TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 5 A. DESCRIPTION 5 B. ADMINISTRATION C. RULES 5 D. POLICIES 6 II.  PLAYER COMMITMENT, BONUS POOL, TOP 10 PLAYER  DELIVERY 7 A. SINGLES COMMITMENT TOURNAMENTS  7 B. BONUS POOL  11 C. TOP 10 PLAYER DELIVERY  13 D. BONUS POOL FUND  15 III.  TOURNAMENT ENTRY, TOURNAMENT ACCEPTANCE, AND  WILD CARDS  17 A. TOURNAMENT ENTRY  17 B. TOURNAMENT ACCEPTANCE  25 C. WILD CARDS  33 IV.  WITHDRAWALS AND RETIREMENTS  43 A. WITHDRAWALS 43 B. RETIREMENTS 54 C. RESTRICTIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND PROCEDURES  V.  TOURNAMENT DRAWS AND SCHEDULING  57 A. DRAWS 57 B. SCHEDULING 78 VI.  WTA FINALS AND WTA ELITE TROPHY  85 A. PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN  85 B. WTA FINALS  C. WTA ELITE TROPHY  95 VII.  PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES/ON-COURT RULES AND  PROCEDURES 111 A. ACES PROGRAM  111 B. MEDIA/SPONSOR/PUBLIC RELATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES  119 C. CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT  127 D. TOILET/CHANGE OF ATTIRE BREAKS  136 1