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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my body and my ranking" as the competition persists for a place in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the standard WTA Tour season is finished, there are still ranking points to be won in Chile, regional locations, various venues and France.

The female competitor lineup for the opening Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the international positions of 8 December, which could create a dilemma for competitors near the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Previous British number one Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her final event of the year in Asian venues last period, and is now considering whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in French locations, France, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's recent injury, and the situation she would need to achieve at least three matches in Angers to boost her standing, means she may likely ultimately not participating.

Varying Approaches

In opposition, male athletes are not experiencing the equivalent situation, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be created from this week's rankings, which is the ATP's official season-concluding standing calculation.

The modification is intended to deterring players from seeking standing points during what is basically the off-season.

Coaching Changes

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen professional primary competition matches and lately separated with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she captured several WTA victories.

"Biljana is an exceptional coach, and an extremely excellent individual as well, which creates situations extremely hard," Boulter stated.

The quest for a different coach is currently ongoing, looking for an individual who has elite expertise as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a top-20 athlete.

Future Goals

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm very clear on is that they are going to be someone who has extensive experience in how to make it to the peak performance of this game," she stated.

"I've been positioned as elevated as twenty-three and I believe I can climb back to that position. I don't think my level has disappeared, I think the consistency must develop.

"My aim is not to be positioned 50, 40, thirty, twenty - we've achieved that. The aim is to be within the elite group."