Grants have additionally just lately been made accessible in the direction of the price of any fertility therapy, and earlier this 12 months the WTA launched paid maternity go away for the primary time.
Greater than 320 gamers are actually eligible for as much as 12 months paid go away – with everybody receiving the identical quantity, regardless of their rating.
Returning to the tour after maternity go away began to change into simpler when the WTA modified the foundations earlier than the 2019 season.
New moms are ready to make use of their earlier rating to enter 12 tournaments over a three-year interval from the beginning of their little one.
The WTA additionally gives entry to a well being staff, which gives bodily assessments, psychological well being assist and steerage on a staged return to play for brand spanking new moms and pregnant gamers.
German Tatjana Maria, who’s ranked 81st on the earth, has two kids and returned to the tour after each pregnancies.
The 37-year-old welcomed the motion by the WTA however believes extra may be finished to help moms on tour.
“I feel there may be nonetheless alternatives to assist the WTA gamers and the mums on tour,” she advised BBC Radio 5 stay.
“Even now having two youngsters on tour there are nonetheless points. The WTA may change just a little bit, whether or not it’s [related to] resort rooms or accreditation to make life simpler.
“It’s useful to assist [as they are doing] but additionally to assist the mums on tour.”
Tennis shouldn’t be the primary sport to supply assist to ladies wishing to freeze their eggs, with the American basketball league the WNBA providing as much as $60,000 (£52,500) reimbursement to gamers for fertility therapy together with egg freezing.
Excessive-profile athletes have spoken about their choice to freeze their eggs, together with England cricket captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and former England netballer Geva Mentor.
