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occurrences, the player will not be awarded any rankings points and she will be subject to a fine. A player is not allowed to compete in doubles in two (2) tournaments (WTA and ITF Women's Circuit) held in one week (i.e. a player may not play the Doubles Qualifying of a tournament, lose, and also enter Doubles "Main Draw Only" in another tournament played the same week). However, a player is allowed to play Singles Qualifying of one tournament and Doubles in another tournament played the same week, provided the player has played and been eliminated from one tournament prior to playing in the other tournament. A player may not participate in both tournaments at the same time nor may she enter the doubles event of one tournament having withdrawn from the singles event of another if the withdrawal was submitted after the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline. f. Grand Slam and Multi-Week WTA Tournaments i. Participation during Qualifying and/or first weeks A player is allowed to play in two tournaments (ITF Women's Circuit, WTA or Grand Slam) during this two-week period, provided the player has been eliminated from singles and doubles of the first tournament prior to the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline of the second tournament. Once a player has competed in two such tournaments, where appropriate she must withdraw from any ITF Women's Circuit tournament in the week following the Qualifying. ii. Participation during the second week A player is allowed to play in an ITF Women's Circuit tournament during the second week of a Grand Slam or multi-week WTA tournament provided she has been eliminated from the singles and doubles of that tournament prior to the ITF Women's Circuit tournament Qualifying Sign-in Deadline. Any such player who is still competing in the Grand Slam or multi-week WTA tournament at this deadline must withdraw from the relevant ITF Women's Circuit tournament. A player is not allowed to withdraw from a Grand Slam or multi-week WTA tournament to play the ITF Women's Circuit tournament. g. On-Site Withdrawal/Retirement from Week 1 & participation in Week 2 A player who has lost in a Tournament (Week 1) may play the Qualifying for a Tournament scheduled for the next week (Week 2). A player may not withdraw or retire from Week 1 to play in any other tournament in Week 2 except for medical reasons. If a player is forced to withdraw on-site or retire from Week 1 due to medical reasons, and she is entered in a tournament in Week 2, that player must receive a medical examination from the Tournament Doctor from Week 1 and submit her medical examination to the Tournament Doctor for Week 2. To be eligible to compete in Week 2 the player must receive a medical examination from the tournament doctor. 53 ITF Women's Circuit

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