PLAYERS SECTION V - TOURNAMENT DRAWS AND SCHEDULING ii.  Awarding of Byes (a) Prior to the draw being made (b) Once the draw is made (i)  If there are withdrawals and no Alternates to fill the spots,  further byes will be assigned to the line from which a player  withdrew and not to the remaining seeds in descending  order. Byes will be given automatically to the seeded players in  descending order, except in the Beijing WTA 1000 Tournament,  where the byes will be awarded as set out in Section V.A.1.a.v. Once byes have been given to the seeds in any size draw, any  remaining byes will be drawn and evenly distributed into each  quarter of the draw. (ii) In Qualifying, if a player’s opponent withdraws and there is  no Alternate to fill her spot, the player will be assigned a first  round bye for ranking purposes, not a default. (See Section  VIII.B.3 - Withdrawals, Byes, Walkovers, and Defaults.) a.  General Principles  i.  All Main and Qualifying Draws will have a seeded draw.  (a) Singles 6. Seeds Seeding is based on players’ WTA Singles Rankings as of the  week prior to the start of the Tournament. If two (2) or more  players’ rankings are tied, the following player receives priority: (i) player with the highest WTA Singles Ranking from the  previous week; and (ii) player who is drawn randomly. (b) Doubles Seeding is in order of the accepted teams’ combined WTA  Doubles Rankings as of the week prior to the start of the  72