*See Section V.A.6.d - Withdrawal of a Seed for the procedures to be followed when a seeded player withdraws from a Tournament. 

b. Qualifying Singles 

i. Before the Freeze Deadline 

Any such openings are filled by Next-In Qualifying Alternates based on the WTA Rankings or Special Rankings used for Alternate Status. 

ii. After the Freeze Deadline but before Qualifying Sign-In 

Any such openings are filled by Alternates who have signed in with a WTA Operations staff member or the Supervisor based on the On-site Alternates Acceptance procedure set forth in Section V.A.1.b.iii. 

iii. After the Qualifying Sign-In 

These openings are filled by On-site Alternates who were not accepted into the draw based on the order determined at the Qualifying Sign-In Deadline using the On-site Alternates Acceptance procedure set forth in Section V.A.1.b.iii above. Players must have signed in as set forth in Section V.A.1.b.iii to maintain eligibility for any openings. 

The first on-site Alternate must be ready to play within fifteen (15) minutes of being called for a match. Matches will not be held for Alternates still competing in another ITF or WTA Tournament. 

If a Qualifying spot becomes available prior to the start of the last qualifying match of the day, the Alternate will be determined by the Sign-In for that day. However, where there are no Alternates signed in and the match affected by the withdrawal is not scheduled for that day, the following day’s Sign-In will be used to fill the vacant spot. If a spot becomes available after the start of the last qualifying match of the day/night, the spot will be filled by the highest ranked player who signs in the following day. 

iv. Additional Qualifying Wild Cards 

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

