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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "decide between my physical health and my world standing" as the scramble persists for a place in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the regular WTA Tour competitive period is finished, there are still position points to be gained in Latin American countries, Argentina, Ecuador and European destinations.

The women's participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the global standings of early December, which could cause a difficult choice for players near the cut.

Health Challenges

Ex- British leading competitor Boulter experienced an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in Asian venues last timeframe, and is now considering whether to compete in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in European venues, France, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the reality she would need to achieve at least three matches in Angers to enhance her position, means she may likely end up not competing.

Different Systems

In opposition, male players are not confronting the same dilemma, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open participant roster will be established from present week's positions, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding standing calculation.

The modification is aimed at deterring competitors from seeking standing points during what is essentially the rest interval.

Professional Adjustments

This period has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 professional main-draw contests and recently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy working relationship in which she captured multiple WTA titles.

"Biljana is an outstanding instructor, and an extremely good person as well, which makes things very difficult," Boulter stated.

The search for a different coach is well under way, searching for someone who has top-tier expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a elite-level athlete.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a new coach, one thing I'm very clear on is that they are going to be an individual who has extensive experience in how to advance to the highest echelon of this sport," she stated.

"I've been ranked as high as twenty-three and I know I can climb back to that position. I don't believe my level has gone anywhere, I believe the reliability needs to improve.

"My goal is not to be placed 50, forty, 30, twenty - we've achieved that. The aim is to be among the top twenty."