## III. TOURNAMENT ENTRY, TOURNAMENT ACCEPTANCE, AND WILD CARDS 

## A. TOURNAMENT ENTRY 

## 1. General 

a. WTA Responsibility 

The WTA is responsible for processing all player applications for entry into all WTA Tournaments and Grand Slam events (in accordance with Grand Slam Rules) and notifying WTA Tournaments and Grand Slams of their player fields in a timely fashion. (Grand Slam events may also require players to sign their individual tournament entry forms prior to playing their first matches.) 

b. WTA Administrative Fee for Non-Members of the WTA and Women’s Tennis Benefit Association 

Any player who is not a member of the WTA and the Women’s Tennis Benefit Association (“WTBA”) will be charged a $250 administrative fee for each WTA Tournament she plays. 

c. Player Entry and Commitment to Rules 

Any player who enters or participates in any WTA Tournament consents and agrees to the following: 

i. Compliance with Rules 

Each player must comply with and is bound by all of the provisions of the Rulebook and the WTA By-Laws, including but not limited to all amendments thereto. 

ii. Compliance with Tennis Anti-Doping Program 

The ITF may conduct anti-doping testing at WTA-sanctioned events under the ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Program (the “Anti-Doping Program”), the full text of which can be found at antidoping. itftennis.com/antidoping/home. The WTA will honor and enforce any penalties or sanctions against players resulting from the Anti- Doping Program. The Anti-Doping Program shall apply to and be binding upon all players and shall govern participation in the events specified at Article 1 of the Anti-Doping Program, which includes all WTA-sanctioned events. Players shall submit to the jurisdiction and authority of the ITF to manage, administer and enforce the Anti- 

