TOURNAMENTS  XII. WTA TOURNAMENT MEMBERSHIPS A. WTA CALENDAR B. APPLICATION FOR A NEW TOURNAMENT ON THE WTA Visit www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2021 for the current 2021 WTA  Calendar. Before an application for a new Tournament Class Membership can be  considered by the WTA, the prospective owner of a new WTA Tournament  must meet all of the obligations enumerated below. Applicants are advised that the WTA will grant a new membership only if,  in the WTA’s sole discretion, the new Tournament is geographically and  temporally appropriate, within the requirements of the WTA By-Laws and  otherwise serves the best interests of the WTA. A WTA Tournament Application must be submitted to the WTA by  February 28 in the year prior to the Tour Year in which the Tournament is  to be conducted. The application must be complete in order to ensure that the applicant  is in good standing. No application will be acted upon until the WTA has  received all information, along with the applicable deposit set forth in  sub-Section 2 below. 1. WTA Application Form a. Deadline b. Process Prior to consideration of the application by the Board of Directors, the  CEO shall conduct such investigation as he/she deems appropriate and  shall have the right to require the applicant to furnish any information the  CEO deems appropriate. Applications received after the due date may be entitled to consideration  under the following circumstances: c.  Late Applications i.  As replacements for any approved Tournaments which have been  cancelled or disqualified as provided in these Rules; 203