Overview
- The 13-member Tour Architecture Council will draft recommendations on the calendar, ranking points and mandatory-event rules for the WTA Board.
- Members include active players Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sakkari and Katie Volynets, plus WTA leaders Valerie Camillo and Portia Archer and tournament and industry representatives.
- The council will prioritize changes the WTA can enact directly, while mapping longer-term reforms that require coordination with the ATP and the Grand Slams.
- Recent withdrawals and retirements at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, including exits by Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, highlighted concerns over workload and injuries.
- Pegula, who skipped Doha to rest after the Australian Open, said player health is the priority as the group works to deliver actionable proposals.