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31 team may be accepted provided it qualifies by virtue of the computer ranking used for selection. With this exception, players may not change partners after the doubles entry deadline. In no case shall any player change partners after the draw has been made unless the draw is remade due to the withdrawal of seeded teams. d. Selection of Entries Entries shall be accepted in the following order: i. Those players who, when teamed together, qualify consistent with the better of their individual singles or doubles ranking dated approximately seven (7) days prior to the commencement of the Grand Slam Tournament. The rankings of the two players of a team shall be added together and these totals will determine who qualifies. Ties shall be resolved as follows: 1. Team using two (2) singles rankings 2. Team using one (1) singles ranking 3. A team using an Entry Protection/Special Ranking is positioned below the other team(s). If one player on each team is using an Entry Protection/Special Ranking then the ranking of each remaining player determines the order. For ties between teams with the same composition, priority will be given to the team with the highest individual singles ranking. For teams using two doubles rankings priority will be given in the men's event to the team with the fewest number of tournaments played and then the team with the highest number of points. In the women's event to the team with the greatest combined total points, thereafter the team with the highest combined ranking from the previous week and then to the team with the fewest combined number of tournaments played over the previous 52-week period. e. Substitution of Doubles Teams If substitutes are required, Alternates or Lucky Losers shall be selected. The sign-in for doubles Alternates or Lucky Losers shall follow the same principles as the sign-in for singles Lucky Losers. One member of a Lucky Loser team may sign in for the team. If there is no Qualifying competition, substitutions shall come from the Alternate list of teams not accepted directly into the Main Draw and shall follow the acceptance procedures outlined above. In either case, only substitutions of the originally paired teams are permitted. 5. Doubles Main Draw a. Time Each Grand Slam Tournament shall specify the time that the draw is to be made. Once the draw is made there can be no change except for