(d) all relevant laboratory tests and applicable surgical reports; and 

iv. if applicable, evidence (e.g., legal documentation) demonstrating the Parental Start. 

WTA in its sole discretion reserves the right to require a player to submit additional documentation to verify the Medical Condition, Parental Start, or Pregnancy. If a player is applying for a Special Ranking for more than one (1) Medical Condition or for a combination of a Medical Condition(s) and a Parental Start or Pregnancy, she must submit documentation for each Medical Condition and Parental Start or Pregnancy. 

b. Timing 

Each player applying for a Special Ranking must submit her Special Ranking Application: 

i. within twenty-six (26) weeks after the start of her Out-of-Competition Period; and 

ii. at least thirty (30) calendar days before the entry deadline for the first Tournament that she wants to enter using her Special Ranking. 

## 4. Requests for Subsequent Status Reports and Documentation Handling 

WTA may request subsequent medical and legal (as applicable) status reports written in English, and if a player fails to comply promptly with such requests, the WTA may revoke her Special Ranking. WTA will keep all medical and legal documentation confidential. 

## 5. Usage Criteria and Guidelines 

a. Number of Tournaments 

A player whose Out-of-Competition Period is less than fifty-two (52) weeks may use her Special Ranking in up to eight (8) Tournaments (singles or doubles, as applicable). A player whose Out-of-Competition Period is fifty-two (52) weeks or longer may use her Special Ranking in twelve (12) Tournaments (singles or doubles, as applicable). 

A player may use her Special Ranking to participate in a maximum of two (2) WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournaments and two (2) Grand Slams as part of her maximum Tournaments to use her Special Ranking, and she may use her Special Ranking to participate in each WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament and Grand Slam only one (1) time per Special Ranking. 

