Jodie plays Isabella Bozicevic, a WC with a ranking of 1410 Sam, entering on a protected ranking, plays a qualifier or lucky loser. There appears to be 3 lucky loser spots available.
There are new rulebooks for 2022 available on the ITF website. The following is copied from the summary of changes, and sets out explicitly how the ranking points will drop off.
(Mens and Womens)
Section XIII. ITF WORLD TENNIS RANKINGS
A. Introduction
ITF World Tennis Ranking points are also awarded in ITF World Tennis Tour Tournaments. The ITF World Tennis Ranking system is a 52-week, cumulative system in which the number of Tournament results that comprise a players ranking is capped at a players best fourteen (14) Tournament results for singles and best fourteen (14) Tournament results for doubles. This system was modified in 2020 and again 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Points from all tournaments played 4th March 2019 onwards were frozen and therefore eligible to be counted amongst a players best fourteen (14) tournaments. Subject to any further amendments, the ITF World Tennis Ranking is scheduled to return to a 52-week system in Week 1 of 2023 by the following procedure:
All remaining points from 2019 (March to December) drop on 4th April 2022.
Points from 2020 drop on a weekly basis from January 2022.
Points from 2021 are dropped on a weekly basis, as normal during 2022.
Ranking returns to a 52-week system in Week 1 2023.
Edit - to clarify, I think it's a good thing the 2019 points are finally going, I just mean it's going to create a lot of changes on that one list.
-- Edited by PaulM on Sunday 2nd of January 2022 05:07:15 PM
It might not be so bad at ITF kevel as its top 14? results rather than specific tournament's so i would imagine most of the points will be organically removed for most players. It's when there are specific tournaments at WTA and ATP level that get included regardless that there will be carnage.
From the WTA website - who knows if they will stick to this !
At the conclusion of the 2021 Miami Tournament, points will begin to drop and the traditional ranking system will transition into place. Starting with the April 5, 2021 ranking, 2021 ranking points are replacing 2019 ranking points or the better of 2019/2020 ranking points, as applicable (with the exception of 2020 Tournaments held more than 4 weeks outside the originally scheduled dates and Tournaments not held in 2021).