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Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "choose between my body and my ranking" as the competition carries on for a position in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the typical WTA Tour competitive period is over, there are still position points to be gained in Latin American countries, regional locations, Ecuador and European destinations.

The women's entry list for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the international positions of 8 December, which could cause a difficult choice for athletes close to the cut.

Health Challenges

Former British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in Asian venues last period, and is now weighing up whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, the continental destination, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's recent injury, and the fact she would need to secure at least several wins in Angers to boost her ranking, means she may likely end up not playing.

Contrasting Methods

In opposition, men's competitors are not experiencing the identical predicament, as for the first time the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from present week's positions, which is the ATP's official year-end standing calculation.

The change is aimed at preventing players from pursuing position points during what is basically the off-season.

Coaching Changes

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She secured just 14 Tour-level major tournament contests and currently separated with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she won multiple WTA victories.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an remarkably quality individual as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter said.

The quest for a different coach is currently ongoing, looking for an individual who has top-tier background as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class player.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a different trainer, an important factor I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be someone who has considerable experience in how to succeed to the highest echelon of this game," she explained.

"I've been placed as high as 23 and I know I can climb back to that level. I am not convinced my performance has disappeared, I believe the steadiness should develop.

"My objective is not merely to be positioned 50, 40, 30, twenty - we've achieved that. The goal is to be inside 20."