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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my physical condition and my professional position" as the race carries on for a position in 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 France.

The women's entry list for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of 8 December, which could create a difficult choice for athletes approaching the cut.

Physical Setbacks

Former British number one Boulter tore an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in international locations last period, and is now weighing up whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, the European nation, in the initial week of December.

Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to win at least several wins in the European event to boost her ranking, means she may likely end up not competing.

Different Systems

In opposition, male athletes are not confronting the identical dilemma, as for the first time the men's Australian Open participant roster will be created from current week's positions, which is the ATP's official season-concluding standing calculation.

The change is intended to deterring competitors from seeking standing points during what is essentially the off-season.

Training Transitions

This season has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen professional primary competition games and currently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy working relationship in which she won several WTA championships.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an remarkably quality individual as well, which produces circumstances particularly challenging," Boulter said.

The search for a new coach is actively progressing, looking for a professional who has top-tier background as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class competitor.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a new coach, a key aspect I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be an individual who has considerable expertise in how to advance to the highest echelon of this game," she stated.

"I've been placed as elevated as twenty-three and I know I can climb back to that level. I don't believe my level has disappeared, I believe the consistency should improve.

"My aim is not to be positioned fifty, 40, 30, twenty - we've been there. The goal is to be among 20."