RETIREMENTS 

iv. Late Withdrawal Fines resulting from a player’s selection to her Billie Jean King Cup team in the same week as a WTA Tournament will always remain at the minimum fine as per the chart in sub-Section ii above and are not subject to doubling calculations. 

c. No-Show Offense 

A player who is entered and accepted into the Main Draw of a Tournament, does not withdraw, and fails to attend her first match commits a No-Show Offense. The automatic fine for a No-Show Offense is 50% greater than the applicable Late Withdrawal fine. 

4. Qualifying Late Withdrawals 

a. Definition 

A Qualifying withdrawal is a Late Withdrawal if the withdrawal occurs after a player’s acceptance into the Qualifying Draw; provided, however, that if a player accepted into the Qualifying Draw withdraws and is subsequently accepted into the Main Draw or receives a Wild Card in accordance with Section IV.A.9.a.i, she will not be fined for a Qualifying Late Withdrawal. 

b. Fines 

i. Procedures 

Alternates waiting to get into Qualifying who are accepted into Qualifying any time up until the Freeze Deadline are obligated under these Rules to play the Tournament and thus are subject to the same sign-in procedure and No-Show Offense fines. (See Section V.A.1.b.iii(a).) 

ii. Amounts 

The amount of a player’s automatic Qualifying Late Withdrawal fine is $500 ($250 at WTA 125 Tournaments). 

c. No-Show Offense 

A player commits a No-Show Offense if she is entered and accepted into the Qualifying Draw of a Tournament, does not withdraw, and (i) fails to sign in by the Qualifying Sign-In deadline (4:00 p.m. Tournament local time on the day prior to the start of Qualifying) or (ii) calls the Supervisor to sign in and fails to attend her first match. The automatic fine for a first No-Show Offense is $600 ($300 at WTA 125 Tournaments), which doubles 

