## PLAYERS SECTION III - TOURNAMENT ENTRY, TOURNAMENT ACCEPTANCE, AND WILD CARDS 

of the Doubles Advance Entry Deadline than the first team on the Advance Entry Alternate List at the time of re-pairing. If the non-withdrawing partner chooses not to re-pair, the next team on the Advance Entry Alternate List moves into the draw at the Freeze Deadline. 

(d) One player on a team on the Advance Entry Alternate List must reconfirm the team’s intention to play the Tournament by contacting (either in person, by a telephone conversation, or via email) WTA Operations by the Freeze Deadline. The team must leave a contact number with the WTA Operations staff member with whom they speak. If a team fails to contact WTA Operations by the above deadline, their entry will be withdrawn from the Advance Entry Alternate List. Teams withdrawn from the Advance Entry Alternate List may re-enter on site through the On-Site Entry process. 

(e) If there are any openings in the Advance Entry List as of the Doubles Sign-In Deadline, such openings will be filled by teams on the Advance Entry Alternate List who confirmed their intention to play. Teams on the Advance Entry Alternate List must be ready to play on the first day doubles matches are scheduled. If there are no teams on the Advance Entry Alternate List who have confirmed their intention to play, then the openings will be filled by the next eligible team on the On-Site Entry Alternate List after the Doubles Sign-In Deadline. 

ii. On-Site Entry 

(a) In accordance with the chart in Section V.A.1.c below, acceptance at each Tournament is determined by using the highest of the combined WTA Singles or Doubles Rankings, which may include Special Rankings, of the players on each team as of the week prior to the start of that Tournament. However, if a player is accepted using her WTA Singles Ranking or Singles Special Ranking and would have been accepted using her WTA Doubles Ranking or Doubles Special Ranking, the entry will count as if the player used her WTA Doubles Ranking or Doubles Special Ranking. 

(b) Teams that enter a Tournament but are not accepted into the draw become Alternates for the sign-in day of that Tournament. The On-Site Entry Alternate List will be in order of the highest combined WTA Singles or Doubles Rankings, which may include Special Rankings, of the players on each entering team as of the week prior to the start of that Tournament. To remain eligible for 

