[spiceboy]

Tournaments will choose from three choices of draw:

32 Main Draw - 16 Qualifying - 16 Doubles
32 Main Draw - 8 Qualifying - 8 Doubles
32 Main Draw - No qualifying - No doubles

ENTRY RESTRICTIONS

• All $125Ks
o Top 10 Players based on the year-end rankings list and players ranked 1-10 at the Main
Draw Entry Deadline cannot enter, accept a Wild Card or compete in Singles or Doubles.
o Players ranked 11-50 as of the Main Draw Entry Deadline cannot enter but can receive a
WTA-approved Top 50 Wild Card.
• $125K in the Same Week as a Premier or International - Players who would have been, had they
entered, a Main Draw Direct Acceptance into the Premier or International at the entry deadline
cannot enter, accept a Wild Card and/or compete in Singles or Doubles.
• $125K in the 2nd week of a Grand Slam/2-week Premier Mandatory - Players who based on ranking
would have qualified for Main Draw Acceptance into the Premier Mandatory/Grand Slam at the
entry deadline may compete as long as they play the Premier Mandatory/Grand Slam, lose and are
out of all draws by the $125K Qualifying Sign In Deadline. Players still competing after the
deadline will be automatically withdrawn.
• TOC Week/Off Season - Players who qualify for the International Tournament of Champions plus
the 2 confirmed Alternates cannot enter, accept a Wild Card or compete in Singles or Doubles in a
$125K scheduled in the same week or in the off season even if they withdraw from the TOC.

Top 50 Wild Cards:

o Can be used by players with a Tour year-end singles ranking of 11+ and ranked 11-50 at
the Main Draw Entry Deadline.
o 2nd week of a Grand Slam/2-week Premier Mandatory - 4 Top 50 Wild Cards.
o Same week as a Premier or International - 2 Top 50 Wild Cards.
o Off season - 4 Top 50 Wild Cards.
o If not awarded, vacant spots revert to the next players waiting to get into the draw.
o Off season $125Ks must name wild cards no later than Wednesday prior to the start of the
Main Draw. In season $125Ks must name Wild Cards by the Qualifying Sign–In Deadline; if
no Qualifying, then the earlier of 4pm local time the week preceding the Tournament or
by 4pm the day before the draw is made.

Next WTA $125K will be held in Cali, Colombia the week of 11 February 2013

[lenas warriors]

really like these tournaments. Even though they are basically itfs its easier to keep track of whats going on and more likely theyd get at least one or two biggish names

[Sammo]

I like ITF players getting WTA tournaments

[moodin0931]

[Rising Sun]

I thought 16 player qualifying draws were bad enough

I wonder what tourneys with no qualies will do if there are last minute MD withdrawals?

[Pavstry.]

at least WTA put some effort to it.

ITF Circuit stagnating since years. WTA taking things into own hand and holding 10-20-30 tournaments like this (even through off-season) thats just better for lower ranked girls.

Just dont call them WTA title.

[N.M.]

i guess tournaments will want quallies
yeah, to avoid last minute withdrawals, and to give chances to players from their country

i dont get WTA coming up with some option, i don't believe someone sober invented this

[Miracle Worker]

I guess they just copied ATP's rules about challengers.

[coolfish1103]

This is really turning into Tier V events from back then, but with worse fields.

[Anthony.]

Originally Posted by N.M.

i guess tournaments will want quallies
yeah, to avoid last minute withdrawals, and to give chances to players from their country

i dont get WTA coming up with some option, i don't believe someone sober invented this

WTA trying to fuck over the ITF. Basically offer more points, money, in return for better players and the WTA mantle, so that Tournaments choose their model instead of the ITF circuit

Pretty sure we'll see tournaments during Fed Cup weeks soon too.

[Wiggly]

Pune and Tapei were great events but they should count as WTA Challengers, not WTA Titles.
It just cheapens the whole Tour otherwise.

[CTSEMT]

So, players with ranking high enough to get into the MD at Doha will not be allowed to play Cali now? I think there may be some clay specialists who will be somewhat miffed by this?

[Z1988]

Any news about the schedule for this tier in 2013, apart from Cali of course??

[FORZA SARITA]

Originally Posted by coolfish1103

This is really turning into Tier V events from back then, but with worse fields.

and less points.

[Chaosm21]

I know they make these restrictions because otherwise Internationals in Asia would get owned by Challengers in Europe but I don't understand why these rules have to be so strict.
For example if there would be a challenger in Germany and an International in China in one weak, many players from Europe could get into the Main Draw in China but don't want to travel. So they could play in Germany but need a wildcard because their ranking of #90 is too high ? That's worse than the ITFs right now.

And don't count it as a tour title if these restrictions do not even allow good players to participate!