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Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my body and my world standing" as the race continues for a spot in next January's Australian Open main draw.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still ranking points to be earned in Chile, regional locations, multiple sites and European destinations.

The female participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the international positions of 8 December, which could create a challenging situation for players near the cut.

Health Challenges

Former British number one Boulter suffered an abductor in her last tournament of the year in international locations last period, and is now evaluating whether to compete in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in European venues, France, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the situation she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the European event to enhance her ranking, means she may probably eventually not participating.

Varying Approaches

In comparison, men's competitors are not facing the equivalent dilemma, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open entry list will be drawn up from this week's standings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding position determination.

The adjustment is aimed at discouraging competitors from seeking standing points during what is fundamentally the break period.

Professional Adjustments

This season has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She secured just 14 professional primary competition matches and lately split with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year working relationship in which she captured three WTA titles.

"Biljana is an incredible instructor, and an exceptionally excellent person as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter commented.

The quest for a replacement trainer is currently ongoing, seeking an individual who has high-level background as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class competitor.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a different trainer, one thing I'm very clear on is that they are going to be someone who has considerable experience in how to succeed to the peak performance of this game," she explained.

"I've been positioned as elevated as 23 and I know I can return to that level. I don't think my performance has disappeared, I feel the reliability should enhance.

"My objective is not simply to be positioned fifty, 40, 30, 20 - we've been there. The goal is to be inside 20."