APPENDIX J GLOSSARY Prize Money Formula (PMF)  - The formula used to determine the Minimum Player  Compensation a Tournament must pay to players. Point  - Unit of counting in the scoring of a game or contest. Pregnancy  - The medically-diagnosed condition of being pregnant. Professional Tennis  - For the purposes of the Age Eligibility Rule, any Tournament at which  a player earns WTA Ranking points (singles or doubles) or, but for the operation of the WTA  Rules or the player’s violation of the WTA Rules, would have earned WTA ranking points. For  the purposes of a Long-Term Injury, any form of women’s professional tennis, including WTA  Tournaments, Grand Slams, Billie Jean King Cup, Women’s ITF World Tennis Tour events, and  any Exhibition/Non-WTA Event. Qualified Singles Event  - The singles event of a Tournament in the week before a Special  Exempt Tournament in accordance with the chart in Section V.A.1.a.vii. Qualifier  - Those players accepted into the Main Draw because of their success in the  Qualifying competition. Referee  - Any official so designated by a Tournament at which the Code is in effect and  approved by the WTA. Related Geographic Area  - In a country which has multiple WTA Tournaments, Related  Geographic Area is a radius of approximately 125 miles (200 km) from an original venue. For those countries with only one (1) WTA Tournament, the Related Geographic Area is the  entire country. Retirement  - After a match has started, a player does not finish the match because of illness  or injury. Shot Clocks  - Electronic timing devices controlled directly by the Chair Umpire’s tablet. Special Exempt Spot  - A singles Main Draw spot reserved for a singles player who is unable  to compete in the Qualifying of a WTA Tournament in which she has been accepted because  she is still competing in a Qualified Singles Event.  Special Ranking  - A player’s ranking as of the WTA Rankings published immediately after (i)  the points of the last Tournament she played before her Out-of-Competition Period began  have been added to the WTA Rankings or (iii) the last Tennis Event she played before her  Out-of-Competition Period began. Special Ranking Application  - Required documentation that a player must submit to WTA  Operations for approval of a Special Ranking. Special Ranking Period  - A player has fifty-two (52) weeks from the date of her Return to  Competition to use her Special Ranking. 440