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6. ENTRY DEFINITIONS a. Direct Acceptances Players accepted directly into the Main or Qualifying Draw by virtue of their ranking under the applicable System of Merit. b. Qualifiers Players included in the Main Draw as a result of their success in the Qualifying competition. c. Wild Cards Players accepted directly into the Main Draw or Qualifying at the discretion of the sanctioning National Association. Wild Cards may be seeded and for singles must be named by the Wednesday before the tournament starts, except in the case of $50,000, $75,000 and $100,000 tournaments, for which two Wild Cards may be named at the time the Draw is made, subject to the restrictions of the Age Eligibility Rule (see Appendix C). The names, nationalities and dates of birth of the Wild Cards (and any replacement Wild Cards) must be sent to the appropriate Service Bureau immediately upon nomination. National Associations should confirm with players their availability to take a Wild Card prior to sending nominations to the Service Bureau or, if appropriate, the ITF Supervisor. Players should retain written confirmation of the offer and acceptance of a Wild Card. If the Qualifying and Main Draw Wild Card(s) move into the draw on merit, before the Freeze Deadline, such player(s) will have their Wild Card nomination(s) automatically withdrawn and replacement Wild Cards may be nominated up until the time the appropriate draw is made. Any vacant Wild Card places not filled by this time will be filled by the next eligible players on the Acceptance List, or in the case of Main Draw, by Lucky Losers. An entered player who is nominated to receive a Wild Card into the tournament will continue to be eligible, up to the start of the Qualifying competition, to compete in the tournament as a Direct Acceptance or to fill any Qualifying or Main Draw vacancies that arise, in accordance with the System of Merit and Sign-in procedures set forth herein. If a player has been accepted into the Main Draw of a Tournament using her Special Ranking, she may not accept a Wild Card into the same event. However, a player accepted into the Qualifying of a Tournament using her Special Ranking may accept a Wild Card into the Main Draw up until the time of the Qualifying Sign-in Deadline. Wild Cards who withdraw may not be replaced with new Wild Cards after the appropriate Draw is made. Any such vacancies in Qualifying shall be filled by the next eligible person on the Acceptance list, or in the case of Main Draw, by Lucky Losers. 47 ITF Women's Circuit

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