Updated Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:40 am TWN, AP

WTA Tour says player withdrawals down by third

DOHA, Qatar -- The WTA Tour's new scheduling system with fewer mandatory tournaments has seen player withdrawals go down by more than one third in 2009. The tour has also withstood the global financial crisis, with attendance and prize money up significantly for the top events, chief executive Stacey Allaster said Sunday.

Allaster, the former WTA president who took over as chairman and CEO in July, said the tour's so-called “roadmap” implemented this year has been “a fantastic success.” The tour lowered the number of non-Grand Slam tournaments top players must enter from 13 to 10 and has extended its offseason by two weeks. As a result, Allaster said, player withdrawals from top events is down by 34 percent compared to last year.

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