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

While the regular WTA Tour season is completed, there are still position points to be gained in Latin American countries, Argentina, Ecuador and France.

The women's participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the international positions of early December, which could present a challenging situation for competitors approaching the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Former British top-ranked player Boulter suffered an groin injury in her concluding competition of the year in Hong Kong last timeframe, and is now considering whether to compete in the WTA 125 development competition in French locations, France, in the initial week of December.

Boulter's recent injury, and the reality she would need to win at least three matches in the French tournament to boost her ranking, means she may probably ultimately not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In opposition, male players are not experiencing the same situation, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from this week's standings, which is the ATP's official annual-final position determination.

The change is intended to discouraging athletes from seeking ranking points during what is essentially the break period.

Training Transitions

This season has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen professional primary competition games and recently separated with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year collaboration in which she won three WTA titles.

"Biljana is an outstanding coach, and an extremely good human as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter said.

The pursuit for a different trainer is actively progressing, looking for someone who has elite expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a top-20 athlete.

Future Goals

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, an important factor I'm very clear on is that they are going to be someone who has a lot of knowledge in how to make it to the highest echelon of this profession," she explained.

"I've been placed as elevated as twenty-three and I believe I can get back there. I don't think my standard has diminished, I think the consistency needs to enhance.

"My objective is not simply to be placed fifty, forty, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The objective is to be inside the top twenty."