WTA RANKING SYSTEM  SECTION VIII - WTA RANKING SYSTEM If the results of all tie-breaks under a or b are the same, the rank for such  players will be considered tied for that ranking position. The WTA Rankings  will list the tied players alphabetically, last name followed by first name. If  both the first and last names are the same, the players will be listed according  to whichever player is encountered first during the ranking process. For further information contact: Grace Dowling Phone:  +1 727 895 5000 E-mail: GDowling@wtatennis.com 6.  Clarification of Ranking Points Rules and Procedures C.  WTA SPECIAL RANKING RULE 2 1. Definitions Unless the context otherwise requires, the following capitalized terms in this  Section VIII.C have the following meanings: a.  “Additional Seed” means a player in the Main Draw who does not play  another seeded player in the first-round of that draw. b.  “Medical Condition” means a medical illness or a musculoskeletal injury  that warrants medical evaluation or medical treatment. c.  “Out of Competition” means:  i.  not participating in any Tennis Event other than an Exhibition/Non- WTA Event for which a player was granted a waiver pursuant to sub- Section 6 below; and  ii.  not competing in any other organized sport. d.  “Out-of-Competition Period” means a period during which a player is Out  of Competition because of a Medical Condition, Pregnancy, or Parental  Start for a minimum of twenty-six (26) weeks, which for a particular player  is calculated using the last day of the last Tennis Event that she played or  at which she received prize money, whichever is later, and the date of her  Return to Competition. A player may not count any period of suspension for violation of the  Rules, TADP, or TACP toward her Out-of-Competition Period. 2  See 2021 COVID-19 Rules for temporary changes. 153