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Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my physical condition and my world standing" as the competition carries on for a place in January's Australian Open main event.

While the typical WTA Tour competitive period is completed, there are still position points to be gained in Chile, regional locations, various venues and European destinations.

The women's competitor lineup for the opening Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be determined by the global standings of early December, which could create a challenging situation for players near the qualification line.

Health Challenges

Previous British number one Boulter suffered an groin injury in her concluding competition of the year in Hong Kong last month, and is now evaluating whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in European venues, the European nation, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the reality she would need to win at least multiple victories in the French tournament to enhance her ranking, means she may likely end up not competing.

Varying Approaches

In opposition, male players are not facing the equivalent predicament, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from current week's positions, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding ranking date.

The modification is aimed at preventing players from seeking ranking points during what is basically the break period.

Professional Adjustments

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She won only 14 professional primary competition games and recently split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy working relationship in which she captured several WTA victories.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an extremely excellent person as well, which makes things very difficult," Boulter commented.

The quest for a new coach is well under way, searching for a professional who has top-tier experience as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level athlete.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a new coach, one thing I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be an individual who has considerable expertise in how to advance to the very top level of this game," she said.

"I've been ranked as high as 23 and I believe I can get back to that position. I don't believe my performance has diminished, I feel the reliability needs to enhance.

"My aim is not to be ranked fifty, forty, 30, 20 - we've been there. The objective is to be among the top twenty."