WTA RANKING SYSTEM  SECTION VIII - WTA RANKING SYSTEM Players ranked 1-50 are also subject to Section XVII.E – Exhibition/Non-WTA  Event Rule. If a player’s Special Ranking has not expired as of December 31, 2018, Sections  VIII.C.1 and VIII.C.5 above will apply to the remainder of her Out-of-Competition  Period and Special Ranking Period with the following restrictions: 7.  Players Granted Special Rankings Prior to 2019 a.  Number of Tournaments b. Pregnancy c.  Special Ranking Freeze Petition d.  Tournament Entry and Acceptance The maximum number of Tournaments at which a player may use  her Special Ranking is detailed in Section VIII.C.5.a, inclusive of any  Tournaments at which she used her Special Ranking prior to December  31, 2018. If a player has a Special Ranking for Pregnancy and has not yet returned  to competition, the date at which to start her maximum time before her  Return to Competition is the end of the Pregnancy, in accordance with  Section VIII.C.1.g. If a player has a Special Ranking for Pregnancy and freezes her Special  Ranking Period, the date at which to start her maximum time before her  Special Ranking expires is the end of the Pregnancy, in accordance with  Section VIII.C.5.c.i. A player may freeze her Special Ranking Period a maximum of two (2)  times in accordance with Section VIII.C.5.c.i, inclusive of a freeze taken  prior to December 31, 2018. If a player enters a Tournament that begins on or after December 31, 2018  with her Special Ranking and she would have been accepted into that  Tournament using her actual WTA Ranking as of the completion of the  first round of Qualifying, then her Special Ranking entry will not count  towards her maximum Tournaments to use her Special Ranking. Any  Tournaments entered with a Special Ranking prior to December 31, 2018  will continue to count toward a player’s maximum Tournaments in which  to use her Special Ranking. 164