WTA and transgenders

[Forehanderer]

WTA Rules

The official website of the Women's Tennis Association. Rankings, live scores and more!

www.wtatennis.com

https://wta-prod-photo-files.s3.amazonaws.com/wta/document/2019/09/16/9f44ee14-af76-4d45-b6b7-6ecb27339a35/WTA-Gender-Participation-Policy.pdf

Excerpts from the pdf

POLICY
I. Transgender PlayersThe following guidelines set forth the eligibility of entry into and participation of transgender players in WTA Tournaments:A) A player who transitions from male to female (also known as a trans female (MTF)) is eligible to enter into and participate in WTA Tournaments under the following conditions:i. The player has declared that her gender identity is female. The declaration cannot be changed, for purposes of entry into any WTA Tournament, for a minimum of four (4) years.

2 ii. The player undergoes hormonal treatment for gender transition and demonstrates that her total testosterone level in serum has been below 10 nmol/L for at least twelve (12) months prior to her first WTA Tournament (with the requirement for any longer period to be based on a confidential, case-by-case evaluation, considering whether or not twelve (12) months is a sufficient length of time to minimize any advantage during competition).iii. The player's total testosterone level in serum must remain below 10 nmol/L throughout the period of desired eligibility to enter into and participate in any WTA Tournament.iv. Compliance with these conditions may be monitored by testing, which testing shall be administered in WTA’s sole discretion based on standards of reasonableness and fairness and in consultation with physicians and medical experts. In the event of non-compliance, the player’s eligibility for competition in WTA Tournaments will be suspended for twelve (12) months


WTA should change its name to WTF

 

[Forehanderer]

Transgender athletes playing professional tennis - Women's Tennis Blog

Story of Renee Richards, a male-to-female tennis player who fought for transgender rights and earned a place in women's draws of tournaments.

womenstennisblog.com

"Richards excelled in a range of sports, including a successful amateur tennis career. While still a man, Richards reached the second round of the US Open in 1955 and 1957. After having a gender reassignment surgery in 1975, Richards didn’t plan to play professionally as a woman. "

"Richards’ professional tennis career lasted just four years, from 1977 to 1981. She didn’t win any titles, but she did enter the Top 20 ranking. After retiring aged 47, she coached Martina Navratilova to three Grand Slam singles titles. Interestingly, Navratilova is actively fighting against absolute equality of male-to-female players in professional women’s sport, claiming that persons who had gone through male puberty are physically superior to biological female athletes. "

 

[Nuclear Warhead Sinner]

If you take unauthorized drugs, you shouldn't be allowed to play professional sports. Period.
Clown world.

 

[Forehanderer]

If you take unauthorized drugs, you shouldn't be allowed to play professional sports. Period.
Clown world.

But it seems like WTA is authorizing drugs to lower t levels below a certain amount and still qualify as a woman. Its a clown world indeed

 

[Wiggedbaldy]

Any next gen could identify as a woman tomorrow win 10 consecutive calendar grand slams become a man again and be considered the goat.
That would be so funny i would actually watch the WTA.

 

[Lumber]

Any next gen could identify as a woman tomorrow win 10 consecutive calendar grand slams become a man again and be considered the goat.
That would be so funny i would actually watch the WTA.

Looking forward to the Biden administration to continue its quest to outlaw attempts to exclude transgender athletes! Will be great fun for women sports.

 

[daphne]

Imagine this!

Kyrgios does a gender reassignment surgery, sleeps with Kokk then meets up with Stan to tell him all about it! This time with first hand experience!