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2015 Pro Circuit Rulebook - English

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106 Code of Conduct medically qualified physician on-site verifying that the player is unfit to continue playing in the current tournament. b. A player who withdraws late from a tournament will be excused a late withdrawal penalty provided: i. the player, who is still competing in a tournament at or after the time of the Qualifying sign-in deadline, is forced to withdraw/retire, is examined by that tournament's physician and is determined to be unfit to compete at the following week's tournament; or ii. the player is on-site at the tournament when the withdrawal occurred and is determined to be unfit to compete by the tournament's physician. For the purpose of this rule, the player must withdraw before the start of her first match and the ITF Medical Certification form must be completed and submitted to the ITF no later than the last day of the tournament. c. A valid ITF Medical Certification form will excuse a late withdrawal penalty for any subsequent tournament until the player next competes in any tennis event, provided the late withdrawal is submitted prior to the relevant Qualifying sign-in deadline. 3. Extraordinary circumstances Under extraordinary circumstances a player has the right to appeal a Late Withdrawal or No Show fine to the ITF provided such appeal is filed within ten (10) days of the last day of the tournament. Such extraordinary circumstances must be substantiated by documentation. 4. Playing Another Event / One Tournament Per Week a. No player who has played in the Main Draw or Qualifying of an ITF Women's Circuit Tournament shall play in any other tennis event during the period of such tournament except as stated in section 7.e in the ITF Women's Circuit Regulations and/or unless released by the ITF Supervisor. b. No player who has entered and been accepted into the Qualifying or Main Draw of an ITF Women's Circuit tournament shall play in any other tennis event during the period of such tournament except as stated in section 7.e in the ITF Women's Circuit Regulations and/or as hereinafter provided. Participation by a player in an alternative tournament is only permitted in the following specific circumstances, provided she first submits an official withdrawal for the tournament she was originally committed to, prior to its Qualifying Sign-in deadline:

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