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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "decide between my body and my ranking" as the race carries on for a place in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the typical WTA Tour season is finished, there are still standing points to be won in Latin American countries, regional locations, multiple sites and European destinations.

The female participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the world rankings of 8 December, which could present a challenging situation for players near the qualification line.

Health Challenges

Former British leading competitor Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in Hong Kong last month, and is now considering whether to participate in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, France, in the opening days of December.

Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the reality she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the European event to improve her standing, means she may probably end up not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In contrast, male athletes are not facing the equivalent dilemma, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open participant roster will be created from this week's positions, which is the ATP's formal annual-final standing calculation.

The adjustment is intended to preventing competitors from pursuing position points during what is essentially the rest interval.

Professional Adjustments

This period has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen elite primary competition contests and currently separated with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy collaboration in which she secured three WTA titles.

"Biljana is an exceptional coach, and an extremely excellent human as well, which makes things particularly challenging," Boulter stated.

The search for a replacement coach is currently ongoing, seeking someone who has top-tier expertise as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level player.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, a key aspect I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive knowledge in how to make it to the very top level of this sport," she stated.

"I've been ranked as elevated as 23 and I believe I can climb back to that position. I don't believe my performance has diminished, I think the reliability should improve.

"My objective is not merely to be positioned 50, forty, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The aim is to be within the top twenty."