WTA introduces groundbreaking rules for tennis players and family planning!

WTA introduces groundbreaking rules for tennis players and family planning!

Nicht angegeben, kein spezifischer Ort oder Adresse im Text. - The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) recently introduced a comprehensive regulation to support professional tennis players in family planning. This new initiative offers players who need a break for fertility treatments, the opportunity to return to their competitions with a protected ranking (Protected Ranking). According to Laola1 , affected players can return to their frozen ranking position at up to three tournaments.

The decided maternity protection should be a financial support not only during pregnancy, but also after birth. Players continue to receive maternity leave paid up to a year, which is intended to reduce the pressure to agree on career and family life. This measure is a further step to improve the conditions for women in professional sports.

Details on the new regulation

The new regulation enables players to take advantage of treatments such as freezing egg cells or embryos without fear of sporting disadvantages. Players who want to make use of this regulation can use a "Special Entry Ranking" (Ser) for their return, which is based on the twelve-week average of the ranking from the eight weeks before their break. As flashscore , the former US Open-Sloane Stephens praised the initiative as "groundbreaking" and underlined Bring family worries and career ambitions from players.

In addition to the regulations for fertility treatments and maternity leave, the WTA will continue to provide financial subsidies by the mother fund, which is supported by Saudi Arabic Public Investment Fund. This should ensure that the players are well supported during and after pregnancy and still pursue their sporting goals.

overall picture of support for athletes

As part of the continuous development of sports policy, the new WTA approach is an example of improving conditions for athletes worldwide. According to the World Players Association Practice guidelines to support mothers and fathers in sports. These endeavors are a positive signal for athletes who want to reconcile career and family.

The introduction of these rules shows that the WTA actively takes care of the interests of its players and is committed to promoting the compatibility of family and work in the field of professional sport.