🔗 Share this article

Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my body and my professional position" as the competition persists for a place in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the regular WTA Tour season is over, there are still position points to be won in Chile, Argentina, various venues and European destinations.

The women's participant roster for the opening Grand Slam of the 2026 season will be calculated from the global standings of 8 December, which could cause a difficult choice for players approaching the selection threshold.

Physical Setbacks

Former British number one Boulter tore an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in international locations last period, and is now considering whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in Angers, France, in the opening days of December.

Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the fact she would need to secure at least three matches in the European event to improve her standing, means she may well eventually not participating.

Different Systems

In comparison, male athletes are not confronting the equivalent situation, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be created from this week's rankings, which is the ATP's standard season-concluding position determination.

The adjustment is intended to discouraging competitors from chasing position points during what is basically the off-season.

Professional Adjustments

This period has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen professional main-draw games and recently split with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a extended partnership in which she secured several WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible coach, and an exceptionally good individual as well, which makes things very difficult," Boulter commented.

The pursuit for a new coach is currently ongoing, seeking a professional who has high-level background as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a world-class athlete.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a different trainer, a key aspect I'm very clear on is that they are going to be a professional who has considerable expertise in how to make it to the very top level of this profession," she said.

"I've been positioned as high as 23 and I am confident I can climb back to that level. I am not convinced my performance has diminished, I think the consistency needs to enhance.

"My aim is not simply to be placed fifty, 40, thirty, twenty - we've achieved that. The aim is to be within the elite group."