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2015 Pro Circuit Rulebook - English

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48 ITF Women's Circuit 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. No player who has signed in for and been accepted into the Qualifying of the tournament may be named as a Wild Card after the Qualifying Competition has commenced. Please refer to Appendix C for Wild Card restrictions as applicable under the Age Eligibility Rule. Players who are not subject to the Age Eligibility Rule may receive a total of six (6) singles and six (6) doubles Wild Cards during a calendar year on the ITF Women's Circuit. No player of any age may exceed a maximum of three (3) Wild Cards in the Main Draw or a maximum of six (6) Wild Cards in the Qualifying Draw of an ITF Women's Circuit tournament. Each tournament in which a player earns ranking points (singles and/or doubles) counts towards a player's number of tournaments under the Wild Card Rule. However, participation in the Draws of tournaments in which a player does not earn ranking points does not constitute competition in an ITF Women's Circuit tournament under this rule. It is the player's responsibility not to accept Wild Cards above the stated limit. Players will forfeit any ranking points and prize money earned at ITF Women's Circuit tournaments by the acceptance of Wild Cards above the stated limit. A player who is accepted into the Main Draw or Qualifying of a tournament may only accept the offer of a Wild Card into another tournament in the same week as stated in Article III. B.4 Playing Another Event / One Tournament Per Week, in the Code of Conduct. d. Junior Exempt A player, who, by virtue of her 2014 year-end position on the ITF Junior Girls' Singles World Rankings, gains Direct Acceptance into a designated ITF Women's Circuit tournament (see Appendix D). e. Main Draw Only - $50,000, $75,000 and $100,000 Tournaments A player who enters the Singles or Doubles of a tournament but only wishes to play Main Draw. The option to enter as "Main Draw Only" is restricted to $50,000, $75,000 and $100,000 tournaments only. A player may not change her status after the entry deadline. Should a player move into the Main Draw

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