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Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "decide between my physical health and my ranking" as the scramble carries on for a place in next January's Australian Open main draw.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still position points to be won in Chile, neighboring countries, various venues and international tournaments.

The women's participant roster 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 near the cut.

Physical Setbacks

Previous British number one Boulter suffered an abductor in her final event of the year in Asian venues last period, and is now considering whether to compete in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in European venues, the continental destination, in the first week of December.

Boulter's recent injury, and the reality she would need to secure at least three matches in Angers to improve her standing, means she may well ultimately not participating.

Varying Approaches

In comparison, male athletes are not facing the identical predicament, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from current week's standings, which is the ATP's formal annual-final standing calculation.

The change is aimed at discouraging athletes from pursuing standing points during what is essentially the rest interval.

Professional Adjustments

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen professional major tournament games and lately separated with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she captured three WTA victories.

"Biljana is an outstanding instructor, and an extremely excellent person as well, which produces circumstances extremely hard," Boulter said.

The quest for a replacement coach is well under way, searching for an individual who has top-tier experience as Boulter still believes she can be a top-20 athlete.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, an important factor I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive experience in how to succeed to the very top level of this profession," she said.

"I've been ranked as high as twenty-three and I know I can return to that level. I don't think my standard has diminished, I feel the consistency must develop.

"My aim is not to be positioned fifty, forty, thirty, twenty - we've achieved that. The goal is to be among 20."