PLAYERS SECTION III - TOURNAMENT ENTRY, TOURNAMENT ACCEPTANCE, AND WILD CARDS Players entering a WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament or Grand Slam  using their Special Rankings must submit an official entry to WTA  Operations. In any weeks in which a WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournament  is scheduled, Top 10 Players may not play in any other WTA  Tournaments. In any weeks in which a WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournament  is scheduled, Top 10 Players may not play in any other WTA  Tournaments. WTA 250 Tournaments paying the minimum prize money are  allowed one (1) Top 10 Player to play singles and/or doubles.  WTA 250 Tournaments may increase their prize money in  accordance with Section XIV.C.2 to accept additional Top 10  Players. ii.  WTA 1000 Non-Mandatory Tournaments (a) Allowance iii.  WTA 250 Tournaments – Top 10 Player Process and Restrictions 2 A Top 10 Player may play three (3) WTA 250 Tournaments per  Tour Year only if she played all her Commitment Tournaments  in the prior Tour Year. If she did not play all her Commitment  Tournaments in the prior Tour Year, she may play only two (2)  WTA 250 Tournaments in the current Tour Year. If a Top 10 Player withdraws from a WTA 250 Tournament  any time after (i) becoming a Confirmed Player, (ii) the entry  deadline, or (iii) accepting a Wild Card, then the WTA 250  Tournament counts as one (1) of her maximum allowed WTA  250 Tournaments unless she withdraws because of a Long-Term  Injury. Prior to its Main Draw Entry Deadline, a WTA 250  Tournament must approve any Top 10 Player entries into  any of its events. If a WTA 250 Tournament wants to  secure a particular Top 10 Player, then by 2:00 p.m. Eastern  (b) Acceptance (i)  Prior to the Main Draw Entry Deadline 2  See 2021 COVID-19 Rules for temporary changes. 26