b. Pro Path Merited Increases 

i. Year-End Top 5 ITF Junior Ranking 

A player 14-17 years of age who is ranked in the Top 5 of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Rankings as of the final week of the prior calendar year is eligible for Pro Path Merited Increases as follows: 

(a) A player 14 years of age may earn four (4) Pro Path Tournament Merited Increases and three (3) Pro Path Wild Card Merited Increases that may be used during her 15th birth year. 

(b) A player 15 years of age may earn four (4) Pro Path Tournament Merited Increases and three (3) Pro Path Wild Card Merited Increases that may be used during her 15th birth year. 

(c) A player 16 years of age may earn four (4) Pro Path Tournament Merited Increases and two (2) Pro Path Wild Card Merited Increases that may be used during her 16th birth year. 

(d) A player 17 years of age may earn four (4) Pro Path Tournament Merited Increases that may be used during her 17th birth year. 

A player ranked in the Top 5 of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Rankings in one (1) birth year also earns Pro Path Tournament Merited Increases in each subsequent year, but she may not exceed four (4) Tournament Merited Increases per birth year. Subject to sub- Section (a) above, Pro Path Wild Card Merited Increases earned as a Top 5 Junior in one (1) birth year may be carried over to subsequent birth years provided that the player does not exceed the calendar year WTA or Women’s ITF World Tennis Tour Wild Card maximums. 

ii. ITF Junior Grand Slam Singles Finalist and ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals Singles Finalist 

When a player 14-17 years of age has reached the final round of an ITF Junior Grand Slam Singles event (i.e., Australian Open Junior Championships, Roland Garros Junior Championships, The Championships (Wimbledon) Junior Championships, and US Open Junior Championships) or the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals Singles event and remains current with her Player Development requirements, she may earn Pro Path Merited Increases as follows: 

(a) A player 14 years of age may earn one (1) Pro Path Tournament Merited Increase and one (1) Pro Path Wild Card Merited Increase for each singles finalist appearance at an ITF Junior 

