WTA RANKING SYSTEM  SECTION VIII - WTA RANKING SYSTEM Tournaments that count toward determining her best two (2)  WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournament results are the same  amount, the first WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournament played  will count as her best WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournament  result. When WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournament results reach 52  weeks and drop off a player’s ranking, the player may replace  those results with results from another Tournament within  the previous 52 weeks, provided she maintains the applicable  number of WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournament results on  her ranking. Any zero (0) ranking point results received from a WTA 500  Commitment Tournament must count on a player’s ranking  but are replaced once the player has results from a WTA 500  Tournament the following Tour Year. A Long-Term Injury is an absence from play in any form of  women’s professional tennis, including WTA Tournaments,  Grand Slams, Billie Jean King Cup, Women’s ITF World Tennis  Tour events, and any Exhibition/Non-WTA Event (“Professional  Tennis”) due to a Medical Condition (as defined in Section  IV.A.7.a) for at least eight (8) consecutive weeks, counting from  the player’s last Tournament played. (c) WTA 500 Tournaments ii.  Long-Term Injury (a) Definition (b) Qualification (c) Application of Zero Ranking Point Results In order to qualify for a Long-Term Injury, if requested a  player must submit a WTA Medical Information Form to WTA  Operations, which must be written in English, and completed  by an accredited physician, indicating the nature of the Medical  Condition and verifying that the player is unable to play for at  least eight (8) consecutive weeks. If a player qualifies for a Long-Term Injury, 146