British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my body and my world standing" as the scramble continues for a position in January's Australian Open primary competition.
While the typical WTA Tour competitive period is finished, there are still ranking points to be gained in Chile, regional locations, Ecuador and European destinations.
The female entry list for the opening Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the global standings of 8 December, which could cause a difficult choice for competitors approaching the selection threshold.
Ex- British number one Boulter tore an hip muscle in her final event of the year in Asian venues last period, and is now weighing up whether to participate in the WTA 125 development competition in European venues, the European nation, in the initial week of December.
The athlete's recent injury, and the situation she would need to secure at least several wins in the French tournament to boost her position, means she may likely ultimately not playing.
In comparison, male players are not confronting the equivalent predicament, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open participant roster will be drawn up from present week's positions, which is the ATP's standard year-end position determination.
The adjustment is aimed at preventing competitors from chasing position points during what is basically the off-season.
This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.
She secured just fourteen professional major tournament matches and recently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year collaboration in which she won three WTA victories.
"Biljana is an exceptional trainer, and an extremely excellent individual as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter commented.
The pursuit for a new trainer is well under way, searching for someone who has elite expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a top-20 player.
"Going forward with a new coach, a key aspect I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be someone who has a lot of knowledge in how to make it to the very top level of this game," she said.
"I've been ranked as elevated as twenty-three and I believe I can climb back to that position. I don't believe my standard has diminished, I believe the reliability must enhance.
"My aim is not merely to be placed 50, forty, 30, 20 - we've achieved that. The goal is to be inside 20."
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