Players ranked 1-50 are also subject to Section XVII.E – Exhibition/Non-WTA Event Rule. 

## 7. Players Granted Special Rankings Prior to 2019 

If a player’s Special Ranking has not expired as of December 31, 2018, Sections VIII.C.1 and VIII.C.5 above will apply to the remainder of her Out-of-Competition Period and Special Ranking Period with the following restrictions: 

a. Number of Tournaments 

The maximum number of Tournaments at which a player may use her Special Ranking is detailed in Section VIII.C.5.a, inclusive of any Tournaments at which she used her Special Ranking prior to December 31, 2018. 

b. Pregnancy 

If a player has a Special Ranking for Pregnancy and has not yet returned to competition, the date at which to start her maximum time before her Return to Competition is the end of the Pregnancy, in accordance with Section VIII.C.1.g. 

If a player has a Special Ranking for Pregnancy and freezes her Special Ranking Period, the date at which to start her maximum time before her Special Ranking expires is the end of the Pregnancy, in accordance with Section VIII.C.5.c.i. 

c. Special Ranking Freeze Petition 

A player may freeze her Special Ranking Period a maximum of two (2) times in accordance with Section VIII.C.5.c.i, inclusive of a freeze taken prior to December 31, 2018. 

d. Tournament Entry and Acceptance 

If a player enters a Tournament that begins on or after December 31, 2018 with her Special Ranking and she would have been accepted into that Tournament using her actual WTA Ranking as of the completion of the first round of Qualifying, then her Special Ranking entry will not count towards her maximum Tournaments to use her Special Ranking. Any Tournaments entered with a Special Ranking prior to December 31, 2018 will continue to count toward a player’s maximum Tournaments in which to use her Special Ranking. 

