{"id":63423,"date":"2025-06-11T19:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=63423"},"modified":"2025-06-11T19:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:31:43","slug":"sloane-stephens-welcomes-wta-ranking-protections-rules-after-freezing-eggs-with-arms-wide-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/sloane-stephens-welcomes-wta-ranking-protections-rules-after-freezing-eggs-with-arms-wide-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Sloane Stephens Welcomes WTA\u2019s Ranking Protection Rules After Freezing Eggs With Arms Wide Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Women&rsquo;s Tennis Association (WTA) has introduced a new rule allowing female players to take time off for fertility preservation procedures, like egg or embryo freezing, without sacrificing their place on tour. The regulation extends the association&rsquo;s growing support for women balancing career and family, following its earlier policy of offering up to 12 months of paid maternity leave.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sloane Stephens approves! &#128079;<br><br>The 2017 US Open champion says the rule will reduce the pressure on players to return to the court too quickly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0KxFezy0Bl\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/0KxFezy0Bl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSport\/status\/1932815670065889641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/iga-swiatek-and-taylor-fritz-among-the-top-stars-tumbling-down-the-rankings\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Iga Swiatek and Taylor Fritz Among the Top Stars Tumbling Down the Rankings<\/strong><\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&ldquo;Groundbreaking&rdquo; Support for Female Athletes<\/h2><p>The WTA said in a statement, <em>&ldquo;The new rule means that players can now take time away from professional tennis for a fertility protection procedure such as egg or embryo freezing and safely return to competition with a protected ranking.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Players will receive a Special Entry Ranking (SER), calculated from their 12-week average ranking eight weeks before their break. This can be used to enter up to three tournaments within ten weeks of return, though not for top-tier events. Players who are ranked between 1 and 750 in singles or doubles and who are out of competition for at least 10 weeks in a row due to a &ldquo;fertility protection procedure&rdquo; are eligible.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The new rule will be open to any player ranked in the world's top 750 who spends more than 10 weeks out of competition &#127934;&#127381; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A51JttFT9N\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/A51JttFT9N<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsTennis\/status\/1932853366977126846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Sloane Stephens, 2017 US Open champion, praised the policy as <em>&ldquo;groundbreaking.&rdquo;<\/em> A longtime advocate, Stephens revealed she&rsquo;s undergone egg freezing twice during the off-season. She told BBC Sport:<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;The first time I did it, I rushed back, and I was overweight and not happy and just very stressed out. The second time I did it, I took a totally different approach so I could just be in better shape. I could have the surgery. I could have more time to recover. So having the protected ranking there, so that players don&rsquo;t feel forced to come back early and risk their health again, is the best thing possible.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>She also said, <em>&ldquo;The WTA has now created a safe space for players to explore options and to make the best decisions for themselves.&rdquo; <\/em>Further, the WTA confirmed that through its Maternity Fund, backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, financial grants will now help players afford fertility treatment.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#129328;&#127934; Female players who choose to undergo a fertility protection procedure will be allowed to take time away from the sport and return to competitive action with a protected ranking, the governing body of women's tennis (WTA) said on Wednesday. &#127881;&#128170; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/peDZViSyK1\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/peDZViSyK1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Flashscore.co.uk (@FlashscoreUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlashscoreUK\/status\/1932810056312995999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Means for the Future<\/h2><p>This reform is the latest in the WTA&rsquo;s effort to support women beyond the court. Since 2019, mothers have been allowed to use their prior ranking in up to 12 tournaments within three years of giving birth. Now, similar consideration extends to players choosing to freeze their eggs.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The WTA introduces the Fertility Protection Special Entry Ranking Rule.<br><br>The new rule means players can take time away from tennis for a fertility protection procedure such as egg or embryo freezing and safely return to competition with a protected ranking.<br><br>Great development! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5eWK5haVHv\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/5eWK5haVHv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Biola Solace-Chukwu (@Beeorlicious) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Beeorlicious\/status\/1932830129081713047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>As Stephens put it, the regulation lifts the pressure: <em>&ldquo;The regulation will lessen the pressure on athletes to return to the court too soon.&rdquo; <\/em>It&rsquo;s a shift toward a more compassionate sport, one where athletes can plan for the future without compromising their present.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/carlos-alcarazs-pre-wimbledon-preparation-remains-questionable-as-atp-queens-club-2025-doubts-loom\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Carlos Alcaraz&rsquo;s Pre-Wimbledon Preparation Remains Questionable as ATP Queen&rsquo;s Club 2025 Doubts Loom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephens hails the WTA\u2019s new fertility protection rule as a game-changer for women athletes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":63426,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[7693,7692,4950],"class_list":["post-63423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-new-rule","tag-sloane-stephens","tag-wta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sloane Stephens Welcomes WTA&rsquo;s Ranking Protection Rules After Freezing Eggs With Arms Wide Open - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sloane Stephens backs the WTA&rsquo;s groundbreaking rule allowing players to freeze eggs and return with a protected ranking. 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