Each WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory, WTA 500, and WTA 250 Tournament receives two (2) “Singles Top 20 Wild Card” spots, which can only be used by players with a WTA Singles Ranking of 1-20 at the Tournament’s Singles Main Draw entry deadline (“Top 20 Players”), past Grand Slam singles champions, past WTA Finals singles champions, past WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament singles champions, and/or former WTA No. 1 ranked singles players as follows: 

(a) For WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournaments, if a Tournament’s Top 10 Player Delivery has not been met prior to the start of the Tournament, the Top 20 Wild Card will be first used by the WTA to move a Top 10 Player into the Main Draw of the Tournament to satisfy the Top 10 Player Delivery. If the WTA does not use the Singles Top 20 Wild Card, the Tournament Director may award the Singles Top 20 Wild Card to any Top 20 Player, past Grand Slam singles champion, past WTA Finals singles champion, past WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament singles champion, and/or former WTA No. 1 ranked singles player. If the WTA and the Tournament do not use the Singles Top 20 Wild Card(s), the Wild Card spot(s) revert(s) to the next player(s) waiting to get into the draw. 

(b) For WTA 500 Tournaments, the Tournament Director may award the Singles Top 20 Wild Card to any Top 20 Player, past Grand Slam singles champion, past WTA Finals singles champion, past WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament singles champion, and/or former WTA No. 1 ranked singles player. If the Tournament does not use the Singles Top 20 Wild Card(s), the Wild Card spot(s) revert(s) to the next player(s) waiting to get into the draw. 

(c) For WTA 250 Tournaments, the WTA can use a Singles Top 20 Wild Card to automatically fill any open Top 10 Player spots with players on the Top 10 Next-In List. If the WTA does not use the Singles Top 20 Wild Card, the Tournament Director must award the Singles Top 20 Wild Card to any Top 20 Player, past Grand Slam singles champion, past WTA Finals singles champion, past WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament singles champion, and/or former WTA No. 1 ranked singles player who requests it prior to the Freeze Deadline. 

In awarding Singles Top 20 Wild Cards to Top 20 Players, past Grand Slam singles champions, past WTA Finals singles champions, past WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament singles champions, and/or former WTA No. 1 ranked singles players under this Section III.C.2.a.i(c), Tournaments must adhere to the following procedures: 

