## SECTION I - INTRODUCTION 

Any action of the WTA Tour pursuant to these Rules or otherwise with respect to the WTA shall be deemed effective only when the parties affected thereby shall have been sent notice of the action, or, in the case of any action of general applicability, notice thereof shall have been published in a manner that will ensure wide circulation. PlayerZone and TournamentZone postings and Player and Tournament Alerts shall be considered official forms of WTA communication with its members that are published in a manner that ensures wide circulation. 

The WTA may impose appropriate sanctions, including monetary sanctions, upon any person or entity subject to these Rules who participates in or aids and abets any violation of these Rules. Any violations of these Rules which do not specify a process for imposition of a penalty shall be decided by the CEO and such decision of the CEO may be appealed to the Board of Directors. 

All monetary terms are in United States dollars unless otherwise stated. 

English is the official language of the WTA. 

## D. POLICIES 

## 1. Open Competition/No Discrimination 

Entry into Tournaments shall be open to all women tennis players based on merit and without discrimination, subject only to the conditions in the WTA By-Laws and these Rules, including but not limited to the Age Eligibility Rules and Gender Participation Policy. 

## 2. Gender Participation Policy 

All players are subject to the WTA Gender Participation Policy (“Gender Participation Policy”), as amended from time to time, which addresses the gender eligibility requirements for entry into and participation in WTA Tournaments. For the complete and current Gender Participation Policy, please reference www.wtatennis.com/wta-rules. 

## 3. Nationality 

For WTA purposes, a player’s nationality is: (a) the issuing country of the valid passport she provides to the WTA with her Annual Player Form; (b) if she does not have a passport and she provides her birth certificate and photographic identification, the country of birth on her birth certificate; or (c) in exceptional circumstances, as the WTA determines. 

